Grace carries out a new dark plot after discovering Dillon Ray arriving at the police station following the brutal attack.

Hollyoaks takes a dark turn as Grace Black finds herself on the verge of disaster after discovering that Dillon Ray has reported to the police station following a brutal attack — unaware that the officer he spoke to is the very man behind his assault.

The unsettling events unravel as Dillon, shaken and bloodied, finally reaches a breaking point. After being savagely beaten — a punishment orchestrated by DI Banks for refusing to meet with a “client” — Dillon is escorted by Frankie to Grace, desperate for help. Though Grace offers them hush money to keep quiet, it’s not enough to contain the situation.

What Grace doesn’t expect is that Dillon would still go to the police — and even more dangerously, speak directly to DI Banks himself, unaware that Banks is the puppet master in this dark web of exploitation involving himself, Grace, and her brother Rex.

In a chilling twist, DI Banks greets Dillon with a friendly smile, assuring him he’s “in good hands now,” while planning his next move behind the scenes. Meanwhile, Grace confronts Banks about the attack, and he doesn’t deny it. Instead, he delivers a spine-chilling threat:

“If you don’t fall in line, then you and everyone you care about will feel the full extent of what I’m capable of.”

Realising that Dillon’s visit to the police station could unravel their entire operation, Grace decides to take matters into her own hands once again — and this time, she’s not holding back.

Fueled by fear, rage, and the need to stay ahead of DI Banks, Grace begins to devise a new, even darker plot to protect herself and keep Dillon quiet for good. But will she go too far? And how much longer can she keep the truth buried before it all explodes?

Meanwhile, Dillon finds a glimmer of hope in Donny, who reaches out with compassion and warmth, encouraging him to step out of the darkness and seek real help. But with the walls closing in, has Dillon just unknowingly walked into the lion’s den by trusting the wrong people?

The stakes have never been higher in Hollyoaks, and as secrets threaten to surface, the fallout could change everything.