When the crooks revealed they were both carrying knives, Vinny took off running and made his way to the Vic where rookie detective Callum (Tony Clay) happened to be hanging about.
Vinny asked for his help, and the next time he was seen, he was barging into the Arches with the bag of cash just as Stas was threatening to blow it up.
Once Stas was paid off, Ben and Kheerat were celebrating their business deal when Vinny casually mentioned he d asked for Callum s help in running off the thugs in the Square.
Kheerat was furious, pointing out: You asked a copper to help with £50K of dirty money on you?
EastEnders Vinny Panesar will find himself in danger next week, after deciding to team up with Ben Mitchell.
Vinny (Shiv Jalota) and Kheerat will decide to approach Ben with a proposition, after realising that their family s reputation is impacting business.
As Vinny questions his brother on his potential deal with the Mitchells, Kheerat clocks a thief stealing cans from the Minute Mart and warns him of the Panesar reputation. Kieron McCarron/Jack BarnesBBC
The thief quickly leaves as a result but it prompts Vinny to remind Kheerat that the Panesar name means nothing anymore and that they really need the Mitchells to get ahead.