Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), after finding Robert and Aaron in the portacabin together after they had sex, sends Chrissie a note saying to "Rein your cheating husband in." Later Robert gets drunk and turns on a grain machine and buries Paddy in grain. He goes back and turns it off when he realises that Paddy might die. He hears Andy when attempting to save Paddy and flees, leaving Andy to deal with the situation. As Paddy lies in the hospital, Robert then threatens to harm his son Leo if Paddy says anything. Later, Paddy tells Aaron that Robert tried to kill him which leads to Aaron booking a cabin for him and Robert to try and trick him into confessing about Paddy and Katie on tape. However his plan doesn't work and Robert is soon holding a bound and gagged Aaron at gunpoint after knocking him unconscious with a glass vase. Robert struggles to kill Aaron, and as he's about to pull the trigger, Paddy bursts into the cabin and Robert shoots him in the arm. Robert sews up Paddy's arm after being convinced to do so by both Aaron and Paddy. He releases both of them.