Summary[]
Callum fumes at Ben for telling Lewis about his vigilante actions, leading to a huge argument between the couple - and when Ben subsequently gets drunk, he finds himself looking through a dating app. Lola is distraught to learn that Isaac has met someone else and is not coming back and Stacey refuses to let Lily stay off school to look after Jean. Frankie invites Jay to Clara's photography exhibition, although when Lola spots their exchange, she gets the wrong idea.
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Ben and Callum promise Lexi to arrange a sleepover. Stacey refuses to let Lily stay off school to look after Jean. While preparing for the sleepover, Ben assures his husband that his kiss with Lewis meant nothing to him, but Callum doesn't buy any part of his excuses. In The Vic, dressed in a snazzy outfit, Linda makes her presence felt and declares war on her nemesis. Janine, livid, warns Linda that she is making a huge mistake, but Linda takes great pleasure in putting Janine in her place, proving that she is not to be messed with. Callum fumes at Ben for telling Lewis about his vigilante actions leading to a huge argument between the couple. With tensions running high, they share some difficult words leaving them left wondering if this is the end of their relationship. Lola is distraught to learn from Denise that Isaac isn't coming back. Honey overhears the conversation and can't help but talk about how great Jay is. At The Vic, Ben drowns his sorrows when he despite his better judgement spots Lewis on a dating app and matches with him. Frankie invites Jay to a photography exhibition and when Lola spots the exchange, she gets the wrong end of the stick. With Ben being a no-show, Callum is forced to cover when Lexi arrives for her sleepover and questions where her dad is. She gives Callum a piece of her mind about his marital crisis with her dad making him think again about his relationship. Meanwhile Ben heads to The Albert to find Lewis and drunk flirts with him. While the exhibition is underway, Clara isn't happy to see Frankie stealing her thunder. Things get worse when Lola barges in and accuses Jay of cheating with Frankie causing a scene. After seeing how much Jean needs Lily, Stacey apprehensively agrees and lets Lily look after Jean. Jay insists to Lola that nothing is going on between him and Frankie. Lola eventually breaks down, revealing Isaac has dumped her. Lewis offers to walk Ben home, but Ben says he is in a mood for fun. When Lewis suggests going clubbing, Ben soon makes clear that he means going upstairs together. As Ben makes the running, things soon become passionate between him and Lewis. When Lewis goes to lock the door, a photo of Callum and Lexi appears on Ben's phone. Determined to reunite with Callum, Ben realises he is about to do something awful. When Lewis returns, ready to resume where they had left off, Ben withdraws his consent telling him they should stop. Lewis, however, refusing to take no for answer pushes Ben down and rapes him. Ben totally traumatized pulls at his clothes as Lewis sits slumped beside him. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Ben Mitchell - Max Bowden
- Callum 'Halfway' Highway - Tony Clay
- Jean Slater - Gillian Wright
- Stacey Slater - Lacey Turner
- Kat Slater - Jessie Wallace
- Janine Butcher - Charlie Brooks
- Linda Carter - Kellie Bright
- Nancy Carter - Maddy Hill
- Denise Fox - Diane Parish
- Kim Fox - Tameka Empson
- Lola Pearce - Danielle Harold
- Frankie Lewis - Rose Ayling-Ellis
- Jay Brown - Jamie Borthwick
- Honey Mitchell - Emma Barton
- Billy Mitchell - Perry Fenwick
- Lexi Pearce - Isabella Brown
- Lily Slater - Lillia Turner
Recurring cast[]
- Marie Evans - Liz Sweet (uncredited)
- Tracey - Jane Slaughter (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Lewis Butler - Aidan O'Callaghan
- Clara - Emily Eaton-Plowright
- Beau - James Palmer
Notes[]
- Kim Fox and Denise Fox tell Lola Pearce that Isaac Baptiste has met someone else and will not be coming back to Walford.
- The rape scene is echoed in the boxing match on 24 April 2023 - when Martin Fowler floors him, Ben Mitchell holds the same posture.
- Thirty-four years earlier, Ben's mother, Kathy Beale, was raped in the exact same place by James Willmott-Brown - this happened on 7 July 1988.
Dialogue[]
CALLUM 'HALFWAY' HIGHWAY: What happens when he gets drunk and starts mouthing off and telling everyone? What then?
BEN MITCHELL: Maybe it was just nice for me to have someone who's actually proud of me for a bit. […] I wanted someone to talk to, someone that don't judge me. […]
CALLUM 'HALFWAY' HIGHWAY: Going around and beating up strangers…
BEN MITCHELL: …who beat up gays
CALLUM 'HALFWAY' HIGHWAY: ...is not okay. It's not good for you and neither is going around getting with cheap barman, and telling him that you're a violent criminal!
BEN MITCHELL: You don't get to tell me who I can confide in. […]
CALLUM 'HALFWAY' HIGHWAY: You've known this geezer, what, for five minutes.
BEN MITCHELL: I told you - he gets me. […] Him and me we're the ones that were kicked in the playground, not you. […] Every time we thought it would stop, and every time we'd freeze, it didn't happen. So yeah, he gets it, you don't.
CALLUM 'HALFWAY' HIGHWAY: If he gets you so much, why don't you go and be with him.
BEN MITCHELL: Maybe I will.
LEWIS BUTLER: I never locked the doors.
BEN MITCHELL: Who cares?
LEWIS BUTLER: Your mum will if we get robbed!
BEN MITCHELL: I thought you liked living dangerous?! […]
LEWIS BUTLER: Thought I'd gone, did you?
BEN MITCHELL: No. I just… I need some water.
LEWIS BUTLER: Water can wait.
BEN MITCHELL: Look... I think we should stop.
LEWIS BUTLER: We've only just started. […] Ditch the guilt yeah?! It's just sex. You don't get to light a fire if you're not gonna put it out.
BEN MITCHELL: Look… I said no. I said no!
LEWIS BUTLER: Is that how you like it, huh? Is that how it's gonna be? A bit rough?
BEN MITCHELL: I said… I said no. […]
LEWIS BUTLER: Lock up in here, yeah? I'll grab my stuff.