No one thought that Celia Daniels – the woman once considered the most powerful figure in Emmerdale – would end her life at the hands of the very son she had raised.

But that was the most shocking twist of the year.

After months of concealment, Celia’s dark secret was finally revealed, shaking the entire Yorkshire village.

Celia was behind a series of crimes: from modern slavery and drug trafficking to manipulating the vulnerable.

She treated other people’s lives as pawns in her hands – and Bear Wolf was the most unfortunate victim. When Ray – her son – discovered that Celia had brutally murdered Bear, he was devastated. The scene of Ray throwing accusations at Celia, while she still smiled coldly, sends chills down the viewer’s spine due to her depravity.

In a fit of rage, Ray did the unthinkable: he stabbed his own mother to death. The moment Celia collapsed, blood staining the floor, and Ray stood motionless – that was the most haunting scene of the season. Before she breathed her last, Celia whispered a chilling sentence: “I’m proud of you.”

Celia’s death closed a dark period, but also opened a new nightmare. Ray, the reluctant killer, was now both victim and perpetrator. He embraced his mother’s body, weeping like a child, then silently walked away into the night. The people of Emmerdale stayed awake, unable to believe what had just happened. A woman who had once controlled the village was finally killed by the very blood she had created.