Emmerdale 's Belle Dingle struggles to cope next week, when she gets news about her serial killer ex Lachlan White.
A worrying update about his prison stay sends her spiralling as she fears for her safety, five years after she almost died after he kidnapped her.
Lachlan was obsessed with Belle, and when his killer crimes were finally exposed he abducted her and tried to force her into going on the run with him.
Belle managed to get away but the terror didn't end there, as Lachlan terrorised Belle from behind bars and even sent his father to take revenge on her family.
After years of him being out of her life, Belle gets a shock next week with new spoilers revealing PC Swirling has some news.
Belle, who is now in a relationship with her ex Tom King, is told Lachlan is being moved to another prison soon.
Worried Belle opens up to pal Vinny Dingle about her anxieties around Lachlan’s prison transferral, fearing he might try something again.
As the week goes on her anxieties are triggered, and as she struggles with the news Vinny does his best to comfort her when he finds her in a panicked state.
Tom is initially in the dark about Belle's past but demands Rhona Goskirk tells him everything, worried about his girlfriend - while Belle's boss Jai Sharma is concerned as he’s been unable to reach her
When Chas Dingle hears she’s gone off alone she's worried about her mental health, and she and Tom head off to find her.
Soon they spot Belle in the woods, and they fear her mental health has taken a turn for the worse - but can they help her?
It's not known what happens next with Lachlan, but Belle is clearly terrified he may find a way back into her life after targeting her following his arrest in 2018.
Lachlan caused a car crash that killed his mother and his grandfather in the same year, while his aunt Rebecca White also nearly died and was left in a coma.
When Rebecca later caught him attacking Liv Flaherty and Robert Sugden, he kidnapped her and later tried to kill her.
Lachlan also killed Gerry Roberts and Paul Tozer, while when his crimes were exposed he attacked Sam Dingle and kidnapped Belle.
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.
