Next week on Emmerdale, Tom plans to take Belle away for good, Laurel collapses as Jai contemplates telling Suni the truth, Matty opens up to his new cellmate, and Charles is suspicious of Caleb.
1) Charity’s suspicions grow
After spending the last few months living in constant terror of her husband Tom (James Chase), Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) has gradually grown more distant from her family, and now someone is starting to notice.
Tom, who found out that Belle had aborted his kid, unintentionally electrocuted himself while destroying Butlers Barn in a fit of wrath. He left the hospital early to keep Belle under control.
In tonight’s episode, Charity (Emma Atkins), who has already begun to doubt Tom’s account of what transpired in the barn, expressed her belief to Chas (Lucy Pargeter) and Lydia (Karen Blick) that Tom is taking advantage of his injuries by being moved around in a wheelchair.
Of course, she is not incorrect; during Belle’s brief departure, Tom was observed effortlessly rising from his wheelchair and moving across the room. This was likely done as a ruse to prevent Belle from going out to mingle with the girls.
Charity was getting agitated and pointed out to Belle that she would like to talk to her one-on-one about the “miscarriage” and that Tom could probably handle her absence for ten minutes. However, Belle refused to listen to Charity and clocked the camera monitoring her.
Charity returned to Chas and Lydia and told them about Belle’s loss, pointing out that it’s odd that Belle didn’t want to inform them herself and that they don’t get to see her very often. Charity was concerned that something was off with Tom, so the three decided to intervene if Belle needed their assistance.
“I felt that if anyone was going to recognise those signs of abuse, it probably would be Charity,” Emma Atkins told EverySoap last week. “She’s lived and breathed it in her past.”
Belle appears to be much more reclusive. She spends a lot of time at home with Tom and is almost always with him when she is out on the town; she doesn’t really want to socialize with any of her friends or relatives.
Charity comes up with a scheme the following week to get Belle out of the house.
“Help me, for lack of a better word, kidnap Belle and pretend we’re doing it for a girly night to cheer Lydia up,” Charity says to the girls, Emma explains. They have this adorable little scheme where they stand outside the home and say, “All right, you go in, I’ll talk to you.” And they immediately transport Belle from Dale Head to The Woolpack’s rear room.
Charity, Lydia, Chas, and Mandy (Lisa Riley) inquire politely about Tom’s situation, but Belle becomes alarmed because she thinks they may be approaching the truth.
“Eden is amazing in this fantastic episode,” Emma continues. At that time, the audience will be saying to Belle, “Come on, you’ve got all your Dingle girlfriends and family around you,” and you can tell she wants to open up. She should be in her secure place right here.
Charity is shocked when Tom calls Belle on her cell phone because she hasn’t been gone for long and is only a few doors away. She questions why Tom feels the need to call her.
Eventually, Belle loses patience with the girls’ incessant inquiries about Tom and storms away.
Charity tries to talk a distraught Belle into opening up as they sit outside The Woolpack. But Charity gets derailed just when it looks like she might be making progress.
Emma sighs, “There’s this really important part where she’s about to [open up] and she sees Tom in the background.””Belle decides to turn around and withdraw even more, even though that was really the only moment she had.”
When Charity rushes home in a panic, Belle pushes her away. Tom stops Charity in her tracks and tells her to back off since Belle is having mental health issues.
“Holy moly, this is another level of control and masking,” she exclaims, looking stunned.
They fear Charity overreacted as she walks back to the others.
The girls are all saying, ‘Look what you did? Emma advises us, “Maybe you’re the one with the problem.” “You can see how the girls would think that Charity is barking up the wrong tree, which makes for great writing.”
Has Charity lost her one and only opportunity to assist Belle, who is now even more estranged?
2) Tom organizes his getaway
Returning to the house, Tom is furious with Belle’s relatives for interfering and tries in vain to get Belle all to himself.
Now that Belle is out of the way, Tom calls to clarify his desire to apply for a job—in Wales, to be exact.
The recruiter informs Tom during his online interview the next day that the job is in a very remote area, but he thinks that will work perfectly for him. He even says that his wife Belle would be happy to relocate there.
Tom says he wants to take Belle on a vacation to a small, isolated cottage when she gets back. Tom feels happy that his strategy is coming together as she begins to consider it.
3) Laurel gives way.
Relationships between Jai (Chris Bisson) and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) at Mulberry Cottage are very strained as a result of her discovering the whole truth about what really happened to Amit (Anil Goutam) prior to his departure.
Eric (Chris Chittell) gave Laurel the complete explanation after Jai informed her that Amit had confessed to killing Rishi (Bhasker Patel). According to Eric, Jai had forced Amit to fall down the stairs in retaliation, breaking his leg, and had kept him imprisoned until he agreed to give up his shares in Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits and leave the village.
Eric had taken great pleasure in hoarding the entire awful story about Jai over the past few months. Jai was also doing the nasty on Suni, Amit’s half-brother (Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana), who stood to gain half those shares himself.
Laurel was appalled by her husband’s behavior and becomes enraged when Jai informs her the next week that he finds it difficult to tell Suni the truth. After a heated argument between the two in the chapel, Jai says something hurtful about Laurel’s late spouse Ashley (John Middleton).
When Jai leaves, Laurel gives the order, but then she starts to feel lightheaded and ends up on the ground!
When her phone rings, a scared Laurel can hardly move and cannot pick it up. When Gabby (Rosie Bentham) does finally come in, she discovers that Laurel is having trouble breathing and promptly calls for help.
Jai meets with Suni at The Hide with the goal of sharing his horrifying secret. But when he eventually snaps and answers the phone, irritated by Gabby’s incessant calls, he is stunned to learn that Laurel has passed away.
Will she be alright?
4) Charles suspects Caleb
In another part of the hamlet, Charles (Kevin Mathurin) becomes enraged upon discovering that the police will no longer be looking into the hit-and-run incident involving his late son Ethan (Emile John).
In retaliation for Ethan’s escape from the vehicle accident that left her son Nicky (Lewis Cope) unconscious, Ruby (Beth Cordingley) had been the one to run him down that day.
A week after Ethan’s death in Charles’s living room, he promised to exact revenge on the motorist responsible for his son’s death.
It came out that the reason of Ethan’s death had nothing to do with the incident; rather, it was a brain aneurysm. Despite Ruby’s struggles with her guilt, Charles has continued to pursue justice.
Caleb (Will Ash), Ruby’s husband, is relieved to learn of the investigation as he and Nicky are the only people who are aware of Ruby’s secret at the moment.
As Charles drowns his sorrows in The Woolpack once more after Manpreet’s (Rebecca Sharma) failed attempts to appease him, Charity informs Caleb that Charles is likely hesitant to go back to a home where he is frequently reminded of his son.
When Caleb later returns to their Mill Cottage apartment with an inebriated Charles in tow, Ruby becomes apprehensive.
Charles expresses gratitude to them for their hospitality the following morning, but as he drinks coffee to help with his hangover, he unintentionally spills some on the carpet. Charles is looking for a cloth when he notices a curious invoice, which he discreetly pockets.
Later, when Charles insists on giving Caleb a ride into Hotten, Caleb feels a little uncomfortable. Charles starts to become upset while traveling, and when they pull into a layby, he starts to stroll into the woods.
As Charles talks about Ethan, Caleb naturally gets worried, but it doesn’t take long for Charles to reveal his strategy. Charles abruptly loses interest in Caleb as he brings up the hit-and-run probe.
As Caleb tries to get back to the car, Charles pulls out the invoice, proving that Caleb was involved in the hit-and-run. Caleb realizes that he’s now in the frame for it.
Will Caleb shoulder the blame for Ruby even though he tries his hardest to placate the irate vicar?
5) Matty tells Les the truth.
Matty (Ash Palmisciano), meanwhile, is still living precariously while attempting valiantly to hide his transgender status while incarcerated. The fact that he has a new cellmate, Les (Stacey J Gough), with whom he is still getting to know, hasn’t made the ordeal any easier.
The following week, Matty becomes the focus of Robbo (John O’Neill), a very formidable prisoner. When Robbo tries to get the scoop on Matty, he gets agitated by his lack of response, and Les has to look Robbo down and tell him to jog on.
After leaving feeling more anxious than before, Les gives Matty some pointers on how to behave while incarcerated.
Matty follows Les’s suggestion to toughen up, but then he decides it’s time to take a chance and tell his cellmate about his secret.
Curious Les questions anxious Matty about his decision to come to a male prison and his gender identity after he exposes it. While Matty is relieved that Les will keep his mouth shut and not share what Matty has told him, he cautions Matty that other prisoners may not share his kindness.
If someone discovers the truth, will Matty be able to confront the prisoners?
6) Moira and Cain make amends
Throughout Matty’s story, Cain (Jeff Hordley) and Moira (Natalie J Robb) have been driven to the breaking point by their disagreements on the family’s treatment of their nephew Samson (Sam Hall), whose falsehoods regarding the incident at The Hide with friend Josh (Osian Morgan) are the reason Matty is incarcerated.
Moira was irritated that Cain was not pressuring Samson to confess, and she mocked him for being someone else entirely.
The following week, the two ultimately apologize to one another and decide to concentrate on moving forward as a team.
Although he has caused stress to Sarah’s family, troublemaker Josh still has his eye on Sarah (Katie Hill), Cain’s granddaughter, and he succeeds in getting her to come to lunch with him.
However, as the two are hanging out, Moira and an enraged Cain discover them. When Josh is sent on his way by Cain, Sarah is mortified.
Will Sarah follow Cain’s advice to avoid Josh, or might there be a forbidden romance in the works?
7) Mandy agitates Marlon and Rhona
Next week, Paddy tells Mandy that he’s asked Marlon (Mark Charnock) and Rhona (Zoe Henry) over for a double date that includes a games night. Mandy is not impressed.
Mandy worries that Rhona is a little boring to be around, and she also doesn’t like Paddy’s selection of entertainment.
As dusk falls, Mandy expresses her displeasure in a blunt manner, which enrages Rhona and Marlon.
Paddy later tries to urge Mandy to apologise to Rhona, but will she listen?
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