Emmerdale's Nate Robinson joins risky plan to help Ethan and Marcus

Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Emmerdale's Nate Robinson is set to join Ethan Anderson and Marcus Dean in a risky plan to take down new villain – and Ethan's boss – Greg.

Ethan and Marcus recently made a complaint against Greg after he tried to grope Marcus during a visit to the couple's home, but Greg threatened to ruin Ethan's reputation unless the complaint was dropped.

In upcoming scenes, Ethan tells Marcus and Naomi about Greg's threat and says he's thinking about dropping the investigation and quitting his job.

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Naomi, not willing to let this happen, tells Marcus that she has an idea to help swing the scales of justice in Ethan's favour.

Naomi's plan begins to take shape, but things go awry when Nate refuses to be Greg's bait and Marcus voices his own concerns.

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However, when Naomi stresses that Ethan's career is on the line and that this may be the only way to save it, Nate agrees and heads to the bar, catching Greg's eye.

The ball starts rolling when Greg approaches Nate at the bar and offers to buy him a drink.

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With his phone recording, Nate lets Greg flirt and ramble on. Will the plan to honeytrap him work?

Whichever way the justice scales swing, though, the stress of the situation has clearly had an impact on Ethan and Marcus' relationship as the couple are set to split up.

Speaking about the upcoming storyline, executive producer Jane Hudson said: "We are going to see Ethan go through quite a journey with Marcus on screen, which will result in Ethan being young, free and single – and where will that lead us to?"

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.