If Caleb, April and Dylan are stuck in a spiral of secrecy and guilt, Liam is forced by his own fear.

Claudette repeatedly reminded him to go to the doctor when he saw unusual signs, but Liam firmly refused, even canceling his doctor’s appointment.

That stubbornness reached its peak when Manpreet accidentally caught Liam secretly urinating in the sink at the clinic – a horrifying scene that exposed the truth that he was hiding a serious problem.

With no way to escape, Liam had to confess: he was afraid he had prostate cancer.

When this news reached Chas, she completely collapsed. After a series of losses and pain, Chas had hoped to find some peace, but now the future was once again covered by the shadow of illness. The scene of Chas bursting into tears when hearing Liam talk about his fear of cancer will surely make the audience choke up.

What makes this episode even more painful is that Liam – a doctor, a person who has treated countless patients – cannot face his own illness. This contradiction pushes him into a double tragedy: being both a victim and a denier. For Chas, this moment is like fate once again testing her courage. Will she collapse or will she become the fulcrum for Liam to enter the battle of life and death? Emmerdale once again proves that family tragedy is always a storyline that makes the audience unable to take their eyes off.