ITV Emmerdale fans 'figure out' shock twist behind Ethan's brutal attack
20.05.2022 - 12:17
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Emmerdale fans were left horrified during the latest trip to the Dales when Ethan Anderson suffered a brutal attack at the hands of a racist client he refused to represent. The character has been in a sticky situation as he fought between his career and his real feelings.
It came after Billy Fletcher was attacked by the same man, Jordan, in scenes aired in the ITV soap at the end of last month. Viewers watched as Billy headed out for drinks with his father-in-law, Will Taylor. But soon, his wife Dawn was receiving a phone call to inform her that her husband had been taken to hospital.
Seeing his injuries, Dawn demanded to know what happened and a broken Billy revealed that he had been racially attacked. Meanwhile, Ethan was defending the attacker at the police station. Billy has since shared his disdain at Ethan representing his vile attacker and his conscience has got the better of him.
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During Thursday night's hour-long edition of the ITV soap, fans saw Ethan sharing his worries with his dad, vicar Charles Anderson, about taking on Jordan's case after hearing he appeared in the village and threatened Billy. He told his dad: "I'm pulling out. I hate who this is turning me into. I know it could mess up my career, but I can't carry on like this."
Tensions flared as Ethan shared the news with Jordan and his wife and, as a shaken Ethan made his way home to meet his boyfriend, Marcus Dean, he was approached by his former client who accused him of making him out to be a racist in front of his wife. Jordan began taunting Ethan and grew increasingly aggressive.
And when Ethan hit back, Jordan once again