😨 SHOCK in Emmerdale: No one saw this coming — Bear is saved by the last person you’d expect
The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated March 18. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX.
A very unexpected person has come forward as part of an attempt to save Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) from going to prison in Emmerdale.
On Monday, Bear was back at the police station being questioned by DS Walsh (Amanda Ryan), who was determined to get the truth out of him regarding what actually happened on the day Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) was killed.
For a little while, Bear maintained that he was the only one at the scene when Ray died, but got caught out thanks to a smart move from Walsh.
The detective asked Bear to tie the specific knot that was used when Ray’s body got wrapped up and dumped in a depot van. Because Bear couldn’t guess the correct one, it proved he was lying.
In an attempt to protect Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), Bear suddenly blurted out that he did intend on killing Ray after all, increasing his chance of being sent to prison for the rest of his life.
Paddy was desperate to find something to help his dad in yesterday’s episode, and concluded that the only way of increasing Bear’s chance of not facing a murder charge would be to tell Walsh that he lied about where he was when Ray died.
Paddy and Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) headed to the station and told Walsh the truth. They were charged with perverting the course of justice and because their lies meant police time was wasted, Paddy and Dylan were told they wouldn’t be returning home anytime soon.
The absence of her two boys left Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) wandering the village like a lost dog as today’s instalment opened.
Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) was at the door ahead of a meeting with Zara the solicitor. Inside, Chas, Mandy, April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan), Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) all listened as Zara explained what will happen next with Paddy, Bear and Dylan.
She pointed out that if anyone saw Ray before he went to attack Dylan on that day, they could tell the police about his state of mind, and increase the possibility of the jury believing Bear killed Ray in self-defence.
Aaron later told Mandy that all they need to do is get someone to lie, make up a statement about Ray, and it would give Bear, Paddy and Dylan a little bit more hope.
In the café, Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) happened to mention seeing Ray before he went into Tenants, and Mandy and Aaron’s answer was staring them right in the face.
They asked Laurel to lie to the police, but she really didn’t want to due to the fact she could also end up in prison for not being honest.
Overhearing the conversation was Arthur Thomas (Alfie Clarke), who – to literally no one’s surprise – had something to say about Laurel’s reluctance to help out.
He pushed Laurel to make the statement, pointing out how much things could change if she did. The fear of leaving her children behind because she lied to the police was too much though – Laurel wasn’t going to do it.
So, Arthur took it upon himself to head to the pub and tell Mandy and Aaron that he’d do it instead.
Maybe this is some weird way of getting rid of his guilt because he put his mum Laurel in hospital the other week.
Potentially being hailed as a hero who freed three people is no doubt an attractive prospect to Arthur, who was only telling his mum the other week that it he feels bored and stuck in the village.
Does Arthur simply want to help because he’s being kind?
Or is there another reason?
