'EastEnders' newcomer Charlie Cotton will raise suspicion as Dot Branning prepares for her son's funeral next week.
Dot - played by June Brown - recently learned her wayward offspring Nick Cotton has died and is determined for him to be brought home to Albert Square before being buried.
The Walford matriarch tasks her long-lost grandson Charlie (Declan Bennett) with bringing Nick home, but having prepared herself to view the body, she is dismayed to discover the coffin is screwed shut.
When Dot requests for the lid to be unscrewed, Charlie and funeral director Les Coker begin behaving oddly, suggesting all is not as it seems.
A source told Inside Soap magazine: "Why should it matter to them that Dot wants to have a final moment with Nick? Surely, given the state Dot is in, they'd want to help ease her grief in any way they could. It's quite odd."
The residents of Walford will rally around Dot in her time of need, even though many of them despised villainous Nick, played by John Altman. Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) is even tasked with writing a eulogy for the man who burned down his café in 2009.
The insider added: "Whatever Nick did, everyone loves Dot and they want to be there for her. If Nick could see them all he'd cackle up a storm, but his mum is precious to many."

Cara Delevingne and Michelle Rodriguez are planning to attend their first music festival together.
The 21-year-old model and the 'Machete Kills' actress have been inseparable over the past few months, and they're now keen to make their relationship even more public by attending Coachella in California as a couple next month.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Cara and Michelle are getting more and more serious.
"They've already been away as a couple to Thailand and now want to go to their first festival together.
"Cara is a big festival-goer and this is a dry run for Glastonbury. She loves the Somerset event and wants to take Michelle this year to experience it too."
The pair first sparked rumours they were dating after they were spotted cuddling up to each other while watching the New York Knicks defeat the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden back in January.
It is now believed Cara - who was once romantically linked to One Direction hunk Harry Styles - is so smitten with the 35-year-old star that she wants to tie the knot with her at the Niagara Falls in Canada.
A source said previously: "It's typical of Cara to want to do something crazy and impulsive. But she seems deadly serious.
"They've talked about what kind of big day they'd have. Cara says she wants them to wed in their own element with no priest or anyone with a religious background."

L'Wren Scott envied her sister's "simple life".
The designer, who had been dating Sir Mick Jagger since 2001, was found hanged in an apparent suicide at her New York apartment on Monday (17.03.14), and her sibling Jan Shane, 53, believes she was unhappy with her jet-setting life.
Jan told the Daily Mail newspaper: "To me she had it all.
"She was going out with a Rolling Stone and travelling to London and all around the world and I was a stay-at-home mum who hasn't really been anywhere."
Jan, who has eight children and has been married for most of her life to the local binman, admits it was at her father's funeral in 2002 that she realised all wasn't well in her sister's life.
She explained: "It was hard to get near her. I don't know why she thought she needed bodyguards at our father's funeral. I guess that's just how her life was at the time.
"But at one point we stepped out together and she looked at me and said, 'I envy you.'"
The siblings, who were adopted along with their brother, haven't spoken since 2008 at their mother Lula's funeral, but Jan believes she could have prevented L'Wren's death given the chance.
She said: "It is really sad. I wish we were closer. I would have always sat down with her to talk things over if she was struggling.
"We had no clue she was feeling like this. She must have felt so alone and it bothers me because she always had us. I would have talked to her in a heartbeat. I just hope she knew that."
It is believed L'Wren was almost $6 million in debt when she died and had reportedly been "acting strangely" in recent weeks.

Cameron Diaz says "everyone will be cheated on".
The 41-year-old actress - who plays Carly, a woman who unknowingly dates a married man, in comedy 'The Other Woman' - insists she doesn't want to make movies about men cheating on women, but believes most people have, or will, experience betrayal at some point in their lives.
She told OK! magazine: "I didn't make the movie to make a statement. My statement is that I'm actually not interested in making movies about men cheating on women, it's not at all what I am interested in.
"Everybody has been cheated on, everyone will be cheated on. I can't fix that, I don't know how, I don't have any judgement on anybody, I don't know how to fix the problem."
Diaz believes all humans suffer at one point in their lives but thinks they should learn from their errors.
She added: "We are human beings, we are complicated - you cannot go through life without tallying up a few scars, you cannot go through life unscathed, it's just what it is. It's all meant to happen, take your lessons, figure it out, move on."

Jake Bugg found it "easy" working with Rick Rubin.
The 'Lightning Bolt' singer, who worked with the famous producer on his second album 'Shangri La' at his Malibu recording studio and claims it was a simple process.
He told Faster Louder: "Despite if I knew him or not, I had enough people telling me the reputation he had, so I just didn't think it was an opportunity to turn your nose up at.
"You might learn something, you might get something out of it, you might not, but you'll definitely learn something.
"The experience as a whole was great, he brought in great musicians. I just had a load of ideas, and I'd sit down and teach the band. He'd drag those ideas out of me and make sure I turn them into songs."
Jake added: "It was just pretty relaxed, we'd record a song four or five times and then onto the next. Pretty easy."
The 19-year-old singer admits the idea of working with Rick, who has recorded with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Kanye and Eminem, could be intimidating for some artists but he felt "free" to work on his own material.
He added: "What Rick does is different to what I do. It's his job to produce and it's my job to play the songs. It worked pretty well, it was just a chilled atmosphere to be honest."

George Michael is embarrassed by the fact he had blonde hair in the 1980s.
The 'Faith' hitmaker - who shot to fame alongside Andrew Ridgeley as a member of Wham! - also finds it 'cringe' when he looks back at old videos on YouTube, in which he wore hoop earrings.
George explained: "Where do I start? I know - the blonde hair from my Wham! days. That came about because I didn't really want to be me, so the short, dark, curly hair had to go. And I could have done without those curtain rings in my ears as well."
The 50-year-old star also regrets placing shuttlecocks down his shorts during performances on their first tour to make his 'package' appear bigger.
He said: "I mean, how stupid was that? Actually, that one I'll blame on Andrew - he really loved winding people up all the time.
"I do remember another embarrassing moment from the old days ... when Andrew and I went to a music awards ceremony early in our career. I was wearing a suit that made me look a bit like Colonel Sanders and I was practically orange from overdoing it on a sunbed."
But George laughed off the disastrous look as he was still "experimenting" with fashion and his talent was more important.
He added in an interview with Britain's HELLO! magazine: "One thing I didn't have any doubt about, though, was my songwriting. I had a pretty unstoppable belief in my talent and once I had a foot in the door of the music industry, nothing was going to shift me."

Lily Aldridge is saving her wedding dresses for her daughter.
The Victoria's Secret model donned two gowns by Vera Wang when she married Kings of Leon rocker Caleb Followill - with who she has 21-month-old Dixie - in 2011 and admits it felt "pretty special" to have the coveted designer create both gowns personally for her.
She said: "Vera is iconic so to have her personally make my dress was pretty special.
"They made a beautiful silk '40s-style after-party dress that no one saw.
"Maybe one day my daughter Dixie will want them."
Despite her slender frame, the 28-year-old beauty insists she is happy to "indulge" and loves cooking, but takes a "balanced" approach to diet and exercise.
She said in an interview with Grazia magazine: "I do a ballet routine four times a week, that's really all.
"I eat a lot of organic foods, I cook, I indulge. You have to balance and have what's good for you. I believe in cooking for yourself."

Emmy Rossum only fancies nerds.
The 'Shameless' actress - who plays Fiona Gallagher in the hit US remake of the British TV show - says her type is a brainy guy who can teach her about the world, and admits she would never go after a typically handsome man.
She told People magazine: "I'm kinda more attracted to the nerd. I'm really into guys who are super smart and funny and can teach me something I don't know about."
Emmy has previously dated her 'Shameless' co-star Tyler Jacob Moore and was married to music executive Justin Siegel until 2009, and insists it's important to not be "shallow" about men's looks.
The 27-year-old star believes personality always trumps looks and advises women to fall for what's inside before worrying about the outside.
She added: "Girls, and guys too, are so shallow that we don't give a chance to the good guy who's maybe not as cute. They're kinda like a fixer-upper apartment.
"You need to pick the guy who's really good inside and then give him a makeover. Turn him into the perfect version of himself. You can never change what's inside, that's the problem. You can change their jacket and their hairstyle, and buy them a Clarisonic."

The woman who vomited on Lady Gaga says working with the singer is a "powerful" experience.
Performance artist Millie Brown - who rose to prominence after spewing green-coloured goo over Gaga during her gig at the South by Southwest festival in Texas last week - has no regrets about her controversial antics and stands by the superstar's experimental set.
She told ELLE magazine: "I wasn't expecting so many reactions from it. It was quite a powerful performance. I love working with her because she really understands performance art. Both of our performances are different in many ways, but we both have the same core ideas. Working together is just quite powerful."
The unusual performance was slammed by former bulimia sufferer Demi Lovato on Twitter, who maintained that Millie sticking her fingers down her throat and regurgitating on Gaga during her rendition of 'Swine' was glamorising eating disorders.
The British artist - whose vomit paintings sell for around $20,000 - believes that criticism is a vital part of her work, but insists she isn't promoting bulimia.
Millie added: "I've seen a lot of positive and negative reactions to my work. I think they're both equally as important because it's causing people to really think about what art and freedom of expression means ...
"My performance is not a statement about eating disorders in any way. I think the whole bulimia thing - it's important for people to know that I'm not trying to promote it."
Gaga has also brushed off the negative responses to the performance during her hour-long keynote speech at the event.
She quipped: "Sometimes things that are really strange and feel really wrong can change the world.

L'Wren Scott was under "tremendous" pressure because of her career.
The designer was tragically found hanged in an apparent suicide at her New York apartment yesterday (17.03.14) and her longtime friend, fashion editor Andre Leon Talley, worries the talented star might have been stressed about adhering to the rigorous Fashion Week schedule.
The grieving star said in an interview with ET: "I think the pressure must have been tremendous for L'Wren to continue to compete as she was on the top...to be on this calendar twice a year in New York or London or Paris is extreme pressure for anyone.
"Yet, she rose to the occasion. She was a small designer with a huge international following. She was almost like a great cult. She was like a rock star herself."
The Vogue contributing editor and Zappos artistic director insists L'Wren's 13-year relationship with Sir Mick Jagger was the centre of her world and says the Rolling Stones frontman was nothing but supportive of her career.
Andre explained: "You would go to L'Wren Scott's shows and Mick always was there taking pictures, and Mick was very, very verbally supportive of her...L'Wren spoke to me about how much she loved the family side of her life with Mick and his children.
"She loved going away with them, and I think she loved the balance that it gave her in this very tough and ruthless, heavily pressurized world of fashion."
The fashion guru claims he never suspected the model-turned-designer had been struggling with depression.
He added: "I never thought for one second or ever heard that L'Wren was suffering from depression or tried to harm herself or take her life, ever."
It has been alleged that L'Wren was almost $6 million in debt when she died and had reportedly been "acting strangely" and not answering phone calls in recent weeks.

George Clooney has taken his new girlfriend on safari.
The 'Monuments Men' hunk treated his latest squeeze, British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, to an all-expenses paid trip to Tanzania to observe the local wildlife.
The new photos obtained by People magazine show the lovebirds kitted out in full safari outfits - complete with wide-brimmed hats, khaki jackets and loose cotton shirts - as they take in the sights, cameras at the ready.
One image shows Amal snuggling up to George as he protectively places an arm around her shoulders, while another depicts the happy couple smiling as they pose with a group of locals.
The pair - who were first linked after a dinner date in October - have been getting serious in recent months and were most recently seen at a special screening of George's new movie at the White House in February.
An onlooker told People at the time: "His arm was around her shoulder and she had hers around his. They just seemed very, very together."
George's romance with Amal came shortly after he split from Stacy Keibler last July, who reportedly ended their relationship because the Hollywood hunk didn't want to settle down.
The actress-and-model swiftly moved on, marrying Jared Pobre in a romantic beach ceremony Mexico earlier this month, and is already said to be expecting a baby.

Tamara Ecclestone has given birth to a baby girl called Sophia.
The Formula 1 heiress and her husband Jay Rutland welcomed their first child on Monday (17.03.14) and are completely overwhelmed by the love they feel for their new arrival.
The socialite shared the news by posting an adorable snap on Instagram of her looking lovingly at her newborn daughter from her hospital bed.
She captioned the image: "Welcome to the world Sophia, our beautiful baby girl, born yesterday 6lb 9oz. Proudest day of our lives, never felt love like this. X"
Tamara later added a picture of proud dad Jay posing alongside her and Sophia, adding, "Three musketeers forever. Love my little family x"
The couple got engaged in Dubai last year after a whirlwind four-week romance, and celebrated their union with a beachside bash in St Tropez last summer.
The 29-year-old brunette was treated to a lavish pink-themed baby shower by her younger sister Petra Ecclestone earlier this month held at The Orangery at Kensington Palace, London.
Tamara previously admitted she was keen to become a mother as soon as possible so her baby could be as close in age to Petra's daughter Lavinia, who is currently 11-months old.
She said: "I want them to be as close as me and my sister. And I would just love to have a little girl who would be super close to Lavinia."