The climax of Emmerdale left viewers breathless: Cain Dingle finally confronts Robert Sugden on a stormy night – where all the secrets are revealed.

Cain arrives at the Sugden house in the middle of the night, holding a gun.

Robert is sitting alone, drunk, looking more devastated than ever.

Cain shouts: “You took my brother away. Now it’s my turn to take him back!”

Robert screams: “You were wrong! I didn’t kill John – he chose to die to save us!”

The words make Cain pause. Robert pulls out a USB – evidence that John has uncovered a major corruption in the village estate, and may be killed to silence him.

But before Cain can verify, a shot rings out. Both fall – one unconscious, one gone.

The final scene of the episode is Moira running into the house, screaming in despair.

Blood is on the floor, but Robert is nowhere to be seen. Only a bloody USB stick remains on the table, labeled:
“Dales Project – The Truth.”

This open ending has left the audience in a frenzy of debate: Is Cain dead? Has Robert fled? Or have they both been drawn into a larger game by the forces behind John Sugden?

Some fans predict that Robert will return in a few weeks, bearing a shocking secret: “John never died – it was all a plan to expose the crime.”