*WARNING: This article contains April spoilers for the Emmerdale episode airing on Wednesday November 5 that has not shown on ITV yet, but is already available on ITVX and YouTube.
Emmerdale’s latest ITVX early release (Wednesday, November 4) reveals yet another devastating turn in April Windsor’s storyline, as Ray forces her to leave the village.
The development comes immediately after last night’s standalone episode, where April imagined the consequences of telling Marlon the truth.
Although viewers hoped her visit to her dad signalled a turning point, the special ended with April walking away, convinced that confessing to Marlon would only lead to his death.
Today’s early release confirms she is now being pushed even further into Ray and Celia’s world – and the situation becomes even more alarming when a final twist drops at the end of the episode.
April’s plight
April has been spiralling for weeks. What started as simple drug drop-offs escalated into supposed debt, drug dealing, and then pressure to see clients for sex. Last week she tried to meet one of them, Callum, but panicked and hit him over the head with a bottle.
Believing she had killed him, she phoned Ray, who dealt with the ‘body’ and made it clear there was no way out. Celia reinforced the threat by telling April she “owned” her, leaving the terrified teen convinced she had no options left.
Today’s episode shows Ray announcing he is sending April to Newcastle. He frames it as a chance for her to “get away” from the village and insists she must forget about killing Callum. Ray promises the new job is only drugs, not sex, as if that is supposed to reassure anyone.
April, already exhausted and scared, agrees to go. She lies to Marlon, telling him she is going to look at a university in the city. Despite the fact April rarely attends school and has shown no interest in higher education, Marlon accepts her explanation, unaware that Ray is pulling the strings.
Another twist for April in Emmerdale in ITVX early release
However, as April heads off, viewers see Ray quietly plotting something else behind her back.
The episode ends on a twist that hints another secret is waiting to surface in April’s storyline. Emmerdale isn’t revealing the meaning just yet, but depending on how fans interpret it, it could signal a welcome shift – or the next stage in April’s ordeal.
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Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
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