After John Sugden’s death, the most hurt person is probably Robert Sugden – the brother who is burdened with guilt.

In recent episodes, the audience witnessed Robert falling into a state of turmoil: he stayed up many nights, avoided his friends, and began to hear John calling his name in his dreams.

A haunting scene:

Robert sat in a dark house, the wine glass fell from his hand.

A knock on the door rang, Cain appeared. “Do you think you can hide from me forever?”
Robert trembled: “You don’t understand. I didn’t mean to… I just want to protect everyone.”

Cain coldly replied:

“Protect? Or are you protecting yourself?”

After a heated argument, Cain took out a silver ring from his pocket – something that once belonged to John. He threw it on the table, the light reflected on Robert’s face, making the audience shiver.

The episode is emotionally charged as Robert breaks down in tears: “I deserve to die, but I didn’t kill John!”

That statement opens up a myriad of questions: If it wasn’t Robert, then who was behind it all?

Robert sets out to prove his innocence, but each step he takes only deepens the trap. Rumors spread quickly in the village that Robert once covered up a violent argument between John and a stranger. Was that the real killer – or just a ghost in Robert’s mind?