Note: The following article contains discussion of themes including suicide.
Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Lucas Hay made a deadly threat in tonight’s Hollyoaks following a dramatic showdown that ended in an arrest. Continuing to spiral out of control, Lucas desperately tried to win his ex boyfriend Dillon Ray back. Viewers know that Lucas and Dillon broke up and Dillon caught Lucas abusing his dad Ste. Since then, Lucas has been frantically trying to win him back and is unaware that Dillon and Ste have been sleeping together in secret.
In Monday’s episode, Dillon and Lucas slept together again as Lucas listened in after Dillon accidentally phoned him, though Lucas didn’t know it was Ste he was with.
In yesterday’s episode, Lucas went round to Ste’s, telling him what he had heard and saying that he wanted to “kill” whoever was with Dillon.
After Dillon and Vicky found Lucas covered in blood after self harming, they took him to the hospital where Dillon told Lucas to seek help and stop harassing him. Dillon attempted to leave but Lucas followed him.
After setting off the fire alarm, Lucas pushed Dillon into a lift and said: “You aren’t leaving me.”
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In tonight’s episode, Lucas and Dillon remained trapped in the lift. Dillon told a frantic Lucas that there was no way back from what he had done and Lucas tried to change his mind.
“I love you so much, I’d die without you,” said Lucas.
Dillon replied: “I’m scared I’ll die if I stay with you.”
Once the door opened, Dillon exited the lift and walked away as Lucas shouted: “If you walk away from me, I will kill myself.”
Leela, Ste, Misbah and Rex all overheard and, outside the hospital, Ste told Lucas that he would take care of him. Rex told Ste it wasn’t safe to go home with his son and that the police were on their way.
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When Rex told Lucas to tell the truth about how he had been abusing Ste, Lucas attacked him and Leela took Lucas back into the hospital.
Seeing the aftermath of the altercation, Sully took Lucas aside and quizzed him on what had happened. Leela asked Sully not to arrest him, saying: “Can’t you see how much pain he’s in?”
Ste pleaded with Dillon and Rex to keep quiet, but Rex gave Sully a statement, saying it was Lucas who attacked him. “He’s violent and he needs help,” Rex said.
Lucas pleaded with Ste to help, but he remained silent. As the episode ended, Lucas was arrested by Sully.
Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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Organisations including The Mankind Initiative provide support and advice to men experiencing domestic abuse or coercive control. The helpline is open weekdays between 10am and 4pm, is 01823 334244.
If you’ve been affected by the issues raised in this story, organisations who can offer support include the NHS, Samaritans on 116 123 or Mind on 0300 123 3393. Readers in the US are encouraged to visit mentalhealth.gov.