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Emmerdale 25th February 2026
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00:30Thanks for the bribe. It was lovely.
00:32Ah, well I'm glad it hit the spot.
00:37I mean, touch wood.
00:38He seems alright after that flip yesterday.
00:41Don't jinx it.
00:42What's a touch wood?
00:44I thought he'd be flipping out over Ray's burial.
00:46Shh, he doesn't know it's tomorrow.
00:48He wouldn't want to go anywhere.
00:50You reckon?
00:51Wait, wait, do you?
00:53Do you want to go?
00:54No, no I don't. He, erm...
00:58I just want to forget him.
00:59Yeah.
01:00We all do.
01:01Dad's just still a little bit confused when it comes to Ray.
01:05Where are you going?
01:08Upstairs, then out.
01:10I'm seeing Lucy.
01:12Seeing your counsellor?
01:13That's brilliant.
01:14I'll give you a lift if you want.
01:15No, no need to mither.
01:20He's rebooked his counselling session off his own, man.
01:23That's real progress.
01:24Which is why he can't hear a single word about the burial.
01:26Or anything to do with Ray.
01:28Not now he's starting to pull round.
01:30It's too risky.
01:35Do you live here now?
01:37Huh!
01:38You wish.
01:39But, you know, Ross, dreams do come true.
01:42Oh!
01:42Speaking of, Saturday night, I'll get pizzas in.
01:45For what?
01:46For the Brit Awards, obviously.
01:47It's a big night in.
01:48Oh, it's too early in the morning for you.
01:53Well, well, well, well.
01:55What have we here?
01:57Somebody who actually lives here.
01:58Bingo.
01:59And when I went into Vinny's room just now, he wasn't there.
02:03Don't you ever go into my room, ever.
02:05You're missing the point.
02:06This one wasn't in his room.
02:10He wasn't in the bathroom.
02:11He checked.
02:12Of course he did.
02:13He did the pest.
02:14So whose room was Vinny in?
02:19You smashed it in the friend zone, didn't you?
02:22Smashed it!
02:23Stop saying smashed.
02:24It's weird.
02:24Yo, listen, do you think you might move into Louie's room?
02:26Because then I could take yours on.
02:27Told you, Ross.
02:28Dreams come true.
02:30No, look, right.
02:31I just had one really, really nice night, all right?
02:34And?
02:35And I don't have any questions anymore about who I am and who I like.
02:41Come on in.
02:42It is.
02:43Anything to report?
02:45Nope.
02:46Good.
02:47Hi.
02:47I was just going to bring you a cuppa.
02:49Hey, I'm due at work.
02:50Oh, well, I'll walk with you.
02:51Oh, no, I'm late.
02:52I'm going to run.
02:53Right, okay.
02:54Well, I guess I'll see you later, then, yeah?
02:56Yeah, you will.
03:02Oh, Charles, wait!
03:04Hi.
03:05Um, are you going to the Chapel of Rest now?
03:08Does that mean you'll be joining me after all?
03:10Well, seeing as I put you up to it...
03:12Good.
03:12I'm glad.
03:14Yeah, I'm not sure I am.
03:15I hardly had a wink of sleep last night.
03:17Kept thinking about all the suffering that Ray caused.
03:22Sounds familiar.
03:24My Victor, Charles's dad, was deeply flawed.
03:27I still needed to mourn him.
03:29It's all right if you need to give Ray a dignified goodbye.
03:32There is no rule book to this.
03:34Ashley would remind me that though Ray was a terrible man,
03:38he once was a vulnerable little boy caught by a predator.
03:41So I'm going for that little boy.
03:45Oh, Bear!
03:46Are you going to see Ray too?
03:47No, no, no.
03:49Ray?
03:51Are you going to see Ray?
03:54I thought you knew.
03:59Where is he?
04:00He's in Hotton, in the Chapel of Rest.
04:03He's being buried tomorrow.
04:08I'm coming.
04:09Um, well, we should ask Paddy first, really.
04:12No, I'm coming.
04:15Please.
04:17If that's what you want.
04:34Oh.
04:35Good morning to you too, Sam.
04:38I thought you'd been kicked out for helping our kid.
04:41Still here.
04:42Why did you do it?
04:44Help our kid over Joe?
04:47Great question, Sam.
04:49Why did you betray Joe?
04:51I didn't betray anyone.
04:53I made a judgment call.
05:02Can we talk, please?
05:06Come on, we're better than this.
05:10The thing about loyalty, Joe, is it's a two-way thing.
05:15I will always put you first, but not always in the way you want.
05:23I think it's time to go.
05:24You can freeze me out all you want, but I'm not going anywhere.
05:27Not without you.
05:28Never again.
05:30Stay.
05:31Go.
05:32I don't care.
05:39Ouch.
05:41Sounds like he really means that.
05:47Hi.
05:47Pull up a pew.
05:48What are you after?
05:50Erm, could you get me a Lewis, please?
05:52He's on a stock run and not on the menu.
05:54Not at the market.
05:56Is that right?
05:57He didn't say anything.
05:58Not a peep, little sneak.
06:00Tell me all.
06:02Er, just two hot chocolates, please.
06:04Thanks, Nicola.
06:05Fine.
06:06But just know, you mess Lewis about, I will mess you up.
06:10Okay?
06:12Okay.
06:13Okay.
06:19You all right?
06:22Did you see it before, you know, with Lewis at the house?
06:24It just, it just felt like a brush off, right?
06:26But then last night, he seemed dead into it.
06:29Yeah, erm, what about you?
06:33Yeah, of course I was into it, you know, it's, it's, it's, it's great, you know, felt right.
06:39I'm chuffed with you, man.
06:41Yeah, although I'll be not yet.
06:43Looks like he regrets it.
06:44Nah, no way.
06:46It's just, Louis being, Louis.
06:55If you're not sure, then just start as you mean to go on.
07:04With honesty, right?
07:08Just ask him.
07:09Yeah, but it's, it's just, I'm just scared I walk like his answer.
07:16But it's the early bird special.
07:18You're too early for the early bird special.
07:21That makes no sense.
07:24Early bird special, ta.
07:25You're too early.
07:27But it's the early bird special.
07:29Mary, is it all right if I drop Princess Pinky off for Eve?
07:31Yeah, of course you can, Will.
07:32You shall all be eternally grateful.
07:35You should have heard the fuss she was making this morning.
07:38How are you holding up?
07:39Oh, as well as we can be.
07:41And Bear?
07:42Yeah, better-ish.
07:43Yeah, much better-ish.
07:45He's gone to see his counsellor.
07:46Yeah, but he's organised himself.
07:48And we are doing our very best not to smother and mither him.
07:51When she says we, she means me.
07:54Hello?
07:57Well, he set off ages ago.
08:01No, he doesn't really have a mobile at the moment.
08:04Yeah, thank you. Bye.
08:09He hasn't turned up to his counselling session.
08:11He's all right.
08:12He's with Laurel and Charles.
08:14Where?
08:15Chapel of Rest.
08:16Where they've got Ray.
08:18Laurel's taking me dad to see Ray.
08:20Well, Bear insisted.
08:22What?
08:22I'm going to have to stop him.
08:25They'll all be there by now.
08:26It's too late.
08:28Pick up, Laurel. Pick up.
08:29Oh, Paddy, please.
08:31Brilliant.
08:32Voicemail.
08:33Laurel, you have to turn around.
08:35Me dad can't see him.
08:36Don't you dare let my dad see Ray.
08:40Why is Laurel going anywhere near that evil brood?
08:46Don't do this to him, please.
08:47Just call me back as soon as you can.
08:50Listen, right, she might still hear it in time.
08:52And what if she doesn't?
08:52What if she ignores it?
08:53Even if I can't stop it, I should be there for my dad because he needs me.
08:57Not in this state he doesn't.
08:58If he sees you all het up and anxious, it's going to make him worse.
09:01Babe, he needs you to be calm and supportive, yeah?
09:04And who knows, you know, it might not be the worst thing if he wants to say bye to Ray
09:09in
09:09person.
09:10How can you say that?
09:12Because he was important to have Vinny to see Paul off.
09:14And despite everything, and for me, in my own little way.
09:18This is completely different.
09:19My dad was an empty shell when we found him.
09:21He could barely speak.
09:22He could barely do anything.
09:25And after everything it's taken to get him this far, for him to just feel a little bit
09:30safe with us, just to do normal things.
09:34My dad sees Ray in that coffin.
09:39He could break him.
09:40All over again.
09:42But this time.
09:45What if...
09:47What if we can't get him back?
10:13Bring all who rest in Christ into the fullness of your kingdom.
10:19Where sins have been forgiven, and death is no more.
10:25Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
10:28Hear our prayer.
10:32Are you all right?
10:33Yeah.
10:34Yeah.
10:35I thought I'd, um, feel a lot more anger and revulsion.
10:40But I just feel so sad.
10:42You know, for the life that he should have had.
10:47Celia stole his future.
10:49And Ray knew it.
10:52He begged me to try and fix it.
11:00I should have stopped him leaving that day.
11:06I should have been stronger.
11:08Hold him accountable.
11:09Make him face.
11:11The consequences, you know?
11:17Anything's better than this, right?
11:20Laurel, it's not your fault.
11:21No, I know it's not my fault, but it's not entirely his.
11:24You know?
11:27He wanted a different life.
11:32Can I just have a minute?
11:34Of course.
11:36Take your time.
11:45I know you love me.
11:48And in a different world, maybe we might have been really happy.
11:55In this one, you know, I can't forgive you.
12:04I hope God has that.
12:09And you're at peace.
12:12Yeah.
12:21Oh, good shot.
12:23No, it wasn't.
12:24No, you're right.
12:24It was rubbish.
12:25So what are you lying for?
12:26You know, just so I can, you know, smooth the way.
12:30So what?
12:31You know, so I can check in about you and Vinny, see if everything's all good.
12:34Why?
12:35I'm your big brother, aren't I?
12:36I'm trying to be supportive.
12:37So, if you've got any questions about you-know-what.
12:42Oh, my God, no.
12:44Hold us in time to save me from him.
12:46Anyone for a drink?
12:48Oh, yeah.
12:51Hello?
12:53Do you, um, do you regret last night?
12:59Goodbye, Ray.
13:08Bear.
13:10Sorry, I didn't...
13:13I'll give you some space.
13:17Okay.
13:43I'll give you some space.
13:48I'm so sorry. Ray. Ray. Ray. I'm sorry lad. I've never done this with a bloke before so
14:09I just don't know how it really works.
14:12Did I do something wrong? Well no but you just left this morning without saying like a proper
14:15goodbye or even good morning. I was late for work. I just felt like you were giving me the
14:21brush off. Why would I do that? I had a really nice time. Yeah me too but look Lewis I
14:28don't
14:28want you to ever feel you know pressured. I don't. You know when you left this morning
14:34without saying much I thought I mean look right you told me that you start shutting down
14:41you know when things get too much right? Yeah but that wasn't it. I was just you know
14:44late for work and that's all I was focused on. So you wasn't shutting down on me? No but I
14:50mean even if I was it's you know it's not the same as giving you the brush off it's just
14:54the
14:54way I work I thought you realised. And I should have done okay but I just I wanted to make
15:00sure that I wasn't making an idiot myself you know and it's our first time together and I just
15:05I just yeah I'm a little bit googly eyed over here so sorry. Well I'm a little bit googly eyed
15:13over here too.
15:34Ah Norman no mates. Still lurking about where you're not wanted.
15:42Rona's rejected you. Joe's rejected you. I've rejected you. What are you sticking around for?
15:52You're done Graham. There's no redemption here. No happy ever after. There's just waiting around until Joe hates you even
16:03more than I do.
16:06You are threatened by me. And you have nothing and no one. But still you wait like a stray dog
16:18for another kicking. Pathetic!
16:22You know I am not scared by you. I'm repulsed.
16:32I know what makes you tick. Who makes you tick? I terrify you. That's why you want me gone.
16:58But I'm not going. Anywhere.
17:15You're wrong. There's no way. I know my best mate. Laurel simply wanted to pay her respects.
17:20Maybe she wanted to spit in his face. Or maybe she just needed a sense of closure. I did.
17:26What with Craig? You never went to his funeral have you?
17:30Well sometimes I wish I had. If Laurel chose to see Ray off then-
17:34It's a big if. It doesn't mean she condones what he did.
17:38There's no right or wrong here. Sorry. But there is a limit to anyone's compassion.
17:44Yeah well she should have left me dad out of it.
17:46Laurel we've been calling you.
17:47Well we had our phones turned off.
17:49Where's me dad?
17:51Bear. He's just behind me.
17:52This lot have it in their head that you've been to see Ray.
17:55Where's me dad?
17:59You alright?
18:05I think it went well.
18:06Yeah Paddy he wanted to come.
18:08I'll deal with you later.
18:15Everywhere I turn he's lurking just desperate to lure you back in.
18:21Please put Graham and us out of our misery and kick him out.
18:26And if not for yourself, for the kids.
18:29They're confused as hell with him hanging around.
18:32It's your house Kim.
18:33You want him gone you get rid of him.
18:35Oh.
18:37Ah.
18:38Here he is again.
18:39There isn't a corner he won't creep around.
18:44Yesterday you said that I would understand when I got the full picture.
18:49You will.
18:50So fill me in.
18:52I can't.
18:53I'm a man of my word.
18:55But it will make sense soon.
19:02Right.
19:03That's it.
19:04Pack your bags and get out.
19:06You sure you want to do that?
19:07I am desperate for it.
19:09Yes you are.
19:10Oh.
19:11If I leave now because of you, Joe will resent you for it.
19:14He'll get over it.
19:15You know he won't.
19:16If he wants me to leave for good, he'll tell me.
19:20But he hasn't.
19:21Because you're pitiful.
19:23Because he's not ready to let me go yet.
19:28Yes.
19:34How could you go and pay any respects to that man?
19:37After all he's done.
19:38He was important for us.
19:40For our faith.
19:41I get that you went vicar.
19:43It's your job.
19:44But moral.
19:46You know what he was.
19:48She's not excusing him.
19:49It's what it feels like.
19:51After everything he did to April.
19:52To your best friends.
19:54The man's a menace.
19:56I know.
19:56You don't have to defend yourself.
19:57No I'm happy to.
19:59Ray was evil.
20:00Truly evil.
20:01And Lydia's right.
20:03You know I'm not excusing any of it.
20:04Yeah because there is no excuse in it.
20:06But I knew a different side to him.
20:08You know a more vulnerable side.
20:11And I wanted to say goodbye and pray for the Ray that I knew.
20:14Which she has every right to do.
20:16I'm glad that April and Marlon and Rona are not here.
20:21How do you think they're going to feel when they find out that you went to see off a man
20:24who tortured them for months.
20:26Yeah well.
20:27I hope they understand.
20:28How can they?
20:31I need to go.
20:32You don't have to.
20:33Listen I just want to say goodbye to Bear.
20:36Not a chance.
20:37No he wants a bit of quiet.
20:38We're going to take him home when he's ready.
20:39Look I truly thought it was a good thing for Bear to see Ray today.
20:44However hard I found some peace and I hope he did too.
20:48Peace!
20:50Ray was just a boyfriend to you but to me dad he was an abuser.
20:53He groomed him.
20:54He locked him up.
20:56He used him and he hurt him.
20:57Stop.
20:59Ray broke my dad.
21:00Do you not get that Laurel?
21:01Yeah I don't know.
21:02Well I don't think you do.
21:03Because if you did you wouldn't have taken him there to see his dead abuser.
21:07Stop it.
21:07Stop.
21:08You leave her alone.
21:10I'm glad to go.
21:13And none of you had any right to judge her.
21:16And you had no right to keep it from me.
21:19I killed the man.
21:21Seeing him off was the least I could do.
21:23And you tried to rob me of that.
21:26Shame on you.
21:28For now...
21:36If you've been effected by issues raised in tonight's programme
21:40you can visit ITV.com slash advice for support information.
21:44Next, it's Coronation Street.
22:02Transcription by CastingWords
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