In 1994, Scott Windsor's (Toby Cockerell) long-lost father, Reg Dawson (Niven Boyd), turned up in Emmerdale, claiming that he wanted to build bridges with his son.
Reg and his gang stormed the Post Office, shot Alan Turner (Richard Thorp) and kidnapped Viv, plus Alan's wife, Shirley (Rachel Davies), and took them to Home Farm.