In the seemingly peaceful Dales village, a simmering storm is brewing as Kev Townsend – the new man – begins to reveal his “dark” side, making everyone shiver.

At first, Kev appears gentle and polite, quickly integrating with the villagers.

But just a few episodes later, the audience realizes: there is something cold hidden deep in this man’s eyes.

Robert Sugden, who has just returned from prison, clearly shows his unease when he sees Kev.

He tries to avoid him, lying to Aaron that “it’s just an old acquaintance from the camp”, but everyone can see Robert’s fear. The more he hides, the more everything is revealed. Kev seems to know too much about Robert – every little detail in his life, even the secrets that only those close to him know.

One night, Robert received a text message from an unknown number: “Have you forgotten me so quickly, ex-husband?” — the cold words made him really panic. It turned out that, during his time in prison, Robert and Kev had… secretly married to enjoy some benefits in the camp. But when he got out of prison, Robert cut off contact, considering it a mistake that would never be repeated. And now, Kev returned — not to reconcile, but to “collect debts” of both love and hatred.

In the climax, Robert met Kev at The Woolpack pub, asking him to leave the Dales. Kev just smiled: “You can’t delete me like you deleted a message, Robert.” A light sentence, but it made the whole audience shudder. Robert was silent, knowing that the past had returned — and this time, it wouldn’t let go.