Emmerdale viewers were left asking the same question after Friday night's episode, which saw Bob Hope making a bizarre death threat.
The character's feud with Liam Cavanagh has threatened to spiral out of control following his alleged affair with Bob's girlfriend Wendy Posner.
Wendy eventually decided to walk out on him following their recent woes. Their relationship has been on the rocks since he discovered that Wendy had betrayed him.
After initially trying to forgive her, he soon realised that their relationship may never be the same. In Friday's episode, Wendy reached breaking point over Bob's cold and distant behaviour towards her and was particularly upset when she found him bad-mouthing her to his friend Jimmy King. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Wendy also decided that Bob's close bond with his business partner Bernice Blackstock was making matters worse.
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