Time is running out for Chas (Picture: ITV)
Chas Dingleās life hangs in the balance in Emmerdale, as violent criminal Harry (Robert Beck) has her as his hostage ā and itās very clear that he is capable of killing her.
As Harryās intentions towards her became clear, Chas realised how much danger she was in ā and the next that we saw was blood on the ground.
Harry made a sinister call, mocking Chas for believing his ruse that he fancied her before confirming āitās doneā.
It seemed for a while that this had sealed Chasā fate but she remains alive as tonightās episode opens ā for now.
Bound up and gagged in the boot of Harryās car, itās not looking good for her.
But Harryās motives rest on Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Caleb Miligan (William Ash).
He is keen to remain a part of their business, seeing the company is a great way to make illegal cash.
As the true nature of Harry, who was arranging the sale of guns, became clear, Cain and Caleb ensured that they got out of the situation.
Or so they thought.
Chas had no idea of Harryās true nature (Picture: ITV)
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Discovering that Chas is being held prisoner by the gangster, they race to the rescue.
They might well be heading into a trap, but they have no choice if they want to save Chas.
But what will their next move be?
Lucy Pargeter is glad to be filming another meaty storyline, but we canāt help notice that itās piling more and more misery on her alter-ego.
But the actress reckons that fans still wonāt be on her side, given what she did to Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt).
āI donāt know if she needs payback from the soap gods or the viewers, but I canāt see the viewers forgiving her!ā she mused.
Meanwhile, William Ash addressed the tense episodes ahead, admitting that Cain and Caleb fear the worst for their sister.
Cain and Caleb face a race against time (Picture: ITV)
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āTheyāre definitely frightened for Chas,ā he told us. āBecause heās got guns and stuff like that. Thatās how they got involved with him, because he was using Calebās car firm to transport guns.ā
āHeās got much more edge, I think, than Caleb and Cain have. Theyāre kind of out of our depth with something like that.ā
With Aaron (Danny Miller) also back on the scene, will Chasā peril override his hate for her, and will he help Cain and Caleb track down Harry?
Danny hinted that the money Aaron has stolen may play a part in ending the situation, but it still may be a turbulent future for he and Chas.
With Aaron and Chas, it may already be too late (Picture: ITV)
āWe know thereās hopefully eventually going to be a reunion and a rekindling of that relationship,ā the returnee reasoned.
āWeāre so used to playing nice scenes with each other where she was supportive and he was protective and respectful, and if anyone looked the wrong way in her direction heād snap and protect her. Whereas now itās the opposite.
āItās almost like sheās a stranger to him and he canāt stand everything sheās done. He canāt understand the fact that sheās now very sorry and remorseful for whatās happened. He thinks itās a bit too late.
āTheyāre colliding together in a very angry relationship but hoping thereās light at the end of the tunnel, which Iām sure there will be at some point.ā
Emmerdale airs the scenes of Chasā peril on Thursday October 11 at 7:30pm on ITV.
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Time is running out.Ā