EASTENDERS viewers were left open-mouthed as Sam Mitchell used her own son to blackmail Jack Branning.
The businesswoman – who is played by actress Kim Medcalf in the BBC soap – made her comeback to Walford on earlier this week and has already ruffled a lot of feathers.
The fiery Mitchell – who returned to help brother Phil with his businesses – was left in a predicament after a deal with an illustrious business contact of Phil’s goes wrong.
Sam told Sharon and Kat that Phil has organised a business meeting with an associate of his named Jonah, who is a ‘big deal’ and the trio team-up and attend the meeting.
But things went from bad to worse went they began hurling insults at each other in front of the client, who then backs out of the deal and tells them to watch their back.
Feeling the pressure, Sam began to look elsewhere for a solution.
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Meanwhile, Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) is shocked to see Sam and, although she assured him she’ll only stay for a brief visit, he told his wife Denise Fox (Diane Parish) Ricky deserves to know who she is.
Sam later came face-to-face with Ricky, who grilled her on why she left him.
Denise then warned Sam to stay away and said Jack would do anything for his son.
Sam later visited Jack and said she would take him to court to get custody of her son unless he helped her get some dirt on Jonah.
“I need your help Jack with a business proposition,” Sam said.
“Something has not quite gone to plan and I was thinking that there was no hope and I remembered you and your detective badge and I realised that you can make my problem just go away.”
But Jack was adamant that he wanted no involvement in the dodgy dealings – which prompted Sam to blackmail him.
“Do you really think you can blackmail me,” Jack raged.
The ruthless business woman replied: “Either you help me or you can say Adios to your son, it’s your choice.”
Viewers were horrified that Sam would stoop so low.
One wrote: “Has Sam really lost the lot to take Jack on for the custody of the son…”
Another posted: “Andddd Sam wouldn’t have a flying chance at gaining custody of Ricky, lol.”
A third added: “Sam is something else. Is really blackmailing a police officer.”
Sam has not been seen since 2016 and left her only son Ricky (Frankie Day) behind in the fictional London borough.
Sam returned just in time for her mother Peggy’s funeral, giving away clear signs she was struggling to cope with Ricky.
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Eventually, she decided the boy would be better off without her and abandoned him, leaving him with Jack – who initially wanted nothing to do with him.
Sam had left to go back to Portugal, where she started off a new life.