Emmerdale killer John breathes a sigh of relief – but a twist follows

Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) caught John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) out in tonight’s episode of Emmerdale.

The couple recently returned from their honeymoon following a chaotic wedding ceremony. From Aaron’s perspective, it was dramatic because his ex Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) returned. For John, he was on edge due to multiple opportunities arising that threatened to expose his murderous secrets.

Aaron and John managed to tie the knot though but when they got back from their relaxing time away, they learnt of some worrying news.

John had to put on his poker face again when he got told that Nate Robinson’s (Jurell Carter) body had been found in the lake. Due to Nate being Aaron’s family, John has opted for the approach of trying to support the Dingle clan as they grieve.

In tonight’s episode, John’s focus shifted to something completely unrelated to Nate. As he looked through the post, he spotted a letter addressed to Aaron, from the prison.

John immediately knew that it was from Robert and hid it in his pocket. Later, he went to open the envelope, but got caught by Aaron.

Aaron read through the letter but put it in the bin shortly after. We know that his relationship with John means a great deal to him, as it helped him realise he can love someone else other than Robert.

As Aaron reassured John, there was relief. Whenever we see John’s insecurities highlighted, he usually does something to ensure he no longer feels that way. The difference here was that John wasn’t able to do anything due to being spotted by Aaron, so he was simply a man fearing his partner would be tempted by their ex.

And he wasn’t.

For now.

With Robert due out of prison, John and Aaron will get a shock when he gets back to the village and announces he’s sticking around.