MACKENZIE Boyd's recent escape attempt has failed, leaving him at villainous Harry's mercy.
Horrified Emmerdale viewers have as the storyline continues and they're fully convinced someone will die.
The heartthrob portrayed by Lawrence Robb toyed around with the wrong person in the eponymous village.
After stringing Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland) for weeks, the hunk was given an insight of her dangerous father's mind as Harry (Robert Beck) returned to the ITV Dales to avenge his daughter.
Upon his unexpected comeback, Harry's real name was also revealed to be Damon Harris.
Once he reconnected with his daughter, though he had been watching her from afar, and met his grandson Reuben, Harry got down to business and hunted Mackenzie Boyd down.
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Mack's future in the village turned very bleak as he was seen tied to a chair, having to endure Harry's brutal beatings.
Chloe eventually found out what her father had done and tried to help her former fiancé escape but her efforts were in vain.
This has led multiple fans of the long-running show to speculate a shocking death was ahead, particularly as Emmerdale's Christmas spoilers have promised twists and turns galore.
In a theory shared on Reddit, one viewer speculated that Mackenzie will meet his end as he tries to save Chloe, who he left to die in a horrific car crash earlier this year.
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"I reckon Mack takes the bullet for Chloe, Damon points the gun at her and Mack shields her out of the way", they penned.
However, according to another soap watcher, Mackenzie may actually survive his ordeal and one villager will be sacrificing themselves to help him.
"It’ll probably be more likely that Chloe takes the bullet for Mack or she’ll be shot accidentally when a scuffle breaks out", the fan replied.
Another agreed: "I reckon Chloe will die, so Mac gets the kid -another totally infuriating storyline!!"
One viewer reminded fellow Emmerdale fans that Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) is set for her own dramatic storyline in upcoming weeks, which could involve her brother Mackenzie.
"Mack isn't going to get killed off. Remember Moira has a big secret that probably involves Mackenzie. So Chloe hopefully dies", they wrote.
As mentioned above, Chloe narrowly escaped death in October, 2023, when she was attempting to get revenge on Mack for sleeping with Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins).
While her plan was to dump them out of her car and in the middle of nowhere, things spiralled out of control for Chloe as a white van hit the car she was driving.
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Viewers will remember this left Chloe, Charity and Mackenzie dangerously hanging off a cliff, with the latter having to make a choice between who he should help.
Chloe was left to roll off the cliff top but miraculously survived, though she stayed comatose for several days.
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Could she let bygones be bygones and give her life to save Mackenzie?
Thankfully, Christmas will be coming early for fans as Emmerdale airs tonight at 6.30pm on ITV.