Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale villain Ray Walters starts feeling the heat next week, as his criminal empire is at risk of being exposed. Not only are the police sniffing around, Nicola King then starts to get suspicious and does some digging.
Nicola takes an interest in Ray’s past, as her best friend Laurel Thomas is eager to keep exploring her recent romantic connection with the dodgy newcomer. Could this spark a chain of events that sees the truth unravel?
“Giving into her nosiness, Nicola reckons it’s time she properly vetted Laurel’s lover and does some cyber stalking about Ray’s past,” our Emmerdale insider explains.
“However, she struggles to find any trace of Ray online. This feels pretty fishy – Nicola starts to think Ray has something to hide…”
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Meanwhile, when the cops call in at Caleb Miligan’s depot to investigate reports of drug trafficking on the premises, Dylan Penders is beside himself. Jai Sharma is mystified by the claims and has no idea what’s going on, so tells the authorities to collar Caleb himself.
There’s no love lost between the colleagues, so if Caleb is involved with drugs, Jai has no problem throwing him under the bus.
Reporting back to Ray, distressed Dylan fears the whole operation is about to unravel and he’ll end up in prison. Trying to keep his cool, Ray tells the teenager to pause the pushing of his product through the business until interest dies down.
“Ray’s concerned there could be a traitor among their ranks,” our source continues. “Did someone tip off the police about using Miligan International to ferry their narcotics across county lines?
“That’s the question he poses to Dylan and April, who are shaking with fear to be practically accused by their bullying boss…”
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As Ray desperately tries to avoid detection, oblivious Laurel’s feelings for her new boyfriend are getting deeper by the day.
Nicola is thrilled her mate appears to have found a good fella, until she realises he’s practically a ghost online…
“The last thing Nicola wants is for her best mate to get romantically involved with someone dodgy,” our spy points out. “But as Nicola shares her concerns with Laurel, will her mate thank her for poking her nose in?”
As Nicola continues to snoop, is the café owner putting herself at risk if she starts snooping around in Ray’s dodgy world?
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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