Caleb Miligan (William Ash) slipped away from the Emmerdale village to visit a lady called Helen in tonight’s episode – who is Ruby’s (Beth Cordingly) mum.
While we don’t know a great deal about Ruby’s past, we do know that she’s never really had a good relationship with her parents.
It was revealed that her family made her choose between them and Caleb and as a result of choosing her partner, Ruby was seemingly banished from the Fox clan.
In tonight’s episode of the ITV soap, Caleb acted on the phone calls he had been receiving recently and made his way to the hospital. There, he faced a very unwell lady in a bed. Calling her poisonous, Caleb then confirmed he was looking at Ruby’s mum, played by Sharon Maughan.
As they chatted, Caleb continued to make it clear that Ruby wasn’t going to go anywhere near her mum. He revealed that Helen had previously tried to pay him to leave Ruby, and pushed her to having an abortion when she became pregnant.
Helen then asked Caleb if he saw much of Stephanie. His response was to tell Helen to never mention his kids’ names again, allowing us to learn this is the name of Caleb’s daughter.
When Caleb and son Nicky (Lewis Cope) first arrived in the village, it was briefly touched on that Nicky isn’t Caleb’s only child. We don’t know why Caleb doesn’t see Stephanie, but his furious response when Helen mentioned her name certainly suggests she also has a fractured connection with her dad.
Later on in the episode, Caleb put forward a proposal to Helen. With knowledge she wants to see Ruby before she dies, Caleb somewhat took advantage and said if Helen gives him £100k, he’ll try and get Ruby to the hospital for her.
Helen agreed with Caleb’s plan but when he returned home, a comment from Ruby about how she had been feeling after the barn fire left him contemplating whether he even wants to bring this emotional turmoil to his wife.
So, what’s more important to Caleb? Keeping his wife happier after a horrific ordeal, or the £100k for his new business?
And what about Stephanie?
Now she’s been mentioned, is there a chance we’ll meet her soon?
