Emmerdale is in an uproar as Ross Barton – one of the wildest and most notorious characters – officially returns after a long absence.

But this return is not to “start over”; Ross enters the village as a hunted man – and surprisingly, the hunter is… his secret younger brother: Lewis Barton.

Lewis has only appeared in a few episodes, but his cold demeanor, half-smile and murderous eyes have made the whole village curious.

He speaks softly but each sentence is like a knife touching the deepest layer of Ross’s hidden past.

In the scene where the two brothers reunite, Ross is stunned, eyes wide open, hands clenched. Lewis calmly said: “You thought I couldn’t find you?” Just one sentence made the audience shiver.

Ross wanted to hide the mistakes he made when he was young, especially the matter related to the Barton family and the accident that no one in the village wanted to mention. But Lewis knew. Even knew better than Ross thought.

I added a little drama salt: in the new episode, Lewis found an old keepsake – Emma Barton’s necklace – which was rumored to be kept by Ross to remember his mother’s death. Lewis put it on the table in front of his brother and asked:

“Do you remember who your mother died for?”
Ross stood up and shouted “Shut up!” but his eyes were red.

Ross was not only afraid of the truth being exposed – he was afraid of the judgment of the whole village, afraid of losing the rare bit of sympathy that people had for him. But Lewis did not come to forgive. He came to drag Ross back to face him, even in the most cruel way.