Emmerdale is about to explode because Celia Daniels – the woman once considered the “coldest-headed woman in Yorkshire” – has just pulled off a move that silenced the entire village.

When it seemed Celia was cornered by Moira and Cain, she showed no fear.

On the contrary, Celia proactively moved all operations to Wrexham, taking April, Marlon’s daughter, with her to strangle the poor father with paternal love.

This plan wasn’t just an escape.

It was a message: “Celia Daniels still controls everything.” While the villagers were just beginning to rebel, Celia had already planned her escape and erased all financial traces. Marlon begged and tried to negotiate, but Celia didn’t need to negotiate. She only needed a legal “hostage”—and April was the perfect piece to bring her father to his knees.

Moira discovers the truth too late. She realizes that the “cooperative farm” Celia promised was just a front for money laundering. Cain is furious upon discovering that Celia exploited the workers like slaves. Ted – the old, suffering worker – turns out to be Bear Wolf, a local man who was deceived and lost his identity. What Celia did was no longer a civil crime; it was organized crime.

What chills the viewer is not just the behavior, but Celia’s unsettling calmness. She looks at Moira with a half-smile, saying, “It’s just business.” And when Ray – her right-hand man and ambiguous lover – begins to hesitate, Celia simply replies, “If you have a heart, I’ll cut it out.” A statement as sharp as a knife, enough to terrify Ray, enough to make the viewer understand: Celia doesn’t need anyone’s pity, only fear.