{"id":405220,"date":"2026-02-03T07:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405220\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T07:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:31:12","slug":"emmerdales-robert-and-tracy-caught-in-the-toilets-up-to-no-good-together-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405220\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale&#8217;s Robert and Tracy caught in the toilets up to no good together | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12_02_emm_john_ashes_01-48ee.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26554511\" alt=\"A close-up of Tracy Shankley and Robert Sugden being discovered in the Woolpack toilets by Aaron Dingle and Victoria Sugden in Emmerdale.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tBusted! (Picture: Mark Bruce\/ITV)<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a weird twist in the tale for <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/john-sugden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Sugden<\/a>\u00a0(<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/oliver-farnworth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Farnworth<\/a>) in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/emmerdale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmerdale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, don\u2019t worry, he\u2019s definitely dead and not making a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/graham-foster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Foster<\/a>-esque reprisal (although pop back in six years and we\u2019ll see), but just because he\u2019s snuffed it doesn\u2019t mean there isn\u2019t revenge in store for the madman.<\/p>\n<p>John <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/05\/corriedale-confirms-kills-emmerdales-john-sugden-a-shocker-26088478\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died during a scuffle<\/a> with sister <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/victoria-barton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria Sugden<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/isabel-hodgins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel Hodgins<\/a>) when she fought for her life and stabbed him in the neck with one of his own needles. A poetic nod to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/19\/emmerdales-john-sugden-star-predicts-backlash-confirmed-nates-killer-22927135\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how he killed Nate<\/a> and started this whole mess.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/robert-sugden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Sugden<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ryan-hawley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Hawley<\/a>) learn that John\u2019s death is ruled a suicide, and Vic is off the hook, not that she feels it in any way.<\/p>\n<p>Though he\u2019s dead, John still has his crimes to pay for, and it\u2019s more than just murdering Nate. He also put his former lover in a coma and tried to kill him. He shot <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/mackenzie-boyd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mackenzie Boyd<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/lawrence-robb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lawrence Robb<\/a>) with an arrow and left him to die in an <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/04\/unexpected-emmerdale-legend-works-killer-johns-secrets-changes-everything-24066510\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">underground bunker<\/a>. He nearly killed <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jacob-gallagher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Gallagher<\/a>\u00a0(<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/joe-warren-plant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe-Warren Plant<\/a>) trying to play hero.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12_02_emm_john_ashes_02-5184.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26554512\" alt=\"Tracy Shankly and Robert Sugden being discovered in the Woolpack toilets by Aaron Dingle and Victoria Sugden in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tJohn is definitely not missed, but Victoria is wounded (Picture: Mark Bruce\/ITV)<\/p>\n<p>So Karma got him, he\u2019s dead, but those left behind still want their revenge. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tracy-shankley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tracy Shankley<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amy-walsh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Walsh<\/a>) in particular wants her piece of the maniac medic, given that he killed her husband and tried to frame her for it.<\/p>\n<p>So, when she gets her hands on John\u2019s ashes, she knows exactly what to do with them \u2013 pour them down the bog so that he can float in the sewer like the scum he once was. <\/p>\n<p>Robert is keen for this little venture and follows Tracy into the loos to watch the ceremonial dumping happen.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria learns that Robert left the bar with Tracy and the urn and heads off to find them, and grabs <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aaron-dingle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Dingle<\/a>\u00a0(<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/danny-miller\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danny Miller<\/a>) for support.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria is utterly shocked and disgusted to find Tracy and Robert squeezed into the cubicle preparing to pour John down the toilet. Will she try and stop them?<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/30\/victorias-shocking-emmerdale-exit-confirmed-pregnant-isabel-hodgins-leaves-2-26609187\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria\u2019s shocking Emmerdale exit confirmed as pregnant Isabel Hodgins leaves<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/30\/victorias-shocking-emmerdale-exit-confirmed-pregnant-isabel-hodgins-leaves-2-26609187\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria\u2019s shocking Emmerdale exit confirmed as pregnant Isabel Hodgins leaves<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/25\/victorias-shocking-emmerdale-exit-confirmed-pregnant-isabel-hodgins-leaves-26470944\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Killer Victoria heads for a breakdown in Emmerdale ahead of dramatic exit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Soaps Newsletter \u2013 Weekly<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Busted! (Picture: Mark Bruce\/ITV) There\u2019s a weird twist in the tale for John Sugden\u00a0(Oliver Farnworth) in Emmerdale. 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