Emmerdale fans have been shouting at their TVs in frustration at Laurel Thomas as they asked: "What have you done?". Viewers of the ITV soap tuning in for their Dales fix on Wednesday night (March 8) saw Rishi Sharma finally discover that it was Marshall who had been hiding out in his home with help from Laurel's son, Arthur.
The teen had been helping his friend hide from his homophobic father after he planned to send him off to boarding school after seeing him with Arthur, who came out in emotional scenes aired at the end of last year.
It was Laurel who discovered the pair in Rishi's home, who is the dad of her partner Jai Sharma, and demanded to know what was going on. Back at The Hide, Arthur and Marshall had to come clean to a spooked Rishi who had started to believe he had an intruder of a ghost.
Marshall begged Laurel to not send him home but in the end Laurel had no choice. She summoned Marshall’s dad Colin, a local councillor, and attempted to reunite the pair, which seemed to go well with Colin embracing his son. But after Laurel filled Arthur in on what happened, he was horrified.
“He’s gone home, Colin came to pick him up,” she said. Laurel explained how she'd got Colin to see sense and says he agreed to let Marshall stay in school with his friends and keep his friendship with Arthur. "He’d never do that, he’s massively homophobic," Arthur hit back. "He’ll never change his mind in one day."
As Laurel and Jai tried to calm him down, Arthur gave the pair some shocking news. He told them: "He called me a disgusting little pervert and warned me not to touch his son. It was horrible and embarrassing. He hasn’t changed, he never will. He’s just making you think that. The last time Colin was upset with him he made him quit school.
"This punishment’s going to be way worse." Arthur then asked: "Mum, what have you done?" To which Laurel said: "I think I’ve made a huge mistake." And Emmerdale fans have also been left fearing for Marshall and echoed Arthur's question to Laurel.
@ShakyWoon tweeted: "Oh Laurel, you have no idea what Marshall's dad is like #Emmerdale." @AndyGibsonTV asked: "Oh, Laurel, what have you done? #Emmerdale." @Matt528chap added: "I'm with Arthur-Something is not adding up with Marshall and his dad and Laurel may have just opened a hornets nest!"
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