Not yet fully recovered from New Year’s Eve,EmmerdaleThey ruthlessly threw the audience into hell. Not just one, but…two consecutive deathsIn just the early days of 2026, a peaceful village was transformed into the scene of a series of chilling crimes. Celia Daniels’ body was barely cold when another corpse appeared – and this time, the question was no longer…who died, which isWho was responsible?.

Celia Daniels: The long-awaited end of a devil.

The audience finally got to see it.Celia Daniels– the most hated woman in the village – had to pay the price. After months of running a modern-day slavery and drug trafficking ring at Butler’s Farm, Celia had driven too many people to the brink of ruin. Her death at the hands of her adopted son awaited her.Ray WaltersIt was both shocking and offered a sense of “soap justice.”

Ray once seemed to want to escape the world of crime, dreaming of an honest life.Laurel Thomas– the most virtuous woman in the village. But Celia refused to lose control. When Ray refused to kill her.April WindsorThe mother-son relationship officially crumbled. And then, in a horrifying moment, Ray “set a line” in a way that offered no turning back: killing his own mother.

Ray Walters: A brief freedom before a mysterious death

Having escaped from Celia, Ray thought he was free. ButEmmerdaleThere is no forgiveness for those who shed blood. Right from the first episode of the week, viewers were chilled to the bone witnessing Ray’s body being dragged across the grass, half-exposed from the body bag. A mysterious death. No explanation. No clear killer.

And so the hunt for the culprit began.

April Windsor: victim or avenger?

April was the one most deeply hurt by Ray. Forced into drug trafficking, drawn into a life of crime, and even psychologically manipulated to the point of believing she killed someone in self-defense. Although Ray once gave her money to escape, it couldn’t erase the emotional scars. Could a young woman driven to such desperation resort to violence out of resentment?

Dylan Penders: The Fury of Youth

April’s boyfriend,Dylan PendersDylan, also a direct victim of Ray and Celia, was forced into drug trafficking and lost his loved one when April had to flee. He had every reason to hate. A moment of impulsiveness. An uncontrollable rage. Was that the motive for the murder?

Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk: When Parents Are Pushed to Their Limits

Cannot be ignoredMarlon Dingle and Rhona GoskirkThey were once blackmailed by Ray, who demanded thousands of pounds a week to “stay away” from his daughter. Now, April has left the village, possibly for good. Will the parents’ despair be strong enough to turn them into murderers?

Bear Wolf: The Exploited Giant

Ray made the biggest mistake by messing with it.Bear WolfForced into hard labor, subjected to mental anguish, and even forced to bury the body of a dead worker on the farm, Celia once declared Bear dead. But what if that was a lie? What if Bear was still alive… and returned to exact revenge?

Ross Barton: the surprise card

Final, EmmerdaleThey released a name that turned all assumptions upside down:Ross BartonApril was seen getting into a car with Ross, accompanied by a cryptic remark: it’s best not to tell anyone about “this.” Where were they? And what were they doing?

The second death opened up a new nightmare.

Celia is dead. Ray is dead. But the chain of crimes doesn’t stop there. With so many motivated criminals, so many secrets buried, the village of Dales is entering one of the darkest whodunites in its history.Emmerdale.

And the most terrifying question still hangs in the air:If Ray is dead, is he the last corpse?