EastEnders has confirmed that Chrissie Watts will return to Walford this week when she is lured back to the Square by her former partner Jake Moon for a dramatic showdown with Kat over the deadly events of Christmas Day.

With Zoe currently in prison for the murder of Anthony Trueman, she and Kat are convinced that Chrissie framed her for the crime – but only the viewers know that it was actually Jasmine who was responsible.

Jake hasn’t heard from his partner Chrissie for months, as she cast him adrift to carry out her sinister revenge plan on Zoe at the end of last year. Therefore, this week, Jake visited Zoe in prison to get answers about what really happened to Anthony.

While Jake pledged to wash his hands of Chrissie for good and made plans to move to France for a new job, Kat was desperate for his help – so she and Vicki tracked him down on the canal boat he was staying on.

Jake was persuaded to return to Walford and reunite with his second cousin Alfie, who assumed he was dead. After some valuable advice from old ally Phil, Jake decided that he would help Kat and Alfie to find Chrissie.

In today’s episode, Jake sent a text to Chrissie begging her to give him another chance, in the hope that it will lure her back to the Square. The trap worked, as he soon got a response from Chrissie, agreeing to meet up.

Kat and Jake will team up and wait to see if Chrissie shows up as she promised – and new spoilers have confirmed that in Thursday’s episode, the villain will in fact return to Walford, having fallen for Jake’s trap.

With Tracy-Ann Oberman reprising her role again after her brief appearance at Christmas, Chrissie and Kat will come face-to-face for a tense showdown about Anthony’s demise.

Exactly what will unfold remains under wraps for now, but what we do know is that next week, Kat ends up working with Chrissie and Jake to bring missing Jasmine back home.

This explosive reunion will end with Jasmine getting arrested in connection with Anthony’s murder, as the teen is caught by the police while holding the crucial murder weapon.

What will Chrissie’s big return tomorrow mean for this murder story, and for Jasmine’s fate?