Emmerdale viewers are certain that Mackenzie Boyd, played by Lawrence Robb, isn't really dead.
The character has been a mainstay on the ITV soap since 2020 and has been involved in numerous major plotlines.
This week, he made a startling revelation about covert murderer John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth). As fans will remember, John killed Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter) last year and disposed of his body in a lake.
He then successfully concealed his tracks by framing Owen Michaels (Simon Haines). However, earlier this week, Mack - who had previously expressed his suspicions about enigmatic John - sifted through John's possessions and pieced together the puzzle , realising that John was Nate's killer.
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In Thursday's episode (August 21), released early on ITVX, John realis