Yesterday’s episode of Emmerdale ended with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) running into a barn after hearing a gun go off. Inside, Caleb Miligan (William Ash) had been playing Russian Roulette with Anthony Fox (Nicholas Day).
Anthony is the father of Caleb’s wife Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly). A few days ago, Caleb discovered Anthony had sexually abused Ruby when she was a child, and got his hands on a gun to plan revenge.
Caleb took Anthony to the barn and simply said he would get the truth out of him one way or another. He tricked Anthony into thinking he had put one bullet in the gun and spun the revolver, and said if he didn’t confess, he’d kill him.
The fear created during the situation eventually pushed Anthony to confirm he had previously wondered if Steph (Georgia Jay) was his child. Caleb’s game of Russian Roulette ended when he revealed the gun was empty – but he then filled the weapon with bullets.
Pushed to the edge, a desperate Anthony told Caleb about Ruby sleeping with Cain (Jeff Hordley). He then attempted to grab Caleb’s gun, which resulted in it going off.
This happened just as we saw Cain leaving his car and running into the barn, which means tonight’s episode will reveal what happened.
Despite the fact Anthony will be dead come the end of this week, fans of the ITV soap don’t believe last night’s scenes saw him get shot. In fact, they believe Caleb will be the one with the gunshot wound.
‘It will be Caleb shot and in hospital. Cain will put Anthony on ice… or under it’, one user of X wondered.
Echoing this theory, another audience member noted the flashforward trailer released at the start of the year. It featured Caleb on a hospital bed connected to a machine, which has left many convinced this happens as a result of being shot.
‘Wait! We know Anthony is ends up d.e.a.d, but what if that gunshot at the end of tonight’s episode was CALEB getting shot – and then Cain comes in and k.i.l.l.s Anthony!?.’
This fan simply wrote: ‘Poor Caleb!’.
In the aftermath of Anthony’s death, Chas (Lucy Pargeter) will tell Ruby that she told Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) about her father.
Ruby panics and demands Chas retract what she’s said to protect Steph, who doesn’t know who her granddad really is. Chas does what’s asked of her, leaving Nicola and Laurel flummoxed.
But where does Caleb come into this?
If he wasn’t shot during the barn showdown, does that mean he k.i.l.l.e.d Anthony?
