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Emmerdale's Manpreet Sharma has frightening close call in Alex storyline

Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Manpreet Sharma has had a frighteningly close call in Alex's Emmerdale storyline.

Wednesday's episode (March 22) saw Alex attempting to break into Manpreet's surgery so he and co-conspirator Clare could pay off a debt with stolen drugs.

Alex was able to gain entry to the clinic when its electrical system was mysteriously vandalised and he nicked Manpreet's keys from her bag.

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The crook secretly let himself into the surgery, but he didn't get very far before Manpreet returned to retrieve her charger. As she crept around looking for signs of forced entry, Alex stood waiting with a crowbar in hand.

Manpreet quickly snatched the charger and then rushed out of the surgery because she suspected something was amiss. Alex was forced to abandon robbery plans without retrieving the drugs.

With Manpreet worried someone had been in the surgery with her, Alex tried to convince her she was overreacting by slipping her keys into the sofa at the Woodbine.

Alex then snuck off to meet his co-conspirator Clare, where he admitted he wasn't able to steal the drugs because Manpreet had interrupted his robbery.

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"That debt needs paying off," a worried Clare told him.

Alex assured Clare he'd use Manpreet's skittishness to get back inside the surgery before long, then promised it would "all be over soon".

He returned to the village to lie once again to Naomi about job interviews. When Belle questioned Naomi about the money exchange she'd seen earlier this week, Naomi insisted Alex had been giving money to a friend.

Alex interrupted to ask what the ladies were talking about, only for Naomi to rave about how lucky she is to have Alex.

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"I'm the lucky one," Alex insisted, with a suspicious Belle adding: "Yes, you are!"

Alex then looked off into the distance, where a terrified Clare had been watching the entire conversation.

With a hit-and-run mystery set to play out soon, is Alex running out of time?

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

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