This week’s Emmerdale opens a new nightmare for Rhona Goskirk’s family.

Thinking that their daughter was just “going astray”, Rhona and Marlon had no idea that April Windsor – the innocent girl of the past – had officially entered the underworld.

Because of a huge debt to her boyfriend Dylan, April was forced to become a “henchman” for the villain Ray, participating in a dangerous drug trafficking ring.

From an innocent child, April now hides a terrible secret with clever lies.

Viewers feel sorry when seeing her constantly torn between teenage love and the burden of debt. The girl who used to smile brightly in her mother’s arms, now secretly puts drugs in her bag, living in fear of being discovered.

Rhona and Marlon, despite trying to care for their children, are still completely blind to the truth. Marlon believes that with more time, April will change. Rhona consoles herself by telling herself that her daughter is going through a tough time. But the harsh truth is that April has gone too far – and is about to pay the price.

Emmerdale viewers know that when a young character goes astray, the price isn’t theirs alone. And that tragedy is knocking on the Goskirk family’s door.