Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale’s April Windsor could be signing her own death warrant next week as she discovers the shocking truth about Bear Wolf’s forced labour ordeal. When the evil Celia Daniels decides that April knows too much, she orders her son Ray Walters to deal with the situation by killing the unpredictable teenager.
Upcoming scenes see April drawn into Bear’s storyline for the first time, as her boyfriend Dylan Penders tells her what’s really been happening on Celia’s farm.
Dylan’s revelation comes just as he and April appear destined to part ways. April prepares to leave the village with Celia and Ray when they move their criminal operation to Wrexham, still feeling trapped as they’re using Callum’s supposed “murder” as leverage over her.
Meanwhile, Dylan has a chance to escape as Mandy Dingle invites him to come to Ireland with her. But will this newfound focus on Bear’s welfare change the priorities for both teenagers?
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“April and Dylan become united once again,” our Emmerdale source shares. “They’re determined that they have to free Bear and find a way out of their own nightmare too.
“Wasting no time, April sneaks her way into Celia’s farm and is totally shocked when she sees the state of Bear. She begs him to leave with her while he has the chance, but he refuses point blank as he doesn’t want to turn against Ray…”
Later, when Celia returns to the farm, she’s baffled to spot April fleeing into the distance. It’s clear that something is seriously wrong, so she orders Ray to kill April to stop her from bringing down their entire operation. In the meantime, she’ll take care of Bear…
The next day, Ray faces a grim task as Celia wants him to lure April to her death.
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Before this fateful moment, Ray catches up with his girlfriend Laurel Thomas and breaks the bad news that he’ll be leaving the village soon. Laurel is gutted and reiterates that she wants to give their relationship a proper chance, which leaves Ray torn over his future.
Shortly afterwards, Ray informs April that they’re going off on a mission to bury some evidence. As they dig a hole together, April reaches a horrifying realisation over what’s really happening…
“April’s frozen in fear as she suddenly realises that this hole is planned as a grave for her,” our insider adds. “She begs Ray to change his mind and let her go, but will he show any mercy?”
These scenes air on Tuesday 30 December and Wednesday 31 December. Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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