Yahoo News EastEnders: Here's how Phil Mitchell killed Jay's dad
He's been acting strangely all week, but EastEnders finally provided some answers for Phil's behaviour tonight (August 18) as he told Jay Brown that he killed his dad at the car lot.
Jay has inadvertently found himself at the centre of a huge family drama, as Phil has decided to give him the car lot land – while his son Ben has been given the much-less-valuable Arches.
Not only has Ben (Harry Reid) been left deeply hurt by his dad's mysterious actions, but no one else can really understand the decision either – particularly why Phil is so reluctant to explain himself.
However, Phil reached breaking point in an explosive row with Jay in Friday night's episode – finally confessing the shocking reasoning behind his recent decisions.
The closing moments of tonight's scenes saw Phil tell Jay that he has given him the car lot because it was where he killed his dad – in a twist that might leave some viewers a little confused.
Luckily we can provide some answers over the story, while the rest will undoubtedly be explained in the next big two-hander edition of EastEnders on Monday – which only features Phil and Jay.
Until then, here is a little reminder of what happened back in 1994: after owing Frank Butcher a favour, a much younger Phil was encouraged to torch the car lot for the insurance money.
But when Frank forgot to remove the petrol from the tanks in the cars outside, the fire soon got out of control – and a homeless man (played by Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard) was killed as a result.
Recent scenes saw Phil confide in his ex Kathy Beale that his ill health had got him thinking about the fire – admitting that he hates the thought of earning a big cash sum from the lot given the devastating events that happened there.
The fire has actually been referenced in several storylines over the years – most notably when Ben started stalking Phil back in 2011 – but Jay's link to its victim has never been mentioned before.
Up until tonight's twist, fans had been led to believe that Jay's dad Jase Dyer was murdered at the hands of gang leader Terry Bates in 2008 – but it now appears that he may not have been his biological father after all.
Fans will have to tune in on Monday to find out how this huge story is going to unfold, but the big question now is, how will Jay react to this life-changing bombshell?
EastEnders continues on Monday, August 21 at 8pm on BBC One.
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