Not everyone in Emmerdale chooses to remain silent and wait for things to calm down.

Moira, with her straightforward personality and ingrained instinct to protect her family, decides not to stand by and watch Celia run rampant any longer.

Seeing the children around her being drawn into the scheme, she confronts them directly, despite repeated warnings that Celia is not to be trifled with, that she has money, connections, guns, and cars behind her.

The encounter between Moira and Celia is not simply a few words exchanged outside a bar.

It’s a moment where two types of power clash: on one side, the power of fear, dirty money, and organized violence; on the other, the power of family, of a woman who has risen from many falls. Moira has no army, no lawyers, but she has something Celia can hardly buy: the loyalty of those around her.

But there’s no battle with someone like Celia that doesn’t come with a price. The moment Moira dared to stand tall in front of her, danger immediately shifted to her and those involved. Rhona began to fear that even a casual visit to Laurel’s house for a chat or tea could become the starting point for retaliation. Laurel, already burdened with tragedy, now risked becoming an unwitting victim if Celia wanted to intimidate anyone who dared support Marlon – Rhona.

As if that weren’t enough, Ruby chose the very moment the village was in turmoil to embark on a new, risky money-making scheme. She wanted to rebuild her life, to prove she was capable of fending for herself, and wasn’t afraid to step outside her comfort zone. The problem was that every business deal in Emmerdale now risked encroaching on the territory or interests of people like Celia.