15 October 2023 , 15:20
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Emmerdale fans are convinced they've figured out Craig Reed's downfall as Lydia Dingle bravely confronted her evil rapist last week.
Viewers were horrified in recent scenes as Lydia was raped by Craig in their work office. Prior to this, Craig and Lydia had bumped into each other after decades apart, having not seen each other since they were young teens. Craig and Lydia grew up in the same children's home years ago, where Lydia, real name Jenny, fell pregnant aged 15. Lydia gave birth alone but tragically the baby, Toby, was stillborn. Realising her baby had died, Lydia buried him in a woodland and ran away.
In recent episodes, Lydia has been in turmoil and has not told anyone about her rape ordeal, only confiding in Kim Tate. Craig has denied raping her and instead claimed it was consensual. With Lydia in a bad way, Craig even begun showing up at her house and harassing her to stop her exposing what he did to her.
Lydia Dingle bravely confronted her evil rapist last week (ITV)As speculation grew about Lydia's wellbeing and whether she was having an affair with Craig, Lydia realised last week she had to tell husband Sam and her family the truth about her horrifying ordeal. In brave scenes, Lydia bravely shared her trauma and that she was raped by Craig with the Dingles rallying around her in support.
On Thursday, Sam headed to Craig's office to confront the evil rapist where he was soon joined by Mandy and Lydia. As Craig continued to deny raping Lydia, lying that it was "consensual", Lydia snapped and confronted him before reporting him to the police. However, fans were left distracted during the scenes as they noticed Craig's receptionist looked suspiciously at Craig.
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While on Friday's episode, after Craig was arrested, his receptionist was seen with tears in her eyes as she watched him be led away by the police. Taking to social media, one fan put: "That receptionist woman knows something. She's had too many scenes and lines to only be an extra."
Emmerdale fans are convinced they've figured out Craig Reed's downfall and it will involve his receptionist (ITV)Elsewhere, a different account put: "She will be Craig’s downfall. He’ll talk his way out of raping Lydia but then she will report him also", another fan said: "Craig's receptionist knows something. #Emmerdale" while a different person added: "I think the receptionist will come up with some evidence or a witness statement in support of Lydia, at some point #emmerdale."
If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999.