In an already chaotic Emmerdale, Paddy Kirk’s story leaves everyone speechless.

To the audience, Paddy is the kind of gentle, kind man who always tries to keep things under control.

But the upcoming episodes will expose a dark side that even Paddy himself dares not face: he confesses that he is gradually losing his ability to cope, and the main reason is the tragedy surrounding his father – Bear Wolf.

Bear disappeared from the village under suspicious circumstances.

At first, people thought he was just angry or needed space. But as time went on, the worry turned to fear. Paddy tried to keep calm, but gradually, the pressure of losing track of his real father made him collapse from the inside. The biggest shock came when he admitted that Bear’s disappearance had struck at his deepest weaknesses: fear of abandonment, fear of not being good enough, fear of repeating the rift in his family.

It wasn’t just that Bear was missing – when Bear returned, the tragedy was even greater. The man Paddy had once considered a source of pride was now revealed to be illiterate, unable to write, living his whole life with hidden shame, a self-doubt so deep that he chose to hide from everyone rather than face the truth. Paddy was stunned when he heard this. He had thought Bear was strong, cheerful, full of laughter; now he realized it was all a facade. Bear had suffered a hurt that no one knew about, and when that shell cracked, he had no strength left to stand.