mer dale ▁and ▁I ' m ▁excited ▁about ▁what ▁lies ▁ahead ." ▁Series ▁producer ▁An ita ▁Turner ▁said ▁of ▁He aly ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁quit ▁" M att hew ▁King ▁will ▁leave ▁Em mer dale ▁in ▁an ▁explos ive ▁story line . ▁We ▁wish ▁Matt ▁all ▁the ▁very ▁best ." ▁The ▁story line ▁that ▁lead ▁up ▁to ▁Matthew ' s ▁" expl os ive " ▁exit ▁saw ▁him ▁become ▁rom ant ically ▁ent ang led ▁with ▁new com er ▁Anna ▁De ▁Sou za ▁( Em ma ▁Dav ies ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Matthew ' s ▁ar chen emy ▁and ▁business ▁rival ▁Donald ▁De ▁Sou za ▁( Michael ▁Jay ston ). ▁The ▁story line ▁saw ▁Matthew ▁and ▁Anna ▁become ▁engaged ▁before ▁Matthew ▁accident ally ▁causes ▁an ▁inter fer ing ▁Donald ▁to ▁die ▁after ▁with hold ing ▁his ▁heart ▁p ills . ▁The ▁story line ▁then ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁shock ing ▁clim ax ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁Matthew ' s ▁brother ▁Carl ▁discovered ▁everything ▁about ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁de ception , ▁prompt ing ▁him ▁to ▁confront ▁Matthew ▁at ▁his ▁wed ding ▁day ▁to ▁Anna ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁Carl ▁expos ing ▁Matthew ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Donald ' s ▁death ; ▁causing ▁Anna ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁wed ding ▁before ▁Matthew ▁and ▁Carl ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁confront ation ▁whilst ▁Jimmy ▁des per ately ▁tried ▁to ▁stop ▁them . ▁The ▁episode ▁cul min ated ▁with ▁Matthew , ▁having ▁dis owned ▁Carl ▁for ▁ru ining ▁his ▁wed ding ▁whilst