Emmerdale fans think Faith Dingle did know about her secret grandson Nate Robinson the entire time, after his arrival back in May.
In dramatic scenes this week, Nate finally confirmed his true identity and dropped the bombshell he was Cain Dingle's son.
He told Cain: "Do you see me now… dad? I'm your son," leaving the character and most viewers stunned, while others had predicted the twist after his ongoing vendetta with the character.
But it was Faith's reaction that has given the biggest hint of a huge past secret, something it seems Cain himself might not have known about.
It's obvious Cain didn't know about Nate, not recognising his real name Nathaniel and he was surprised by the news.
Cain's mother Faith, meanwhile, made it pretty clear Nate's claims were true and that she knew all about him.
On Tuesday, viewers saw her looking around her grandson's caravan and being left reeling when she found a photo of a mystery woman in his drawer.
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It's thought the lady in the picture is Nate's mum or at least a link to his back story, with Faith literally dropping to the floor in shock when she recognised the woman and made the link to Nate.
On Wednesday, she again looked at the photo and when Pete Barton told her to do something to stop Cain killing Nate or wife Moira, she was pretty erratic.
Cain wanted to kill Nate, before the bombshell, after discovering his fling with his wife, and he took him and Moira on a boat trip to exact his revenge – having attacked an innocent Pete earlier on thinking he was her mystery man.
But when Pete told Faith to step in, she hushed the conversation down and acted really nervous around any mention of Nate – now knowing what she knows about the newcomer.
Fans took from this reaction, and her reaction to the photo, that Faith knew Cain had a secret son out there somewhere all along, and that she might even have been involved in him remaining a secret. There's also speculation Faith herself is Nate's mum in a twist.
One fan tweeted: "Faith knew Cain had a son out there," as another said: "Calling it now. Faith knew Nate's mum was expecting him but Cain didn't. Faith was involved in hiding this."
A third tweeted: "Why was Faith acting so sketchy is she Nate’s mum or something?"
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
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