Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) agreed to help brother Cain (Jeff Hordley) by keeping quiet about his motive for killing Al Chapman (Michael Wildman) in tonight’s Emmerdale (2nd November) – before coldly disowning him.
Cain discovered that Chas had been having an affair with his enemy Al earlier this week; and the latter was then shot dead in a confrontation between the two men. Chas was distraught, while Cain was arrested and charged with murder.
In the aftermath, Cain’s confused wife Moira (Natalie J Robb) was looking for answers, while Chas secretly grieved for Al and the rest of the clan simply waited for news on Cain. Moira confided in brother Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb), who joined her in quizzing Al’s girlfriend Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) over what she had witnessed.
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Kerry was unwilling to help, even as Moira insisted she only wanted to know the facts. As Kerry branded Cain an evil killer before walking away, poor Moira was still none the wiser.
Meanwhile, Chas paid Cain a visit in prison, and they were both cold with each other in the wake of the shocking events. Chas was disgusted over Cain’s violent actions, while Cain was defiant as he questioned her over her sordid affair.
Chas’s reaction was outrageous, as she reminded Cain that he had told her to do whatever she needed to do to cope while their mum Faith (Sally Dexter) was ill. Cain pointed out that he never meant she should cheat on husband Paddy (Dominic Brunt).
With Cain having kept his mouth shut to police over the catalyst for his showdown with Al, he implored Chas to say nothing, therefore leaving him without any known motive that could send him down – and her off the hook for her cheating.
Despite Chas’s own family life hanging in the balance, she asked why she should help Cain after what he had done. But eventually, Chas revealed that yes, she would keep the truth under wraps. However, she added that she would never forgive him, before walking away.
Will Chas stick to her word, or will her love for Al lead her to expose everything in order to see Cain punished?
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