Double exit story confirmed in Emmerdale as the walls close in on killer John
Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) and his husband John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) make plans to leave Emmerdale in upcoming episodes, as each of them is struggling with a secret guilt.
John carries a lot of guilt, obviously, what with him being responsible for the death of Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter), and for the death of a man called Owen he left to die and then framed for Nate's murder by writing a fake suicide note from him.
Not to mention all the times he's drugged people or bashed them over the head and then 'rescued' them, just because he likes rescuing people and getting the glory for it.
It's all quite a lot to deal with, and in episodes airing soon things start to spiral out of control.
Liam (Jonny McPherson) is told by the police that they've found an inconsistency in the suicide note that was found with Owen's body and they're reopening the case, not satisfied any more that Owen really did kill Nate.
John feels even more guilty when he sees what this news does to Nate's widow Tracy (Amy Walsh), someone he is actually fond of and who he wanted to protect by framing Owen.
Meanwhile, Aaron is also feeling guilty, but for a wholly different reason. In a moment of passion, he and Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) sleep together.
This happens as Robert hits a very low ebb, mainly caused by John's scheming to make him look bad in the eyes of his sister Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) and with Aaron.
Aaron visits him and offers him sympathy, and then admits he's been keeping away from him because he still has feelings for him. One thing leads to another and they sleep together. More Trending
Afterwards Aaron insists this was just a one-off and will never happen again, but Robert insists it's fate and they're meant to be together.
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In the wake of this, Aaron feels that the only way forward is for him and John to leave the village and make a fresh start. This idea suits John perfectly, as it gets him away from the Nate Robinson investigation being reopened.
The two make plans to take an extended holiday, but before they leave John has one more move to make and we hear him making a chilling phone call.
Could Robert be in danger?
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