Emmerdale‘s Ruby Miligan crumbles under the pressure next week – and decides to confess to the crime of killing her father.
Convinced the corpse found in the lake must be evil Anthony, Ruby reckons the game is up and heads to tell the police everything. Can Caleb and the co-conspirators stop her?
“When the body is found, it’s a few days before it’s formally identified as Nate,” begins our Emmerdale insider.
“In that window of rumours, Ruby, Caleb, Cain and Chas fear it could be Anthony and their cover-up is about to be exposed. It’s a race against time to stop Ruby coming clean and sending the lot of them down.”
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Shifty John never revealed exactly what he’d done with the abuser’s body, so it’s understandable everyone thinks the lake could have been his final resting place.
The fact it’s then confirmed the deceased has been in the water for months only fuels the theory.
Desperate to stop Ruby blabbing, Caleb quickly formulates a plan and tells his wife they must flee the village, and the pair prepare to disappear.
Cain arranges for his brother and sister-in-law to hide out in Ireland with another branch of the Dingle clan, but Ruby has a wobble and sneaks out while Caleb sleeps.
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When he wakes up, Caleb is horrified to find a note from his missus saying she’s gone to the police station alone – she’s handing herself in.
“Ruby unburdens herself as she tells the officers about what Anthony put her through,” our insider continues.
“The years of physical and psychological abuse all come flooding out. Ruby makes it clear Caleb was not involved in what happened to Anthony, and is about to reveal herself as his killer when the interrogation is interrupted.”
A solicitor arrives and puts a stop to the interview, much to the confusion of the cops – and Ruby herself.
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Back in the village, Caleb tells Chas what Ruby has done and shows her the note, sending his stressed sister into a spin as she fears that everyone connected with Anthony’s demise will end up behind bars. After all the secrecy and careful planning, is this really how it ends?
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Caleb appears strangely calm considering Ruby could be fessing up at that very moment, and mysteriously reassures Chas he has it all under control. But how can he be so sure?
Turns out he has his solicitor on the case, who he dispatched with instructions to stop Ruby in her tracks before she incriminates the lot of them. The siblings then receive a surprise visit from the boys in the blue, who want a word with Caleb.
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“She’s doing her best to keep it together but this has Chas panicking again,” our source adds.
“Hoping her little brother’s plan hasn’t been thrown off course, poker-faced Chas sneakily hides Ruby’s note. Caleb then braces himself to face the cops’ questions…”
Has Ruby said too much already, arousing suspicion among the authorities? Can Caleb, Chas and the family continue to conceal the truth? And what happens when they learn the body isn’t even Anthony’s?
