Will he ever reach out for help? <\/p>
This article contains discussions of\u00a0mental health which some readers may find upsetting.<\/i><\/p>\n
Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) finally got in touch with worried relatives Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) and Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) in tonight\u2019s Emmerdale<\/a> (16th February), after disappearing from the village<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although the police initially tried to find Paddy, they scaled back the search when he was spotted in a nearby guest house. Bear, Mandy and Paddy\u2019s estranged wife Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) continued to worry about him, leading Mandy to head to the guest house and quiz the owner, Jean (Emma Rydal).<\/p>\n After staying overnight, Mandy tailed Jean as she unlocked Paddy\u2019s room after realising that he had left, and fellow guest Mark (Simon Fielding) tried to offer some reassurance to Mandy. Mark then spotted Paddy outside and gently urged him to let his loved ones know he was alright, as he described Mandy and insisted that she was genuinely concerned.<\/p> Mark headed inside to find Mandy, who had now been joined by Chas. He brought them outside, telling them he had persuaded Paddy to speak to them \u2013 but Paddy had since left again.<\/p>\n After Mandy took her fears out on the owner, she and Chas went back to the village while Mark found Paddy and revealed that he\u2019d done what he wanted \u2013 allowing for Paddy to get away unseen. But as Mark asked Paddy why he wouldn\u2019t go home and what he was hiding from, Paddy replied that he was escaping before he got on a bus, leaving a concerned Mark shouting after him.<\/p>