Emmerdale reveals who Ray's working with in betrayal and it's bad news for Ross

There was a dangerous new alliance on Emmerdale on Tuesday night, as new villain Ray made his debut - and it's bad luck for Ross Barton.

As the character arrived claiming to be an acquaintance of Mackenzie Boyd, he suggested he was selling farm machinery and wanted to see if he was interested. But soon his real agenda became clear when he was shown the weed crops that were stashed in the barn.

Ross, his brother Lewis Barton, who owns the cannabis and has been harvesting it for a while, and Mack were secretly hiding the crops there with a plan to sell it for money. With Moira Dingle's farm facing closure and the family in crisis, Mack blamed himself for his sister's situation and wanted to raise the funds.

But he left Ross and Lewis furious when he secretly told Ray about the crops and took him to see them. Lewis refused to sell to him, with it soon clear Ray was a dealer.

As the end of the episode approached though, the crops vanished and one person was thought to be to blame. Ross accused Mack, believing he'd stolen them and sold them onto Ray like he'd initially suggested.

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But Mack protested his innocence and insisted he had nothing to do with it. Ross didn't believe him, with Mack saying he planned to take it but had cold feet.

He told Ross to call Ray from his phone knowing he'd prove he was innocent, before he then showed him messages that showed he was not in contact with the dealer all day. They both then feared Lewis had actually fled to Leeds with the crops to sell them on.

But when Lewis returned home Ross asked him about it, and he had no idea what he was talking about. Ross then had to explain the weed was gone, leaving his sibling horrified.

As Lewis questioned whether Mack was to blame wanting answers, Ross shared his determination to track down the real culprit. But soon enough the camera panned to Ray who was asking someone about selling drugs, and soon we saw the stolen crops in the back of a van.

It was none other than Robert Sugden who then stepped forward and was confirmed to be the person who stole the drugs and then sold them for a huge amount to Ray without telling Lewis, Mack or Ross. He'd come across the weed while working on the farm, before selling them on for the cash.

He told Ray there would be no other dealings, most likely because Lewis now had nothing left. Then he made it clear he planned to "cause mayhem" wanting to use the money to do so, so what does he have up his sleeve?

Either way, it's bad news for Ross as his relationship with Lewis is now at risk because of the whole drama, and him getting Mack involved - leading to Ray and Robert being able to steal everything. Ross is also set to face drama when he confronts Robert about the theft, with Robert threatening to ditch his deal with Moira as a result - so will Ross bring more trouble to Moira's door?

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