Emmerdale fans think this week's episodes have given away which character Serena Sugden is really targeting on the ITV soap and why, after she stole from Kim Tate18:32, 22 Jul 2026Updated 18:32, 22 Jul 2026Emmerdale fans think they know who Serena Sugden is really after, and why she's targeting Home Farm.‌Fans had initially believed she was out to get Kim Tate for a mystery reason. With a mystery accomplice speaking to Serena on the phone, scenes saw her breaking into Home Farm.‌Kim realised a USB had been taken, but she didn't tell Ross Barton what was on it. Serena was shown looking at the files on the USB, before returning it to the house.‌Around this, she's been using Ross, pretending to be interested in him when actually, she just wants access to Home Farm. So when she told her mystery caller that she had yet to find anything, and the USB seemed pointless, fans wondered if there was more to the plan.It does seem that next week, the caller gets back in contact with Serena and tells her there was nothing on the USB of use. Of course it seemed as though Serena and the mystery person were looking into Kim and targeting her.‌But what if Kim is not the actual target? Fans are starting to wonder if it's all tied into Serena's other drama, with the Sugdens, after she confessed how well she knew her killer cousin John Sugden in a recent episode.Robert Sugden and his partner Aaron Dingle were stunned to find out Serena had lied about not seeing John for ages. It turned out she had literally been with him while he was on the run from the police.Serena has lied constantly since her arrival, but she finally confessed that John had tricked her into thinking he was innocent. She talked about John staying with him before his death, and how close they were.‌When she arrived a few weeks ago, she was asking questions about John's death and his crimes. She even went to the police station after a chat with Robert left her convinced Victoria's sudden disappearance was down to her being involved in John's death.While Serena has vowed to let it all go, fans are not convinced. One theory is that she's searching for the evidence Joe Tate had recorded of Victoria killing John.‌A post read: "Her character is getting interesting. She broke into home farm, stole the USB, what else is she up to and does she have a motive? Is she setting Victoria up for John's murder?"Another fan said: "I wonder what Serena is up to and why she wanted the USB. I don't know why she would be out to get Kim but I saw a theory that suggested Serena's actually looking for the footage Joe filmed of Victoria killing John to expose Victoria cos of all her lies about John.‌"But how would she even know about Joe filming it?" Another theory was that she is out to get Kim, but is simply working for another character, possibly Kim's son Jamie Tate.A post read: "I do wonder if [Jamie's] out to get Kim and maybe Serena's helping him for some reason. Not sure how they would know each other but this is Emmerdale."Article continues belowEmmerdale airs weeknights at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX. * Follow Mirror Celebs and TV on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .