EastEnders spoilers follow.
EastEnders' Bianca Jackson makes Reiss a surprising offer in tonight's episode.
Patsy Palmer's character has been locked up in a storage unit since November, after discovering that it was Reiss who murdered his comatose wife Debbie last year.
Sonia Fowler, Reiss' pregnant fiancée, is currently standing trial for the murder, and in tonight's (January 21) episode, fans learn she's set to plead guilty for the crime due to the trial not going so well. But could Bianca come to the couple's rescue?
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In the cafe, Kat Slater, Martin Fowler and Jack Branning ask Reiss for an update on Sonia after her collapse in court. He confirms that the baby is fine but that Sonia is changing her plea, much to their alarm.
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Martin asks Jack if he can get him and Reiss in to see Sonia to make her change her mind on the plea, but despite Jack's efforts he's unable to help.
After Sonia's lawyer confirms she will plead guilty, a devastated Reiss heads to the storage unit where he's keeping Bianca hostage.
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She apologies for trying to escape previously, promising it won't happen again, before realising that something else is on his mind.
Reiss gives Bianca the latest update on the trial and she pleads with him to confess and save Sonia, but Reiss admits he couldn't cope with prison, leading to Bianca branding him a "coward".
"I don't deserve Sonia or the baby," he says sombrely, before leaving the unit, with Bianca fearing for his life.
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Later, Reiss returns with a sandwich for Bianca and reflects on how he's "always wanted to be a dad" and never thought he'd be in this situation. He tells Bianca that if Sonia goes to prison for the crime, he'll be forced to call social services and give the baby up for adoption, as trying to parent with Sonia behind bars would "kill us both".
He goes to leave, but Bianca begs "What about me?" before coming up with another, surprising option.
"I've got an idea, an idea to get me out of here and it will keep you and Sonia out of prison and you'll get to keep the kid," she tells him. "I'll take the wrap, I'll say it was me, I'll say I killed Debbie."
Reiss looks stunned by Bianca's offer - will he consider it or not?
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.
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