There’s huge danger for Emmerdale icon Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) in upcoming episodes, when he seems certain to become the latest victim of creepy Amit Sharma (Anil Goutam).
We recently learned that Amit was responsible for the death of his brother, Rishi (Bhasker Patel), who fell down the stairs at Holdgate and died. Amit admitted to being there when Rishi fell but always insisted it was an accident.
A conversation between him and his solicitor Bill (Philip Buck) exposed the fact that Amit had deliberately pushed Rishi so he could get his hands on Rishi’s portion of an inheritance from their uncle.
The uncle’s money has apparently run out, as Amit has been getting phone calls chasing him for money.
So when he discovered that Eric Pollard was (a) quite wealthy and (b) not in the best of health, he quickly set about befriending the village stalwart and it wasn’t long before he’d offered Eric a business proposition.
Despite Rodney (Patrick Mower)’s warning that perhaps he should be a bit cautious in his dealings with Amit, Pollard has gone all in with the businessman, partly as a reaction to the rest of his family treating him like an invalid since his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
However, in upcoming episodes he puts the brakes on the partnership with Amit, telling him that he has to clear things with Brenda (Lesley Dunlop) before he can transfer any money to Amit’s account.
Eric Pollard, despite his physical frailty, very clearly has his wits about him as it becomes clear that he hasn’t been taken in by Amit’s smooth-talking manipulation.
Vinny (Bradley Johnson) helps him by taking the keys to Holdgate and urges Eric to go to the house and see if he can find any evidence about Amit.
Meanwhile Vinny tries to keep Amit distracted, but he’s not the greatest liar and it’s not long before Amit begins to grow suspicious and strides out of the Hide.
Panicked, Vinny tries to call Eric to warn him that Amit is on his way home, but Eric’s phone is on silent. He’s absorbed in going through Amit’s files looking for a clue that he’s dealing with a killer – little realising that the killer is on his way.
Is Pollard about to meet a similar fate to Rishi?
