She discovered her abuser has passed away. <\/p>
This article includes discussions of past sexual abuse that some readers may find upsetting.<\/em><\/p>\n Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) opened up about her childhood trauma in emotional Emmerdale<\/a> scenes tonight (2nd February), as we discovered that her abuser Mark Bails (Rocky Marshall) has died in his prison cell.<\/p>\n This week, Charity was left in shock when she received a phone call with huge news. And in the aftermath, her cheating fianc\u00e9 Mackenzie Boyd<\/a> (Lawrence Robb) clocked her worrying behaviour and panicked that she knew his secret \u2013 especially when she made a comment about lying, cheating men.<\/p>\n Taking a bottle of vodka, Charity headed outside and, when she spotted that Caleb Milligan (William Ash) had dropped his car key, she swiped it. Cousin Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) rushed after her and ended up reluctantly joining her as she took the car on a joyride.<\/p>\n Charity drove them to a graveside, and the stone bore the name of Mark Bails. She revealed that a liaison officer had explained that Mark had died of a heart attack after serving only four years of his sentence for sexually abusing her as a teen.<\/p>\n Cain was supportive as Charity gave a scathing eulogy, before spitting on the grave. She told him how she could be simply going about her day, and the man\u2019s face would suddenly pop into her head \u2013 and now this news had opened old wounds for her.<\/p>\n As night began to fall, Cain and Charity drank the vodka and shared a frank heart-to-heart \u2013 their first in a long time. Charity encouraged Cain to stop being so pig-headed in his own life as she acknowledged how both of their decisions and experiences had influenced their daughter Debbie (Charley Webb), as well as the children they each share with other partners.<\/p>\n Finally, Charity headed home and confided in son Noah (Jack Downham) who urged her to talk to Mack, who so far only knew \u201cthe bare bones\u201d of what Bails had put her through.<\/p>\n After calling son Ryan Stocks (James Moore) and gently breaking the news about his biological father, Charity spoke to Mack. But though he was nothing but supportive, Mack squirmed over his betrayal when Charity commended him for being so unlike the cheating rats she had been with in the past.<\/p>\n As Charity suggested that she and Mack plan their wedding, can she lay the ghosts of her past to rest \u2013 and when will she learn the truth about her fianc\u00e9?<\/p>\n First things first: if you\u2019re in need of a reminder of exactly who Mark Bails was, look no further as RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0has got you covered.<\/p>\nWho is Mark Bails and what happened to him?<\/strong><\/h2>\n