From side-stepping the Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter) drama to fending off his husband’s ex, John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) is jumping from one fire to another in Emmerdale, and he’s only just holding it together.

Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) unexpectedly and unceremoniously gate-crashed John and Aaron Dingle’s (Danny Miller) wedding, disrupting their vows and giving Aaron pause for thought as to whether to go ahead.

Luckily for John, he did, and even more luck came his way when Robert was sent back to prison for breaking his bail conditions.

But John’s peace was once again disrupted when a letter arrived from the prison containing a visitation request for Aaron. Initially thinking the visit would tempt Aaron away from his new marriage, John hid the letter, but Aaron proved his loyalty once he found it and threw it in the bin.

John was daft to think it might end there, as though Aaron chose not to visit his ex, Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) did, and found her brother in such a state it left Aaron feeling awful at refusing to show his face.

There’s another negative surprise in store for John when not long after, Robert shows up back in the village to make his life a living hell once more.

Robert’s time back in the village becomes as eventful as the wedding day when he accidentally gives Vic a black eye. Having only just come home, he decides he must move out.

He gets himself a trial at the depot but John puts pressure on Caleb (William Ash) to end it, leaving Robert gutted when he finds himself being let go. But a bumbling Jai (Chris Bisson) lets slip that it was John’s doing.

Robert confronts him, but it only spurs John on further to get this man out of his life. He tries to convince Vic to go to the police and report him for assault, which Robert overhears. He tries to get Aaron onside, but Aaron rejects him.

In response to all this negativity, Robert tries to distract himself with drinking and hookups but it doesn’t have the desired effect on Aaron, who couldn’t care less.

Robert later finds himself in a vulnerable position when a date drugs him.

The danger is worse for Robert than he can imagine, as John sees that he’s been drugged and spies the perfect opportunity.

He bundles Robert into his van and drives off while making a plan of how to dispose of his unwanted brother. John is seen with a syringe in hand.

Is Robert going to die in the murder van?