Emmerdale's Arthur shares his fears for Marshall trends now
Things took a dramatic turn for Marshall Hamston during Wednesday's episode when he was reunited with his abusive father Colin after he was discovered hiding.
The teenager had been hiding in Rishi Sharma's house with the help of Arthur Thomas after fleeing the boarding school his father had forced him to attend.
It came after Marshall's father Colin disowned him over his sexuality and threw him out once he discovered his son had feelings for Arthur Thomas (Alfie Clarke).
However, Marshall (Max Fletcher) was discovered in Wednesday's episode by Arthur's mother Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy), who realised her son wasn't at school and wondered where he was going.
Laurel then insisted on calling Marshall's father Colin, who appeared apologetic when he reunited with his son, with the teenager then agreeing to return home.
Reunited: Things took a dramatic turn for Marshall Hamston during Wednesday's episode when he was reunited with his abusive father Colin after he was discovered hiding
Hiding: The teenager had been hiding in Rishi Sharma's house with the help of Arthur Thomas after fleeing the boarding school his father had forced him to attend
But Arthur was left furious after his mother told him that Arthur had returned home, revealing his fears for Marshall going back to his homophobic father Colin (Mark Noble).
After learning that Colin cruelly called Arthur a 'pervert' for his sexuality, Laurel was left fearing she made a terrible mistake by calling Colin, with Marshall's future hanging in the balance.
The drama kicked off in Wednesday's episode when Laurel noticed something was amiss when Arthur sneakily stole flapjacks.
Arthur was then seen giving the snacks to Marshall, having brought the teenager to his house in the middle of the day after Rishi became convinced their was a ghost in his house.
He asked Marshall: 'Have you done any more thinking?'
To which Marshall replied: 'Yeah loads, but it's pointless. I can't go to school, I can't go home.'
But Arthur said: 'You can't stay in here forever.'
A dejected Marshall said: 'If you want me to leave.'
Before Arthur could respond, his mother Laurel burst in the room and asked: 'Arthur, what are you doing here?'
Realisation then dawned on her face as she noticed Arthur was sitting with Marshall, who she believed was at boarding school after his father Colin had sent him away.
In tense scenes, Rishi (Bhasker Patel) was furious after discovering that the mystery intruder in his house was Marshall, not a ghost as he had come to fear.
An angry Rishi said to Arthur: 'You're sudden enthusiasm for Scrabble was a ploy to stop me going home? I thought it was a ghost!'
Despite Arthur's apologies, his mother Laurel said: 'We will discuss this properly later, but there will be consequences.'
Arthur then revealed his plot to keep Marshall hidden, telling his mother: 'I've been helping him since he was supposed to go to boarding school.'
Discovered: However, Marshall (Max Fletcher) was discovered by Arthur's mother Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy), who then insisted on calling his homophobic father Colin
To which Marshall explained: 'We wrote them a letter saying my granny was sick and I had to go to Italy to visit her.'
Laurel asked: 'Do you even have a granny in Italy?', to which Marshall replied: 'No.'
Laurel then insisted on calling Marshall's father Colin, saying he needed to know that his son wasn't at boarding school.
Marshall begged: 'You don't have to tell him, please.'
But Laurel said: 'I know you don't have the easiest relationship with him and going to boarding school was sudden, but he's your dad. It's non-negotiable, I need to tell him where you are.'
Marshall was then seen looking very nervous as he waited for his abusive father to collect him, appearing to fear his reaction at him fleeing boarding school.
Marshall said: 'My dad hates being phoned at work.'
To which Laurel assured
