BBC Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 By Claire Crick 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 As Tim blackmails Callum in early iPlayer episode, here are 5 things that don't add up Some things just don't make sense... Callum Highway Johnny Carter Tim Walton Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 By Claire Crick 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 WARNING: This article is full of spoilers for today’s episode of EastEnders, which is streaming on BBC iPlayer now, but has not yet aired on BBC One – and sees Tim frame Callum. Callum is stuck between a rock and a hard place in EastEnders today as Ben’s letter plays on his mind. While his head is telling him to run a mile, ignore Ben’s request to find a USB at a random address and focus on Johnny, his heart is telling him he needs to help his ex. Torn over what to do, Callum goes to see Kathy for help. She’s shocked that Ben is in more trouble and tells Callum they have to help. Even if it is only for Lexi’s sake. Kathy is shocked that Ben is in trouble (Credit: BBC) Callum has a change of heart Kathy and Ian make Callum see that Lexi would be devastated if her dad got another 10 years in jail. Evetually Callum agrees, and the unlikely trio make plans to break into the house that evening. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Meanwhile, Linda has a run-in with Tim in the Square. She tells him she knows about his illegal request and tells him to back off, worried Johnny is going to get hurt. But Tim is annoyed that everyone rates Callum so highly, and tells Linda he has a plan to prove that Callum isn’t the man everyone thinks he is. As night falls, Callum, Ian and Kathy get to the address in Ben’s letter, ready to break in. Ian and Callum head into the house as Kathy waits in the car as a lookout. While they are searching the house, Callum is shocked to see a framed photo of Tim by a security camera. Stunned, the sickening realisation that he has been framed sinks in.Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your EastEnders newsIt's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news & schedules to share with our community of loyal readers. Click here and tick TVGuide.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. Telling Ian to get out, they run for it, and Kathy has to give her best impression of a getaway driver as they speed back to Walford. Tim gets CCTV footage of Callum in his house (Credit: BBC) EastEnders: Tim blackmails Callum Tim finds Johnny and Linda in The Vic, and knowing he has caught Callum red-handed, he can’t wipe the smug smile off his face. Callum arrives and is horrified to see Tim there. Tim reveals that Callum went against his word to Johnny and went to help Ben, admitting it was a setup and he now has incriminating footage of Callum. Callum is fuming with Tim and Johnny is heartbroken that Callum lied to him. But that is soon the least of their worries. Tim then announces that if Callum doesn’t want anyone at his work to see the footage, then he needs to dig up the dirt that he asked for last week, leaving Callum stunned. Tim blackmails Callum (Credit: BBC) Things that don’t add up as Tim blackmails Callum in EastEnders This storyline is packed with plot holes. Here are some of the things that don’t make sense… 1. No one contacts Ben to make sure the letter is real The man who delivered the letter to Callum last week was a complete stranger. Surely the first thing anyone in the family would do is check with Ben to see if it is legit? Linda has a go at Callum for always visiting Ben in jail in today’s episode, revealing he could have requested a visit or even a phone call. 2. Callum should know Ben would go to Phil for help It also makes no sense that Ben would ask Callum to get rid of the USB. Not only are they getting a divorce, but he is also a police officer. Knowing Callum as he does, Ben would understand that this puts Callum in a predicament with his job. So Ben would ask Phil to get rid of the USB and not his ex. Surely, this should have been a huge red flag for Callum when he got the letter? Why would Callum go to Kathy and not Phil? (Credit: BBC) 3. Why does Callum go to Kathy and not Phil? There is also no logic to the fact that Callum goes to Kathy for help with Ben’s letter and not Phil. Does he really think that Kathy would be the perfect person to break into a house at night and locate a USB? Clearly, Phil, with many years of crime under his belt, would be the better bet. But of course, that wouldn’t work in the storyline. Using Kathy instead of Phil is the writer’s way of getting Callum involved in the break-in. 4. Linda doesn’t connect the Tim and Callum dots Linda knows that Ben had asked Callum to do something illegal because Callum tells her about Ben’s message. Five minutes later, Linda talks to Tim, who reveals he is ‘testing’ Callum to see if he is the sort of man everyone thinks he is. How does Linda not put two and two together and realise that the letter from Ben was fake and Callum was about to walk into a trap? Why doesn’t Linda work out the truth (Credit: BBC) 5. Johnny’s blaming the wrong person Tim openly admits to framing Callum and blackmailing him at the end of the episode, yet Johnny takes his anger out on Callum. Callum may have lied about helping Ben, but surely Johnny can see he was doing it for Lexi? The person in the wrong here is definitely Tim… why can’t Johnny see that? 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