Callum Highway (Tony Clay) was left devastated in the latest edition of EastEnders<\/a>, when he realised that his husband, Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), was indeed guilty of fraud.<\/p>\n Ben was arrested for the crime<\/a> in the middle of Callum\u2019s birthday bash, and just before the police took him away, Ben promised his other half that he was innocent.<\/p>\n After initial doubts, Callum was won over by this declaration, leading him to defend Ben to the rest of their clan.<\/p>\n At the police station, Ben protested that he shouldn\u2019t be there, insisting that he should be back at his husband\u2019s party.<\/p>\n Lawyer Ritchie Scott (Sian Webber) arrived at Phil\u2019s (Steve McFadden) request, and she privately listed Ben\u2019s misdeeds, which took place in America last year.<\/p>\n Among Ben\u2019s crimes was credit card theft, and he had used said card to buy a hotel stay, petrol and food while he desperately sought out treatment for Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold) that was never going to happen.<\/p>\n It was clear that Ben had been busted bang to rights, as Ritchie warned him he was looking at jail time.<\/p>\n Back on Albert Square, mum Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) and adoptive brother Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) expressed their fury over Ben.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\n As Callum ranted at Jay\u2019s disloyalty and reminded both him and Phil of their own recent behaviour, Ben\u2019s daughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) walked in and demanded the truth.<\/p>\n Callum assured Lexi that Ben was merely helping the police out, and that perhaps he had been mistakenly caught up in someone else\u2019s crime.<\/p>\n But when Ritchie arrived, and a show-stealing scene from young star Brown saw Lexi expertly order her to start talking, Ben\u2019s betrayals came to light.<\/p>\n It dawned on Callum that Ben had lied to him, and Lexi also knew her dad must be guilty. Phil then took a call from Ben, who urged his dad to do him a favour, as he simply refused to be separated from Lexi. But what is Ben asking of Phil?<\/p>\n In upcoming scenes, Callum refuses to visit Ben<\/a> at the station, but after a chat with Phil, the detective decides to use his profession to his advantage. But how will Ben and Callum\u2019s story end as actor Bowden\u2019s untimely exit looms?<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Ben](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EastEnders-Ben-16d07ae.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"EastEnders")
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