Hollyoaks airs deadly ending for show villain ahead of final surprise twist

Hollyoaks spoilers follow for the latest episode to air on E4 and stream on the Channel 4 service.

Hollyoaks has confirmed the dramatic outcome of the McQueen siege, as evil Sully launched his latest plan. After the events of the previous episode, Dodger Savage realised he had no choice but to break fellow corrupt cop Smithy out of the police station. Sully also had the kidnapped Vicky Grant speak to her dad Donny Clark, telling him that her life was in danger if he didn’t do exactly what was demanded of him.

Back at the station, Dodger managed to set the fire alarm off and escort Smithy out of an interrogation with Superintendent Singh. Donny turned up in his car, as per Sully’s instructions.

Viewers didn’t hear Sully’s next demand, but the look Dodger gave made it clear: Sully told them to kill Smithy.

Smithy tried to beg for his life, but Donny coldly told a disturbed-looking Dodger to “tell Sully we’ll do exactly what he wants”, before driving off.

After a multitude of ‘what if’ sequences where John Paul imagined all the ways his life could have been different, Myra returned home and the family realised that they’re no longer in danger.

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The scenes cut to Dodger and Donny looking remorseful in a field, while Vicky returned home and burst into tears as she hugged her sister Gemma.

However, it soon transpired the two had only staged some photos to make it look like they’d killed Smithy.

Dodger caught up with Donny in the village later on and and told him that Singh had taken Sully back into custody, and that the villain believed what he’d seen in the photos.

Dodger wasn’t convinced that their nightmare was truly over though, stating that Sully has “got eyes everywhere so he’ll find out soon enough”.

Donny was happy to put the whole thing behind him. But Dodger wasn’t. He insisted they need to tell Singh everything that happened with Sully, dating back to the harrowing events of October, in order to avoid doing time for breaking a criminal out of the station.

Donny was still adamant he’d never admit to what was done to him, telling his friend: “You’re on your own.”

Can Dodger ever get through to him?