In Monday’s episode of Emmerdale (September 16), William Ash’s character Caleb Miligan had a lot on his plate when he went to the hospital to see his sister-in-law Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), who had recently received a brain tumor diagnosis.
When the neurosurgeon informed Moira that they would be taking a “watch and wait” approach to her care, Cain (Jeff Hordley) had reacted badly. When he arrived, Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) was attempting to calm him down.
In addition to Moira and Cain, Caleb’s wife Ruby (Beth Cordingly), who was recuperating from nearly losing her life in the barn fire the previous week, also need his assistance.
Moira had been hallucinating that Ruby was her old foe Emma Barton (Gillian Kearney), and threatened her with a shotgun before accidentally starting a huge blaze in the barn. Both women were lucky to escape with their lives.Â
Ruby was clearly struggling to deal with the experience, but while she needed Caleb’s support he was busy worrying about the Dingles. Â
When Chas (Lucy Pargeter) saw Ruby getting flustered after dropping her bag, she took her back to the Woolpack. The two women have never exactly seen eye to eye, as Ruby’s superior and sarcastic manner has seen her taking issue with most members of the Dingle family since she arrived in the village. But Chas recognised that Ruby was feeling vulnerable and Ruby’s mood was soon improved after tucking into Chas’s booze supplies. She even invited Chas to dinner the next day.
When Caleb arrived, it was clear that Ruby’s good mood didn’t extend to her husband, as he admitted he’d been checking in on Cain rather than worrying about her.
On the way home she told him what the problem was. ‘I have been head-butted, held at gunpoint, shot at, knocked out, almost burned to death, all thanks to Moira who I can’t even be mad at because she is doollally and sick and it’s heartbreaking what she is facing,’ she summarised.
She said she wasn’t sleeping or coping, and Caleb reiterated that she was the most important thing in his life. He said he didn’t want to think about how close he came to losing her. ‘Who am I without you?’ he said.
‘A waste of space,’ she said. ‘You need to step up and be the one I can lean on.’
Moments later, after Ruby had gone inside, Caleb showed just how far he’s prepared to go to protect his wife. He had a phone call, presumably from the same person who called him a couple of times previously and who he’d told not to call again.
‘I’ll protect Ruby from you with everything I’ve got,’ he told the caller. The person then said something that made him call them a ‘liar,’ and asked to meet tomorrow. Caleb agreed – but issued a dark threat.
‘I’ll be there – if only to put you six feet under myself.’
The caller is a mystery for now, but we know that Ruby’s dying mother Helen (Sharon Maughan) is set to appear in Ruby and Caleb’s lives. Ruby hasn’t seen Helen for 30 years, after she cut Ruby off from the family because of her relationship with Caleb.Â
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