Harvey Monroe issues stern warning to Rocky Cotton in EastEnders
The Walford cabbie is fed up of watching his pal spiral out of control.
ROCKY Cotton has landed himself in financial trouble and his woes are only going from bad to worse.
His friend Harvey Monroe warns him of danger ahead next week in EastEnders as he grows desperate. But will he listen?
After paying off Rocky’s former wife Jo Cotton, who was blackmailing him with a prison sentence for bigamy, Kathy and Rocky have encountered hefty financial struggles.
Rocky (played by Brian Conley) developed a gambling addiction when he tried to gather cash for Kathy and his ordeal became more convoluted when he turned to loan shark Nish Panesar.
Cold and calculating in his marriage to his wife Suki, Nish (Navin Chowdhry) is just as unforgiving in business and Rocky is having issues paying what he owes him.
But in a shocking twist airing next week, Rocky hatches a plan but it could leave Walford residents between life and death.
Coming up, Rocky is desperate to find the funds to pay back his loan but Nish has other ideas about payment– he wants Rocky to steal a car from the car lot.
Rocky agrees, but after a heartfelt chat with Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) about life following his near-fatal car accident, he decides against it.
Realising his time is up, Rocky heads to the Vic to come clean to Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) about his debt, but a conversation with Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) sparks one last idea.
In later scenes, Rocky confides in his pal Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) about his new plan – he’s going to set fire to the café.
According to Rocky, the plan can only work without a hitch as the café is already having electrical faults.
Rocky informs Harvey that he intends to claim money on the insurance in a bid to finally get Nish off his back.
Unfortunately for him, Harvey is appalled and tries to dissuade Rocky, telling him if he goes through with it, he’ll tell Kathy.
Rocky continues to dwell on his idea of setting fire to the café after Kathy receives another electric shock from a faulty plug, but later tells Harvey he can’t go through with it.
He then gets carried away at the bookies after a flurry of wins, but soon loses it all.
Later on, Harvey offers to take out a loan to help Rocky pay his debts, but after learning about his earlier antics in the bookies, he withdraws the offer.
In later scenes, a fire erupts in Kathy’s café and Harvey questions his friend on his whereabouts – but Rocky remains tight-lipped.
Could Harvey turn Rocky in to the police following the blaze?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
