It was supposed to be a moment of reconnection. A long-awaited homecoming. But Alfie Moon’s return to Walford has ignited yet another firestorm—this time one that could rip open Kat’s deepest wound: her daughter Zoe.

After weeks away, Alfie finally walked back into the Square. But behind the warm hugs and sly grins was a tangled web of deceit. He hadn’t been helping Spencer in Australia. He hadn’t been grieving, soul-searching, or even chasing down Hayley and Cherry like Stacey’s makeshift cover story suggested. The truth? Alfie had been on a desperate mission to track down Zoe Slater—Kat’s estranged daughter who once vowed never to return.

Zoe had fled to Barcelona under mysterious circumstances, shaken and terrified after telling Alfie she had done something “so bad” it would make her family turn against her. That chilling phrase haunted Alfie. And instead of coming clean, he built lie upon lie—about sick relatives, missing daughters, cancer scares—just to protect the real story from Kat.

But secrets don’t stay buried in Walford. And Alfie, perhaps out of guilt or drunken exhaustion, spilled it all into a voicemail message to Kat. A confession. A plea. A breakdown. And he assumed she’d listened.

When he finally saw Kat again, she was surprisingly calm—until she wasn’t. In true Kat fashion, she put on a brave face, made Alfie feel like he’d dodged a bullet… then smashed a bouquet of flowers into his chest and popped a bottle of champagne over his head. The Queen Vic’s newest landlord had made his entrance, but the real drama was only beginning.

Alfie’s guilt was etched into every word, but Kat’s reaction puzzled him. As they talked upstairs, it became heartbreakingly clear—she hadn’t heard the voicemail. She still thought the lies were about Cherry. She even sympathized, saying if Zoe were in trouble, she’d do anything to help her too. But she made one thing clear: the lies had to stop.

And yet, the biggest one was still unspoken.

As fate would have it, Kat finally stepped outside to listen to the message. Alfie’s heart likely stopped. His entire confession—Zoe, Barcelona, the truth—was seconds from exposure. But just as Kat hit play, a teenage mugger on an e-scooter swiped the phone straight from her hands.

That teen? None other than local dealer Okie, whose criminal ties run deeper than anyone knows. The stolen phone now sits in Harry Mitchell’s flat, a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.

Kat still has no idea. Alfie thinks he’s dodged disaster. And Zoe? She’s still hiding in the shadows, her “unspeakable” deed lurking just beneath the surface.

What was so terrible that Zoe thought her family would disown her? Why did Alfie risk everything to find her? And will Kat recover the stolen voicemail before it’s too late—or will someone else hear Alfie’s full confession first?

Is Kat about to learn the truth from her enemies before she hears it from Alfie—and will Zoe finally return to Walford with a secret that could tear the Slaters apart?