Is Rose dead in Emmerdale? Here's what happens next

Kim Tate has got rid of Rose in Emmerdale and she hopes it’s for good – but is missing Rose alive or dead?

Rose was last seen sobbing at the side of the road, when a mystery vehicle pulled up beside her. She was in the middle of nowhere and thought she’d been rescued, but actually it turns out something else has happened to her.

So the questions now are: who was driving the car? Did they do something to Rose? And is she dead or alive?

Kim Tate looks wild eyed in Emmerdale — There she is, she’s back! (Credit: ITV)

Kim takes back Home Farm

We knew Queen Kim was just biding her time, but now she was ready to strike. She had her things packed and ready to leave the B&B, insisted to Lydia the notion of Will cheating was ‘ridiculous’ and headed back to the big house.

Over at Home Farm, Rose was trying to seduce Will again, but he (rightly so) felt guilty and dismissed her. A phone call from Ruby soon stopped Rose in her tracks. She then confessed to Will about The Plan.

It finally (finally) dawned on him Rose had spiked the drink, not Kim, and just as he said: “Kim was right about you all along,” in the Queen strode, declaring: “I hate to say I told you so,” when actually she really didn’t hate to say it at all!

Kim then made it very clear she had won and Rose was to pack her bags and leave. Rose did make a last minute advance on Will, but he dismissed her, threw her in the boot and he and Kim drove her to the middle of nowhere.

Despite Kim insisting Rose wasn’t getting another penny out of her, Will handed his ex an envelope full of cash and she was told never to darken their door again.

Rose had wanted to stay in the B&B to be close to Dawn, but instead, Kim made her leave a message for Dawn saying she was gone. Or else Kim would tell Dawn – and the police – everything.

Surprisingly, Rose didn’t play her trump card and reveal what had happened with Will. She just muttered something cryptic about trust before the Taylor Tates drove off.

Rose looks sad and worried in Emmerdale — Where is Rose now? (Credit: ITV)

Rose disappears in Emmerdale

Back at home, Kim confronted Will and wanted to know if he’d cheated. He insisted he hadn’t, explaining Rose made a pass at him and he knocked her back. It was unclear whether Kim bought it, but they decided to move on.

Back on the side of the road, Rose was crying over a picture the kids had drawn of ‘Granny Rose’. As she fell off the wagon and took a swig from her emergency hip flask, a vehicle pulled up. It appeared to have the Home Farm logo on it, but it wasn’t clear who was driving.

That was the last we saw of Rose, we next saw Kim and Will return home at the same time. Both had been out separately for a drive to clear their heads. And both were acting suspiciously. The camera then panned back to the side of the road, where we saw Rose’s bag, with the items from it strewn around. So what has happened to her?

So is Rose dead in Emmerdale?

Tomorrow night, brilliant cop PC Swirling comes knocking. Rose’s bag has been found at the side of the road, but there’s no sign of her. Kim and Will hide their guilt – but which one of them is actually guilty?

Next week we still don’t know what has happened to Rose. Both Kim and Will are acting like they know something, but neither is ‘fessing up. Instead they are snapping at each other and it’s clear their marriage is in trouble.

With Dawn wanting to hire a private investigator, the couple try to throw her off the scent. Kim sends a text from Rose’s phone – which stops Will in his tracks as he wonders how on earth she got hold of Rose’s phone.

So there’s no sign of Rose and neither Kim nor Will want her to be found. Kim has her phone – so was she the mystery driver that pulled up at the side of the road? Or was it Will? Or was it neither of them and clever Emmerdale just want us to think that so we don’t guess what’s actually going on…

Here’s a theory: Could Rose have called Ruby, who came to collect her and together they made it look like there had been a struggle? Could Rose being using Kim’s very own trick of faking her own death against Ms Tate as the revenge plot takes on a new shape?

Where is Rose? And is Kim going to end up in a lot of trouble over this?