Emmerdale spoilers! What happens when Mandy Dingle fails to pay the ransom?

Mandy and Vinny are distraught in Emmerdale

Mandy Dingle can't rustle up the money for kidnapper Connor - will he kill Paul?

Emmerdale's Mandy Dingle needs more time in Tuesday's episode on ITV from 7pm (see our TV Guide for full listings).

So Paul's been kidnapped and the time's up. Mandy Dingle needs to pay scary Connor the ransom.

But though Mandy's (Lisa Riley) tried and tried, she hasn't been able to scrape together the full amount.

Connor is livid when Mandy reveals she only has £1K and gives her 24 hours to sort it.

Mandy and Vinny are distraught in Emmerdale

Vinny is petrified for Mandy who's in a highly dangerous situation with Paul's kidnapper Connor

As Mandy tries cobble together the money to save Paul (Reece Dinsdale), Vinny (Bradley Johnson) worries about her and questions why she's putting herself in danger to help Paul who's caused her so much pain.

But Mandy's adamant she's going to rescue Vinny's dad no matter what.

Mandy is distraught in Emmerdale

Mandy has tried but has failed to come up with the £4K Connor wants to release Paul

The Sharma split continues and sees Meena (Paige Sandhu) tell Rishi (Bhasker Patel) it's about time he forgave her sister Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker).

Rishi should forgive Manpreet in Emmerdale

Manpreet tries to intervene when her sister Meena insists that Rishi forgives his wife

The doctor is horrified by Meena's unauthorised demand and tries to intervene. But Rishi doesn't want to know.

Manpreet is stung when he tells his estranged wife he saw her talking to Charles (Kevin Mathurin) and doesn't trust her.

Can Charles step in and talk to betrayed Rishi man-to-man?

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