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.
