Emmerdale’s Robert Sugden is forced to watch his evil half-brother John jump off a cliff in a bid to dodge his wicked crimes next week – taking Aaron Dingle over the ledge with him.

As the walls close in on John, he chooses to plunge to a certain death rather than face up to his wrongdoings and risk losing Aaron for good.

 

 

Has Robert’s desperate rescue attempt come too late to save the love of his life?

“They’re at a cliff edge, and John has run out of places to go!” exclaims Ryan Hawley, who plays Robert.

“It’s either confess to his murders – and watch his husband run off with his half-brother – or it’s take Aaron over the cliff with him. The spiteful, dark-hearted character that John is, he chooses the second option so no-one else can win.”

 

 

This deadly chain of events is triggered after Aaron tries to make another desperate escape from John’s clutches. In their creepy isolated cottage, Aaron has been drugged by his twisted husband and he finally realises something is very wrong with the man he married.

Meanwhile Robert arrives at the house, armed with new theories, determined to expose John and save his soulmate…

“His suspicions are renewed when he hears Tracy talking to Charity about Mack going missing,” explains Ryan.

“Robert speaks to Tracy, and she thinks there’s more going on too. So he gets the cottage address from Pollard and heads over to save the day.”

When Robert comes face to face with his evil brother in the woods, buoyed by this new ammunition, he accuses John of murder – but the killer medic is unshakeable…

“Robert’s primary focus is to protect Aaron,” Ryan tells us.

“Too many things don’t add up and he’s always suspected there’s something wrong about John. He confronts John but he gets banged out in one go. Robert’s not very good at fighting or defending himself!”

As the showdown turns physical, John knocks Robert out cold. He’s relieved to discover Robert’s still breathing, but he soon snaps back into action when he spies frantic Aaron trying to flee…