Who is DI Malone in Emmerdale? His dark connection to Will Taylor explained

EMMERDALE’S Will Taylor gets a blast from the past this week as he’s stalked by a corrupt cop in the wake of Nate’s shooting.

DI Malone will force Will into drug dealing for him - but who is the dodgy detective and what’s his connection to Will on the ITV soap?

Who is DI Malone in Emmerdale?

DI Malone is a detective set to appear in episodes of Emmerdale later this week as he arrives to investigate Nate Robinson's shooting.

Fans will know that Will was hiding a loaded gun in the house to protect his family from gangsters from his dodgy past.

But when Dawn’s young son Lucas came across it during a game, Harriet begged her ex Cain to dispose of the weapon.

But disaster struck when Cain used the gun to shoot Nate after mistaking him for a livestock thief.

DI Malone will arrive to question Cain and Will about the gun in upcoming scenes.

And it will soon become clear that Will has history with Malone...

How does Will know DI Malone?

Will's connection to DI Malone is yet to be confirmed.

But with Will having recently mentioned that his old drugs boss gangmaster is back in town wanting revenge against Will for shutting down his dodgy operation, it's looking like it could be Malone.

Fans will remember that Harriet was a police officer who went undercover with Will to bring down his boss's criminal empire years ago.

But exact plot details are being kept firmly under wraps, so fans will just have to tune in to find out.

What is DI Malone going to do next?

Official spoilers have revealed that Malone is going to trick Will into doing another drugs job for him.

When Cain discovers what’s happening and heads to confront Malone, he ends up getting involved in the mess too.

Explosive scenes will see Malone trash Cain’s garage and murder Moira’s bull before revealing he's got more in store for the mechanic.

Is he going to blackmail Cain too?