EastEnders fans predict surprise return to soap as they 'work out' who attacked Cindy

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The 40th anniversary celebrations of EastEnders have begun, and viewers are inching closer to uncovering who left Cindy Beale in peril.

But the audience is convinced they've cracked the case already, anticipating a jaw-dropping comeback to Albert Square.The suspense was cranked up a notch in Monday's episode, which concluded with Cindy aiming Phil's firearm at an unknown figure clutching her locket inside the Beale home.

Cindy's treasured locket, holding a picture of her deceased daughter Lucy Beale, appeared to be snatched after she was attacked and left for dead.

She's been on a mission to retrieve it, suspecting that its possessor is her assailant. Throughout the episode, Cindy pointed fingers at Ian, accusing him of delivering the near-lethal hit on Christmas Day, while he maintained his innocence. "You!" she exclaimed, gun in hand, as the scene cut to black.