SETTING out on a mission to destroy the family empire, Sam Mitchell is treading lightly.
The EastEnders character played by Kim Medcalf takes actions when her brother Phil gets suspicious of her.
Sam Mitchell is clearly up to no good in the Square
She has set out to destroy her own family’s empire
But someone nearby could be on to her plan
Reappearing in Albert Square after six years of absence, Sam Mitchell is up to no good as witnessed by viewers in recent scenes of the BBC One soap.
After staging a shooting at local wine bar Peggy’s, she revealed to Shirley Carter that she was trying to bring down the Mitchell empire.
But in doing so, she has had no choice but to join forces with criminal rival Jonah Tyler behind her family’s back.
Coming up, however, her nephew Ben (portrayed by Max Bowden) spots Jonah’s drug dealer at Peggy’s giving Sam a packet of drugs.
Intrigued, he’s taken aback when his father Phil (Steve McFadden) questions him.
Ben throws the tough man off his own scent and turns the focus to Sam by telling Phil he should be worried about her.
As soon as his son implies she may be damaging the bar’s reputation, Phil takes matters into his own hands and quizzes Sam, forcing her to cover.
She soon realises Ben ratted her out to Phil for working with Tez and retaliates by calling his bluff.
More importantly, she brings him into her plan and wins his silence by making him the co-manager of Peggy’s.
This leads to a tense showdown at the venue, particularly when Zack Hudson (James Farrar) desperately tries to buy his car back from Rocky Cotton.
Short on cash, he plans to ask Sam for an advance on his wages but is surprised when an arrogant Ben shows up, acting like the boss.
To make matters worse, Ben is going through his own turmoil, weeks after being raped by Lewis Butler after a night out.
The troublemaker is finding it hard to cope, especially due to his broken marriage with Callum Highway which didn’t survive his evening with Lewis.
Callum firmly believes Ben cheated on him after catching him kissing the former Prince Albert manager in earlier scenes and has no clue he was actually raped.
Ben turns to drugs to try and numb his pain.
Could this also have an impact on business at Peggy’s?
Will Sam ever be exposed?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday.
Ben becomes wary of his aunt
Could he expose her to Phil?
