Emmerdale's Charity Dingle was attacked and left for dead during Tuesday night's double episode of the ITV soap.
But the horror truth at the end of the hour-long instalment saw fans learn exactly who attacked her during a break-in at the pub.
While it was an accident, the mystery attacker left Charity injured on the ground.
It was soon apparent that the break-in was orchestrated by a family member, who was also behind the brutal assault.
Charity's ex Cain Dingle, the father of her daughter Debbie, was soon exposed as the person behind it.
His nephew Aaron Dingle clocked the truth before finding the stolen booze in his uncle's garage.
Aaron's mother Chas, Cain's sister, owns the pub and she recently confirmed they were having financial issues - leading to Al Chapman's offer to invest in the business.
Given Al's history with the family, Cain was desperate like others to stop the deal from going ahead.
Cain messaged his nephew to keep Chas away from the closed pub for a bit, and it wasn't until later on that his plan was exposed.
Charity walked in to a masked man raiding the pub, and tried to stop them before being pushed to the ground.
She hit her head and after being found she was rushed to hospital, not having regained consciousness.
It was at the hospital that Chas learned she was in a bad way, confirming to loved ones she was fighting for her life.
Aaron headed to the garage to find out if Cain was behind it, with him confessing he accidentally knocked her over but had to flee because the police were on their way.
Cain explained he robbed the place so that Chas could claim on the insurance.
He had no idea that she had to be taken to hospital though, or that she was seriously injured.
His face dropped when Aaron revealed Charity could die and was fighting for her life, realising the enormity of what he had done.
But will Cain confess to the crime, and if Charity pulls through can she forgive him?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
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