EastEnders’ Stacey Slater publicly confronts cruel Joel Marshall next week, before reporting him to the police for supposedly releasing her adult material online.
But is Joel behind the malicious move? And if so, will the cops hold him accountable for his sinister pattern of behaviour?
“Stacey is understandably furious,” our EastEnders source explains. “It’s a disgusting violation of privacy – but not only that, being forced to relive the difficult time in her life when Theo stalked her could cause lots of trauma to resurface.
“Joel immediately springs to Stacey’s mind as the number one suspect, so she marches out to track him down…”
The week kicks off with Stacey looking forward to having all her children back together under one roof, as her eldest daughter Lily is due back from spending time with her dad, Ryan.
However, Jean and Freddie Slater are forced to ruin the jolly mood when they learn that pictures and videos that Stacey uploaded to an explicit website have been published in the public domain. How will Stacey deal with the terrible reminder of her harrowing past?
“Stacey has been through so much recently,” our insider continues. “She’s only just coming to terms with her grief over Martin’s death, so to have some lowlife turn her life upside down again is just sickening.”
In the café, Stacey directs her fury at Joel – who has a disturbing track record of concerning and misogynistic behaviour – before Ross Marshall steps in and rushes him to the safety of their home.
Back at No 43, Joel hands over his laptop to his dad and convinces him that he isn’t to blame for the crime.
However, Stacey remains certain that the teenager is the culprit, and reports him to the local police. Will Joel be hauled in for questioning? Or can he prove that he has nothing to do with the upsetting turn of events?
“Joel has already been arrested once since arriving in Walford,” our insider reminds us. “Another run-in with the police can’t be good for him, particularly as it could be another instance of abuse against women.
“That said, Joel remains confident despite Stacey bringing in the authorities – so you’ll have to wait and see whether anything comes of her report…”
Later in the week, Stacey receives word from the police about the outcome of their investigation.
Will Stacey receive the justice that she deserves? And if so, might Joel finally be taken off the streets?
