This week, Emmerdale is no longer a peaceful land but turns into a real underground battlefield, starting with the cold order that Ray Walters issued.

The man who seemed polite, friendly, gentle… turned out to be just a mask.

Ray is actually the center of a sophisticated criminal network, involving drugs, coercion, threats and an absolute code of silence.

And the first people caught in the net are the two youngest, most vulnerable: April Windsor and Dylan Penders.

From the opening scene, viewers saw the abnormality. Ray invited April and Dylan into the old barn of the farm, the light bulb above blinked, the wind whistled through the crack in the door as a warning. Ray did not beat around the bush, did not coax: he gave a “mission” – April had to deliver a “sensitive” item at the Liverpool Hotel. Dylan had to follow to “make sure the goods weren’t lost.” With just one “why?” question, Ray’s eyes immediately changed from a smile to a cold stare: “Because I helped you two. Now it’s your turn to pay.”

April stood still. Dylan was visibly shaking, his eyes downcast as he remembered the times Ray “helped” him out of trouble – which were actually just traps to drag him deeper into the pit. An order that could not be refused.

The climax of the drama was the scene where Ray asked April to deliver the goods. The young girl stood in the middle of the dark hotel hallway, her hands clutching the cloth bag. Dylan stood behind her, his face racing with fear. The door opened, a strange man received the goods, his gaze swept over April as if he had known her for a long time. When the door closed, April only had time to breathe heavily, trying to stabilize her heart rate.

Meanwhile, the police had begun investigating suspicious activities around Celia’s farm. An anonymous report – no one knew who sent it – made the police quietly follow Ray. As Ray was cleaning out the shed, a siren sounded in the distance. He looked up, eyes narrowed, and immediately walked quickly towards the back door. But it was too late. Three police cars pulled up, red and blue lights scanning the field, a loudspeaker blaring: “Ray Walters, you’re under arrest!”

April and Dylan watched from a distance, shaking. Finally, the nightmare broke – but they didn’t know if they were the victims freed or dragged into something worse. Because when the dark web was exposed, everyone involved was at risk of having their secrets exposed.

This week’s Emmerdale showed that even the kindest kid can be pushed into darkness if he meets the wrong person. And Ray is that shadow – one that will haunt Emmerdale long after he’s been led away in handcuffs.