EastEnders‘ Ravi Gulati is targeted by police next week, after Nicola Mitchell’s spiking caused him to lash out and commit a horrific transgression. Waking up in the street, groggy Ravi is horrified to realise that he has no recollection of his actions the previous night. But what has happened – and how will Ravi react when he finds out he was drugged?

“In that moment, there are loads of things whirling around in his head,” reveals Aaron Thiara, who plays Ravi. “He initially assumes he’s got drunk and maybe had a fight, but he can’t remember anything.

“So he wants to get home quickly to reassess, but he doesn’t get an opportunity to do that because he has to meet with Jack and do his due diligence as a police informant.”

After charging his phone at home, Ravi is met with an onslaught of concerning text messages, and it becomes clear to him that while under the influence of drugs, he was responsible for a terrible incident.

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“Once he sees those messages, it doesn’t matter how rough he’s feeling, he just needs to get to where he needs to be,” reasons Aaron. “Ravi goes into fight or flight mode, and the adrenaline pushes his body to more extremes – that’s when the memories and flashbacks start to happen.

“The whole experience is back to front for Ravi and when he gets to the hospital, he realises that something terrible has happened – and he’s responsible for it…”

Under enormous stress, Ravi confesses everything to his girlfriend Priya, who struggles to come to terms with the gravity of his shocking confession. Ravi’s fears increase when the detectives in charge of investigating the mysterious incident pull Priya in for questioning.

“Priya is there as he comes to the realisation of what’s happened and says it out aloud,” reveals Aaron. “It’s like a stream of consciousness where Ravi is speaking the realisation for the first time, and Priya is beside him. I don’t think he could hide this from her because the guilt is so intense that he has to tell the person he loves.”

After grilling Priya, the police tell Ravi that they need to speak to him. Not only that, Ravi’s scrutiny from the eyes of the law increases when Jack pressures him to step up his undercover work as a police informant.

But what will happen if Ravi is found responsible for the incident? And will Ravi discover that vengeful Nicola and Harry are the ones behind his spiking?