Who kidnaps Charity?
Who kidnaps Charity? We round up the suspects and motives
Emmerdale fans will have a compelling mystery to ponder after tonight's dramatic episode (October 13) sees one of Charity Macey's many enemies take revenge against her.
After being ostracised by her entire family, Charity is attacked and kidnapped just as she is trying to do a runner from the village. A week from hell then follows as she is left chained up in a shipping container, where nobody can hear her cries for help.
Who would take such a drastic step to teach Charity a lesson? Here, we take a look at the official suspects…
Declan Macey
If we didn't already know it, the past few weeks have shown that persistence is definitely one of Declan's strong points! When lacing Charity's wine with pesticide went awry, Declan lured her off for a cottage holiday and made numerous attempts to kill her. That didn't work out exactly as planned either (RIP Robbie), but Declan has just enjoyed some better luck by exposing Charity's lies and making her a hate figure. Having finally made some progress, could the Home Farm businessman still have one card left to play?
Now that Charity is totally alone and vulnerable, Declan has the perfect opportunity to kidnap her and finish her off for good. There certainly seems to be unfinished business between the pair and with Declan still very much on the loose, it's no surprise that he's at the top of our suspect list.
Megan Macey
Megan has hated Charity ever since the ruthless blonde got her claws into Declan. Animosity between the feisty characters quickly escalated from there, building up to Charity framing Megan for causing her 'miscarriage'. We thought their tension couldn't get any worse after Megan discovered the truth about Charity's twisted lie, but recently events took another tragic twist as Megan's son Robbie became the casualty of the Macey madness in Emmerdale's cottage week.
Megan now blames Charity for the loss of Robbie, Declan being driven to a breakdown, and her partner Jai being without his young son Archie. With this in mind, Megan has more reasons than most to take Charity down - so could this week's episodes see the ultimate battle unfold between the bitter enemies?
Cain Dingle
He may have calmed down in the past couple of years, but if there's one man in Emmerdale who's perfected the art of kidnapping, it's Cain Dingle. Bundling Charity off and holding her captive in a shipping container would be classic Cain and a great opportunity for the show's writers to re-explore the popular character's darker side.
While we don't believe that Cain would ultimately want to kill Charity, it's clear that he disapproves of her decision to break the Dingle code by turning against her own and destroying Sam's happiness. After seeing how badly Charity's scheming has affected the entire family, could Cain decide to give her a scare that she won't forget in a hurry?
Jai Sharma
Jai has proven himself to be a liar and a cheat over the past couple of years, but there's no denying the strength of the attachment he felt towards his son Archie. The factory boss was devastated when Rachel Breckle fled from the village with Archie at the start of the year, but he's only just found out that puppet-master Charity was behind the whole thing.
Now that there's a possible lead to Rachel and Archie's whereabouts, Jai is determined to get answers from Charity. While Charity genuinely has no idea of how to find Rachel now that so many months have passed, Jai isn't ready to take her word for it, so could he be the one to kidnap her to loosen her tongue?
Zak Dingle
A Dingle family member becoming a hate figure in the village before being targeted in a shock attack does sound slightly familiar! Three years ago, it was Cain who became public enemy number one in Emmerdale - earning himself a brutal beating from an unknown culprit. After a few weeks of red herrings and suspicion all round, Cain's own father Zak was unveiled as the person responsible.
History does sometimes repeat itself in the soap world, so could Charity's recent actions force Zak to step up as head of the family and deal with her? We'd like to think that Zak has learned violence isn't the answer, but his past form certainly makes him someone to keep an eye on.
Debbie Dingle
An icy cold glare and cutting comment from Debbie is usually enough to send her enemies on their way, but we all know it takes more than that to ruffle Charity's feathers. Debbie is disgusted with her mum after hearing everything that she's been up to this year, and tonight's episode sees her make it very clear that she can't forgive Charity this time.
Debbie also has a track record when it comes to terrorising her own family, as last year she kidnapped her aunt Chas and held her at gunpoint as part of their ongoing battles over killer Cameron Murray's heart. If a love triangle is enough to send Debbie over the edge, who knows how she'll respond to the recent revelations of threats, arson and blackmail?
Sam Dingle
Sam is a gentle soul at heart, but his temper has reached boiling point following the revelation that Charity deliberately sabotaged his happiness with Rachel Breckle for her own purposes. We've already seen Sam angrily confront Charity over her betrayal, and tonight he has another furious showdown with her when she has the audacity to pay him a visit at the Dingles' home.
After rowing with Charity, Sam watches a DVD that Declan has recorded and sent to various residents of the village. The footage sees Declan urge everyone not to let Charity get away with her crimes, and a livid Sam certainly seems to be taking this on board as he watches. Could he really go as far as kidnapping Charity?
Ali Spencer
Ali always knew that Charity had forced Rachel to confess to the Home Farm fire and flee the village, so she's one of the only people who hasn't been shocked by the recent revelations from Declan.
Despite this, the truth finally being exposed has brought back the injustice of the situation for Ali - leaving her determined to track down Rachel and bring her back home. When Ali is unable to get in touch with Rachel, she decides to confront Charity for answers on where she might be. Ali definitely isn't one to shy away from a public row, but would she go a step further by holding Charity captive?
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