THE mystery surrounding Nate Robinson’s shock disappearance is about to blow wide open – as one suspicious villager finally puts two and two together.

Emmerdale fans have been gripped by the farmhand’s sudden vanishing act, but upcoming scenes will see cracks begin to form in the cover-up, with a key detail threatening to expose the truth.

Next week on the ITV soap, Belle Dingle is hot on the trail of Nate Robinson’s disappearance – and it’s not long before she starts sniffing out the truth.

In upcoming scenes, Tracy’s secretly rinsing Nate’s credit card, but when it gets unexpectedly declined, Belle steps in to help.

That’s when alarm bells start ringing – Nate would never leave his family in the lurch like this.

Belle grows convinced something dodgy’s going on and decides to track him down in Scotland – but is left rattled when she discovers he never even turned up for his new job in the Shetlands.

Cain is left gobsmacked when he learns Nate never made it north, while shady John does everything he can to stop Belle from going to the police.

Fearing the impact on little Frankie, Belle backs down… for now.

But with the Dingle wedding looming and tensions running high, the truth threatens to rise to the surface – quite literally.

At the lake, a chilling sight lies just beneath the water… Nate’s lifeless arm, floating below the surface, ready to be found.

Meanwhile, John is plunged into fresh panic as Aidan stirs from his coma – threatening to blow his dark past wide open.

Racked with guilt and fear, John pays a visit to Aidan’s hospital bedside, desperate to figure out whether the danger of being exposed is real.

Aidan’s awake – but mercifully, still non-verbal.

With little Harry set to return home the next day, John starts to breathe a little easier.

But he has no idea that Belle’s hot on his trail and about to tug at the thread that could unravel everything.

How long can John keep the truth buried?