The special episode revolving around April and Marlon is the emotional highlight of this week.

April – the little girl from back then – is now grown up, but that growth comes with an unexpected secret.

She was lured by a stranger named Ray into “a small job” – in fact, delivering illegal documents to a criminal group.

Marlon has a feeling that something is wrong.

When he reads his daughter’s diary, the scribbled line “If you don’t do it, they will hurt your father” makes him speechless.

The confrontation scene between father and daughter makes the audience cry. Marlon doesn’t scold, just says softly: “I don’t need this burden on anyone.” April bursts into tears: “But if they come…”

The episode ends when Ray calls April, his voice full of threats: “Come deliver the goods, or your father will disappear like Bear.”

Emmerdale is really taking April from a good girl to the center of tragedy – where youth, mistakes and filial piety collide to create a storm of intense emotions.