Emmerdale : Season 43

James refuses to believe that Pete isn't covering for Ross. Jimmy gets drunk in The Woolpack at the beer festival, with all of the barrels to himself as nobody else is drinking them. James is appalled when he finally realises that Pete is telling the truth as he explains that he started selling drugs to keep them afloat.

Ross tells Debbie that he's staying at Dale View now, but she mentions that Andy told her he was letting him stay for one night. Cathy has sneaked into Bob and Brenda's bedroom and discovered that her MP3 player isn't the colour she wanted, Brenda promises to change it. Jai is worrying as he's not heard anything from Sam yet.

Moira tries to be supportive of James, doing her best to line him up for the deal with Charlotte. However, when Moira then announces that she's not interested in being part of it, James is flummoxed. Charlotte insists they don't need Moira for the deal to go ahead, but James seems fixated on getting her involved.

James tries to persuade Moira to meet Charlotte with him, but she reiterates her choice to pass on this deal. Pete tries to convince James to go it alone, but is then shocked when James lies to Charlotte, telling her that Moira is interested but otherwise engaged.

Megan, Declan and Robbie discuss new beginnings as they stand at the burnt-out wreck of Home Farm, but Declan is anxious about costs, conscious of his promise to Charity. Charity is furious when she finds out they've already received their insurance payout and is apoplectic when Declan confesses that all the money is accounted for and he can't pay her anything.

At a meal to celebrate Georgia's return from Canada, Leyla's suspicions are seemingly confirmed when Priya makes her excuses and abandons her plate of food. Leyla lays her suspicions on the line to Priya and they argue, but are embarrassed to realise that everyone is watching them.

Leyla lies about why she and Priya were arguing. Feeling humiliated, Priya leaves in tears and a guilty Leyla follows. Leyla is shocked by Priya's threat to turn the tables on her if she dares to tell anyone about her problem.

Moira and James are excited about the possibility of landing a new contract and it seems Charlotte and Tim are impressed with what they've seen at Butlers Farm, inviting them to carry on negotiations at the hotel. At the same time, Dan fears that he's made a big mistake after letting slip to Cain about James's feelings for Moira.

Moira is set to back out of the business deal, unable to trust James after the previous night's revelations. Alone in the meeting, James is in trouble as Tim makes his displeasure about Moira's non-appearance clear. When Cain presses Moira about what is wrong, she braces herself to tell him.

Moira and Cain arrive back at the farm. Bob shows Harriet where he's planted the camera in the café. Cain presents Moira with her engagement ring and they break the news to Adam, Zak, Andy, Pete and James as they arrive for dinner. Bernice is gleeful as Anton keeps texting her.

Chas surprises Diane by arriving back at the pub with Katie, she informs them that Aaron and Ed have broken up. Betty tries to con Bob out of another free cake at the café but he becomes annoyed with her. Victoria calls on David to try to talk to Eric as he begins to talk to solicitors about divorcing Val.

The morning after and Diane tries to talk to Eric about what happened but he runs out. Val writes letters addressed to Eric, Diane and Victoria. Ruby suspects Gemma of fancying a lad at school when she notices her appearance and eagerness to get to school. Dom is suspicious. Bernice makes sure that Jimmy and Nicola will be out the house for Anton's visit later.

Diane silently realises that Eric may potentially have HIV and could have passed it onto her too. Bob apologises to Ruby and they make up. Bernice relives her humiliation to PC Swirling as the burglary is reported. Diane tells Val she knows about Ian and her HIV problem. Gemma's upset as the boy who she arranged a date with stood her up after finding out about the abortion.

Bob tries to prepare himself for confronting Brenda about her thieving. Victoria catches Diane searching for HIV treatment options. She tells her she's found information on a blocking treatment - PEP, but Victoria points out that it's only useful if you've been newly exposed to the virus in the past 72 hours. Brenda gives Bob his Valentine's present - a 100% cashmere jumper. He's suspicious when she says she hasn't got the receipt.

Brenda's appalled when Bob tells her he and Ruby have seen footage of her stealing. Diane secretly takes her anti-HIV drugs. She tells Val she's made an appointment at the clinic for her tomorrow.

Victoria tries to make Eric see that he should be at the clinic with Val as she sits in the waiting room on her own. Bernice helps Nicola set up a fake profile on a dating website to ensnare Anton. Bob confides in Dan that it was Brenda stealing in the café and explains Harriet's theory over her grieving for Gennie.

Diane throws away her PEP treatment pills, now realising she doesn't need them. She frets to Eric about Val's situation and struggles with the guilt of them sleeping together. Val awakes on her birthday to find Eric had disappeared.

Diane confides in Victoria that she slept with Eric. Victoria can't believe it. Nicola's forced to tell Jimmy about her and Bernice's plan to catch Anton. He makes her see that it's a bad idea considering what he did to Bernice and that Anton could be dangerous. Kerry arrives to pick up Brenda for their shopping trip.

Kerry feels guilty over Bob and Brenda spending the night apart. Eric forces Val to accept a lift to the clinic. Victoria continues to give Diane a hard time over sleeping with Eric, but sympathies with her when she explains she made a mistake because she's lonely. Jimmy asks Nicola to take the afternoon off to do a delivery for him but she's unable to due to taking the previous day off to get revenge on Anton.

Val steals the paintbrush off a painter touching up the paintwork at The Woolpack and daubs the word 'TART' over the front entrance. Brenda decides to subtly pay people back in the café for the things she's stolen and invents 'Customer of the Month' when David walks through the door as an excuse to ply him with free coffee. Robbie asks Jimmy for a job at Emmerdale Haulage after completing the delivery successfully yesterday.

Priya passes on the baby scan picture to David. Leyla arranges her an appointment with the counselor, Robyn. Charity goes to the factory with the excuse of the decree nisi being due to see what information she can obtain about Mark. He arrives in the office shortly after her and she gets a look at him but is ushered out by Jai. Brenda prepares for her court case with the support of Bob, Kerry and Dan.

Charity is anxious to find out exactly where Jai is heading in order to find Rachel. Lisa reassures Charity that she will help her find out. Ruby suggests to Sean that Belle and Gemma are fighting for his affections; he wonders if she might be right. Leyla voices her worries to Jai about Priya's eating disorder and he is deeply shocked. Lisa manages to find the details in Jai's diary.

Declan and Charity realise Rachel may have gone back to her old flat. David wishes Leyla a happy birthday and is informed that it's her birthday next week, but Alicia's today. He dashes off. Mark tells Jai that he wants another £7,000 to make it worth his while. Jai is fuming, but is also thrilled when Mark claims that he knows Rachel is alone today and readily pays up.

Sam's upset to hear that Jai's been trying to track down Rachel again without informing him. He confronts him at the factory and gives him a piece of his mind. Gemma's mortified at having to attend the party at the Village Hall. She bargains with Dom saying if she's going to the party, he has to trust her enough to allow her to stay at Belle's afterwards. Sam turns up drunk in the café.

Sam wakes up with a bad hangover and realises he needs to put Rachel behind him. Dom wakes up on the sofa at Victoria Cottage having given Harriet the bed for the night. He assures Vanessa they just kissed as she teases him. Chas tries to get information on James from Moira as she frets about him not calling, but Moira won't dish any dirt. Dom tells Vanessa he'll probably see Harriet again.