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Emmerdale 12th January 2026
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01:00If you could trim the hedges on the south field, then Lewis will sort the feeding and the bedding.
01:07Yeah, it's decent of him to step in.
01:08Oh, that'll be him now.
01:14Morning. I'm DC Stewart. Is Moira dingling?
01:19Yes. That's me.
01:21Hello. I wondered if we could ask you a few questions about Celia Daniels.
01:25Er, not now. I can't, no.
01:26Oh, I'm afraid it's important.
01:28Well, so is picking up my husband from hospital. He's just been discharged after being shot.
01:33I take it you work here too?
01:35Yeah, I'm Robert Sugden, part owner.
01:37Right, okay. Are all staff in today because I'll need to speak to everyone?
01:42Er, Ross and Matty are in later. Max's just got out of hospital.
01:47I know Victoria's got the day off. She's part owner too, but more of a silent one.
01:52Well, I'll need her contact details.
01:54She doesn't know anything that I can't tell you.
01:55Well, even so, I will need to speak to her directly.
01:58I'll give her a call and tell her to come up.
02:00Any idea how long you'll be?
02:01No, sorry. I'm not rushing him, but once he's home, I'll answer anything you want.
02:06Well, I'll probably need to speak to your husband too.
02:09I'm sure he'll have a few things to say.
02:11Excuse me.
02:25Thanks.
02:29Ganga aren't happy.
02:30I wonder if they're getting paid for standing around.
02:33How long's this going to take?
02:35Can't put a cock on it, Mr Milligan. Sorry.
02:38Drugs again.
02:38You emptied this place a few months back and you didn't find anything.
02:42Is this, um...
02:44Is this anything to do with that Celia?
02:46These are for those two.
02:48Mm-hmm.
02:48And the others are on the way.
02:50Okay, thanks.
02:50Er, I'll need the driver logs too, please.
02:52This is going to cost us a fortune.
02:56Yeah, tell me about it.
02:57I've got no choice, though I would.
02:59So, uh, Van Udrow, you a day?
03:01Yeah.
03:03Not going to find anything, are they?
03:05Like the ton of cocaine I picked up off Pablo.
03:10Okay, secure the area.
03:12We're going to need a full cordon and get Socko here immediately.
03:18We have a deceased male.
03:20Have either of you ever visited Celia's farm?
03:25Not me.
03:26Not me neither.
03:27Honestly, we had no idea what was going on up there.
03:31Well, we understand that Moira and her husband did go up to the farm
03:34the day after a very public argument in the Woolpack pub
03:38on December the 18th.
03:40Well, I wasn't in the pub, but I did hear that Moira was upset.
03:43Well, by all accounts, she was so upset that she slapped Celia.
03:46Do you know what they fell out about?
03:48I think it was a mix-up over invoices.
03:52Well, she didn't give you any details.
03:54Does that not strike you as unusual?
03:57No, because the poultry deals were their own side project.
04:00Only Moira signed off the contracts.
04:03And plus, she probably didn't want us to worry.
04:05The farm's had some financial problems recently, hasn't it?
04:10Do you mean the slurry leak?
04:11Hmm.
04:11Well, the local water was contaminated,
04:14so the water company fined Moira
04:15and our investment into the farm helped pay for it.
04:19Completely?
04:20There wasn't any money to spare?
04:22No.
04:23Which is why Moira took the deals with Celia
04:25to help keep the place afloat.
04:28She must have been desperate to stop the farm from going under again.
04:31Well, wouldn't you have been?
04:32I mean, yeah, yeah, she was terrified.
04:34Well, she nearly lost everything.
04:36This farm is her life.
04:39How desperate do you think Moira was?
04:42Look, I know how this could look if you didn't know Moira,
04:44but she wouldn't risk it all.
04:46Not on something dodgy.
04:47Not knowingly.
04:48We all want this farm to work,
04:49and we're proud of how it runs.
04:51There's nothing hidden here.
04:52No secrets waiting to come out.
04:54We're all above board.
04:56Especially Moira.
05:00About half one, quarter two?
05:04Did you happen to notice Mr Walter's car?
05:07A black 4x4 park no buy?
05:10I can't say I did, no.
05:13And once you parked at the village hall, where did you go?
05:15To Laurel's house.
05:17I wanted to borrow a bike lock off Arthur.
05:19That's Laurel's son.
05:21I mean, I was there for, what, around half an hour?
05:24Lots of arounds and abouts here.
05:27Well, I wasn't checking the time every minute.
05:30So, then you set off to go to Manchester?
05:33Yeah.
05:34Well, I had that job to do.
05:35And then I also knew that the bike shop shut at five o'clock, so...
05:39Well, I didn't get very far, though,
05:41because the road was gridlocked because of the crash.
05:44So, well, I parked the van in a lay-by
05:46and I got a taxi home.
05:50I mean, you can check with the cab firm.
05:52We will.
05:53So, then you went back the following day,
05:55picked up the van and drove it straight here?
05:58Yeah.
05:59The CCTV will back me up.
06:01For everything that happened at the depot, yes.
06:03So, who else has keys to the vans?
06:07Well, there's...
06:08There's two keys for each vehicle.
06:12Spares are kept in that lockbox there.
06:15But the other key for that van...
06:18..went missing a while back.
06:21Did you not report that?
06:22Oh, waste your time.
06:24Look, stuff goes missing from time to time.
06:26It's never usually a big deal.
06:28Until now.
06:29So, the van was never left unlocked,
06:33either outside the village hall or in the lay-by?
06:36No, of course not.
06:37For insurer's purposes.
06:38And it was still locked when you went back the following day?
06:42Yeah.
06:43So, here's the problem, Mr Sharma.
06:46A dead body ends up in your locked vehicle
06:48and you have the only available key.
06:50If you think I'd hide a dead body in me own van,
06:54at me own depot, I mean...
06:55Well, that's just insane.
06:57Sorry to interrupt.
06:58You won't.
07:00Right.
07:01OK, the depot is a crime scene until further notice.
07:04I'll need a list of all staff, please.
07:07Is that it?
07:09We'll be in touch again.
07:10Please don't leave town.
07:18Is there anything you need to tell me?
07:19Like what, exactly?
07:20Well, you were the last person driving that van
07:22and suddenly there's a body in there.
07:24It's freaking me out.
07:25Yeah, well, me too.
07:26But I can assure you, one million percent, it had nothing to do with me.
07:30I'm a lot of things, Caleb.
07:34But I'm no killer.
07:36Well, someone is.
07:38Nothing like a police investigation to increase profits, eh?
07:41Oh, no, on the house.
07:43Your need's greater than mine.
07:44Oh, thanks.
07:50Hey, erm...
07:51I just thought you'd want to know.
07:54A body's been found up at the depot.
07:56In one of the vans.
07:58The police are there.
07:59They haven't identified it yet, but they're talking like it's that ray bug.
08:02Sorry, er, I didn't see you there.
08:08Er, did they know what happened to him?
08:10He was wrapped in tarpaulin, so...
08:12He was killed?
08:13It's...
08:14Honestly, I'm fine.
08:15Sorry.
08:16Did they mention if anybody else was involved?
08:19Like, Celia?
08:21No.
08:22Sorry.
08:23She'll still be out there, Paddy, just like your dad is.
08:26You all right, Dylan?
08:27I don't know.
08:29Are you?
08:30It doesn't make sense.
08:31How did he end up dead?
08:35Hey.
08:36How are you?
08:38Still breathing.
08:39Are you guys done?
08:40Yeah, I think so.
08:42Well, I need to go anyway, but, erm...
08:44I'll see you all later.
08:47Hey.
08:47Hey.
08:48How'd it go?
08:49Wasn't too hard on you, was it?
08:50No.
08:51No, not really.
08:52Will you be okay?
08:54Well, I'm gonna have to be.
08:55We're tough, us farm girls, though, aren't we?
08:58Thanks for coming.
09:01Right, so come on then, let's get this over with.
09:04I'll just wait for DS Walsh to arrive.
09:08Hello again.
09:08I'm leading this investigation.
09:11Oh, you'd be better off looking for Celia or that rave look, instead of coming in here
09:15hassling in some people.
09:16We are still looking for her.
09:18But not him.
09:19Seeing as you found his body at the depot, wrapped and stuffed in the back of a van.
09:23What?
09:23My brother owns the depot.
09:24Well, we can't confirm anything.
09:26We haven't formally identified the body yet.
09:28So, Mrs Stingle, I think it's best if we get started with some questions, okay?
09:32But it is murder.
09:34The matter we're investigating is extremely serious, far more than routine.
09:39Every single detail counts, and we are relying on you to be entirely honest.
09:44Admissions, or half-truths, could land you in real trouble.
09:48So, even though she tried to con you, you still ended up in business together.
10:03How did that happen?
10:05Well, she was working for the Tates at home farm, and they were trying to get me to sell up.
10:11Then she double-crossed Kim and Joe, and came clean to me about it.
10:15So I thought maybe I could trust her after all.
10:18It was stupid, really.
10:19Right, and then she started offering joint contracts.
10:23Yeah, she wanted to use my name and reputation.
10:26She had good contacts, so it was a win-win.
10:28And did you win a lot?
10:31Well, we were doing all right, yeah.
10:33You didn't question where the money came from?
10:36No.
10:37We had no reason to.
10:39Why do you think Celia was so keen to tie herself to your farm?
10:44I'm trying to work that out for myself.
10:45I suppose she was wanting to use my business as a cover.
10:50When it was on its last legs, I was an easy target.
10:54Just before Christmas, you attacked Celia in the Woolpack pub.
10:58Why?
10:58It wasn't an attack.
10:59I slapped her.
11:01I know I shouldn't have, but I was furious.
11:04I'd seen that she'd used my signature and was fiddling invoices.
11:08And I panicked, because I thought she was going to drag my reputation down with hers.
11:12But I severed all ties with her after that.
11:14And do you often resort to violence?
11:16No.
11:16I just lost control.
11:19I massively regretted it.
11:20Why didn't you report that?
11:22The fiddling invoices?
11:24Because she was trying to buy my silence.
11:26She told me to take the money and carry on.
11:29I said no, and I know I should have reported her.
11:32But the truth is, I wanted rid.
11:36She was trouble, and I didn't know how far she was going to take things.
11:39I know I've made mistakes.
11:41But other than the contract, I am not part of a sick operation.
11:48You're fine.
11:49You sure?
11:51Well, he wasn't the love of my life.
11:53He's gone.
11:53I'll get over it.
11:54It seems like you already have.
11:56We're not even positive it's him yet.
11:58Dead or alive, Ray wasn't the man I thought he was.
12:00So there's no point grieving over somebody that, you know, you don't really care about.
12:05But you need to let something out, some emotion.
12:07Oh, Nicola, please stop going on about it.
12:08My head's so full.
12:09You've got customers, anyway.
12:12This conversation isn't over.
12:15It's for me.
12:16You okay?
12:17Oh, God, you gave me a job.
12:19I was just talking to myself.
12:20Why are you not at work?
12:22I've called in sick.
12:23What, again?
12:23You can't keep taking sickies.
12:25You've got a job.
12:25That's not right.
12:26Well, after what you've done, you don't get to lecture me about what's right and wrong.
12:31Arthur.
12:34You should know that Ray's body's been found.
12:38And I will dig out any copies of my contracts and paperwork.
12:44Would that help?
12:45There might be something in there to help you find Celia.
12:48Or Bear, even.
12:49That would be useful.
12:50Yeah, and I'm happy to come down to the station and answer more questions.
12:54Whenever.
12:55Appreciate it.
12:56We'll be in touch.
12:57Thanks again.
12:58Bye.
12:58Right, you.
13:06Bed rest.
13:07You've had a day and a half.
13:09Hmm.
13:10Says you.
13:11You did well.
13:12Hmm.
13:12Did I?
13:13I thought she was judging every single word.
13:15Well, it's just how they all look.
13:18Well, let's just hope that's the end of it, eh?
13:21We've got enough to think about waiting for your biopsy results.
13:24I'm going to dust off my dancing shoes when we find where his grave is.
13:29The horrors he put our April and Gillam through.
13:32I know.
13:32The beggars belief.
13:34They're just kids.
13:36They're so easily led, and those monsters took full advantage of that.
13:40Not just kids, though, is it?
13:42I can't believe that I fell for Celia's act myself.
13:44You're not the only one.
13:45They have smashed my family to bits.
13:49Oh, luck done in when she heard.
13:51I played everyone.
13:52Rob has stitched you all up.
13:59What have you had?
14:00Oh, just the one.
14:01But I doubt this will be my last.
14:04Is Moira talking to them now?
14:06Oh, she's got so much going on.
14:08She'll be fine.
14:09Oh, hopefully.
14:11But what you said to the police about her is true.
14:13She loves that farm.
14:14She wouldn't be stupid enough to throw it all away like that.
14:17Well, whatever's happened, Moira's the victim, not the villain.
14:20If anyone's responsible for this mess, it'll probably be that of Celia.
14:26She'll have bumped her son off, done a runner, and left Moira tangled up in her.
14:29So Ray is dead?
14:31Yeah.
14:31Well, it's not confirmed yet, but...
14:34Yeah.
14:35I probably should have started with that bit.
14:36This is crazy!
14:38Yeah, tell me about it.
14:39Look, I'm going to go to the toilet.
14:42I'll get us a drink and we'll have a proper chat, yeah?
14:44Yeah.
14:45You're singing Moira's praises now.
15:12That's not going to help us, is it?
15:16I'm not letting her go down for something she didn't do.
15:18Moira Dingle.
15:19Drug baron and slave driver.
15:21She's going to get a slap on the wrist and that's it.
15:24Remember the plan.
15:26She needs no choice but to sell us that farm.
15:28Why are you helping her?
15:30You're making it harder for me.
15:31This was meant to be a tax fiddle for farmhand's wages.
15:34Now she's neck deep in people trafficking, drugs, and now murder.
15:39Are we absolutely certain that he was murdered?
15:41Well, seeing as he found his body wrapped up in the back of a van, I'd say, yeah, they're
15:44pretty damn sure.
15:46That's weird.
15:47What exactly did you see when you went up to Celia's farm?
15:50Well, I wasn't greeted with a corpse and I didn't murder him, if that's what you're thinking.
15:55I'm sure the police would be very interested to know that you were up at the farm the day
15:59before the farm raised body.
16:00I'm sure the police would be a lot more interested in watching a video of your sister stab
16:03John in the neck.
16:04Yeah.
16:09So, now that you're back in your little box,
16:12have the police found the evidence that you stashed yet?
16:16They're just questioning her.
16:17Let's hope they find it.
16:19What if they never search?
16:21And what if they search and they never find anything?
16:23Don't even think about moving those ID cards.
16:25Do you think Celia did it then run off?
16:41Listen, you're going to have to speak to me before the police do.
16:44I'm worried about you, Dylan.
16:47I just can't get my head around it, alright?
16:50And I know I shouldn't care, it's just...
16:53No, you shouldn't.
16:54He was evil.
16:58He didn't stand a chance.
17:00What do you mean?
17:01With a mum like that, this...
17:03This all could have been different, alright?
17:05He didn't deserve to be killed.
17:11Dylan.
17:12Mate.
17:16You okay, love?
17:18Yeah, I'm fine, just...
17:20I'm worried about him.
17:22I'd better...
17:22Let me know if we can help, yeah?
17:31It's horrible seeing him like this.
17:33I know, poor kid.
17:35It's going to take him time to get his head around being groomed and controlled, isn't it?
17:39I'm picking it all.
17:40But we can help, right?
17:41Yeah, of course.
17:44I hate to say it, but...
17:45I'm glad Ray's gone.
17:49Me too.
17:50I mean, he must have had a hundred enemies.
17:53Yeah, I suppose.
17:55Anyway, um...
17:55Leo was angling for a takeaway before.
17:58Smart kid.
17:59I can't really face cooking, so...
18:01Maybe I'll get your mum to make us a take-out from the pub.
18:04Staff discount.
18:06Brother.
18:07Right, I won't be long.
18:08No.
18:17It's just...
18:22You know, it's all who's growing up.
18:25That's...
18:29PHONE RINGS
18:40Joe Tate?
18:41Yeah. Come in.
18:43Thanks.
18:45I'm DS Walsh. This is DC Stewart.
18:48We'd like to ask you some questions relating to Celia Daniels.
18:52OK. Can I ask why?
18:54Well, we believe you were the landlord to Celia and her son, Ray Walters.
18:58Yeah, that's right.
19:00Well, technically my step-grandmother, she owns the estate and I just help run the place.
19:06Yeah, they rented a property.
19:09Modern slavery. Horrible business.
19:12I mean, I'll answer any questions you have. Unfortunately, I won't be much help.
19:15I didn't really know Celia very well. You should probably speak to...
19:19Ooh. Have you spoken to Moira Dingle?
19:23Yeah, she was very, um... involved.
19:27Why the emphasis on the word involved?
19:29Ah.
19:30Probably shouldn't have said anything. Just listening to rumours.
19:34What rumours?
19:35Just that things weren't necessarily above board. You know?
19:38We looked into it as landlords. We didn't find anything, unfortunately.
19:42We all just know that they were thick as thieves.
19:45Thieves?
19:46It's a saying. You know, like, no smoke without fire.
19:51Coffee? Coffee? Coffee?
19:53Thanks.
19:54Please.
19:55What are you thinking?
20:14I'm thinking, when we get back, we should put a request in for a search warrant.
20:21Won't hurt to surprise Moira Dingle tomorrow.
20:33Have you lost that long it's going to take?
20:35Can you?
20:38The less I have to do with them, the better.
20:42They'll be dining out if they start digging into my past.
20:45Well, if you haven't done anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about.
20:48There's no if about it.
20:50It has to be Celia.
20:52Now, Ray's dead and she's gone missing.
20:55It is the only thing that makes sense.
20:57Even though none of this really makes any sense.
21:00Yeah, I'm not so sure.
21:01I would Celia get her body into one of our vans.
21:06I reckon he's someone closer to home.
21:22We're live from St James' Park tomorrow night as Newcastle United face Manchester City.
21:42That's the EFL Carabao Cup semi-final here on ITV1 from 7.30.
21:48Next up, it's Coronation Street.
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