Emmerdale fans have been glued to the screen as Charity Dingle’s tangled baby lie threatens to implode — but some eagle-eyed viewers have spotted what they believe is a glaring continuity error that could unravel the entire plot.

Wednesday’s (October 8) episode of the ITV soap continued the fallout from Charity’s devastating deception, as she struggled to keep the truth about her pregnancy hidden from everyone — including her husband, Mackenzie Boyd.

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Charity’s Secret Spirals

As fans will remember, Charity (Emma Atkins) agreed to be a surrogate for her granddaughter Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) following Sarah’s emergency hysterectomy. But after an embryo transfer and a scare in the woods, Charity feared the procedure had failed.

When a later scan revealed she was still pregnant, Charity was overjoyed — until a shocking twist changed everything. A flashback revealed that she had slept with her ex, Ross Barton (Mike Parr), after an explosive argument with Mack.

When Ross confronted her about the timing, Charity denied it, but the truth came out after a paternity test confirmed Ross as the father. Unable to face the fallout, Charity did what she does best — she lied.

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The Blunder Fans Can’t Ignore

In recent scenes, Charity confessed to her cousin Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) that she couldn’t go through with an abortion. Chas begged her to tell the truth, but instead, Charity dug herself in deeper — asking her son Ryan (James Moore) to alter the paternity test results, making it look like Ross wasn’t the father.

The two women were later seen having a fiery argument in Charity’s living room about the deception — and that’s where viewers noticed a strange oversight.

Charity’s husband Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) is currently recovering at home after being held hostage by John Sugden, yet during the heated scene, he was nowhere to be seen. Fans quickly pointed out that if Mack was indeed upstairs, he would have easily overheard their explosive conversation.

One confused fan posted: “So Mack can’t leave the house yet because of what happened. Where was he when Charity and Chas were having a full-on conversation about lying about the baby? Surely if he was upstairs he’d hear them…”

Another viewer chimed in: “I was just thinking the same thing lol.” A third joked: “Where’s Mack hiding? The shed?” while another tried to offer an explanation, writing: “Maybe he was out somewhere, but it didn’t look like it.”

The moment sparked light-hearted debate online, with fans torn between amusement and disbelief that such a major confrontation could go unnoticed by Mack.

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The Baby Bombshell Nears Explosion

Beyond the fan-detected blunder, the tension in Emmerdale is reaching its breaking point. With Chas furious over Charity’s lies and Sarah beginning to notice something is off, it’s only a matter of time before the truth about Ross’s baby comes out.

Ross, meanwhile, continues to press for the truth, and Charity’s latest lie — forged DNA results — may be the one that finally pushes her into a corner.

With Mack still recovering and unaware that his wife’s baby isn’t his — or even the result of the surrogacy — the stage is set for an explosive reveal that could blow apart multiple families in the Dales.