Before the audience could recover from the scares, they were shocked again when John Sugden suddenly appeared at the truck stop where Caleb Milligan worked.

In a tense confrontation, John made a cruel condition: either Caleb would help him escape from England by taking advantage of the truck system, or he would reveal to the whole village that Ruby had killed his biological father Anthony.

This shock stunned Caleb. On one side was family love, protecting his sister from the law.

On the other side was the risk of becoming an accomplice, helping a dangerous criminal.

John knew Caleb’s weakness and did not hesitate to take advantage of it to force him into a corner.

The atmosphere at the bus stop became suffocating, the audience anxiously waited to see what Caleb would choose. He could risk denouncing John, but that meant Ruby would have to face her sinful past. On the other hand, if Caleb gives in, he could be pushing himself into a dangerous quagmire.

This scene shows that John is not only a cold-blooded killer, but also a cunning psychological manipulator. A bloody pact is forming – and it could drag the Milligan family down.