Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) learns the truth about vile Pastor Clayton (Howard Saddler) in upcoming EastEnders scenes – but it’s Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) who breaks the news.
Earlier this month, viewers of the BBC One soap watched in horror as Yolande (Angela Wynter) confided in Elaine about sexual assault.
We also saw a series of flashbacks showing a number of Clayton’s victims speaking about similar incidents, which spanned 23 years.
Unfortunately, in each case, neither Church officials nor the police were able to investigate further.
Such negligence allowed him to commit other offenses, notably against Yolande when he cornered her in a storage room at the community center.
Since then, she has struggled to be honest with her partner Patrick, who she was previously married to, and found his romantic advances to be triggering.
Things go from bad to worse this week when she gets too focused on praying and doesn’t realize the kitchen is on fire.
In upcoming scenes, Patrick’s concerns continue to grow when Sonia Jackson (Natalie Cassidy) accidentally reveals that Yolande missed a doctor’s appointment he didn’t know existed.
Meanwhile, at the charity van launch, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) notices she is missing.
Following his advice to speak with the pastor about Yolande’s behavior, Patrick is shocked when he implies that she might be ill and later confronts her about it, leaving her furious.
Realizing that she can never bring herself to admit the truth, she contacts Elaine and asks her to do it for her.
On the phone, she kindly explains what happened and Patrick can’t understand the news, and when he tries to speak with Yolande, she locks herself in the bathroom.
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Fueled by anger and hatred, he decides to charge at Pastor Clayton, but she quickly stops him and the two discuss his ordeal and she agrees to report him to church officials.
She tells Levi (Mark Akintimehin) about the sexual assault and he commends her courage, promising to act, but when Patrick learns that his meeting with the church higher-ups won’t take place until the following week, he decides to take the matter in hand. .
At the community center, he comes face to face with the attacker and Yolande asks him to stop.
Will Patrick regret his actions?
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