UPON his return to Walford, Dean Wicks was adamant on being a present father for his ill daughter Jade Green.
But next week, the EastEnders villain proves there is no low he won’t stoop to as he makes a twisted plan to keep her close.
Despite the many residents of Albert Square letting him know he was not welcome around them, Dean Wicks (portrayed by Matt Di Angelo) has refused to give up on his fresh start.
In doing so, he has made it crystal clear that he is determined to take his fatherly responsibilities seriously as he was recently given the chance to bond with his estranged daughter Jade Green (Elizabeth Green).
As regular BBC One viewers will recall, Jade suffers from cystic fibrosis and was in need of a lung transplant that Dean was determined to secure for her.
But in scenes airing next week, Linda Carter’s rapist proves that he is a true villain to the core as he toys around with Jade for his own selfish desires.
It all begins when Jade seizes the opportunity to get some much needed freedom and plays matchmaker between Dean and Fern (Ellena Vincent).
Jade has been pushing boundaries as she bonded with Nugget and Avani Gulati in recent scenes of the London-based soap and she’s been desperate for some time with her friends, away from her overbearing father.
Outside Walford East restaurant, however, Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) is repulsed to see Dean on a first date with Fern.
The teen, who knows all about Dean’s attempt to rape her mother Roxy, storms over to interrupt the pair by exposing his dark past.
How will Fern react?
While this remains to be seen, Jade later has a shocking revelation for her father as her time in Walford draws to a close.
Jade wrestles with her guilt when she tries to muster up the courage to tell Dean that she’s moving to Pakistan with her mother Shabnam Masood.
After a heart-to-heart with Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), the pair head to Beale’s Eels to break the news to a deflated Dean who reacts badly.
Overwhelmed by the bombshell, Dean asks for help from a solicitor but he’s crushed later to find out that he is unable to stop Jade moving away with Shabnam.
Sadly for Jade, Dean isn’t one to comply easily with plans that highly inconvenience him and he comes up with a sinister plan of his own to get Jade to stay.
What will be the plan?
Could Jade’s health be in jeopardy?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
