Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) finds herself implicated in Nate Robinson’s (Jurell Carter) murder when Tracy Shankley (Amy Walsh) drops her in it in Emmerdale.

Things are getting nasty in the Dales after the discovery of Nate’s body and accusations are levelled at two likely suspects.

John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) – the actual perpetrator – is questioned by police, but not over his own possible guilt, Cain is the one in the frame.

After arguing with Nate before he died, he is prime suspect. John does some quick thinking and talking to get Cain Dingle’s (Jeff Hordley) name off the suspect list, and after Cain’s own grilling by the police, he airs his suspicions that Tracy’s dodgy behaviour makes her look guilty.

So those are the two suspects, Cain and Tracy.

John then does the unthinkable to secure Cain’s freedom – he plants Nate’s phone in the playhouse at Tracy’s. When the police show up with a warrant, Tracy thinks she’s done for when they find the mobile tucked away.

Worse still, the police discover that the removal man who came to collect Nate’s things doesn’t exist. Things are looking bad for the single mum.

The police reveal to her that they believe Nate died the day he was meant to leave, and thinking on her toes, Tracy blurts out an alibi – she was with Vanessa all day.

Problem is, she wasn’t. And now Vanessa is implicated. Worse still, Vanessa doesn’t even know it.

The first Vanessa hears about this is when the police show up to corroborate what we know to be a an untruth.