Emmerdale schemer Chrissie White is rushed to hospital next week as her ongoing feud with her sister Rebecca takes a shocking turn.
Surprisingly, it's a kind gesture from Rebecca (Emily Head) that starts all the trouble when she decides that it's time to settle her differences with Chrissie once and for all. It was never going to be that simple though, was it?
Proving that she can be the bigger person, Rebecca lovingly gets her mum's ring engraved for Chrissie as a peace offering, but the plan backfires badly when the present goes missing before she has a chance to hand it over.
Lawrence (John Bowe) and Chrissie are both livid over Rebecca's apparent carelessness, but that's only the start of the tension to come between the trio.
Lawrence is also unhappy when he finds out that Rebecca has got Robert Sugden involved in the family business, knowing that he can never be trusted.
To make matters even worse, Chrissie also blames Rebecca when the outcome of Lachlan's sentencing is that he's staying behind bars. Wow, is anything not Rebecca's fault this week?
With so much bitterness at home, Rebecca confides in Ronnie Hale and admits that she's considering leaving the village as she fears she can't do anything right at the moment.
But just as Rebecca is considering her future, the tables turn when she spots the missing ring around Chrissie's neck at Home Farm. It's at this point she finally realises she's been set up by her twisted sister, who just wants to get rid of her.
Furious Rebecca tries to grab the ring back, but the scuffle that follows leads to Chrissie falling over the banister and onto a glass table below.
Louise Marwood, who plays Chrissie, revealed: "Chrissie and Rebecca have a love-hate relationship. They are just very different people and I think Chrissie feels her sister is muscling in on her patch. Everyone likes Rebecca, which doesn't help. And the revelations about Robert really, really don't help the rivalry.
"I think Chrissie is also just feeling pushed out by everyone. She wants it back the way it was when it was just her, Dad and Lachlan living together. But things can never go back to how they were and she really is struggling with the ever-changing situation she finds herself in.
"Rebecca has let Chrissie down a lot in her life. The sisters have a long history - not least the fact that Robert's come between them in the past and is still a presence in both their lives - and it's hard for Chrissie to let things go and move on. Let's not forget Rebecca didn't even come to her wedding!
"I think too that Chrissie is constantly wary of Rebecca's motives and if she has an underlying plan."
She continued: "Chrissie can't help but blame Rebecca for Lachlan being arrested in the first place. She holds Rebecca responsible for what's happened to her son and she lashes out at her.
"It's quite a tussle that the sisters have. She's pretty badly hurt and ends up in hospital."
As with most dastardly events involving the White family, Robert isn't too far away. This time, he gets involved by encouraging Rebecca to lie about what happened to cause the fall.
When asked for an explanation, will Rebecca take Robert's advice and lie? Or will she take the more honest option and confess that she was to blame?
We know that Chrissie isn't leaving the show anytime soon, so perhaps the real question is whether she'll spin the beans once she's well enough to speak to the police.
Asked whether Chrissie would reveal all, Louise replied: "I think she really would. It's what Rebecca did to Lachlan, after all."
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