Since April’s return, Marlon Dingle seems to no longer be himself.

He – who used to be the most positive energy in Emmerdale – is now in crisis.

What April has suffered makes him feel endlessly guilty.

“I should have protected her,” he said, his eyes red.

But the closer he tried to get to her, the more April avoided him.

Marlon began to fall into a spiral of self-blame. He stayed up all night to watch the security cameras, looking for any trace of the “strange man” April had mentioned in her dreams. But Rhona – his strong wife – realized something more frightening: Marlon himself was gradually losing his mind because of the past. He smashed the kitchen in a panic, screaming: “I will not let anyone hurt my child again!” – a scene that made the audience shiver.

However, the twist is: April may be hiding the truth to protect her own father. Some clues reveal that she witnessed Marlon meeting a strange man – and that the conversation was related to the missing village charity money. If this is true, April is not only a victim, but is also forced to choose between truth and family.

The story pushes Marlon to the fragile line between love and destruction. He wants to protect his daughter, but his obsession makes him a “threat” to his own family. At a village meeting, when Rhona advises him to rest, he coldly replies: “If I stop, who will protect her?” – a line that silences the audience.

Now, Marlon Dingle is no longer a simple hero. He is a symbol of a father consumed by fear, a soul struggling to keep a little light in the storm that is Emmerdale.