'EastEnders' Ben, Patrick, Phil storyline: Vandalism, threats and more - Spoilers

It's no secret that EastEnders' Patrick Trueman will soon be at the centre of a storyline with the Mitchells, but new spoilers have emerged today revealing more details of how things will unfold.

As we already know, Patrick spots Ben kissing newcomer Duncan later this month, leading the teenager to fear that Patrick will tell Phil what he saw.

Beyond that, even though Patrick (Rudolph Walker) promises to keep quiet, things soon turn nasty for the shopkeeper as Ben panics unnecessarily when he sees Patrick chatting to Phil (Steve McFadden).

Keen to ensure Patrick's silence, Ben (Joshua Pascoe) threatens him by throwing a brick through the window of the B&B, according to All About Soap.

When Patrick demands cash from Ben to repair the damage, Phil's troubled son cannot raise the funds - so he tries to warn off Patrick by heading to the Minute Mart, locking the door and starting to trash the place!

The situation reportedly escalates as Patrick finds himself being victimised by Ben, Phil and Jay. Later, though, Christian encourages Ben to open up over his true feelings - will his words have an impact on Ben or will he ignore them?

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