EastEnders spoilers follow.

Lauren Branning made a risky alliance on EastEnders as she sought to reverse the damage from a scam. As she seeks to do the best for her family, what bold move did the beloved character make tonight?

Lauren has been searching for experimental treatment for her son Jimmy, though she had a hard time convincing her husband, Peter, to go through with the plan due to his suspicions regarding the surgery.

Eventually, Lauren ignored the advice of her family and gathered enough money – via the theft of a charity donation – to pay Dr Adamson for the surgery, but she was devastated to discover that she had been duped after he deactivated his website.

Thursday's (27 November) instalment of the BBC soap began with Lauren frantically attempting to contact the

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