Emmerdale reveals yet another Bear Wolf twist after Ray Walters murder in ITVX release
Warning: Contains spoilers for Friday's episode of Emmerdale, which airs at 8pm on ITV1 or can be streamed now on ITVX.
We're still not over yesterday's huge Emmerdale twist. Not only did we discover that Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) was alive, but also that he was the one who killed twisted Ray Walters (Joe Absolom).
His reign of terror may be over, but the turmoil continues for Paddy Dingle (Dominic Brunt) and Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle), who witnessed the murder.
In the moments prior, Ray had grabbed Dylan and dragged him into Tenant House, before launching a vicious attack on Paddy. Little did they realise, presumed dead Bear had made his way to the village from captivity.
Enraged, he employed some of his old wrestling moves to tackle the crook to the ground, before squeezing the life out of him.
Paddy and Dylan cried out for him to stop, but it was too late.
In today's episode, Bear was in disbelief at his actions, and seemed genuinely distraught about Ray's death. After all, he's suffering with Stockholm Syndrome, and believed that Ray and Celia were helping him, keeping a roof over his head, and giving him a job on their farm.
Paddy wanted to call an ambulance, but Dylan warned that it would only land them in further trouble - they would have to dispose of the body instead.
Compared to most soap characters, Paddy mostly keeps himself on the right side of the law, so this was a completely wild suggestion to him. Dylan suggested using a van from the depot - that was conveniently parked outside - to commit the act, and they headed outside to check out the vehicle.
To their horror, Bear emerged from the backdoor dragging Ray's body across the ground, and they quickly ushered him inside after placing the corpse among some boxes in the van.
During their absence, Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) jumped in the drivers seat and headed in the direction of Manchester.
Of course, as we know, he didn't make it to his destination due to a multi-vehicle pile-up, and Ray has since been found.
But what about Bear?
A series of further flashbacks showed us that Paddy pretended not to be aware of his dad's whereabouts, even following along with police investigations into what might have happened.
We then saw that Bear is living in a much more comfortable environment, but Paddy has decided to lock the door behind him after each visit to ensure he doesn't run to the police about his murderous actions.
Will the plan work, and how long will Bear be hiding away?
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Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
