Cain feels guilty over Joe’s death
WITH CAIN’S CONSCIENCE KILLING HIM, ACTOR JEFF HORDLEY ADMITS HIS TRAUMATISED ALTER EGO IS A MAN ON THE EDGE…
Cain is not the person he normally is – this is a side of him we’ve never seen before,” admits Jeff Hordley, who plays Cain, as he talks us through his character’s current crisis. “His life is spiralling out of control, and he’s on the back foot, lost and upset. So the scene is set for lots of great drama ahead…”
Cain is no stranger to a dramatic situation, but his mistaken belief that he’s responsible for killing his daughter Debbie’s fiancé Joe has blown his whole world apart. Viewers know Joe was actually struck down by duplicitous Graham, yet as Cain continues carrying the blame himself, he can hardly cope. And as Jeff himself insists, while
Cain thought little of Joe’s treatment of Debbie, he never intended for him to die.
“Cain just wanted to hurt Joe,” sighs the actor, who is married to his Emmerdale co-star, Zoe Henry (Rhona), with whom he has two children. “Joe had mucked Debbie around so many times already – and then he left her at the altar. Cain saw how upset Debbie was at that point, and he did say that if he ever saw Joe again, he would kill him. But it was just a figure of speech.”
So far, distraught Debbie remains oblivious to her father’s role in Joe’s sudden disappearance. Meanwhile, cunning Graham continues to keep his counsel, knowing that he has Cain just where he wants him. But it’s a secret poised to explode at any moment – and we can’t wait for the showdown that’ll surely ensue when it does!
“At the moment Graham holds all the cards – and while I wouldn’t say that Cain is intimidated by Graham, he’s a match for him, that’s for sure,” muses Jeff.
“If this was a game of chess, then Graham would definitely be looking like the likely winner. But hopefully, a face-off is where this is set to end up for the two of them.
“I love working with Andrew Scarborough [aka Graham],” adds the actor. “He’s great fun to be around, and we’re really enjoying playing out these scenes. Is Graham scarier than Cain? Ooh, that’s a tough one… Perhaps it’d be a tie!”
Fortunately, Cain has at least one person fighting his corner, as he confesses everything to his concerned wife Moira this week. Any worries that his sinister secret will scupper their marriage soon evaporate, after Moira pledges her devoted support.
“Moira is brilliant,” reckons Jeff. “She’s someone who’s been involved in a similar situation, when Emma was killed. So she’s a real pillar of strength for Cain, telling him they’ll get through this together, that she’ll be right by his side – exactly what he wants to hear. It’s a huge weight off his shoulders, unburdening himself of this horrible secret. He’s so relieved.”
However, the prospect of his daughter Debbie finding out what Cain did will continue to plague him. And Jeff doesn’t underestimate the devastating consequences, should Debbie ever do so…
“It would put a huge rift in their relationship,” sighs the star. “If Joe hadn’t died, then I think that in time, Cain would have come to see that he really did love Debbie, could have made her happy. Now the fear of losing his daughter is Cain’s major worry – even more so than his fear of going to prison!”
Cain did say he’d kill Joe – but it was just a figure of speech!