EastEnders' Ravi Gulati's next victim 'sealed' after Bernie's exit - and it's not Joel

It was a dramatic night in EastEnders tonight as Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) and Felix Baker (Matthew James Morrison) said goodbye to Albert Square for good.

Bernie's lucky escape came just before Ravi found out she'd been stealing from his business - but it was Suki Panesar who let her leave for Spain.

Throughout the week, Bernie has been trying to convince the Panesars it was Vicki stealing from their accounts, not her. However, at the end of tonight's episode, Vinny's spywarerevealed that Bernie was the thief after all, with a livid Ravi out to get her.

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However, he was too late as he was seen chasing after her taxi and screaming her name as she left with cousin Felix. It was Suki who let Bernie go with the money, and her secret of The Six's involvement in her brother Keanu Taylor's murder.

Although Ravi is oblivious to what really happened with Keanu, earlier in the episode, we saw him ask Suki what Bernie had over her. As Bernie and Felix made their getaway, Ravi was seen looking over at Suki during the Pride festivities, as it was obvious she had seen her leave.

Bernie may have escaped the danger of Ravi - fans don't think Suki will be so lucky, as they fear he'll turn on his own family. It wouldn't be surprising, as viewers, and Albert Square know how ruthless Ravi can be.

In tonight's episode, he was seen locking Joel in the Walford East freezer, in an attempt to get a confession out of Vicki. And that's without him finding out Joel had secretly recorded himself sleeping with Ravi's daughter Avani...

Taking to Reddit after watching the eventful episode, and witnessing Ravi's 'death stare' towards Suki at the end, one fan penned: "Ravi will come after Suki now."

Another agreed: "I see a potential splitting/ feud between the Panesars when Ravi inevitably finds out that Suki gave away the money. That was so good. It was a sweet ending, especially for Suki and Bernie."

Spoilers for next week reveal even more trouble for the Panesars as they scramble to try and save the business. With Bernie's theft, a desperate Ravi goes to Nicola to get a drug contact, but of course, things end up going south.

It's the week of Avani's 16th birthday - but will Ravi be able to give her the celebration she deserves? And how will the family recover from the crisis?

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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