Emmerdale is gearing up for one of its darkest and most emotionally charged chapters yet, as April Windsor finally confesses the truth to

Marlon — just as Celia, the dangerous woman with a chilling history, resurfaces and sets her sights on revenge. What begins as a

heartbreaking father-daughter moment quickly spirals into a deadly game, plunging the Dingles into the centre of a terrifying storm.

 

 

This week’s episodes promise tension, fear, and explosive revelations that will shape the storyline for months to come.

April Reaches Breaking Point

April has carried the weight of a horrifying secret for weeks. Her withdrawn behaviour, sudden mood swings, and quiet panic have all been clues to the emotional torment she’s endured. But after Rhona’s unexpected collapse and the threatening messages that followed, April can no longer cope with the guilt eating away at her.

 

 

Marlon finds her in her room, shaking, clutching her phone, and struggling to speak. He gently urges her to talk, telling her he can’t help if he doesn’t understand what’s frightening her. When April finally breaks, the confession pours out in sobs.

She admits she’s been receiving online threats from someone claiming to “know what she did,” someone who warned her that a disaster was coming. April reveals she believed she had caused Rhona’s collapse — and worst of all, she confesses that the messages have gotten more personal, referencing long-buried details about her childhood.

 

 

Marlon is devastated. Heartbroken that April didn’t feel she could come to him. Furious that someone has targeted his daughter. Terrified about what the stalker could do next.

But the most chilling part of April’s confession is the final message she shows him:

“I’m coming for all of you. Starting with her.”

 

 

The “her” becomes clear very quickly… and it’s not April.

Celia — The Woman With a Deadly Past

While the village reels from Rhona’s collapse and April’s confession, another storm is brewing — the return of Celia, a name that sends shivers down the spine of anyone who remembers her dark history.

Celia, once a seemingly harmless figure on the village’s periphery, was exposed years ago for her role in a death that shocked the community. Cold, calculated, and manipulative, Celia vanished after serving time — but not before threatening the people she blamed for “destroying her life.”

And at the top of her list?

Rhona.
Marlon.
The Dingles.

So when a mysterious figure is spotted lurking near Smithy Cottage and later around the Woolpack back entrance, alarm bells begin ringing. Moira catches a fleeting glimpse of a woman matching Celia’s description — and when she tries to follow, the figure disappears into the darkness.

Word spreads fast, and panic begins to take hold.

Marlon Realises the Truth — And the Danger

With April’s confession fresh in his mind and Celia’s reappearance now a terrifying possibility, Marlon pieces together a horrifying theory:

Celia is the one behind the threats.
Celia is the one contacting April.
Celia is the one who wanted Rhona hurt.

The idea turns Marlon’s blood cold.

If Rhona’s collapse wasn’t an accident — if Celia poisoned her or tampered with something she consumed — then the situation is far worse than anyone realised.

April isn’t imagining things.
She isn’t overreacting.
She hasn’t “misread the situation.”

She’s been hunted — deliberately — by a woman capable of killing.

And now that Celia knows April has spoken up… she will stop at nothing to finish what she started.

Revenge Begins: Celia Makes Her First Move

As night falls over the village, the tension reaches suffocating levels. Marlon locks every door and tells April not to leave his sight. Rhona remains in the hospital, undergoing more tests to determine the cause of her collapse.

But Celia is already one step ahead.

The final scene of the episode shows her standing just beyond the glow of a streetlamp, watching Smithy Cottage from the shadows. Her face is calm, emotionless… deadly.

She whispers:

“You took everything from me. Now I take everything from you.”

A chilling promise.
A threat reborn.
And a signal that the revenge she’s been plotting for years has only just begun.

What Comes Next?

The upcoming episodes will plunge Marlon and April into a fight for survival as Celia tightens her grip on the village. Police involvement, Dingle alliances, hidden secrets, and a deadly vendetta will collide in a storyline set to dominate the winter months.

One thing is certain: