Emmerdale spoilers: Rhona Goskirk horrified as rapist killer Pierce Harris reveals he is dying – and has shock request

RHONA Goskirk is set for a nasty surprise in the Dales when she finds out Pierce Harris is dying.

But in a mysterious letter handed to her by a stranger, she is told one of the killer’s last wishes: finding his son Marcus.

Every diehard Emmerdale fan knows Rhona (played by Zoe Henry) went through hell during her marriage with Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather), whom she tied the knot with in 2017.

The latter was sentenced to five year in prison for raping Rhona in 2017 but returned to the village two-and-a-half years later after being released from prison, only to murder Rhona’s then-boyfriend Graham Foster.

This has led him back behind bars.

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But while not much has been heard from him since, Pierce is far from having said his last word.

In an upcoming episode of the ITV drama, Rhona is chilled to the bone when a man shows up saying Pierce sent him to her.

The stranger gives her a letter and, despite Vanessa (Michelle Hardwick) telling her to bin it, Rhona keeps it in her possession.

Vanessa was right to worry about Pierce’s eventual return in Rhona’s life as she was kidnapped by him upon his return.

Rhona eventually opens the letter and tells Vanessa that Pierce is dying.

However, the killer and rapist – rumoured to be another character’s father – has one shocking request and is demanding Rhona’s help.

In his letter, Pierce mentions he wants help to find his son.

Later on, Rhona admits to Vanessa that she checked with a prison liaison officer and they confirmed that Pierce’s days are numbered.

Rhona keeps Marlon in the dark but with no clue where to start in the search of Pierce’s son, she may need another character’s help in her quest.

But Vanessa, who lives in fear of Pierce after he held her and her son Johnny captive, is going above and beyond to convince her out of helping the criminal.

Will Rhona follow Vanessa’s advice and turn her back on Pierce?

Or will she go along and follow his dying wish?

Will she ever be able to find Pierce’s son?

Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV at 7pm with an extra episode on Thursdays at 8pm.