Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) has been left utterly terrified in Emmerdale after being told that Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) now knows that he played a part in having Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) framed.
Way back at the start of the year, Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) found ID cards at Celia Daniels' (Jaye Griffiths) farmhouse. They belonged to all of the vulnerable adults she had brought onto her land, who had either disappeared or been killed in the aftermath of Celia's operation falling apart. At the time, Joe was also keen to take Butler's Farm from Moira and realized a new opportunity was staring him in the face. He then called on Robert and told him to plant the passports at Butler's, or he would tell the police about Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) killing John. Robert did as he was told and watched the totally innocent Moira get taken away from her family.
Robert spent months feeling utterly horrendous about his actions and confessed his secret to Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) when it became clear Moira was going to plead guilty at her hearing. They worked together to find new evidence to free Moira, which eventually saw them discover a storage unit in Hotten with paperwork that confirmed Moira was not involved in Celia's plan.
Moira learned about Joe and Robert's plan when she returned to the village but chose to keep Robert's involvement a secret from Cain, as she wanted him to focus solely on his cancer operation. His surgery happened at the start of the week, and yesterday, Cain returned home. Things are pretty tense at Wishing Well, as Cain is trying to get used to the side effects of the operation while feeling smothered by his loved ones who are attempting to look after him. The awkward vibes between Moira, Aaron, and Robert continued in today's episode, and Cain decided to get some answers when he picked up on them having a quiet conversation without him. Moira told him that Robert helped put her in prison, and obviously Cain immediately wanted to go over to the Sugden farmland and violently get revenge. Moira was desperate for Cain not to do anything due to the fact he would just end up hurting himself in the middle of his recovery.
Meanwhile, Robert had received a text from Moira confirming that Cain now knows about his secret. He was utterly terrified and knew it would not be long until Cain came for him. At Wishing Well, Cain eventually said to Moira that he would not let this situation eat away at him but then asked Sam Dingle (James Hooton) for help with 'something bad.' It has been a mere few days since Cain's operation, but the need to hurt Robert is the only thing he can focus on now.
Tomorrow, Cain will confront Robert with a hammer – but how far is he going to go? Actor Jeff Hordley said: 'He thinks it would be a good idea to go round there, so he takes a hammer, takes Sam and ties Robert up in a chair, just to get information out of him…' All done with a catheter bag strapped to his leg. He added: 'This guy's [Robert] made so many mistakes in the past, as far as Cain's concerned. Already taking the farm in his eyes off him, but then to find out that he was instrumental in Moira going inside, he [Cain] just sees the red mist descend. He finds the strength to go round with a hammer.'
