If the April Windsor case shocked the villagers, Cain Dingle’s return left everyone… silent.

The man who was once the “soul” of Emmerdale returned from France, but not to reunite – but to escape himself.

According to Digital Spy, Cain left the village for a while to find John Sugden, an old friend who had mysteriously disappeared in France.

But that trip only brought darkness and empty wine bottles.

When Cain got out of the car, his eyes were tired, his beard was thick, his hands were shaking – Moira stood in the doorway, both happy and scared. He didn’t say a word, just looked at her, then walked into the house like a stranger.

The first scenes revealed Cain struggling with depression. He looked at the photo of Zak Dingle, whispered: “Dad was right, I can’t escape it.” Moira tries to persuade him, but he remains silent. When his daughter, Belle, holds a memorial service for her grandfather, Cain does not show up. “He’s not Cain anymore,” Belle says, her voice cracking.

The real storm comes when Cain hears about April’s kidnapping. In a drunken stupor, he goes to the hotel where Ray and Celia work and accidentally witnesses a little girl trembling in the hallway. Cain’s eyes light up, whether from pity or from the resurgence of past memories. Rumor has it that Cain will be the one to save April, but the way he does it will be “unbelievably brutal.”

A scene described by the crew as “classic of the season”: Cain smashes the door, drags Ray out of bed, and snarls: “Do you think I’m so drunk I can’t see what you’re doing?” – then throws a punch that shatters the scene. Moira runs in, screaming: “Cain, stop! You’re killing someone!”

Cain’s return brings not light, but chaos. He is no longer a hero – but his own enemy, a soul lost between justice and revenge. Viewers can only exclaim: “Emmerdale is back to its roots – dark, violent, and no one is safe.”