Ruby Miligan’s (Beth Cordingly) fate hangs in the balance in Emmerdale after she reported herself to the police for Anthony’s (Nicholas Day) murder.
Anthony, as viewers know, was killed by daughter Ruby, who had been sexually abused him when she was a teenager.
With assistance from Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller), John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) and husband Caleb (William Ash), the murder was covered up, with John disposing of the abuser’s remains.
But with a corpse having been recovered from the lake, Ruby assumed it was her father’s, with John having failed to tell her where exactly he buried him.
In a bid to protect her loved ones, Ruby decided to hand herself in, telling the police that she killed Anthony.
Viewers have been left worried about the character, fearing that she will go to prison and thus exit Emmerdale. But will this prove to be the case? We have answers.
Spoilers for Wednesday’s (June 4) edition of the ITV soap follow.
Is Ruby leaving Emmerdale and does she go to prison?
No, Ruby is not leaving Emmerdale and nor does she go to prison.
The matriarch is questioned by the police for her role in Anthony’s death but things take a turn when detectives confirm that the body isn’t actually that of her abusive father’s.
Fearing that she’s turned herself in for no reason, Ruby is horrified but her solicitor concocts a plan, insisting that she make out like she’s suffered a breakdown in the wake of her abuse ordeal.
Joe Tate (Ned Porteous), meanwhile, learns of Ruby’s plight and, feeling indebted to Caleb over the theft of his kidney, he decides to intervene, paying off a contact in Spain to masquerade as Anthony so that the police are able to rule out any foul play.
Ruby is therefore very much in the clear and thus returns home to Mill Cottage where she reunited with her loved ones.
The happiness will be short-lived, however, as upcoming scenes will see the body identified as Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter).
Is Ruby’s dad Anthony still alive in Emmerdale?
As far as we know, Ruby’s dad Anthony is dead, hence why Joe was needed to get his contacts to claim to be the abuser.
The character was last seen in January via a flashback sequence, which confirmed that Ruby was the one to murder him.
Aaron, who attacked him previously, thought that he’d killed Anthony and thus John decided to help him get rid of the body and cover up the evidence.
As for where Anthony’s body is, well that remains a mystery!
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 or stream from 7:30am on ITVX.
