Emmerdale fans were left horrified as evil serial killer Meena Jutla appeared by her sister Manpreet Sharma's bedside.
Meena (Paige Sandhu) had managed to escape to Glasgow, Scotland after it was revealed she was the one behind the murders of Leanna Cavanagh, Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and her friend Nadine.
She also held Manpreet and Vinny Dingle hostage in terrifying scenes last week, and she has tried to murder Victoria Sugden.
But in shock scenes on tonight's episode of the ITV soap, Meena made a surprise appearance just as Manpreet woke up from her coma - but was it all as it seemed?
It turned out that Meena wasn't in her hospital room, and instead it was an illusion as another nurse came to visit her to check on her.
The policeman guarding her room stepped away to use the bathroom, whilst the other police officer was getting a coffee with Charles, leaving the room completely free for anyone to access.
As Manpreet screamed, the police rushed in to find a nurse standing by her bed.
"Meena was here," Manpreet told them, panicking as the police reassured her: "No, this is just a nurse. She's been helping you."
"You had a accident. Do you understand me? The police are watching you 24/7. Meena can't hurt you anymore," they added as Manpreet cried in fear, insisting that Meena could get to her.
Fans of the ITV soap took to Twitter to share their own fears as Meena 'appeared' again.
"I would be having nightmares about Meena too if I was Manpreet #Emmerdale," one wrote.
A second added: "Poor Manpreet, I would think that was Meena too. #Emmerdale," as a third shared: " #Emmerdale had me then, thought it was Meena" and a fourth replied: "Manpreet having flashbacks to Meena #Emmerdale."
Spoilers reveal Meena will make a 'real' return to the soap next week as she finds a post about Billy and Dawn's wedding.
Bosses teased there could be "disaster" on the pair's wedding day, as they said: "We've already seen Billy and Dawn get engaged on screen. I don’t think I’m giving too much away if I tell you that their wedding definitely will happen this year.
"And it will happen on the most romantic day of the year on Valentine's Day, so not too long to wait for their wedding. But will it all go to plan? Is it going to be happy ever after for these two or will disaster strike? I suspect it's probably the latter."
