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**This article contains huge EastEnders spoilers for the episode dated Thursday 5th January 2023, which could be viewed early on BBC iPlayer.**<\/em><\/p>\n Phil Mitchell\u2019s (Steve McFadden) year-long feud with dodgy DCI Keeble (Alison Newman) looked like it had finally come to an end in tonight\u2019s dramatic EastEnders<\/a>, after a shocking shooting changed everything.<\/p>\n Viewers have watched Phil desperately attempt to thwart Keeble over the last several months, leading to an unlikely deal with enemy Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters).<\/p>\n When she released him from prison for his past crimes, Keeble ordered Phil to become a \u201cgrass\u201d and betray his cousin Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) by shopping him to the police. But Billy was merely an innocent scapegoat, having been present alongside Phil on the night of Keeble\u2019s father\u2019s murder in the 1970s.<\/p>\n Last autumn, a flashback episode<\/a> revealed that Phil\u2019s late dad Eric had killed Keeble senior \u2013 facilitating the younger Keeble\u2019s vendetta. Suddenly, Billy was facing charges that could see him in prison for the rest of his life. This coincided with Billy\u2019s beloved granddaughter Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) receiving a terminal brain tumour diagnosis<\/a>.<\/p>