Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Will Taylor has fled the village after confessing to Kim Tate in Emmerdale.
Viewers will remember that Will has been considering leaving Emmerdale over concerns that Priya Kotecha and Ellis Chapman's survival event at Home Farm could uncover the body of DI Malone.
Will reburied the body on the grounds where the competition will take place after Harriet hastily got rid of the corpse when Dawn killed the crooked copper.
Thursday's (October 14) double bill saw an anxious Will take the rap for the murder during a tense standoff with Kim Tate, where he took responsibility for killing Malone even though it wasn't true.
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"I stopped him killing me, moving onto my family," he told an incredulous Kim. "It was self-defence."
Kim accused him of betrayal for lying to her all this time about the body. When Will begged her not to call the police, Kim hinted she may want to handle this "in-house".
"You'll know when I've made my decision. Goodbye, Will," she snapped at him.
By the time he caught Dawn up about everything he'd told Kim, Will felt he only had two options: either wait for Kim's revenge or hand himself over to police to ask for mercy.
Kim eventually makes her decision and set off to tell Will she wasn't going to tell police. She arrived to find Dawn rather than Will, as viewers found out he'd actually taken a third option!
Dawn stunned Kim by revealing Will had decided to flee Emmerdale for good rather than face either of the harsh punishments awaiting him.
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"Do one, Kim. This is all on you," a tearful Dawn angrily told her.
Digital Spy has learned that while Will has exited Emmerdale for now, this won't actually be the last viewers see of cast member Dean Andrews.
How will Kim sort the problem of a corpse at the site of the survival competition?
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
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