FANS have started to think that a character who was presumed dead on EastEnders might make a miraculous comeback. The announcement that Chrissie Watts is returning to Walford after 19 years sparked speculation that she might bring someone back with her. Eagle-eyed viewers pointed out that her ex boyfriend Jake Moon was never seen dead on screen.
The pair split up when Chrissie was caught on tape confessing to the murder of her husband, Den. Jake was insistent that he would stick by her during her prison sentence, even proposing to Chrissie in lockup. However, she rebuffed him, saying she didn't want him to waste his life away waiting for her.
Because Chrissie has been in jail this whole time, she is not aware that Jake was presumably killed by a gangster shortly after they split up. The mobster was last seen when a convict approached him in Albert Square, asking if he is called Jake Moon . Viewers believe he then died off screen as the criminal thought mob boss Johnny was asking him to kill Jake.
In reality, Johnny's dying words were asking Jake to kill Sean Slater for him, but he had a heart attack while asking for a phone and was misinterpreted by one of his inmates. In hindsight, several people are now questioning whether Jake actually did get murdered, and many EastEnders fans think he may yet make a reappearance in Albert Square. On an online forum, one avid audience member shared: "Jake's last scene was him being approached by two dodgy looking blokes - that by no means.