What else happened in Emmerdale tonight?

While Emmerdale tonight was very Caleb, Cain and John focused, we did see a fair bit of Aaron as the bond between him and Ruby...
Jade Brown
By Jade Brown

While Emmerdale tonight was very Caleb, Cain and John focused, we did see a fair bit of Aaron as the bond between him and Ruby was revisited.

In emotional scenes, Ruby told Aaron that she was would always be there for him. Here’s what else happened in Emmerdale tonight.

Caleb lied to Ruby and Jai

In order to enact his John plan, Caleb had to lie to his wife and colleague. Ruby caught him trying to sneak out of the house. He told her he had to take an overnight work trip to Rotterdam. 

At the Depot, in order to get him out the way, Caleb sent Jai to Leeds for a meeting. He pretended he was sending Jai as Jai had asked for more responsibility. 

Jai almost caught John, as he returned to the Depot shortly after due to Caleb not having given him the name of the person he was supposed to be meeting. Caleb quickly gave the name Gary Glynn and sent Jai on his way. He later lied to Ruby again, when she called him, claiming that he had just stepped out of the van for some air. 

Chas was worried about Aaron

Chas visited Caleb and Ruby after the police wouldn’t let her into Aaron’s place to pick up some bits. 

Caleb shared that he’d seen Cain, with Chas responding: “Saw him? Or heard him shouting his mouth off?” While Chas said she understands why he’s in a bad way, she pointed out that Aaron is a mess too and doesn’t need his uncle making everything worse. 

After Caleb left, Chas admitted to Ruby that Aaron is scared. She confessed she is worried too – especially about John potentially coming back. Ruby looked thoughtful as Chas said Aaron has all these thoughts going round his head and there is nothing she can do to make it better. 

Ruby supported Aaron

Following Chas’s words, Ruby decided to head to the hospital. Having previously bonded over their shared abuse trauma, Ruby figured Aaron might listen to her. 

She joked about hospitals not serving wine before getting into the deep stuff. Aaron was quick to open up to Ruby, telling her he can’t believe he let someone hurt him again. 

Aaron said there were lots of red flags and Mack and Robert kept telling him there was something wrong with John, but he “just didn’t wanna hear it”.

Ruby pointed out that guys like John are clever, they are good at making the victim think it’s their fault. She tried her best to reassure Aaron. She praised him for getting through so much tough stuff in his life. 

There was an emotional moment as a tearful Ruby told Aaron that he was there for her during the Anthony stuff and she will always be there for him too.