In an upcoming EastEnders twist that promises to send shockwaves across Albert Square, Nicola Mitchell finds herself spiraling deeper into a web of lies, fear, and deadly secrets. The pressure mounts as the threat of her darkest crime being unearthed becomes dangerously real—and this time, she turns to Ravi Gulati to help keep her sins buried.

Ever since it was revealed that Nicola is the true culprit behind Shireen’s chilling disappearance, she’s been teetering on the edge of exposure. What started as a desperate attempt to hide her son Barney’s true paternity from Teddy Mitchell has escalated into a full-blown murder cover-up. While Zack Hudson uncovered that he, not Teddy, is Barney’s biological father, Nicola was quick to manipulate the narrative—painting Teddy as a violent man with a bloody past, hoping that truth would be enough to silence Zack and keep Sharon Watts off her trail.

But nothing stays buried in Walford for long.

Shireen’s story began months ago, with her sudden vanishing act raising quiet suspicions. But when her brother, Asad, recently returned to Albert Square seeking justice, it reignited dangerous tensions. Little did he know, Shireen’s remains lie beneath the very ground that Teddy and Junior Knight are about to dig up for a building project. The very project that threatens to unearth Nicola’s darkest crime.

In upcoming episodes, Nicola’s alarm bells ring when she overhears Teddy and Junior discussing the construction work set to begin on the site. In a panic, she confronts Teddy, pleading with him to pull the plug on the project. But Teddy refuses to back out. Worse still, he seeks reinforcements by calling in Ross Marshall to help, oblivious to the true reason behind Nicola’s desperation.

Realizing the noose is tightening around her neck, Nicola scrambles to regain control. She’s haunted by the prospect of Shireen’s body being discovered and her secrets exploding into public scandal—and prison. With limited time and even fewer allies, Nicola reaches out to Benji, the shady associate who originally helped her bury Shireen. She summons him to her bar, hoping he can help her erase the evidence.

But when Benji proves unreliable or possibly unwilling to get involved again, Nicola takes an even riskier step—she turns to Ravi Gulati.

Ravi, no stranger to the dark and dangerous, becomes her unlikely partner in crime. Nicola offers him £10,000 to take care of a job—although the exact details of what she wants remain shrouded in tension. What’s clear is that Nicola is willing to lie, manipulate, and even break more laws to protect herself from the fallout. In a desperate move, she even manages to trick Harry into handing over the keys to a customer’s van, all part of the elaborate ruse to help Ravi pull off whatever task she’s set for him.

But while Nicola is consumed with damage control, her personal life begins to unravel. Even a birthday celebration thrown in her honor by her family fails to cut through her anxiety. The guilt is mounting. The stakes are suffocating. And every move she makes threatens to blow her world apart.

As Ravi is drawn deeper into Nicola’s web, it remains to be seen how far he’s willing to go—and what he’ll want in return. Is he in it for the money? Or will he use this as leverage over her in the future? One thing is certain: the closer the diggers get to Shireen’s makeshift grave, the closer Nicola is to the edge.

And with Ravi in play, things could get a lot messier before they’re cleaned up.

Will Nicola be able to outwit everyone one more time, or is this the moment her crimes finally catch up with her? Will Ravi protect her—or use this secret as a weapon?

The countdown to discovery is on, and one wrong move could send Nicola’s carefully constructed world crumbling. With construction beginning and secrets buried in literal concrete, EastEnders is about to deliver a suspense-fueled thriller that could mark the end of Nicola Mitchell—or the rise of a new villain willing to do whatever it takes to survive.

Brace yourselves. This isn’t just about a buried body—it’s about how far someone will go to keep the truth underground.