Emmerdale spoiler reveals villain Ray's real target - and it's not Dylan

There was a worrying Emmerdale hint on Tuesday night about who Ray may be after next, after initially targeting teen Dylan Penders.

Now a new spoiler for the ITV soap may have confirmed the twist and who Ray will really be targeting over the next few weeks. On Tuesday we saw Dylan trying to get out of working for the dealer who had been giving him money, pretending to be his friend.

Bond or not, Ray has Dylan exactly where he wants him and is getting him to do his dodgy dealings. We've seen Dylan hiding drugs and sneaking off for drop-offs and whatever else Ray has for him. It comes after fans learned Ray had targeted Moira Dingle off the back of his deal with Robert Sugden.

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So far on the show, Dylan's return led to the news he was in cahoots with Ray. Ray had sent him and someone else to scope out Moira's farm to check if Robert was lying about there being no more weed in the barns.

Dylan was injured and is now recovering at the home of Mandy and Paddy, who have taken him in. They of course no idea about his secret visits with Ray, who is giving him money and lining him up with dodgy jobs.

Dylan clearly wants out though and on Tuesday, fans saw the character rumbled over his link to the break-in at Moira's. He was confronted but it was agreed that the police, and Moira, would not be told.

As for Ray, Dylan told him about Paddy and Mandy as well as his blossoming relationship with April Windsor. Claiming he didn't want to take advantage, he also wanted to spend some time in the village.

So he told Ray he didn't want to do the latest job on offer. Ray seemed fine with it as Dylan told him he wouldn't be able to help this time, with Ray agreeing to ask someone else.

But when Dylan was away from him, it was clear Ray was spying on him and April. His true intentions became clear when Ray was shown on the phone, telling someone that "sweet and innocent" April would be "of use" to them.

So Ray is now targeting April to get her involved in his criminal world - but will she be lured in? Spoilers for next week confirm Dylan reveals April has been offered a job by Ray.

It seems that there is an agreement that if April does the job, Ray will leave Dylan alone. At least that's what the teens believe, and soon April is tasked with a drug drop by a manipulative Ray. But will she go through with it, and will Ray leave them both alone?

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