Episode 10,492 | Airs on Monday 19 January 2026 at 20:00 on ITV1
A special flashback week begins, showing what happened in the build-up to Ray's death.
Immediately following Celia's murder, Ray stands over his mother's dead body. He then collects himself, grabs his distinctive red bag and heads for the door.
After Laurel refuses to listen to Ray's pleas, he bursts back into Mulberry Cottage, begging her to believe his traumatic past. But when Laurel refuses to accept his narrative of victimhood, Ray is left begging for his freedom.
Laurel's decision to let him walk away has deadly consequences, especially when a furious Arthur resolves to make Ray pay for his mother's pain.
