SHOCKING: 12 MASSIVE EMMERDALE SPOILERS FOR NEXT WEEK – THE END OF THE SECRETS!
Here are the 12 big moments to watch out for. You can also check out our collection of 18 spoiler pictures from these episodes.
1. Bear is questioned
During his police interview, Bear confesses that he killed Ray, but insists that he was alone and it was an accident.
He struggles to recall details about Ray’s death, but after a slip of the tongue, DS Walsh pressures Bear with further questioning about who else was there.
When DS Walsh changes the subject to Moira, her interest is piqued when she learns Cain pressured Bear to tell the police that he never saw Moira at Celia’s farm.
2. Marlon consoles Paddy
Marlon rushes to the station to comfort Paddy. Feeling helpless about his father’s situation, Paddy blames himself and breaks down, scared that he, Bear and Dylan will end up in prison.
Marlon encourages his best mate to hold on to his hope that the police will recognise Bear’s action as self-defence and will release him.
3. Paddy panics
The next day, Paddy makes the situation worse when he repeatedly interrupts Bear when he’s being questioned by the police about his contradictory statements.
DS Walsh is suspicious that Paddy might be involved with the murder, especially when she doubts that Bear would be able to move the body alone.
Paddy begins to spiral when another detective, DC Chen, arrives and requests that he and Dylan are interviewed at the station in the morning…
4. Bear is charged
Bear is charged with manslaughter, but his solicitor tries to remind his family that Bear acted in self-defence and could get bail.
However, when they try to encourage Bear to think strategically about his plea hearing, traumatised Bear is determined to plead guilty, viewing it as the honourable thing to do.
5. Cain updates Moira
Cain is hopeful that Bear’s confession could help prove Moira’s innocence. He visits her and is about to break the news about his cancer diagnosis when a prison fight interrupts them.
Distracted from his original plan to share the bad news, Cain updates Moira on Bear’s confession, hoping it will lead to her freedom.
But when Moira learns he put pressure on Bear, and notices a change in his mood, she urges him to share whatever he’s hiding…
When Cain returns home and finds Joe on his sofa, he tries to violently throw him out, but the confrontation is stopped by Matty. Matty admits that he let Joe in and urges Cain to stop fighting everyone and support Moira instead.
Seeing the state Cain is in, Joe returns to Home Farm and assures Kim that Butler’s Farm will soon be theirs.
7. Ruby makes a confession
Unable to cope with the guilt that she was the one to report Anya’s body, Ruby confesses to Cain that she was the one who called the police.
Cain sees red and accuses Ruby and Caleb of throwing Moira under the bus and assumes their offer of hiring a lawyer was out of guilt.
Later, Sarah urges Cain to stop pushing away his loved ones – but will he listen?
8. Laurel makes a discovery
When Laurel catches Arthur searching for his passport, after quitting his job, she questions how he can afford his plan to move to Australia.
After feeling guilty about all the upheaval in her son’s life that she has caused, Laurel is furious when she discovers a huge amount of cash and the drugs she thought she’d previously disposed of.
9. Arthur threatens Laurel
Laurel is horrified when Arthur confesses he kept the money and drugs from Ray’s bag. He then tries to blackmail her, threatening to tell people that she hit him.
Laurel breaks down, unable to believe how their relationship has deteriorated. Later Arthur apologises for holding her to ransom and begs her to let him use the money to travel.
But Laurel has second thoughts when she overhears Marlon and Rhona discussing how much debt they’re in. Will she hand over Ray’s drug money?
10. Mandy returns
Mandy makes her triumphant return to the village next week, and comes home to a huge shock.
Until now, Mandy has been kept in the dark by Paddy, so she’s stunned and confused to see so much police presence. When Paddy is taken by the police, he leaves it up to Dylan and Marlon to explain the full story.
11. Dawn has news
Dawn has a shock announcement to make at Home Farm when she tells Joe she might be pregnant.
But with his Machiavellian scheming taking up all his time, how will he feel about the possibility of becoming a father?
12. Kammy and Ross play cupid
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After noticing sparks between Vinny and Lewis, Ross and Kammy make it their mission to match make the lads.
But later Vinny, Kammy and Manpreet are entranced by a DeLorean car parked outside the shop. When it disappears – who’s taken it for a joyride?