The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated February 27. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX.

Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) has disappeared again in Emmerdale after almost killing another resident.

The beloved character seriously struggled yesterday, as the exhaustion he’s been feeling ever since he returned from the farm began to completely consume him.

Bear had struggled to sleep the night before as he was experiencing pain in his arm, and was also processing attending Ray Walters’ (Joe Absolom) burial.

He took himself off to the doctors to try and get some more painkillers from Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker). However, due to the fact she knew Ray had given Bear opioids over a long period of time on the farm, Manpreet said that he couldn’t have any.

Instead, she told Bear to book another meeting with his counsellor, and that he could take over the counter medication instead.

This didn’t feel good enough for Bear, so he took off and got drunk instead. With the dark cloud looming over him, Bear punched a mirror in anger, injuring his hand in the process.

Bear wrapped his hand up and went to the hospital, believing he could get the painkillers he’s been craving from there.

When he arrived, Bear’s frustration grew as a staff member behind the desk explained he needed to wait to be seen.

Multiple doctors and nurses, including Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), were busy dealing with Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy), who had been rushed into hospital after Arthur Thomas (Alfie Clarke) pushed her over.

When Jacob was finished with Laurel, he found Bear in the corridor, continuously talking about how he needed some medication, and that he was desperate for sleep.

Due to Jacob’s current position as a doctor, he isn’t allowed to prescribe medication on his own. His colleagues were still preoccupied, so Jacob attempted to help Bear by taking him to a quiet room.

Unfortunately, by this point, Bear’s delusion had taken over and he was, once again, unable to communicate properly with anyone. He grabbed Jacob in the same wrestling hold he had Ray in before he killed him, unaware of how much he was hurting Jacob.

Jacob only saved himself in this situation because he kicked a trolley over and the loud noise startled Bear. As he snapped back into reality, Bear was horrified at what he had done.

Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) arrived, and gently explained to Bear that the police were on their way.

The thought of going back to prison completely terrified Bear and later, Paddy and Mandy realised he had disappeared.

As Paddy panicked, we saw Bear wandering through the middle of the city.

It’s the middle of the night, it’s cold, and Bear is all alone.