Emmerdale is set for a heavy dose of courtroom drama next week on the ITV soap, as killer Meena Jutla takes the stand to face justice for her crimes.
The ITV soap dropped a tense trailer for the coming week on the soap, which shows Meena (Paige Sandhu) appear in court to plead for several charges.
This comes after the killer nurse was caught when she returned to the Dales to crash Dawn Taylor and Billy Fletcher's wedding.
The soap villain faces murder charges for the deaths of Andrea Tate, Ben Tucker, Leanna Cavanagh and a girl named Nadine - and is also charged with other crimes including kidnap and attempted murder.
But Meena has continued to manipulate characters from the prison waiting room and as her plea hearing approaches, vicar Charles Anderson and sister Manpreet Sharma are desperate to get a confession out of her at last.
ITV has now given Emmerdale fans a sneak peek at the coming week on the soap, in a clip which begins with Meena being escorted by an officer up to the docks before her hearing.
As the judge prepares to read her charges, Meena turns to face the several villagers in attendance, taunting her victims before asking: “Where is everyone?”
The judge tells Meena: “You are charged on an 18-count indictment as follows: counts 1-3 kidnapping and false imprisonment and attempted murder,” before Meena turns a devious eyes towards Liam Cavanagh in the gallery.
Liam is then heard saying: “I need justice for my daughter,” as Meena winks at him.
He continues: “I need closure, I don't know what I'll do if I don't get it,” before showing him speaking the words to Meena’s sister Manpreet.
The tantalising clip concludes with the judge asking: “How do you plead?”
ITV spoilers have revealed that after denying her crimes for weeks, and even resortings to setting up her sister in a desperate bid to avoid justice, Meena next week makes a surprising decision that leaves her former neighbours rattled.
Residents including Manpreet, Charles, Leyla Harding and Liam all face her in court, hoping to get justice for the victims.
But when Meena stands to make her plea, the villagers are stunned, as she pleads guilty to the first of her many charges.
Her sudden change of heart leaves everyone confused and sure there is more to it, so how will she plead for the rest of the charges?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV and on ITV Hub.
