George Knight (Colin Salmon) was left heartbroken in recent EastEnders scenes when he discovered that adopted dad Eddie (Christopher Fairbank) had murdered his biological father Henry Kofi Asare in a racially motivated attack.
Eddie is now set to face trial for the murder, and was hoping that son George would stand as a character witness to strengthen his case – something which George recently told his family he was refusing to do.
However, in upcoming scenes, George is hit with quite a blow when he learns that no DNA matches have been found following his test, and there is no trace of his birth family.
After encouragement from Elaine Peacock and Cindy Beale (Harriet Thorpe and Michelle Collins), George reluctantly reveals the truth about his heritage to daughters Anna and Gina (Molly Rainford and Francesca Henry), and they are horrified to hear the truth about Eddie and the trial.
When Gloria Knight (Elizabeth Counsell) then rings the pub, having been coerced by Eddie into begging George to give a witness statement, he heads to his parents’ flat to lay down the law.
Though he intends to warn them never to contact him of his girls again, he is left reeling when Eddie reveals that he has information on his birth mum.
However, he informs George that he will only share it if he stands up in court as Eddie’s character witness.
The ultimatum leaves George in turmoil, and Elaine and the Knights desperately concerned for him.
In a bid to help George make up his mind, Elaine calls in Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) for advice on the legal implications of George giving the statement, though the pub landlord remains conflicted.
Eventually, it is a heart to heart with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) that encourages George to trust his gut, and he soon heads to court, where Gloria is distracted by the arrival of a mysterious woman.
When George arrives at the court, he takes the stand, but what will he say?
Following the trial, Elaine is left worrying about George, and joins forces with Cindy to try and keep him calm. However, the arrival of a visitor changes everything…
