Emmerdale‘s Moira Dingle will consider making a huge change after 16 years, as a new arrival shakes things up at Butler’s Farm.

This week, Moira discovers a mysterious letter addressed to ‘The Family of Emma Barton’. She initially keeps the note to herself but, struggling to suppress memories of pushing Emma to her death, she later shows it to Ross.

The note reveals Ross has a long-lost brother called Lewis, whose existence he was completely unaware of. The pair meet up, but Lewis’s probing questions about his family cause an overwhelmed Ross to leave the conversation.

In next week’s episodes, Lewis continues his attempt to connect with Ross, who reluctantly agrees to meet up again.

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Lewis starts asking his brother about some of the dark family secrets and when he asks to meet Moira, Ross is hesitant.

Moira is already at her wits’ end when Ross arrives, telling her that the long-lost son of a woman she killed is waiting outside for her.

Though she braces herself for the encounter, Moira quickly buckles under the weight of the painful memories that have all been brought up again.

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The next day, Ross is still adjusting to having a new sibling in his life. But when he hears Lewis is growing weed, he suddenly becomes interested in the endeavour.

Meanwhile, the farm’s ever-growing financial troubles will soon be made worse by a serious leak with the slurry tank, leading a weary Moira to make a difficult decision as she considers packing it all in.

Later, Lewis and Ross continue to bond and Ross acquires a few cannabis plants. Mack discovers the illicit plan and is sworn to secrecy by Ross.

Having been blamed for the recent farm mishap, Mack sees a solution to covering the fines. However, he and Ross soon realise they don’t have enough cannabis plants and devise an alternative scheme.