April’s story was revealed…. including pregnancy, tragedy and peril
April’s had a hard few weeks
Missing April Windsor‘s whereabouts were finally revealed on Emmerdale tonight. Last night, Marlon and Rhona learned that the police had successfully found April. However, the look on PC Swirling’s face made it clear that it wouldn’t be good news.
Tonight’s harrowing flashback episode showed what had become of the teenager since walking out on her family – from sleeping on the cold streets of Leeds to the bombshell news that she’s pregnant. And, as April attempted to navigate life on the streets, she only had more pain and heartbreak in store.
Here’s everything that happened on Emmerdale tonight, Tuesday February 4.
April found herself sleeping rough on Emmerdale tonight
Tonight’s episode picked up from where we last saw April. It was Christmas Day 2024, and she climbed into the back of a taxi to Leeds. With no room at the inn (or her friends’ houses) she was dropped off at a dodgy-looking hotel, where the woman at the desk charged her £85 for the pleasure of a grotty room.
The next day, April attempted to call all of her pals in search of a place to stay. Ultimately unsuccessful and roaming the streets, her money dwindled and she found herself sleeping rough on the streets.
After a run-in with two drunk men, she sought refuge in a homeless camp. When a seemingly kind-looking older man offered her a cup of soup, April wisely refused – but was about to take him up on his offer of a bed when a younger man named Dylan intercepted, saving her from the local predator.
Sending the old perv packing, Dylan found her a relatively safe place to stay in the park – and then tried to charge her for it. However, sensing that April was vulnerable and out of her depth, he advised her to go home.
When she started vomiting, Dylan took pity, and brought April back to his own-lodgings, a run-down old house where he sheltered with a woman named Bex and another, older, homeless man.
A week later (New Year’s Eve, to be precise) and April was still there, her friends’ promises of a room having come to naught. It was then revealed that April had been hiding another secret from her family – she’s pregnant.
April’s pregnant
While begging for change, April’s cup was stolen, and Bex gave chase. April followed, only to find that Bex had been stabbed and was bleeding out on the pavement. Back at the house, she learned that Bex had died of her injuries.
As they grieved the loss of their friend, a heartbroken Dylan encouraged April to go home to her family. But she seemed convinced that Rhona and Marlon would neither understand nor forgive her, and was adamant that she’d not be returning home.
While begging, April found herself on the receiving end of an older lady’s sharp tongue as she questioned the expensive trainers April was wearing. Hungry and without money, she resorted to stealing from a nearby cafe.
Back at their place, she and Dylan examined one of Marlon‘s posters. And she was less than happy with the picture her dad had chosen. Once again, she reiterated that she wouldn’t be going home. So, fearing for her safety, Dylan handed her a switchblade.
It was then that April felt the baby kick. Time was running out, but was April in any place to safely give birth?
April’s tragedy in Emmerdale tonight
Later, April spotted Dylan at a local ‘perv’ hotspot, taking money from a mystery figure in a car. He attempted to give her the cash for somewhere to stay, but April refused.
And, as she returned back to their shelter, she hid as police raided the place and dragged Dylan away. Sneaking out and suffering from agonising pain, she took place in the bathroom of a gym – where she gave birth to a stillborn infant.
Passed out on a park bench, alone and delirious with pain, April seemed no closer to home as the episode ended. What’s next for April – and will she ever return safely to Marlon and Rhona?