ITV Emmerdale exit ‘sealed’ after three years as they’re betrayed amid revenge plan

Emmerdale is lining up explosive scenes next week as one character “exits” after three years in the village.

In upcoming scenes this week, a horror smash results in one village resident being left for dead by their own friend, before someone finds their lifeless body. With “no signs of life” it’s teased the character will be killed off in the dramatic scenes, as the other character involved flees the scene and leaves them for dead.

Nicky Miligan is left fighting for his life this week, found lifeless by his aunt Moira Dingle beside his wrecked car. His friend Ethan Anderson is driving the vehicle when it crashes, but Ethan survives the ordeal. In a twisted betrayal though, Ethan pulls Nicky from the car and then leaves him for dead, fleeing the scene. He watches as Moira pulls up and finds an injured Nicky, immediately calling for help.

But Ethan, who has been drinking, doesn’t help Nicky, who was drunk, or stick around to support him or Moira, instead fleeing back to the village as Nicky’s life remains on the line. In spoilers for next week, it airs the explosive aftermath as Nicky’s worried parents, Ruby and Caleb, keep vigil by his bedside at the hospital as he continues to fight for his life.

Meanwhile, Ethan feels guilty as his family, unaware of his involvement in the crash, praise him ahead of his new job. However, Ethan’s father, Vicar Charles Anderson, soon notices his son’s discomfort and worries as he guides him into the church for a frank conversation. It’s not long until Charles is blindsided when Ethan admits that he was driving the car when Nicky had his accident, where he’s left even more horrified to learn that Ethan intends to lie to the police and asks for an alibi.

Over at the hospital, Ruby confides in Moira Dingle about Nicky’s condition as the two bond following their feud and Ruby seeks revenge for Nicky’s accident with the protective mother and Caleb both vowing to find out who was driving. Later in the week, there’s a huge twist as Ethan is arrested for Nicky’s accident as he’s devastated to discover that he’s been betrayed by his own father and he’s reported him to the police.

Putting two and two together, a furious Ruby witnesses Ethan’s arrest and realises that he must have been the one driving Nicky’s car. Following Ethan’s arrest, Charles begins to regret his decision as he watches his family’s devastation to see Ethan taken away. What will happen next and is this really an exit for Ethan after first joining the ITV soap three years ago in 2021?