Life for the Slaters in EastEnders hasn’t been the same since Zoe’s tragic, unexpected death last month.
Viewers will recall that Zoe suffered a head injury during a dispute with the man selling Charlie Slater’s cab, which later resulted in her death.
It recently transpired that the last person to see Zoe alive was none other than Max Branning (Jake Wood).
Sensing something was wrong, Zoe begged him to stay with her, but, believing she was drunk, Max left her alone.
After learning that Zoe had placed a desperate 999 call before her death, during which she could be heard saying ‘he left me’, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) has been on a mission to find out who left Zoe in her time of need.
Now, as Zoe’s funeral approaches, Kat finds herself lashing out as she struggles to deal with her grief, while the rest of the family have problems of their own to deal with.
The family is hit with panic when they discover that there has been a mistake with the order of service for Zoe’s funeral, and Jean (Gillian Wright) and Mo Harris (Laila Morse) join Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) on a mission to correct it before Kat finds out.
Meanwhile, Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) struggles with her eulogy and turns to Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) for help.
The next day, Jasmine steps in to help Jean when a customer at The Albert causes trouble, and her actions spark a conversation among the Slaters comparing Jasmine to Zoe.
Later, still wracked with grief, Kat lashes out at another customer outside The Albert alongside Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).
After the incident, Kat opens up to Cindy about Zoe’s funeral, and as she discusses the person she believes left Zoe for dead, Cindy is left guilt-ridden.
When Kat arrives at the funeral, she demands proceedings continue before any more time is wasted.
During the intimate ceremony, Jasmine and Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan) deliver their heartfelt eulogy before Kat pays an emotional tribute to her daughter.