This week’s episode of Emmerdale was like someone threw a bucket of gasoline on a fire, as almost every character reached the point of exploding.

And amidst all that chaos, Laurel – Jai – Nicola were the three names that were submerged the most, each in their own way, but the common point was that no one escaped the spiral of secrets, panic and fear that spread throughout the Dales.

Laurel opened the week with a heart-wrenching moment: she burst into tears in the middle of the night when she realized Jai had kept something big from her.

Not about money or work, but about his direct involvement with Bear in a situation she was completely unaware of.

Laurel’s silence as she watched Jai enter the room said it all – she had no strength to raise her voice, no breath to argue, only the feeling of “being left out of the story again”. Jai saw that look, and the moment he reached out to touch Laurel’s shoulder, which she dodged as lightly as the wind, made the audience understand: this time the rift was not small.

While Laurel was drowning in pain, Bear caused another shock. He came to Laurel’s house and Jai apologized, his hands shaking, his voice choked, but the incident where he accidentally made Laurel fall a few days ago still shocked her every time she remembered it. Jai looked at Bear with a look that was a mixture of anger and despair. He didn’t know whether to protect Laurel from her fear or get angry at Bear for his carelessness. But at this moment, Laurel was the gentlest one. Although still trembling, she said: “I don’t want anyone to be chased out of the village. I just want everything… to hurt a little less.”