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EastEnders tension as Pam Coker visits the mother of one of grandson Paul’s killers

The grieving grandmother goes against her husband’s wishes

SUPPORTED by her friend Kathy Beale, Pam Coker is set to come face-to-face with the mother of one of the thugs who violently killed her beloved grandson.

Brave Pam (Lin Blakley) makes the decision to arrange a meeting with Diane to try and make sense of why Paul was murdered.

Her undertaker husband Les wants no part of it though and urges Pam not to go through with her plan.

WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 27/09/2016 - Programme Name: EastEnders - October-December 2016 - TX: 04/10/2016 - Episode: EastEnders October - December 2016 - 5362 (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: *STRICTLY NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 00:01HRS, TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER, 2016* ***FORTNIGHTLIES PLEASE DO NOT USE (SOAP LIFE AND ALL ABOUT SOAP) Kathy and Pam wait anxiously for Diane Kathy Beale (GILLIAN TAYLFORTH), Pam Coker (LIN BLAKLEY), Diane Atmore (HAZEL ELLERBY) - (C) BBC - Photographer: Jack Barnes
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Pam Coker arranges to meet Diane, the mother of one of her grandson Paul's killersCredit: BBC
WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 27/09/2016 - Programme Name: EastEnders - October-December 2016 - TX: 04/10/2016 - Episode: EastEnders October - December 2016 - 5362 (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: *STRICTLY NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 00:01HRS, TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER, 2016* ***FORTNIGHTLIES PLEASE DO NOT USE (SOAP LIFE AND ALL ABOUT SOAP) Diane arrives to meet Pam and Kathy. Pam Coker (LIN BLAKLEY), Diane Atmore (HAZEL ELLERBY) - (C) BBC - Photographer: Jack Barnes
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Pam wants to understand why Paul was killed, but will she get the answers she is looking for?Credit: BBC

Newly released pictures however show Pam meeting smartly presented Diane at a café with Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) by her side.

Will Pam get the answers she is after?

Paul was the one who ended up dead in hospital after Phil initially thought it was Ben
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Paul Coker was killed in a violent homophobic attack earlier this yearCredit: BBC
WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 02/08/2016 - Programme Name: EastEnders - July - September 2016 - TX: 08/08/2016 - Episode: EastEnders July - September 2016 - 5329 (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: *STRICTLY NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 00:01HRS, TUESDAY 2nd AUGUST, 2016* ***FORTNIGHTLIES PLEASE DO NOT USE (SOAP LIFE AND ALL ABOUT SOAP) Jay tries to reason with Ben about his plans to go over Paul's attackers. Jay Brown (JAMIE BORTHWICK), Ben Mitchell (HARRY REID) - (C) BBC - Photographer: Jack Barnes
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Jay Brown and Paul's devastated boyfriend Ben Mitchell plotted to get revenge on the gang and found themselves in dangerCredit: BBC

Paul was killed by a gang earlier this year in a brutal homophobic attack.

His devastated boyfriend Ben attempted to get revenge against them and found himself and pal Jay Brown in danger when they got kidnapped.

Ben’s uncle Phil Mitchell (Ross Kemp) and cousin Mark Fowler Junior (Ned Porteous) thankfully arrived just in time.

EastEnders airs these scenes on Tuesday October 4 at 7:30pm on BBC One.

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