ERIC Pollard sunk to a shocking low as he betrayed fiancee Brenda Walker in Emmerdale.
In recent scenes, Eric (Chris Chittell) has started investing in cryptocurrency.
It now appears the character will secretly turn to Brenda’s (Lesley Dunlop) finances.
After receiving worrying news, Eric made a hasty getaway from his and Brenda’s engagement party.
Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi) followed him home, only to be alarmed by what she discovered.
A visibly stressed out Eric told her his cryptocurrency account was empty.
Hoping to resolve the situation, he called Matthew, the “head of the investment hub”.
Leyla asked: “How much have you actually invested in this thing?”
To which Eric, while waiting for an answer on the phone, tearfully replied: “Everything.”
He later reiterated to …