{"id":26800,"date":"2025-02-03T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=26800"},"modified":"2025-02-03T16:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:50:33","slug":"as-cain-helps-cover-up-anthony-death-heres-why-hes-crucial-to-keeping-a-murder-hidden-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/as-cain-helps-cover-up-anthony-death-heres-why-hes-crucial-to-keeping-a-murder-hidden-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"As Cain helps cover up Anthony death, here&#8217;s why he&#8217;s crucial to keeping a murder hidden &#8211; Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The truth is finally out \u2013 and tonight\u2019s episode of Emmerdale saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/cain-dingle\/\">Cain Dingle<\/a> learn that it was Ruby who killed Anthony. Cain\u2019s suspicions grew after seeing the tension between Chas and Caleb. He quickly realised that the pair were hiding something from him.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Determined to get to the bottom of things, he popped around to see Caleb. After a brief distraction \u2013 Caleb turned the whole thing on its head by demanding to know whether Cain had slept with his wife \u2013 he revealed the whole truth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26817\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26817\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cain looks angry on Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cain\u2019s in on the cover-up (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cain learned the truth about Anthony on Emmerdale tonight<\/h2>\n<p>As a stunned Cain learned, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/02\/03\/what-happened-in-emmerdale-tonight-caleb-confronted-cain-over-sleeping-with-ruby-and-april-was-found\/\">Anthony was dead, and it was Ruby who had killed him<\/a> \u2013 after a beating from Aaron, of course. That makes a sixth who knows the truth (so far: Ruby, Caleb, Aaron, John and Chas), but\u00a0 possibly the best move Caleb could have made.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why bringing Cain on board is the best move they could have made.<\/p>\n<h2>From kidnapping to attempted murder, he\u2019s done it all<\/h2>\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing this confederacy of dunces could use, it\u2019s someone with a cool head. There\u2019s John, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/30\/john-preparing-to-kill-multiple-villagers-new-fan-theory-predicts\/\">but he might be a bit\u00a0<em>too\u00a0<\/em>cool\u2026<\/a><\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n        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max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">Upcoming<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>He may have mellowed over the years, but Cain is nothing if not experienced. Whether it\u2019s kidnapping Tom and Sadie king or kidnapping Lydia\u2019s rapist, Cain has a history of violence. He\u2019s also used to a bit of bloodshed, having doled out his fare share of beatings over the years.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>While none of the group are strangers to crime, Cain was a prolific criminal in his time and an old hat at avoiding police consequences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12536\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EMBARGO_EMM_AL_CAIN_KYLE_04-3-scaled-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Cain protected Kyle from the police in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EMBARGO_EMM_AL_CAIN_KYLE_04-3-scaled-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EMBARGO_EMM_AL_CAIN_KYLE_04-3-scaled-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EMBARGO_EMM_AL_CAIN_KYLE_04-3-scaled-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EMBARGO_EMM_AL_CAIN_KYLE_04-3-scaled-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EMBARGO_EMM_AL_CAIN_KYLE_04-3-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cain leapt into action after Kyle killed Al (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>He\u2019s covered up murder before<\/h2>\n<p>This isn\u2019t Cain Dingle\u2019s first rodeo. In 2022, Cain covered up the true identity of Al Chapman\u2019s murderer. This came after his own son, little Kyle, shot Al dead in a misguided attempt to protect his father.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Determined not to let Kyle go down for a death that was mostly his fault anyway, Cain took the fall for killing Al. He would have seen it through too, if Kyle hadn\u2019t confessed to the murder himself.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21796\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21796 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/13_01_emm_cain_moira-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Cain talks to Moira on Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cain has been lying to his family for months (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cain knows how to keep a secret\u2026 and lie about it<\/h2>\n<p>He had a wobble for a while there, but Cain managed to get over his guilt over cheating with Moira to get himself back on an even keel. When questioned by Caleb, he denied everything \u2013 telling his brother that Anthony\u2019s words were another lie from a cornered abuser.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Many might have crumbled, but not Cain. The confidence of his denial seemed to assuage Caleb\u2019s worries (he even wanted to hug it out afterwards) and bodes well for Cain as a co-conspirator.<\/p>\n<p>He put his talent for deceit to good use later in the episode, telling the police that he\u2019d seen Anthony in the village after the date of his apparent disappearance. This cleared Laurel and got the investigation shut down, for now.<\/p>\n<h2>He looks after his own<\/h2><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>With both Caleb and Aaron\u2019s future on the line, Cain will keep their secret with everything he\u2019s got. After finding Caleb about to shoot Anthony, Cain went as far as to offer to help him finish the job.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out Ruby already had that covered, but Cain was quick to offer an alibi to Caleb if he had, hypothetically, killed Anthony. And, as Caleb revealed the truth tonight, Cain\u2019s reaction proved that he\u2019s a man of his word.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26813\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26813\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cain looks shocked on Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cain-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cain was aghast to learn what his family had been up to (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>He\u2019s competent<\/h2>\n<p>If Cain was annoyed about anything, it was the sheer incompetence of those around him. Learning that <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdaleinsider.com\/tag\/aaron-dingle\/\">Aaron<\/a> and John had used his garage to disassemble Anthony\u2019s car, he was left fuming.<\/p>\n<p>After all, this had already attracted the attention of nosy neighbour Manpreet, who had a few choice words to say. Former career criminal Cain would never be so careless, and he told Aaron as such. With a keen eye for staging a crime and covering up its aftermath, there\u2019s no-one you want on your side more than Cain Dingle.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>He can keep his mouth shut<\/h2>\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing we know about Cain, it\u2019s that he\u2019s no grass. This was evident in 2012, when he was attacked and left for dead by his own dad, Zak.<\/p>\n<p>When Zak admitted that it had been he who\u2019d hospitalised Cain with a crowbar, Cain was heartbroken. However, family loyalty (and a little bit of guilt, perhaps) held true, and he agreed to drop the charges against Jai, who\u2019d previously been in the frame.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26601\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26601\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cain-Ollie-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Ollie in bed together on Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cain-Ollie-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cain-Ollie-Emmerdale-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cain-Ollie-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cain-Ollie-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The whole Anthony thing has caused some to remember Cain\u2019s own sordid past (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cain should take fall for killing Anthony on Emmerdale, fans demand<\/h2>\n<p>And, if all that fails, he\u2019d make a good patsy for Anthony\u2019s murder. Some might think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/31\/ruby-and-caleb-should-pin-anthonys-death-on-cain-as-justice-for-his-treatment-of-ollie-and-jasmine-in-classic-emmerdale-fans-demand\/\">he\u2019s overdue a comeuppance by now anyway<\/a>, having gotten away with enough shady business of his own as it is.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/26\/carl-king-son-tom-9-emmerdale-characters-comeuppance\/\">From Carl King to son Tom, Emmerdale characters that finally got their comeuppance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CLANbaQVxes?si=CdKBVdz7nEaC-5kx]<\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>What do you think of our story? 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