Now, we don’t condone violence, even when it’s make believe, but we can understand why Pierce might push certain people in Emmerdale to it.
News of his attack on Rhona is now rife in the village. But, like a true psychopath and sadist, he is fronting it out.
He’s warned Vanessa that he will ruin Rhona, and it looks as though he is going to keep this promise as he embarks on a fresh reign of terror against his brutalised wife this week…
As if she hasn’t been through enough, it appears someone (Pierce) is now stalking her.
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She’s left terrified when, after an exhausting day facing the rest of the village, she goes home to run herself a bath.
Rhona is horrified when she spots an eerie message – Pierce loves Rhona – written in the steam on the mirror.
Terrified Rhona turns to Paddy, convinced her twisted ex has been in the house again.
Furious, Paddy drives to Pierce’s office to confront him. Now… here’s where it gets a little bit interesting: the soap is not revealing what happens while he’s there.
Is Emmerdale holding back details of a brutal attack? Paddy is certainly pumped enough to lose control. Anger coupled with guilt – he is the one that brought Pierce back to the village, after all…
And, were Paddy to do anything silly, it would make bringing the evil solicitor to justice all the harder – and the plot even more interesting!
Anyway, WHATEVER Paddy does, it doesn’t put an end to Rhona’s ordeal as – the next morning – she comes down to find the door open and empty packets of pills on the table.
An anxious Rhona runs outside when she can’t find Leo, but Marlon and Paddy clock her with the empty packets in her hands.
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They assume she’s back on the painkillers, even though Rhona protests her innocence.
But will they believe her? And who IS stalking her?