Emmerdale character 'already knows John killed Nate' after telling scene

One scene on Emmerdale on Thursday could have shown the moment a character was onto John Sugden amid Nate Robinson's funeral.

The villain was tasked with reading the eulogy of his murder victim in front of Nate's family who remain unaware of his dark betrayal. But John very nearly cracked, telling them all: "I'm so sorry," as he struggled through the words written by Nate's wife Tracy Robinson.

He commented on the fact the death was tearing them all apart and how it had clearly impacted them, as he began to tremble with the guilt becoming too much. So much so, one character in particular looked pretty suspicious.

Another character also seemed concerned when John said he "couldn't do this" referring to reading the eulogy. Moira Dingle, Nate's stepmother, seemed visibly shocked and almost suspicious - as did John's partner Aaron Dingle.

But it was someone else, sat at the back of the room, who repeatedly pulled faced and looked confused if not suspicious of John's behaviour. DS Walsh attended the funeral, leaving Tracy unnerved given she had become a suspect in her husband's demise.

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But she was not the only one rattled by the detective showing up, now doubt wanting to see if any of the funeral guests slipped up and revealed themselves as the killer. John was seen horrified to see her there, and couldn't stop looking at her as he gave the speech.

As John got up to talk to the mourners, he started reading Tracy's words to her late husband. He suddenly stopped unable to carry on, before speaking to everyone about their grief.

With his guilt shining through, it seemed he could confess and crack at any moment. As this was happening, DS Walsh was watching on intrigued.

As John quivered and faced breaking down in tears, she began to change her expression. She was seen squinting and turning her head, almost as if to question what was happening.

She was clearly confused over his behaviour and his sudden emotion for a man he barely knew. So was this the moment Walsh realised John, who she'd interrogated weeks earlier, could be a key suspect?

After all, detectives are supposed to spot these things especially when it comes to body language. So might this be the moment John exposed himself as a killer to the lead detective on the case?

Walsh had spoken with John after Nate's body had been found, as it became apparent John had been one of the last people, if not the last, to see him alive. John was the one telling everyone Nate had fled for Shetland, so if Walsh cracks onto his guilt and puts the pieces together, it could spell the end for John.

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