Emmerdale viewers have turned into armchair detectives after the ITV soap’s latest shock twist.
An intense hour-long episode saw deranged serial killer Meena Jutla (Piage Sandhu) found guilty of three murders. But fans think there may still be more to come.
The courtroom was filled with drama as Carol Butler, whose sister Nadine was murdered by Meena years ago, sought justice for her dead sibling.
Prior to the verdict, Carol smashed a mirror in the toilets and kept a shard up her sleeve, which she stabbed Meena with after the jury’s guilty verdict.
Prison guard Ian (Dean Smith), who Meena had been flirting with, called an ambulance, but a hostage situation soon developed when Meena grabbed the shard of mirror and held her sister Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) hostage.
Mad Meena warned everybody: “This is my court room now and there’s a new judge in charge…”
Events spiralled further out of control when the police stormed the building and Meena dragged Manpreet down the side of the court room as she attempted to escape.
Entering a courtyard, they had one more door to go through when Meena realised that Ian, who she had asked to create an escape route, had let her down as he failed to open the last door.
Frustrated, Meena declared: “No, oh Ian! You had one job, I asked him to make sure both doors were unlocked. Why do all men in my life let me down?!”
The game was up for Meena as her sister Manpreet managed to turn the tables on her, but not before Meena cruelly admitted to killing their father.
As the police dragged Meena back into the courtroom she screamed: “No, this is not how it ends!”
Emmerdale fans quickly predicted that prison guard Ian either he has a link to either Leyla Harding (who has been seen making a serious of secretive phone calls in recent episodes) or to Meena’s first victim Nadine.
On Twitter, one fan said: “Ian set her up! Is he working with Leyla? #emmerdale.”
Another speculated: “So Ian is going to have a connection to Nadine, right? #Emmerdale.”
A third viewer wrote: “Well, I have to hand it to Ian. He saves the day by locking the door!! #Emmerdale.”
Emmerdale continues weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV
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