EastEnders: Shock Collapse as Rocky Prepares to tell the truth

Rocky and his niece Dotty have been plotting to fleece Sonia of the inheritance she holds from Dot Cotton, but next week the lies the pair have been telling threaten to expose them both.

Things take a turn when Sandy returns to Walford weeks after going missing from Ruby's nightclub, and her sudden reappearance comes at a time when Rocky is preparing to attend his court hearing over the vandalism of Ethan's car.

On top of this, Dotty tells her uncle to scam Peter Beale out of more money so she can pay for Sandy's rehab, but things get awkward for the pair when Sandy begins to question is presence.

As the pressure mounts, Rocky tells Dotty that he's finally had enough and he's leaving Walford for good.

As Rocky prepares to leave, he's interrupted by Kathy who begs him to help her at the restaurant. Confused, he arrives at Walford East to discover they have arranged a surprise 60th birthday party for him.

Feeling guilty about lying to Sonia and Kathy, he tells Dotty that he's going to come clean and tell them both the truth.

After the party, Rocky heads home where he writes them a letter each, but tragedy strikes when he's seen clutching his chest in agony and collapses to the ground.

Dotty is shocked when she returns home to find Rocky being wheeled into the back of an ambulance. Will he be ok?

Is this the end of Tom Cotton, and will Sonia and Kathy receive their letters?

EastEnders air these scenes next week on BBC One.