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Emmerdale 21 January 2026
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00:00I have no
00:29idea how Ray's body
00:32ended up in the back of my van, but I know
00:34for a fact that it wasn't
00:36me that put him there. Who do you think did that?
00:38I don't know, but it has to be someone
00:40from round here.
00:41And someone with a good reason
00:44to want Ray dead.
00:52Do you know what I beat myself up about
00:54the most?
00:55Is that...
00:57He groomed her.
01:00He groomed her right under our noses.
01:05Sent her out to sell drugs.
01:10Prostituted.
01:13Me and Rona
01:14had no idea.
01:16We had no idea.
01:18Maybe he does need an alien.
01:19I mean...
01:20I mean...
01:22I mean...
01:24I mean...
01:27I mean...
01:35Oh, Ted.
01:55I didn't mean it to be like this.
01:59I'm so sorry, mate.
02:05I'm so sorry.
02:22Oof!
02:23Someone's in a rush.
02:25Way off.
02:26You okay?
02:27Yeah.
02:28Why wouldn't I be?
02:29Didn't you?
02:30Seemed a bit...
02:31No, I'm trying to talk to you.
02:32What are you doing at lunchtime?
02:33Sorry?
02:34Well, just wondered if you fancied meeting up before I go to this Vets Conference thing
02:38in Lincoln.
02:41Is it a yes or a yes?
02:42Why are you keeping me in suspense again?
02:44Is he?
02:45Marlon!
02:49Marlon!
03:04Where is she?
03:05I don't know, Marlon.
03:06But what I do know is she ain't coming back.
03:09What does that mean?
03:10What have you done to her?
03:11Have you hurt her?
03:15You are pathetic.
03:17Do you know now?
03:18I just want my little girl back!
03:20Your little girl is gone!
03:22If you come sipping about here again, you're a dead man!
03:26Okay?
03:35You need to tell me where she is.
03:37And you need to shift.
03:38No chance in hell!
03:39Do you hear me?
03:40I can stand here all day if I have to.
03:42Where is she?
03:43What have you done to her?
03:44Go on, do it!
03:46Do it!
03:47Run me over!
03:48I'm not moving!
03:49Get out of the way, you idiot!
03:51Not until you answer the questions!
03:53Where is my door?
03:54Where are you keeping her?
03:57Can I have all of you, sis?
04:05So what now?
04:07If you don't answer the question, I swear to God,
04:09I'll kill you with my bare hands!
04:11Well do it!
04:12Well do your worst!
04:14Come on!
04:19You can't, can you, Marlon?
04:22Because you haven't got it in you.
04:25Please, I'm begging you!
04:26I'm begging you!
04:27I just want her back!
04:31Why don't you just do us both a favour?
04:33And go home.
04:34Where is she?!
04:35I've told you!
04:36I don't know.
04:40Ray!
04:41Ray!
04:42Ray!
04:43At least tell me I'm hurt her!
04:44Because if you have, I'll kill you!
04:46I'll kill you!
04:47I'll kill you!
04:48Okay, okay, okay, okay!
04:49Okay!
04:50Ah, I was just phoning you.
05:19Just to let you know, I'm going to get off to Lincoln, but I'll be back tomorrow, so be good.
05:24You've got the house to yourself.
05:27Everything all right?
05:29Please don't go to Lincoln.
05:30Why, what's up?
05:32What is it?
05:34Dylan.
05:35You can tell me.
05:39I've said something I shouldn't have.
05:40Like what?
05:42Dylan, listen, calm down.
05:44All right?
05:45It can't be that bad.
05:46It can.
05:48Well, what is it?
05:50Dylan, I can't help you unless you tell me.
05:53And whatever it is, we can sort it.
05:54All right, yeah.
05:55So tell me.
05:57I've not been honest with you.
05:59Honest about what?
06:01About me, everything.
06:03Paddy is not who you think he is.
06:08He ran you down and tried to kill you.
06:11But when you were in a coma, he never left the hospital.
06:18He was really worried about you.
06:19Yeah, worried I might wake up.
06:22What?
06:22Look, I know too much, okay?
06:28And now so do you.
06:30I'm really sorry.
06:31I should have told you all of this ages ago.
06:34I really liked him.
06:37I could have been so stupid.
06:39I'm scared, Paddy.
06:41Oh, don't be.
06:41It'll be fine.
06:42We'll sort it.
06:43How, though?
06:43I don't know.
06:44We'll just sort it.
06:46How long has April been missing?
06:48A couple of days.
06:51Right.
06:53So that's why Marlon was weird this morning.
06:58I bet he wants to kill Ray.
07:00I know I do.
07:01Yeah, he does.
07:02Of course he does.
07:02But like everybody else, he knows he has to toe the line.
07:05I wish you'd told me about this.
07:06I wanted to.
07:07All right?
07:08I swear I did, but I couldn't.
07:09It was too dangerous.
07:11Paddy, they'd come and get you.
07:12Look, they'd kill people that know too much.
07:14That's why Marlon didn't say oh.
07:15He was protecting you.
07:17Well, I'm not scared of them.
07:17Then you should be okay, because they're not like us.
07:20They don't treat people like human beings, all right?
07:22They treat them like dirt.
07:27And there's something else you need to know.
07:31They've got your dad up at the farm.
07:34What?
07:39What do you mean?
07:40What's my dad got to do with any of this?
07:42They've got him and a load of others locked up in the attic.
07:47They're keeping them as slaves, Paddy.
07:50But, Marlon, you've no idea what I have done for us.
07:53No, there is no us, okay?
07:55Whatever we had is over.
07:57Get that into your head!
07:59Marlon!
08:01Marlon!
08:02Marlon, please don't do this!
08:04Marlon!
08:05Marlon!
08:10Please, Marlon, don't do this!
08:12Marlon!
08:16Marlon!
08:17Marlon, please!
08:19Please!
08:21I just need to speak to you!
08:25Oh!
08:35Marlon, please!
08:52I just need to speak to you.
08:56I just need to speak to you!
09:00I just need to speak to you!
09:01What the hell are you doing with a knife?
09:23I don't know about you, but I'm getting a bit freaked out looking at that.
09:28So I want to take that off you, and you, my friend,
09:31I'm not going to do anything, all right?
09:35Just go away. Leave me alone.
09:38You weren't on a...
09:39Yes, I was, and I still am!
09:41Look, I have absolutely no idea what's going on,
09:45but I do know that it is not worth doing time for.
09:47He's got April.
09:49What?
09:50Where's April? What are you talking about?
09:52April's missing.
09:54And he knows where she is.
09:58Okay.
10:00Let's go back to mine.
10:01Have a little chat.
10:12Doesn't make sense.
10:16What's he doing up there?
10:20He's just working for them.
10:22Doing what?
10:24Laboring.
10:26Menial stuff.
10:27Anything that earns money for Ray and Celia.
10:28And like I say, there's loads of them.
10:35Look, I'm really sorry.
10:39How come I've never seen them up there?
10:42Because when they're working, they're out at the back,
10:44and when they're not, they're locked away.
10:46It's barely five miles away.
10:48It doesn't make sense.
10:49I know.
10:49And why him?
10:50Why me dad?
10:51Because they prey on the vulnerable, all right?
10:54They offer them food and shelter,
10:56somewhere to put their head down for the night.
10:57And then they take the money and all the personal belongings,
11:01then they strip them down of everything else they own,
11:03so they're just, you know, totally relying on them.
11:06And then they brainwash them into believing they can't survive without them,
11:09so after a while, they just, you know, accept it.
11:15But honestly, Paddy, I didn't know anything about it until recently, okay?
11:18But I've seen Bear working on the farm.
11:21Even April tried helping him escape, but he refused.
11:24April's spoken to him?
11:25Yeah.
11:27But...
11:28Why doesn't he just leave if he's been held there against his will?
11:31Because he thinks that Ray and Celia are his friends,
11:34especially Ray, okay?
11:35He treats him like a son.
11:36I'm gonna get up there now.
11:40No, you can't!
11:41I am not leaving him there after what you've just told me!
11:43How can I?
11:45Because...
11:45They'll kill you!
11:51I can't get my head around any of this.
11:54You didn't think to come to me.
11:57There's no point.
11:59Then maybe you want to tell me in your own words what you did do,
12:02because it sounded like you did absolutely naff all.
12:04What are you talking about?
12:05I did everything I could!
12:08I went to the police,
12:10tried to get April to give a statement,
12:11but she ran out,
12:12so I tried telling the cops what happened.
12:14They said there wasn't enough evidence.
12:14They had to sit tight
12:15while they investigated the whole operation.
12:17Then we tried running away,
12:19and Ray and his heavies followed us,
12:21blocked us in,
12:21intimidate us,
12:22made us turn around.
12:23We took out loans, Ross,
12:24that we're still paying off.
12:25I sold my car!
12:27Just so I could give Ray 20 grand!
12:29You heard that right!
12:3020,000 pounds!
12:32But guess what?
12:33It wasn't enough.
12:34Nothing is ever enough for them,
12:36so don't you dare tell me I didn't do enough,
12:38because these last few weeks have nearly killed me and Rona!
12:40I'm sorry.
12:42No, I'm sorry.
12:43It's fine.
12:43What I'm trying to tell you is we're dealing with animals here.
12:46Animals, not people.
12:47Then we need to find where April is.
12:50When I went to the farm this morning,
12:51I asked him where she was.
12:52He said he didn't know,
12:52but I don't believe him.
12:53He's lying.
12:53He's lying.
12:54Well, then why were you thinking of topping him
12:57if he's the only person who knows where she is?
12:59I wasn't thinking of.
13:02I just want her back.
13:05I want her home where she belongs.
13:08Then we need to find Ray.
13:10And we need to make him start talking.
13:12And if he doesn't want to do it voluntarily,
13:14then we'll have to make him.
13:18Paddy, you need to think this through.
13:20Well, I've thought about it.
13:20All right, I'm going.
13:22Yeah, and what if he doesn't want to come home?
13:24All right, I've told you.
13:25He's brainwashed.
13:26He actually thinks he likes it up there.
13:27Right, well, he used to like it here and all.
13:29I don't think you're getting what I'm saying.
13:31He's a changed man from the one you knew.
13:34All right, you probably won't even be able to recognise him.
13:36What are you on about?
13:37Well, he's been there a long time, hasn't he?
13:39And he's not treated well.
13:40He's not been given enough food.
13:42And they're all beaten up to keep in line.
13:44Well, there's even more reason to go and get him.
13:45And I'm going to the police.
13:46You can't do that.
13:47It'll just make it worse.
13:48How could it be any worse?
13:50Paddy, listen to me.
13:51If Ray finds out you've gone at the police, he'll come after you.
13:54All right?
13:54Then he'll come after your family.
13:56Even Eve won't be saved, Paddy.
13:58I just don't think you realise what you're dealing with.
14:01Stay around and do nothing.
14:03Paddy!
14:04Listen to me, all right?
14:05You can't just go up there all gun-ho or whatever because you'll fail.
14:09You need a plan.
14:10Yeah, and I can't just leave him there either, can I?
14:13Paddy, listen to me!
14:18I know what you are, and I know what you do to people.
14:41Why is my dad locked up like an animal?
14:45Well, I might be able to answer that if you let me go.
14:48I can see upset.
14:49I understand.
14:51However, your dad was working for us.
14:55He wasn't being kept against his will.
14:56He could have left at any time.
14:59Now, if you really don't mind, I have to be somewhere else.
15:03Dylan told me everything.
15:05How you tried to kill him.
15:08Yeah, well...
15:10I might be guilty of the real thing in a minute if you don't back off.
15:15You're not denying it, then?
15:16Oh, of course I'm denying it,
15:19but you're the last person I have to answer to.
15:23Answer to the police, then.
15:25Because when my dad gets home
15:26and he tells them what's been going on,
15:29you and your mother
15:31are going away
15:33for a very long time.
15:35Well,
15:37you might have a bit of a problem with that,
15:40seeing as your dad is dead.
15:47You're not on your own anymore.
15:49Remember that.
15:50I just want her home.
15:51And she will be.
15:52Today, I'm going to find her, and that is a promise.
15:54Do you know what I beat myself up about the most?
15:57Is that...
15:59He groomed her.
16:02He groomed her right under our noses.
16:06Sent her out to sell drugs.
16:12Prostituted her.
16:15Me and Rona had no idea.
16:17We had no idea.
16:20Maybe he does need annihilating.
16:22Listen.
16:22Protect yourself.
16:24He is dangerous.
16:25Oh, don't you worry about me, mate.
16:27I'm more than a match for him.
16:28And just so we're clear,
16:29I'm not...
16:30I'm not asking you to...
16:35Aren't you?
16:37Anyway.
16:39I'm not just doing this for you.
16:41I'm doing this for Donna.
16:42I'm doing this for Donna.
16:42How did he die?
16:56Does that matter?
17:01Your dad was a good man.
17:03And I am, uh...
17:05I'm truly sorry for your loss.
17:07Oh, where's his body?
17:10I don't need to bury him.
17:12I'm afraid, um...
17:14That won't be possible.
17:20Did she kill him?
17:22No.
17:23No, I could never do that.
17:26I liked your dad.
17:27He was a good friend.
17:28And you have no idea what I've done
17:32to get revenge for his death.
17:37He was like a father to me.
17:40He was a prisoner.
17:41No.
17:42Not at all, Paddy.
17:43You don't know what you're talking about.
17:44Your dad loved it at the farm.
17:47He felt safe.
17:49He felt secure.
17:50And let's be honest,
17:51he wouldn't have been living with us
17:53if it wasn't for you.
17:54What do you mean?
17:56You and him had a big falling out,
17:57didn't you?
17:58How do you know about that?
18:00Because he told me.
18:02He said he felt abandoned.
18:04And he wasn't welcome at yours anymore.
18:09What he needed was help.
18:12Not chucking out.
18:15Because he was depressed, Paddy.
18:20And I spotted it as soon as I saw him.
18:22How could you miss it?
18:23He was living in his car.
18:26And he had been for weeks
18:28when I first met him.
18:30I gave him somewhere to live.
18:33Shelter.
18:33Food in his belly.
18:34Money in his pocket.
18:36So don't you get all pious with me
18:38because it won't wash.
18:39I took care of your dad.
18:42You took advantage of a vulnerable man.
18:47You make kids sell drugs
18:48and prostitute themselves
18:50just for you
18:51to make money.
18:53Now,
18:54be careful, Bedlam,
18:55because you are getting out of your debt now.
18:57What kind of man are you?
19:22Somebody minds my own business.
19:25So, if you're planning on
19:27phoning the police,
19:28I urge you to think again.
19:30Are you threatening me?
19:30Every action has a consequence.
19:33Isaac Newton said that, I think.
19:34Think you're clever, don't you?
19:35No.
19:36But I am good at what I do.
19:38And knowing you as I do,
19:41it is obvious you are out of your league.
19:43So I'm going to give you some advice
19:45for free.
19:46Stay in your lane.
19:47Or what?
19:49I'll finish the job off.
19:50What job?
19:51Or where your pretend son,
19:53Dylan, is concerned.
19:54Only I won't cock it up this time.
19:55You know what I mean?
19:57Yeah.
19:59You're going to get what's coming to you and all.
20:03Oh, you still want to know
20:04who killed your dad?
20:05It'd be a shame to leave you hanging.
20:08It was Celia.
20:10And it wasn't quick.
20:12Nice talking to you, Patrick.
20:13Come on, Patrick.
20:43I don't know.
21:13I don't know.
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