Aidan has been "off" for a while. He's struggled with recent relationship and professional losses, though has been on the mend for several months. He re-opened the local factory, which offered jobs and security to many of his neighbors. He gave one of his kidneys to his sister Carla. And now he'll begin giving away presents to other members of the neighborhood. Such as a shopping spree for young Summer Spellman.
I guess he'll be attending a party early next week and then go home, where he will take his life. His father will be the one to find him. His death will leave the Cobbles reeling, as they begin dissecting his behavior over the past few weeks.
Actor Shayne Ward had this to say about his departure from the program:
“I am honoured to have been trusted with a storyline like this, it shows the confidence that Kate and the team had in me to be able to play it. When you get given a storyline like this it is a decision that is not taken lightly, I have played it with as much honesty and truth as I could. I am very proud of what I have done in my three years on the show and on this storyline in particular.
“Aidan is an ‘everyman’ figure, he is someone men can identify with, which is important in telling this story."
“Talking could have helped Aidan to turn his life around. It could have brought him relief from what he was going through. This is what his loved ones would have wanted. Suicide is a very permanent response to what are usually temporary problems.
“We all know someone who has maybe felt like Aidan did, someone who found it hard to talk and we have all heard stories like Aidan’s when it was too late, when people looked back and wished they had spotted the signs, but it isn’t always possible. If we can encourage someone who is feeling low, who is having the sort of thoughts Aidan was having, to realise they need to talk, then we have achieved what we set out to with this story.”Viewers won't see any of Aidan's suicide. Just the period leading up to, as well as others' reactions.