Beloved Emmerdale couple on verge of splitting after fiery clash sees wife declare she’d be ‘better off without’ husband
A BETRAYED Moira Dingle turned violent against her husband Cain Dingle after he accused her of reporting Samson Dingle to the police.
Moira exploded in tonight’s episode of Emmerdale, while Samson finally stood up to Josh Crowther.
But when Samson gets arrested for assault on Josh, Cain wonders if Moira was involved.
“Was it you who called the police on him?” Cain asked his wife.
Moira replied: “You are joking right?”
Cain shook his head and said: “You have a delivery at The Hide. No secret that you hate Samson.”
A raging Moira said: “Well, you’re the one who taught him how to fight. What did you think was gonna happen?”
“I was teaching him to protect himself,” Cain insisted.
“The same way you protected Matty? How many times did I ask you, beg you, to step in and get Samson to do the right thing?” Moira snapped back.
She shouted that he is to blame for everything, which prompted Cain to storm off.
But Moira then threw a glass at him which smashed into pieces as it hit the wall.
As a shocked Cain turned around to face her, Moira told him: “The whole family would be better off without you.”
Is this the end of Moira and Cain?
Upcoming scenes of the ITV soap, will see Cain struggle to believe Moira wasn’t the one who grassed him up.
In the Woolpack, Amelia’s anxious for news of Samson’s plea hearing, as she worries about the repercussions for Esther of having her biological dad locked up.
The Woolpack is silenced when Lydia enters with news from court.
Cain Dingle's relationship timeline
Cain is the local hardman and has tormented and beaten his way through life during his time in Emmerdale. From kidnap to arson, Cain has done it all.
Cain has been the head of the Dingle family since 2015. Cain’s main storylines have focused on discovering his uncle Zak Dingle is his father, his relationships with his cousin Charity Dingle, discovering he is Debbie’s father, his affair and subsequent relationship with Moira Barton.
With four marriages so far, we take a look at Cain’s relationship history.
1989: 14-year-old Cain had a fling with his then 12-year-old second-cousin Charity and unbeknownst to Cain, she gave birth to their daughter, Debbie, in October 1989.
However, the child was taken away from Charity and she was kept apart from Cain who never found out about his daughter until many years later, even though Shadrach was aware of the situation.
1991: Cain had a relationship with Cara Robinson, a woman he worked in a bar with. Shadrach had a racist attitude towards her and used violence to attempt to make her stay away from Cain. Faith heard of the situation she wanted to help calm things, but was horrified when she learnt that Cara was pregnant.
As she knew Shadrach would never accept his son fathering a mixed raised baby, she coerced Cara into leaving Cain and never telling him about the existence of their son, Nate.
2002: Cain and Charity’s love was rekindled and they began an affair.
2005: Cain attempted to hurt Debbie by having a brief relationship with her friend Jasmine Thomas and ensuring that Debbie saw them together. Debbie and Sadie helped Jasmine terminate her pregnancy, knowing that Cain wanted to be a father.
2009: Charity proposed to Cain on Christmas Day and he accepted.
2010: Cain and Charity got married.
2011: Charity ended her relationship with Cain again, after he had a one-night stand with Faye Lamb and slept with Amy Wyatt. Amy fell pregnant, but told everyone she had an abortion, so Cain had an affair with Moira Barton.
Amy gave birth to Cain’s son, Kyle, in a cemetery; thinking he is dead, she panicked and left him in a phone box. Hazel Rhodes and Lisa Dingle found him, and called an ambulance. Amy admitted being his mother and Cain realised she lied about the abortion.
2012: Moira and Cain got together and on New Year’s Day 2013, and they announced their relationship by kissing in the Woolpack. Moira learned that she is pregnant, but miscarried. Despite this, their relationship got stronger and Cain moved in with Moira and Adam.
2013: Cain proposed to Moira, however before Moira can answer, Ross barged in with a gunshot wound.
2014: Moira proposed to Cain, he accepted and they got married.
2015: Cain and Moira discovered that Charity was pregnant when she was sentenced to prison and the baby, Moses Dingle, could possibly be Cain’s.
Cain visited Charity in prison and questioned if he is the father of her child. It is later revealed that Ross Barton is Moses’s father, following a one-night stand with Charity.
2016: Cain and Charity had an affair. Moira ordered a divorce. Cain and Charity decided to start a new life together in France with Debbie, but Cain admitted to a heartbroken Charity that he loved Moira and they got back together.
2017: Cain and vicar Harriet’s affair went public and turned into a relationship after Harriet was stabbed and left fighting for her life, leaving Cain realising how deep he felt for her.
Moira unexpectedly gave birth to Cain’s son Isaac Dingle, leaving his relationship with Harriet on the rocks.
2018: Cain got back together with Moira.
2019: Cain went on a long visit to Scotland to help Debbie, unknowingly giving Moira the perfect opportunity to pursue her recently started affair with Nate. Pete exposed their affair and Cain stopped Moira from seeing the kids and filed for a divorce.
2020: Cain came face-to-face with Cara for the first time since they were teenagers after she was called by Moira, who wanted to get rid of Nate.
Moira covered for Cain after he accidentally shot Nate. Cain and Moira got back together.
2021: Moira stood by Cain’s during his feud with Al Chapman and dealing with his mum’s Faith’s cancer and death.
2022 to present: Moira and Cain have clashed when it came to protecting Kyle who murdered Al, but the couple are still going strong, for now.
How long will Samson be sentenced for?
Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.