Emmerdale farmer Andy Sugden will be brutally beaten up next week after Lawrence White takes a dark revenge against him.
Andy has recently started dating Lawrence's daughter Chrissie (Louise Marwood), but surprisingly that's not the reason that overprotective Lawrence wants to hurt him.
So what's the problem? Well, it all kicks off after Lawrence's wife Bernice (Samantha Giles) discovers that Andy and Chrissie have started sleeping together in secret.
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Does Bernice know Andy and Chrissie's secret?
Despite initial fears that Bernice will use this to cause trouble for the pair, she loyally promises to keep their secret - and even covers for them in front of Lawrence (John Bowe) when Andy's watch is found at Home Farm.
Bernice may think she's doing a good thing by helping the lovers out, but in reality she's just arousing Lawrence's suspicions with her cagey excuses. So much so that Lawrence jumps to completely the wrong conclusion - assuming that Bernice is the one who's sleeping with Andy. This can't end well...
Deciding not to stand for this, Lawrence makes a call to some shady contacts and it's not long before Andy is found battered and bruised following a nasty beating. It's only when Lawrence sees his daughter lovingly cradling an injured Andy that he knows he's got this one badly wrong.
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Andy lies battered in the road
When Chrissie discovers that her ruthless dad was the one who hired the thugs, she hits out by angrily comparing Lawrence to her scheming ex Robert. But it's Andy who has the most surprising reaction, as he decides not to hold a grudge against Lawrence.
Kelvin Fletcher, who plays Andy, revealed: "Andy actually defends Lawrence after Lawrence has had him beaten up. Weirdly Andy can understand why he went to those lengths. He knows he went way over the mark and there was absolutely no need.
"But I don't think Lawrence intended Andy to get as badly beaten up as he did. It was just a bit of a talking-to from these heavies, but Andy sees that he's going to get a kicking and makes the first move. It's actually Andy who throws the first punch - really in self-defence - and then ends up getting attacked quite badly.
"Lawrence doesn't see any of this. He genuinely thinks it's just been a talking-to. So when he sees that Andy's in hospital, he's horrified and feels guilty and dreadful. He makes an attempt to apologise but Andy says 'forget it'.
"I think Lawrence even tries to pay him off to keep it quiet but Andy says: 'You've got to come clean. I want Chrissie and Bernice to hear it from you. That's your way of apologising'."
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An injured Andy is taken to hospital
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Bernice and Lawrence
Lawrence later struggles with the thought that his daughter will never forgive him for his actions, but as the pressure mounts, the situation also takes a worrying toll on his health.
Viewers will see the Home Farm boss suddenly sink to the floor in the middle of a cardiac arrest while on his own. Robert later arrives on the scene by chance, but will he help his estranged father-in-law or ruthlessly leave him to die?
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Lawrence is having a cardiac arrest
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Will Robert help Lawrence?
Emmerdale airs these scenes on Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7 on ITV.
By Daniel Kilkelly, Digital Spy
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