Quote Originally Posted by Perdita View Post
Pete is terrified as he watches James and Emma head off to identify the body and he tells Finn to prepare himself for the worst. Not realising what has gone on at the mortuary, Pete drops a bombshell.
This reveals some things but raises more questions for me. I don't think it's clear from just this extra limited info that Ross is dead or alive, he may still remain missing for the whole week of August 24th-28th and beyond that. I can still think of different explanations for the limited spoiler details we've had so far.

7270 Monday 24 August 7pm – 7.30pm. Pete makes a confession

Not realising what has gone on at the mortuary, Pete drops a bombshell.'
It sounds like Pete confesses to Debbie and/or Finn about what he's really done with Ross.
If accurate, the underlined statement is very revealing. It sounds like there is doubt about the mortuary visit and the body isn't Ross? If so, then the storywriters have set up the Emmerdale police to be PC Plod/Keystone Kops again? When Emma reports Ross as missing to the police on Friday 21st, I would expect her to give the police a description of Ross' clothes and appearance and a recent photo to use to look for the two-week old body with. Most Emmerdale characters have great smartphones and it seems like most people in UK with them take phone photos nowadays. If Emma does give the police a description and photo, why don't the police use them to match with the body before calling at the farm to see Cain on Friday 21st to tell him they've found a body and they think it's Ross?

7271/72 Tuesday 25 August 7pm – 8pm. James begs Debbie for time

It sounds like James and Debbie now know what Pete's done to Ross, and Debbie either talks about leaving him, or him leaving her, or her going to the police, or someone checking the woods for the body?

7273 Wednesday 26 August 2015 7pm – 7.30pm. Pete is rejected by his family

It sounds like Pete gets told to stay away from Butlers Farm and the Barton family?

7274/75 Thursday 27 August 2015 7pm - 8pm. Pete faces up to the past

The past starts to catch up with Pete. Maybe Debbie talks about divorce or leaving Emmerdale, or Pete confesses to the police, or the police start closing in with forensics, or Pete goes to the woods to check the scene and/or bury the body, or Ross re-appears? If Ross has re-appeared, we'll need a really good explanation of how he survived in his injured state for two weeks, as his injuries looked like a serious hospital in-patient case to me.

7276 Friday 28 August 7pm – 7.30pm. Emma relishes being needed

Maybe Emma enjoys the role of just keeping the Barton family together. If Ross is back, maybe she nurses him at the farm?

Emmerdale Spoilers 24th - 28th August 2015, originally posted by Perdita, 12-08-15.
7270 Monday 24 August 7pm – 7.30pm. Pete makes a confession
7271/72 Tuesday 25 August 7pm – 8pm. James begs Debbie for time
7273 Wednesday 26 August 2015 7pm – 7.30pm. Pete is rejected by his family
7274/75 Thursday 27 August 2015 7pm - 8pm. Pete faces up to the past
7276 Friday 28 August 7pm – 7.30pm. Emma relishes being needed