Ever since Billy Fletcher (played by Jay Kontzle) was released from prison last Christmas on Emmerdale, newlyweds Jessie (Sandra Marvin) and Marlon (Mark Charnock), along with their children April (Amelia Flanagan) and Ellis (Asan N’Jie) have continued to suffer from the ex-convict’s bad decision-making.
Not only did Billy bring his old friend-turned enemy Max into the village, but Ellis was shot during the ITV soap’s Big Night Out episodes, and April has been repeatedly put in danger because of Jessie’s misguided loyalty to her sons.
Things are set to come to a head and Marlon could regret ever having Jessie and her sons in his life as his daughter will be in danger.
Max turns up unexpectedly one day and holds Jessie, Marlon and April hostage in their cottage while Billy and Ellis are playing a football match in the village.
Wielding a gun, Max is determined to frighten the trio and now Jessie star Sandra has teased things will end tragically when the weapon goes off - but do Billy and Ellis manage to get there in time?
The actress shared with Express.co.uk how the storyline kicks off at first, saying: “Marlon’s not met him before so when Marlon meets up with him - I think Marlon has kind of bought the story that Max wasn’t involved in the stabbing.
“As far as he’s concerned Max was there at the original assault and he tried to run Jessie over. That’s all Marlon knows so he’s just concerned this man is in his house. As far as Jessie’s concerned, this is war.”
Going on to say Max makes a point of “exposing” the gun when he enters the house, Sandra said: “They don’t know whether he’s going to take it there or whether it’s a flippant threat again but he is in Marlon’s house with April, it’s awful.
“It’s quite explosive actually the next sequence of events,” Sandra continued. “It is quite explosive and fiery in that Max wants Billy to come to the
