While the audience had not yet calmed down from Dawn and Carl’s drama, Ruby Fox-Miligan – a seemingly gentle and calm woman – suddenly became the center of attention with a confession that stunned the whole Emmerdale village.

In the new episode, Ruby appeared in a black dress, her hair slightly messy, her eyes sharp.

She walked into the Woolpack pub, where everyone was discussing Carl’s arrest.

The crowded atmosphere fell silent when Ruby spoke: “I have something to say. I was a victim… and also a sinner.”

Those words made the whole room fall silent. Ruby said that she was abused by a relative, forced to keep silent for many years to “protect the family’s honor”. Now, she couldn’t take it anymore. “I kept quiet to protect them, but they never protected me.”

The scene where Ruby throws the ring on the table, tears rolling down, is chilling to the eyes. Beth Cordingly – the veteran actress – reenacted this scene with great restraint. A moment that fans said “could only stand up and applaud”.

Side information shows that after that confession, Ruby will become the center of a new investigation – revealing the connection between her and Will Taylor, who recently passed away mysteriously. Emmerdale seems to be preparing for a series of tense and breathtaking “family revelations”.