'We're finished' Emmerdale's David Metcalfe closes the book on erratic father Eric Pollard
THERE was only going to be so much of Eric Pollard's erratic behaviour that David Metcalfe could take; and tonight the Emmerdale heartthrob turned his back on his grief-stricken father for good.
Eric's been on the rampage since the summer's helicopter crash saw his wife Val Pollard perish while trapped in a a neighbouring mirror maze.
Chrissie White blew up her husband's cherished sports car causing a gas canister to collide with the chopper and thus her reckless revenge put several characters six feet under.
This week saw Eric get his payback when he lied to police and put Chrissie in the frame for the attempted murder of Robert, who took a bullet to the chest last week.
Now, in a desperate bid to save his daughter form a life behind bars, Chrissie's father Lawrence White has turned himself into police, even though the whole village is sure of his innocence.
Eric drove Lawrence to confess his guilt - despite his revelation being a pack of lies - and David is ashamed.
"I'm here to give you a final chance," a furious David explained.
His father abruptly replied: "Are you finished?"
"Yeah and so are we," warned David. "You said you were embarrassed to call me your son, well now you never can again. You win."
The real culprit for Robert's potentially fatal gunshot is still roaming large around the village while Lawrence remains in jail.
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With Robert lying helplessly in hospital and fighting for his life, several of his sworn enemies are under suspicion for pulling the trigger.
The soap will turn back the clocks to reveal the mysterious hit man - for the first time in Emmerdale history later this month.
Emmerdale continues this Monday at 7pm on ITV1.