No one expected the gentle, soft-spoken, caring woman to be behind the most heinous crimes in Emmerdale’s history.

Celia Daniels, the face the village once trusted, turned out to be the dark brain that controlled the network of forced labor, mental manipulation, and deprivation of human life.

Her actions were no longer “a mistake,” but a system — tightly organized, brutal, planned, and protected.

Celia and Ray preyed on the vulnerable: the homeless, the unemployed, the homeless.

They played the role of “saviors,” offering jobs, shelter, and food. But when the victims entered, the door was locked. Phones were confiscated. All connections to the outside world disappeared. Hard labor exhausted, only a few meager meals in exchange. And if anyone dares to resist? They are threatened, beaten, or “disappeared.”

Celia is dangerous not only because of her crime, but because of how she hides it. She smiles in the market, chats with neighbors, does charity work, contributes to the village — all to build a perfect image, making it difficult for anyone to believe she could do evil. But deep inside, she is cold as steel, willing to sacrifice anyone to protect her interests. She manipulates her victims, instilling in them the feeling that they are unworthy, unwanted, and have no way out.

Emmerdale has had many villains, but Celia is considered the darkest. Not loud, not angry, not spiteful — just cold, smooth and sophisticated, enough to turn the whole farm into a prison without walls.

Looking back on it all, Celia makes the audience understand: the devil sometimes does not show horns, does not scream — but smiles, reaches out… and drags you down.