HARRIET Finch is haunted by the ghost of Malone in the New Year as vicar Charles realises a grave has been disturbed in the village churchyard.
The dodgy vicar – who is played by Katherine Dow Blyton in the ITV soap – buried Malone in someone else’s grave in the churchyard after Dawn Taylor shot him in self defence.
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But Will and Harriet were forced to move the dead detective’s body when the mother of the man in the graveyard beneath Malone announced she was planning an exhumation.
Will tried to shift Malone’s body under the cover of darkness while Harriet distracted the village with a carol service.
But now it has been revealed that Harriet will end up crumbling under the pressure of the situation over the New Year period.
Upcoming scenes will see Harriet break down at Malone’s grave.
But she’s brought back to reality when Charles, the new vicar, arrives looking for her.
She’s shocked when he tells her that, because their parishes are merging, they’ll be working together in the future.
Viewers will see Harriet head into the new year all alone, haunted by the ghost of Malone.
The following day, Charles mentions that he thinks a grave has been disturbed in the graveyard, and Harriet struggles to mask her horror.
Is Harriet’s killer secret about to come exploding out?
Given that Malone survived the previous attempt to murder him, fans are convinced he’ll turn out to be alive.
But viewers will have to tune in to see if there’s a death twist in store.
