Overview
- A clandestine kiss between Vicki Fowler and Zack Hudson at her hen do was caught on camera and used to start an extortion plot.
- Text messages that began with a warning to pay for silence have escalated to a £20,000 demand, pushing Vicki to consider telling fiancé Ross Marshall herself.
- Vicki and Zack turned sleuth, with Mark Fowler tracing the message to Lauren Beale’s address, but confrontations with Lauren, Zoe Slater and Ian Beale produced no culprit.
- Zack slept with Sam Mitchell after Vicki rejected a relationship, adding new strain to loyalties as the fallout widens around the Square.
- The blackmailer’s identity remains unresolved, with fans speculating about figures including Sharon Watts, Kathy Beale, Spencer Moon and even Louie Beale.