Emmerdale aired worrying scenes for Vinny and Mandy Dingle, in the fallout to Paul Ashdale's kidnap. The character was bundled into a van and abducted this week, before threats were made to his partner Mandy.
She was told to leave the police out of it, before they demanded money in a swap for Paul's survival. On Tuesday, Vinny learned the truth as Mandy desperately tried to rake the thousands of pounds together needed to get her partner back.
She was sent an image of him bound and gagged, as his kidnappers demanded the money in less than a day's time or Paul would suffer the consequences.
But some viewers were suspicious that there was more going on, and that perhaps Vinny's girlfriend Liv Flaherty could be a target.
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