Emmerdale spoilers: Does Cain shoot John? Killer ropes Caleb into his plan after shocking cliffhanger
A shocking cliffhanger in last night’s Emmerdale episode (September 23) saw viewers wonder whether killer John had finally met his end...
As the heat turned up on John at the end of last week, Emmerdale viewers watched as the desperate medic turned up to blackmail Caleb into helping him escape the authorities. Using his knowledge of the location of Anthony’s body and the looming threat of implicating Caleb and his wife Ruby in his murder, Caleb gave into his blackmail attempts and agreed to drive a desperate John out of the country to Rotterdam.
Last night’s episode saw Ruby question a shifty Caleb over his plans for an unscheduled long-distance drive. While it looked like Caleb had given in to John’s blackmail attempts, it becomes clear that he had other plans for the killer, and Cain intercepts the van after Caleb drives it into a forest and holds John at gunpoint.
John told the pair that he had scheduled an email to the police containing all of the details of Anthony’s murder and the only way to stop it is to let him live - but is he telling the truth? Cain refuses to kill John, saying that jail is a better punishment, but John told the pair that if he is imprisoned he will still send the email - he wants away scot-free.
As Cain and Caleb grapple with what to do, John reached for a rock and positioned above Cain’s head, but Cain turns around on time with the gun pointed at him ready to call his bluff. Viewers watched as a gunshot rang out around the forest, unaware of who, if anyone, has been hit...
*Warning: Spoilers for Emmerdale episode - September 24*
In tonight’s episode (September 24), the shocking cliffhanger is resolved as it is shown that the shot heard around the forest was actually a misfire from Cain, after Caleb slams him over the head with the shovel to stop him from shooting John!
Cain is knocked unconscious by the hit as Caleb, who is desperate not to implicate his family in Anthony’s murder, tries to wake him up. He asks John to help, possibly appealing to his hero complex, but John instead lunges for the gun. Caleb is quicker though and hold John at gunpoint, telling him to help Cain.
John tries to cut a deal with Caleb, telling him that if he sticks to the original plan of taking him to Rotterdam all will be resolved and he will keep quiet about Anthony’s murder while also reminding him of the ticking time-bomb of an email waiting to be sent to police. Caleb relents, puts down the gun and John gets to work helping Cain.
John bundles Cain into the boot of his car, with Caleb helping and eventually taking his phone to avoid him calling Moira or the police. But it looks like Cain may just be waking up as he sees Caleb taking part in John’s twisted plan. A disorientated Cain is confused as his brother apologises and shuts the boot on him.
John also convinces Caleb that he needs to get the gun out of the van before they travel through customs to Rotterdam. Again, Caleb relents and dumps the gun, alongside his jacket and keys, in Cain’s car before he and John set off to Rotterdam. John also tells him that once they get to the Dutch city, he will tell him where Anthony’s body is buried.
The pair make it to the ferry port but John is forced to hide himself in the back of the van after Caleb is pulled over for a routine customs check. Border Force officers search the van and after a close call, they are sent on their way. Before the ferry sets off, John hands Caleb a piece of paper with the location of Anthony’s body on it, as well as showing him that the email to the police has been unscheduled.
Confused, Caleb asks why he has done this now before they’ve even left the UK. John says that it is because “trust works both ways”, and tells him he hopes Cain forgives him.
Meanwhile, Cain has kicked himself out of the boot of the car through the backseat, and drives off from the scene at the forest.