{"id":43798,"date":"2025-07-25T19:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=43798"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:10:40","slug":"emmerdale-fans-pick-out-multiple-plot-holes-john-gets-away-with-crimes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-pick-out-multiple-plot-holes-john-gets-away-with-crimes-again\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale fans pick out multiple plot holes as John gets away with his crimes &#8211; again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s getting exhausting now, not to mention frustrating, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/john-sugden\/\">John Sugden<\/a> is still managing to pull the wool over everyone\u2019s eyes in Emmerdale \u2013 everyone that is except Robert.<\/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>Robert has worked out exactly what John did: killing Nate and then framing Owen for the murder to cover his tracks. Only he doesn\u2019t have enough evidence to prove it.\u00a0What he does have is a very accurate theory and a victim\u2019s brother who is unwilling to talk.<\/p>\n<p>But quite frankly, evidence aside, not much of this has made sense this week \u2013 and fans are fed-up. So are we.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42854\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42854\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Robert goes to the police station in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-1300x731.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-96x54.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25_07_emm_robert.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert took his evidence straight to the police (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>John got the upper hand over Robert again in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday July 25, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/emmerdale-spoilers-robert-police-moira-dilemma-april-drops-bombshell\/\">Robert went to the police<\/a> telling them all of his evidence proving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/who-owen-emmerdale-as-john-sugden-takes-drastic-action-cover-tracks-robert-spiker-firing-line\/\">Owen didn\u2019t kill Nate<\/a>. He told them to talk to John Sugden.<\/p>\n<p>However the police \u2013 stupid as they are \u2013 weren\u2019t interested. They thought Robert was wasting their time because of his grudge against his half-brother. 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text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 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\/cain-sets-out-hammer-revenge-robert-todd-wants-10k-from-charity\/\">\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\/05\/News-split-2026-04-30T115615.768.jpg\" alt=\"Cain sets out with a hammer for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity\">\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\">May 11 - 15<\/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\">Cain sets out with a hammer for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity<\/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>\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 told then to talk to Steve, Owen\u2019s brother. But Steve did not back up Robert\u2019s story. Dr Cavanagh then told the police there was nothing out of order about John\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>So Robert was given an informal warning for wasting police time and sent away with his tail between his legs.<\/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>Back in the village, Steve then violently threatened him to stay away and never try to reveal the truth again. Of course the truth is that Owen and Steve were on a job that was not at all legal when Nate was killed, so there\u2019s no way Owen could have done it.<\/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! 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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>So John has survived another day with only Robert still suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>But if we thought the whole village \u2013 and the Hotten police (not you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/recognise-detective-foy-in-emmerdale-heres-where-you-know-robert-cavanah-from\/\">Detective Foy!<\/a>) \u2013 were stupid before, this week really has left us in disbelief.<\/p>\n<h2>Multiple plot holes in John Sugden\u2019s Emmerdale story<\/h2>\n<p>There was so much wrong with John\u2019s plot in Emmerdale this week that there was very little right with it. As one fan pointed out on Reddit, there were \u2018plot holes the size of the moon\u2019. So what were they?<\/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_42839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42839\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"DS Walsh hasn't done much investigating (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-1300x731.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-96x54.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21_07_emm_cain_tracy_02-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DS Walsh hasn\u2019t done much investigating (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>1. How did Owen kill Nate?<\/h3>\n<p>The suicide note said there was a road rage accident, but little more than that.<\/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>\u201cOwen \u2018killed\u2019 Nate in a road rage incident\u2026 but how exactly? Did he hit him with his car? Was there a weapon involved? Owen, while tall, did he look like he could take Nate in a fight?\u201d questioned one viewer.<\/p>\n<p>Another agreed: \u201cA roadside killing by some random tweaker (who somehow has a lovely house) should be messy with the body just dumped in a ditch somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43807\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43807\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"John made sure his fingerprints were nowhere to be seen (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-1300x709.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-180x98.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-96x52.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-512x279.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77-192x105.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-77.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John made sure his fingerprints were nowhere to be seen (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<h3>2. Why didn\u2019t the police check for fingerprints?<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cIf the police did their job properly, they would see, that there were no fingerprints at all on <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Owen\u2019<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">s laptop, doorchain etc, not even <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Owen\u2019<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">s,\u201d one fan pointed out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Which is a very good point. It would have been obvious the place had been wiped clean and surely that would ring alarm bells?<\/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>\u201cSo Owen types out a long suicide note, then wipes his laptop clean of prints, front and back. Then kills himself. Makes absolutely zero sense, obviously,\u201d commented someone else.<\/p>\n<p>A third said: \u201cI would have thought that the police would dust it for prints and ask Liam if he touched it rather than showing him the suicide note even before the autopsy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43806\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43806\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Liam and Walsh read the note on Owen's laptop (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-1300x709.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-180x98.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-96x52.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-512x279.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76-192x105.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-76.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam and Walsh read the note on Owen\u2019s laptop (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<h3>3. The suicide note was on a laptop!<\/h3>\n<p>Surely this is the biggest clue something is off here? Owen had supposedly typed his confession on his computer \u2013 that had been wiped clean afterwards!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat it was typed and not written is a red flag for a cover up and computer screens shut down and locked up after a few minutes,\u201d declared one fan.<\/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_38262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38262\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38262\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-10.41.28.png\" alt=\"Tracy speaking to the man who collected Nate's belongings\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-10.41.28.png 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-10.41.28-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracy was shocked when Nate\u2019s belongings were sent for (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>4. John covered his tracks in Emmerdale \u2013 and Owen wouldn\u2019t have done!<\/h3>\n<p>Owen knew nothing about Nate, it was a chance encounter on a roadside. So how did he know Nate had supposedly left for a job in Shetland? How did he know to organise all of his stuff to be collected to cover his tracks?<\/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>Why did he suddenly decide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-john-to-frame-tracy-for-nate-murder-as-she-points-the-finger-at-cain\/\">plant Nate\u2019s phone in Tracy\u2019s house<\/a> when he knew no one was even looking in his direction for this murder? No one even knew he existed! So why go to all that trouble?<\/p>\n<p>Also, as one fan pointed out, this was very calculated for someone who was an addict: \u201cPoor, troubled, drug-addict Owen thought of everything,\u201d they laughed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42851\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42851 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"Robert meets with Owen's brother Steve in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-1300x886.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-180x123.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-96x65.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-512x349.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1-192x131.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/24_07_emm_steve_robert_02-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert learnt a shocking truth from Owen\u2019s brother Steve (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<h3>5. The police haven\u2019t checked anything!<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cSurely the police would\u2019ve checked into Owen\u2019s movements around the time they suspect Nate was murdered, if only to verify and confirm his \u2018deathbed confession\u2019\u2026\u201d asked one viewer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And they have a point! The police seem to just be taking the confession at face value and that\u2019s case closed. They haven\u2019t done any investigations and all they\u2019ve said is the details of the note checked out with what they know.<\/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>Clearly, they don\u2019t know anything then!<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/01\/01\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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