Emmerdale viewers have been waiting for Maya (played by Louisa Clein) to be exposed for months now, and for 16-year-old Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant) to get the justice he deserves.
Things didn’t quite unravel the way fans may have hoped during tonight’s episodes of the ITV soap however, as it was David Metcalfe’s (Matthew Wolfenden) ex Priya (Fiona Wade) who was the first to discover the truth.
Priya told Leyla (Roxy Shahidi) and Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh) her sighting straight away, but there were mixed reactions from the group.
After a lengthy discussion and some off-camera secret moments viewers will have to wait another two weeks to see, Leyla seemed to turn deadly.
The wedding planner is Jacob’s biological mother on the ITV soap and has a complex relationship with her son, but it was clear in her eyes she would do whatever it took to keep him safe.
Yet the soap’s producers may have a totally different twist in mind - what if Priya ends up losing control and murdering Maya?
Tracy currently doesn’t have any children, but Priya has a young girl with David called Amba, so the gravity of Maya’s actions could end up hitting her more.
The Home Farm businesswoman appeared truly devastated when she realised what was happening between Jacob and Maya, and was upset over the teenager’s welfare.
But it was actually Leyla who insisted on keeping the
