ITV Emmerdale fans were divided tonight by Marlon Dingle’s “pathetic” reaction to the police showing up at his door.
As Marlon approached his cottage, a police car pulled up and two officers got out wanting to speak to him.
Marlon rushed to get inside, looking panic-stricken, as police knocked on his door.
The officers were there to question him about Mandy’s charity funds.
In a later scene, after approaching Mandy, a policewoman said: “We’ve had information you may be involved in the misappropriation of charity funds.”
Police then asked Mandy to make a statement and told her she wasn’t being arrested, though they were looking for “a bit of co-operation”.
Fans took to Twitter to discuss Marlon’s reaction to seeing the police following his false imprisonment.
One viewer said: "Poor Marlon, one look at a police officer & he thinks they're going to put him back in prison.”
Kaza said: “Jeez...what’s happening to Marlon here now, hasn’t he suffered enough already!”
Laura added: “I just want to see Marlon back in the pub in his chef's whites, making sarky comments to a lazy Charity and bigging up his menus.
“But I only say that because I want to see the character happy.”
Though some viewers thought his reaction was unwarranted.
Alexandra said: “This episode has mainly been about Marlon 'I went to prison for 5 minutes and nearly died' Dingle.”
Another viewer said: “Does anyone actually feel sorry for Marlon?”
Dion said: “I can’t believe Marlon is acting like this he was only in jail for a few weeks.”
And another commented: “This Marlon story is now one of the most pathetic stories of recent years.”
In later scenes, Paddy told Marlon: “Freaking out because the police turned up, after what you’ve been through? I don’t blame you.”
Marlon then revealed he had chest pains and shortness of breath and the episode ended with Paddy holding him up, saying he needed to go to hospital.
*Emmerdale will air on ITV on Friday at 7pm
