Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) was a desperate woman in Tuesday

(June 18)’s double episode of Emmerdale. A visit to see her son Matty (Ash

Palmisciano) in prison shook her to the core as she discovered just how hard

life is for him behind bars. Terrified of the other prisoners discovering he’s

transgender, he hasn’t been showering and daren’t leave his cell.

‘It’s like a nightmare,’ he told his mum and Amy (Natalie Ann Jamieson). ‘I’m scared every second of every day.’

Earlier, Cain (Jeff Hordley) had promised to go and talk to Samson (Sam Hall) to try to get him to tell the truth. Samson is currently alleging that Matty stabbed him in an unprovoked attack, while the truth is that the stabbing was accidental after Samson’s friend Josh (Osian Morgan) pushed him at Matty.

Cain went round to Wishing Well and, finding Samson alone, tried to reason with him. He said that Matty wouldn’t survive prison and that Moira wouldn’t be able to cope with losing another child. Samson looked shaken and like he might be about to change his story – but then Sam (James Hooton) came home. With his dad’s backing Samson’s bravado returned and Cain had to admit defeat.