Jimmy King is about to find himself in serious trouble in next week’s Emmerdale when little Archie Breckle goes missing, and the police suspect he might be prime suspect in the schoolboy’s disappearance.
Emmerdale fans have seen trouble between newcomer Archie and fellow school boy Arthur Thomas escalate over recent weeks, with Arthur’s bullying turning sinister as he targets Jai Sharma’s son.
But in a sneaky twist, Arthur has been letting Jimmy King take the blame for Archie’s bruising, and next week sees Jimmy in the firing line once again thanks to Arthur’s bullying.
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When Archie slaps Angelica King after she and Arthur make fun of him, Jimmy sees what is going on and yanks Archie away before he can hit Angelica again.
However, as chance would have it, Jai walks in at the wrong time and tells Jimmy it is nowhere near finished between them.
But as Arthur realises that his actions are drawing attention once again and he is about to be found out, he covers his tracks by telling Archie that no one wants him in the village and everyone would be better off if he left.
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Jai is horrified to find his son’s bedroom empty the next morning, oblivious to the fact this is all part of Arthur’s vindictive campaign against Archie.
But as everyone desperately to searches for Archie, Jimmy is left panicking when the police turn up and announce they need to question him in relation to Archie’s disappearance.
However things get even worse when Arthur then also goes missing, and Jai is on the warpath, determined to make Jimmy pay for what he has done.
But how far will Jai go to get revenge on an innocent Jimmy? And what has happened to Archie and Arthur?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
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