EastEnders spoilers follow for Wednesday’s episode (November 20), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn’t yet aired on TV.
EastEnders’ Martin Fowler has made a big decision about his child, in the show’s latest episode.
This week, Martin found out the huge news that Ruby had a baby while she was in prison, so he therefore has a son that he didn’t know about.
Ruby arrived back in Walford looking for answers, after Sharon and Phil’s plan to procure the child’s birth certificate led to it being stolen from her house.
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She lied to Martin and said that she had the baby adopted when she was released from prison, but Martin and Stacey followed her to a hospital where she was visiting a young boy in intensive care.
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In today’s episode, Martin confronted Ruby, who said that she didn’t want her son, Roman, near him. She explained that he had been in hospital for a couple of days, and he has autoimmune hepatitis, which means his liver is failing.
Martin wanted to know why he hadn’t been told about his son’s condition and was eager to find out more about Roman’s life.
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He spent a few minutes by Roman’s bedside alone and got emotional when speaking to him, vowing to never give up on his son.
Meanwhile, in the waiting room, best friends turned enemies Ruby and Stacey had a tense conversation. Ruby apologised for getting Stacey sent to prison for six months, as she now realises how difficult it is to be away from your children.
When the nurse left the room, Martin snuck a look at Roman’s notes and was horrified to discover that he was actually in hospital for a paracetamol overdose.
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Ruby explained that Roman accidentally drank a whole bottle when he had stomach pains, and Martin was furious that he had been lied to by Ruby yet again.
With social services investigating the case, Martin put his differences with Ruby aside and said all that matters was their son – promising to come back to the hospital tomorrow.
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But back home, Martin told Stacey that Ruby was never going to be part of his family, and that as soon as Roman was out of the hospital, he was going to fight for full custody.
Will Martin go to war with Ruby?
EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
