Mack tries to help Billy (Picture: ITV)
Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) has been behaving rather mysteriously on Emmerdale recently, leading fans to wonder what he might be up to.
The popular character has been taking mysterious phone calls and Dawn (Olivia Bromley) recently discovered a large wad of cash in his bag, which he was quite cagey about. He said he’d been doing extra PT work and was saving up for a holiday for the family – something Dawn didn’t think they could afford.
At the time, Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) was being blackmailed by a mysterious person – who later turned out to be none other than Kim Tate (Claire King) herself who had concocted an elaborate revenge plan against her husband after discovering he’d been unfaithful with his ex, Rose Jackson (Christine Tremarco).
Before the big reveal in which Kim lured Will to a remote location where he ended up flat on his back in a pre-prepared coffin, viewers had wondered whether Billy might have been desperate enough for cash that he’d resorted to blackmail.
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It didn’t sound like Billy’s style, but there was clearly something shifty going on with him. Could it be connected to drugs? Or linked to the return of Ross Barton (Michael Parr) to the show?
Upcoming episodes will reveal exactly how Billy’s been earning cash – and he’s literally playing a very dangerous game that leaves him needing medical treatment.
The first clue is when we see him hiding a pair of boxing gloves from Dawn. She’s distracted anyway, because she’s just been told that they can bring baby Evan home.
Billy decides they need to get a car and asks Mack (Lawrence Robb) to keep an eye out for one. Mack is suspicious as Billy seems to have a large amount of cash, and he’s also nursing an injury.
The next day Billy fails to turn up to take dawn to collect Evan, and she has to ask Gabby (Rosie Bentham) for a lift. The reason for Billy’s non-appearance is soon revealed, when he appears on Mack’s doorstep bruised and bloodied.
Billy is cagey about his wounds and refuses to go to hospital, and eventually reveals to Mack that he’s been taking part in unlicensed boxing matches.
Billy has landed himself in trouble (Picture: ITV)
He explains that he’s taking part in the hugely dangerous and illegal sport because he can’t see any other way of supporting his family.
‘It doesn’t go well in one of his fights. He ends up falling, damaging his side, and obviously he can’t find the strength and will to go and tell Dawn exactly what’s happened’, actor Jay Kontzle explained.
‘So because he’s already had an initial conversation with Mackenzie in regards to getting him a new car, he feels that he’s the only person at this moment that …read more
Source:: Metro
