Emmerdale : Season 48

Lydia is still out of sorts and refuses to talk to Samson when he phones from France. Amy has been to seen a solicitor about access to Kyle but wants to keep it on the down low to avoid riling up Cain. Debbie offers Will his job back at the garage. At Home Farm, Andrea inquires if Priya has spoken to Jai or Rishi about the reoccurrence of her eating disorder although Priya insists it's a blip and it's under control so asks Andrea to back off. Sam worries about Lydia to Faith, Moira and Debbie.

Dawn has a pang of guilt when she sees a Yorkshire Mail news board outside the shop reading "Jenny Finn Found: Shocking truth of Lydia Hart, mother of buried baby". At Wishing Well Cottage, Zak and Sam tell Lydia she can't get the newspaper get away with publishing her name but Lydia doesn't see the point in suing them as the damage is already done. She grabs her bag and goes to leave but Sam blocks the door and insists she's not going anywhere. In the café, Victoria informs Robert and Aaron

Robert calls by Woodbine Cottage to give Dawn instructions on how to trap Lee. Dawn soon realises Robert is trying to get revenge on the man who raped Victoria so refuses to take part in his scheme. Lydia still out of sorts so Sam suggests they go to the pub. David confides in Eric that he's got a hospital appointment later to receive the results from his annual check-up. Eric tries to assure David it's standard procedure but it doesn't stop David from fearing the worst. Debbie looks at estate

Aaron and Robert arrive at The Tipsy Monk but there's no sign of Dawn and Lee. Meanwhile, in the other Tipsy Monk, Lee flirts with Dawn over a drink. Dawn receives a call from Robert but rejects it in favour of downing shots with Lee and his mate John. David sits nervously in the hospital waiting room. Nicola continues to make snide remarks towards Lydia until Lydia responds. John passes Lee some drugs. Lee claims not to be into drugs so he offers them to Dawn then instead. Dawn refuses.

Robert worries about Lee's threats. Nicola learns Hotten General Hospital will be closing their children's ward so decides to organise a demo to protest the closure. Vanessa arranges a secret engagement party for Rhona and Pete. Despite Aaron's insistence that all that matters is keeping Victoria and the baby safe until Victoria moves away, Robert still wants Lee to pay for what he's done.

Robert has spent an uncomfortable night at the scrapyard. When Jimmy arrives for work, he encourages Robert to sort things out with Aaron. Brenda is delighted to learn Pete gave Rhona an engagement ring and advises the pair to get on with getting married. Dawn tries to apologise to Harriet ahead of Lucas' visit tomorrow by treating her to lunch in the pub. Liv is surprised to learn Robert spent the night elsewhere.

Pete and Rhona discuss their relationship. Harriet follows Dawn back to Woodbine Cottage and demands to know where the money came from. Dawn admits Robert paid her to try to trap Victoria's rapist. Dawn protests she needed the money for Lucas although a disgusted Harriet tells Dawn that Lucas needs a mum who respects herself.

Bernice is unnerved when Liam insists on making her breakfast. She's further alarmed when she spots rat poison, a scalpel and a container of bleach all in the kitchen so she rushes out. Dawn has visitation with Lucas at Woodbine Cottage today but Harriet cannot find her. Bernice has concluded Liam is a murderer who tried to poison her.

Nicola promises Bernice that they'll find a way to reunite her and Liam. Afterward, Nicola phones Liam and invites him to the café on the pretence of discussing the children's ward closure. Andrea urges Priya to tell her family about her eating disorder. Pete turns up late for work as he was dropping Leo off at holiday club. Moira comments Pete cares more about Leo than some dads do about their own children which Cain takes as a dig towards him and results in the pair arguing in front of Pete

Nate looks forward to spending the day alone with Moira on the farm whilst Pete is at the cattle auction. Cain tries to persuade Moira to take the day off so they can spend time with Kyle and Isaac but Moira is too busy with work. Amy fills Eric in on her plans to pursue a residence order for Kyle as Nate reckons Cain and Moira might split up soon. At the factory, Jai and Laurel prepare to tell Rishi about their relationship but Laurel sees how stressed Rishi is so decides to hold off for now.

Moira pushes Nate off her insisting she can't do this but Nate pulls her back in for another kiss. Moments later, they hear Cain outside the barn so Moira pushes Nate off her again and Nate scrambles to put his top back before Cain sees them. Jai cannot believe Rishi hasn't paid any of the factory's suppliers and questions how his father let it get to this. Rishi admits he and Manpreet thought they could fix things before it got so bad, but they didn't have the money as he spent all of his

Andrea asks Jamie if he's having second thoughts about ripping off Kim. Jamie isn't. Laurel nervously prepares to tell Gabby and Arthur about her relationship with Jai. When Kerry nips into the shop, she witnesses Jai and Laurel kissing. Jamie continues the plan to oust Kim from the vets by telling his mother that Rhona is bullying him. Cain worries about losing Kyle although Moira promises Cain promises they'll win this.

Kim fires Nicola when she tries to leave work early to attend a council meeting. Graham asks Kim what got her in such a foul mood so Kim explains how Jamie, Andrea and Rhona have been plotting to oust her to the vets. Bear gives the five-aside team a team talk ahead of their game with The Maltshovel but he struggles to read the tactical notes so Matty takes over. Rodney appears in the pub and asks Matty and Ryan how they go on with the dining chair he gave them a few days ago. Matty states

Jamie explains to Kim that he wanted to teach her a lesson. Kim doesn't see what she's done wrong so Jamie reminds her that she lured him to Emmerdale on false pretences and has treated his wife and daughter like second class citizens. Jamie tells Kim that he didn't need her to buy him a career and quips he wishes Paddy and Vanessa turned down her offer to buy into the surgery. As Jamie goes to walk out, Kim declares Paddy and Vanessa's careers won't be worth much after today - she's won like

Ryan informs Rodney that he's managed to sell the chair he gave him a few days ago. Diane decides to tell Bernice about the move to Cornwall today before she finds out from someone else like Matty did. At Home Farm, Graham tells Kim that he thinks she did the right thing by calling him off yesterday and questions what happens next. Kim states she's going to stop the games and manipulation as it's only going to drive Jamie, Andrea and Millie away and she's also giving Jamie her share in the vets.

In the café, Lydia shows Bernice all the costumes she's prepared for the murder mystery event tomorrow. Victoria informs Aaron and Robert that she and Diane are leaving on Friday. In the pub, Jimmy scolds Matty for being rude to Nicola yesterday. When Victoria appears, Matty scurries off the change a barrel to avoid her. Jamie informs Rhona that Kim has officially transferred her shares of the Vets to him. Rhona suggests they celebrate. Bernice worries she's lost Liam for good although Nicola

Emmerdale has been transformed into "Emmerdeadsville" for Bernice's Wild West murder mystery event. Victoria has been up all night thinking about Lee's demands. Diane believes Victoria should apologise to Lee as it'll get him off their backs but Victoria refuses as she's determined that everyone should know what a monster Lee is. Victoria realises that even if they get Lee off their backs, she'll still have to deal with Wendy so Diane suggests they ask Robert to help them. Nicola is shocked to

Lee demands more money, stating most of the £10,000 will be swallowed up by his flight to Australia. Victoria insists that's not her and Robert's problem although Lee reminds Victoria that he is her problem so she's going to need to pay a lot more to make him go away. Following Bernice's screams, the villagers race to the village hall where Bob explains how Bernice kissed him. When Liam comments he dodged a bullet, Bernice walks off defeated.

Robert has spent all night in police custody leaving Victoria to fear the worst. Kerry bumps into Amy in Main Street and apologises for leading Karen to her yesterday. At Tenant House, Frank quickly hides a bag when he hears Megan coming downstairs. Robert returns to the Mill having been released pending further inquiries. Moments later, Victoria receives a phone call from the police asking for her to come in and give a statement so Robert begs her to say Lee threw the first punch. Nicola

Megan finds Frank half-asleep in the café and demands to know why he hasn't come home the last two nights. Frank explains he's been planning a surprise that he hopes will be ready by this evening. Jai gets trapped in the factory stockroom when the door gets stuck. After being let out, an annoyed Jai discovers Kerry is offering her colleagues manicures rather than working so he throws her manicure kit in the bin. Amy asks Eric to lend her the money she needs to pay off Karen, claiming it's for a

Kerry and Amy return to the pub where Kerry suggests they treat this as a new beginning, as with any luck, this will have blown over in a few days. Meanwhile at the factory, Tracy tries to open the stockroom door but its stuck. She begins to panic when she spots smoke pouring under door and screams for help but there's no one around to hear her cries. In the beer garden, Vanessa advises Frank to think about what he wants and make it happen.

It's the morning after the factory fire and Amy is wracked with guilt as she watches the firefighters finish extinguishing the remnants of the blaze. A devastated Tracy struggles to come to terms with yesterday's events and decides against accompanying Vanessa and Charity to identify Frank. In the café, villagers mourn Frank and begin to speculate why Tracy was at the factory. Victoria has filled Diane in on the truth about Robert and Lee's fight and she's also called off the move to Cornwall.

Charity tries to persuade Vanessa to listen as Tracy attempts to apologise but she is uninterested. Nate is disappointed when he returns to learn Moira has gone to Nana Barton's for a while. Amy is nervous as the police continue their questioning of the villagers and speculation grows as to what or who caused the fire. David and Megan try to comfort Tracy as she explains how she was waiting in the stockroom for Billy. The Insurance Representative discovers the failsafe had been turned off on the

Tracy is aghast that the police want to speak to Megan regarding Frank's reasons for being at the factory and insists Megan must put them straight that he wasn't responsible for the fire. Vanessa continues to nurse her suspicions of his reasons for being there. Rishi shows Jai the exact terms of Kim's contract. Sarah confronts Debbie over her secret phone calls to Belle about Scotland. She tells Debbie that she should go and take Jack with her, leaving her free to come visit her at weekends.

Kerry claims she can't remember how she came to know Tracy was inside the factory. Suspecting she knows more than she's letting on, DI Goldberg cautions her. Kim tries to make Jai see that he has no other option than to sell the factory to her. Kerry tells DI Goldberg that she was at the factory at the time and saw Tracy go inside.