Neighbours spoilers follow.
Neighbours legend Karl Kennedy will be left devastated after he's forced out of his job at Eirini Rising following a traumatic week.
Karl has become a victim in Darcy Tyler's schemes in recent weeks, with the returning character using his uncle's recovery from an accident to his advantage as he began slipping him opioids, with Karl remaining unaware the entire time.
In scenes set to air on Monday (19 May) and Tuesday (20 May), Darcy will become increasingly nastier as he senses that Karl is getting closer to the truth regarding his interest in Eirini Rising, with Darcy hoping to con Amanda Harris out of some money.
Following Darcy's growing interest in Amanda, Karl attempts to get to the bottom of the matter and asks Amanda if Darcy has ever asked her for money. Amanda is offended by Karl's line of questioning, though she pledges to keep the incident private.
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It doesn't work, however, with Darcy securing the truth after witnessing Karl leave her studio. The villain resolves to promptly deal with Karl, later slipping him even more opioids with the intention of ruining his life.
While at The Waterhole, Karl becomes unsteady on his feet and is escorted home by Susan and Darcy, with the latter lying to his aunt by saying that Karl has remained addicted to drugs. As Darcy fabricates a story, Susan is shocked by her husband's condition.
Darcy continues to feign sympathy as he suggests that Terese be notified of the developments. Despite Susan's reservations, Darcy urges Terese and co to search Karl's office, with the group devastated to find that drugs are present.
A groggy and confused Karl arrives just as the pills are discovered, with Terese ordering him to stand down from his position immediately. Despite Darcy's fake nice-guy act, Karl begins to suspect that his nephew may have played a part in his downfall…
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While Karl is left facing ostracisation, an insider for the soap teased that the character would soon seek vengeance, sharing: "The scandals at Eirini Rising just keep on coming – a few months ago it was Terese under fire and now it's Karl's turn."
"Karl won't take this lying down, though," they continued. "In the coming weeks, he's determined to prove that Darcy has engineered all of his problems – even if this risky mission puts him in danger…"
Neighbours releases new episodes from Mondays to Thursdays for free on Amazon Freevee and Prime Video in the UK and US. In Australia, the show airs from Mondays to Thursdays at 4pm on Channel 10, with a 6.30pm repeat screening on 10 Peach Comedy.
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