Emmerdale spoilers for this week: April returns to the village as Marlon and Rhona harbour guilty secrets

April is back, but the nightmare isn't yet over
Laura Morgan

April makes a dramatic return in Emmerdale spoilers this week as she’s brought back to the village by Ross. The pair are bound by a secret, and they’re not the only ones. Rhona and Marlon are also hiding things from their loved ones.

Rhona looks worried as she makes a phone call
Rhona makes a secret call to someone (Credit: ITV)

Marlon and Rhona are hiding something in Emmerdale spoilers

2025 was the year from hell for April, after she fell victim to Celia and Ray. The wicked pair forced April into a life of drug dealing and sex trafficking, even leading her to believe she had committed murder.

April eventually found the courage to tell Marlon and Rhona everything. They wanted to go to the police, but Celia and Ray forced them to remain silent.

Events then took another shock turn when Celia decided she was ready to move on. She told Ray they were relocating to a farm in Wrexham and taking April with them. As the pair made plans, April was also hatching her own escape. But did Celia and Ray manage to flee? And was April with them?

As the week begins, April still remains missing.

Elsewhere, Laurel is in a state of panic as she stashes something inside a drawer. Rhona makes a furtive phone call, while a guilty-looking Marlon sends a text. What are they all hiding?

April and Ross return to Emmerdale
April arrives back in the village with Ross (Credit: ITV)

April and Ross share a secret

Later, Ross is seen pulling up in his vehicle outside the vets. And he’s not alone.

With him is a very disheveled looking April, who appears to have been to hell and back since she was last seen.

It’s clear April and Ross are bound by a secret. But what part did Ross play in her return? And will their story be revealed?

April is reunited with Marlon and Rhona
April is reunited with Marlon and Rhona

April’s ordeal isn’t over in Emmerdale spoilers

Marlon is beside himself with joy and relief as he catches sight of April. He and Rhona rush towards her, desperate to know where she’s been, and what’s happened.

Rhona, in particular, is terrified of further repercussions from Ray or Celia. She asks April what are the chances of this happening, but her step-daughter is noncommittal in her response.

Is there further terror in store for the family? Or have Celia and Ray gone for good?

Read more: 10 huge things that have happened to April during her time in the Dales