After John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) is exposed as a murderer, Emmerdale is in turmoil.

But the consequences extend beyond the lives lost, to the medical profession where John once worked.

Next week, the village clinic becomes the focus of suspicion, as Dr. Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) and Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Starmer) begin to fear that John’s “dark legacy” is not over.

Liam and Manpreet cannot sit still after John’s escape.

They wonder: has John made any serious mistakes during his time as a doctor? Have any patients been treated wrongly, or even harmed, that have gone undetected?

Their suspicions prompt them to conduct a full investigation. They flipped through each medical record, reviewing every surgery, every prescription John had ever signed. The scene of Liam nervously pushing the stack of records to Manpreet, while she silently shook her head and sighed, created a heavy atmosphere.

As the examination began, shady points appeared. Some patients were prescribed stronger drugs than necessary. Some treatments had records blurred or altered. Each small detail, like a puzzle piece, gradually sketched out a scary picture: John may have used his position as a doctor to hide his shady actions.

The biggest question was: Did John ever use his medical profession to serve murderous plots? If true, the consequences would be much more terrible than what the villagers thought.

As Liam and Manpreet focused on finding out, rumors began to spread throughout the village. People gossiped that they might have been “lab rats” in John’s hands. The panic that causes patients to flock to the clinic to question them, forces the two doctors to face not only the truth, but also the pressure from the community.

In a dramatic scene, Manpreet reassures an elderly patient that everything will be cleared up. But when she turns away, Manpreet’s face shows fear. She herself is not sure if the truth is too devastating to be revealed.

What makes the audience shudder is that while the clinic is in turmoil, John is still hiding somewhere in the village. He watches everything from afar, as if waiting for the right moment to return. Will the medical secrets that Liam and Manpreet discover force John to kill them again?

The audience will witness a different Emmerdale: not just chases and revenge, but also psychological warfare, where fear and doubt can kill people before the perpetrator appears.