The businessman revealed a sinister side in recent episodes when he raped Lydia Dingle.

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Ever since, he has insisted it was consensual, while Lydia has struggled to come to terms with what he did to her, and whether anyone would believe her if she spoke out.

Thankfully, her family have been a great support since she told them, but husband Sam is secretly struggling with the fact that he wasn’t there to protect her.

He also can’t handle that he can’t take matters into his own hands and deal with Craig himself, instead having to go at the pace of the police investigation.

In tonight’s episode, Sam’s anger and frustration boiled over during a chat with Cain at Home Farm.

He raged: “I honestly think this is going to drive me mad, I’m not sleeping and Lydia can’t even bear to be near me, she won’t even let me give her a hug!

“This is me, I’m not like that, like him! Only maybe she won’t ever see me again, in the back of her mind all she can see is Craig!”

Cain told him they could “sort it” and when Sam asked how, he replied: “Well there’s the law and there’s the Dingle law, always has been.”

Sam replied: “Make him pay…Cain, Lydia said she definitely didn’t want owt like that.”

But Cain replied: “But she’s in no fit state to see what it’s doing to you.”

Sam reminded Cain of that fact he was in prison not so many months ago after his feud with Al Chapman lead to his death.

Cain told him: “This isn’t a feud, this is different. Look I get it…but if it’s what you want, I can sort it…you just have to give me the word.”

As Sam was left to ponder Cain’s suggestion, Emmerdale viewers took to X – formerly Twitter – to discuss the Dingle’s potentially bringing their own brand of justice to evil Craig.

One wrote: “Hope Cain gives Craig some of the Dingle justice.”

Another added: “I hope Cain and Will sort rapist Craig out.”

A third tweeted: “‘Dingle law’ yes Cain!”