Emmerdale’s latest plot twist has left viewers scratching their heads as Vanessa Woodfield, portrayed by Michelle Hardwick, unearthed shocking texts on her deceased partner Suzy Merton’s (played by Martelle Edinborough) phone.
In the episode aired on March 12, Mary Goskirk (Louise Jameson) visited a mourning Vanessa to deliver news about (Mark Charnock) funding drug addict Dylan’s (Fred Kettle) rehabilitation. Vanessa appeared indifferent while Mary swiftly shifted the conversation to another topic.
Mary then questioned Vanessa about what was troubling her, and she was stunned when Vanessa produced Suzy’s mobile. The audience is aware that Suzy tragically perished in last month’s limousine accident, which saw the vehicle plunge into an icy lake.
Before the tragedy, Suzy and Mary had exchanged a kiss, with Suzy admitting her feelings for Mary and hinting at a potential breakup with Vanessa.
With poignant emotion, Vanessa confessed to Mary that she had delved into Suzy’s messages looking for a specific photo Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi) – who also died in the limo crash – had sent of the couple.
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Vanessa thinks Suzy had an affair before her death (Image: ITV)
“I was going through Suzy’s phone. I remember that Suzy said Leyla had sent her a lovely picture of us together. Anyway, I just… I wanted to see it”, reports .
Sharing the deeply unsettling exchange with Mary, Vanessa read aloud from the phone: “So I was going through her texts. Don’t throw your life away over one kiss”, to which Suzy retorted: “It’s not just one kiss though… I’ve been thinking it for a while now… I need to end things.”
Vanessa revealed: “You’ll see Suzy was having doubts about our relationship. She told Leyla she was thinking about leaving me.”
Later on, when Vanessa questioned Mary about the authenticity of their relationship, Mary suggested that texts could be interpreted in various ways.
Suzy revealed she had feelings for Mary before she died (Image: ITV)
It was at this moment that Tracy Robinson (Amy Walsh) entered just as her sister Vanessa expressed her suspicion that Suzy might have been unfaithful before her untimely passing.
Yet, some fans were taken aback by the fact that Suzy’s phone was still functional even after she perished in a limo that ended up submerged in a frozen lake.
A particularly astute viewer took to Facebook to remark: “Wouldn’t Suzie have had her phone in the limo so it would have been water damaged and broken xx.”
Mary looks at Suzy’s phone which is in perfect condition (Image: ITV)
Another concurred: “I thought that too, but unrealistic especially as her and Layla were organising it all. And if it was waterproof her next of kind would’ve been given her belongs.”
Joining the conversation, a third added simply: “Would have thought so x,” while someone else echoed: “Exactly what I was thinking.”
One fan couldn’t help but quip about the situation: “Most phones have password or finger scans to open these days. But not hers it seems”.
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