There are deep mysteries and explosive tempers in Emmerdale next week, as brand new spoilers confirm.
In the upcoming episodes, the Miligans and the murder crew become suspicious of the actual location of Anthony’s dead body when the ‘site’ of his burial is seemingly untouched.
Cue some tricky questions for John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth). And, as he fields those, he also finds himself losing his rag with Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) as their wedding preparations step up.
Speaking of Miligan related suspicions, Caleb (William Ash) is doing some digging on Joe Tate (Ned Porteous).
And a shocking discovery will follow…
Monday April 14
Steph begins to spiral as she convinces herself that Anthony is still alive and sent the flowers. When Jai admits to sending the flowers, Ruby discloses Anthony’s abuse and a humiliated Jai immediately backs off.
Having observed the interaction from afar, Joe’s intrigued. After a while, the family find Steph in the middle of the woods, attempting to dig up Anthony’s grave.
Realising that the soil seems undisturbed, they turn their suspicions to John and question whether Anthony is dead after all.
Kim’s uneasy when Joe reiterates the sincerity of his feelings towards Dawn and his determination to win her back around.
Kerry encourages Tracy to take some agency and search for Nate.
Tuesday April 15
The Miligans worry about Joe’s interference in their affairs and Caleb decides to keep his enemies close and invites Joe over for lunch.
Joe insists to Dawn that she’s still in love with him. Knowing he’s ultimately right, Dawn’s left in a quandary. Dawn’s flustered when he continues to convince her to leave Billy and she realises that she has a decision to make.
Jacob continues to pine after Sarah and is determined to expose Kammy as a cheater by catching him with another woman.
When Aaron suggests using Chas’ bookings for their wedding Aaron’s dejected by John’s tepid reaction to the idea. Annoyed not to have been consulted, John storms out leaving Aaron confused.
Wednesday April 16
Joe panics when he realises that he’s left his coat with his pills inside at Caleb’s. Steph goes to hand over Joe’s coat but his medication falls out and Caleb’s intrigued to catch Joe stuffing some pills back in his pocket.
Suspicious, Caleb vows to get to the bottom of Joe’s interest in his family’s lives. That afternoon, in the depot, Caleb finally settles on a plan and tears down a light fixture in his office as a ploy to get Noah on his own.
While Noah tends to the light fixture, Caleb subtly grills him about Joe. When Noah recalls his visions of Joe whilst he was spiked, Caleb’s cogs begin to whirr.
Dawn’s flustered when Joe continues to convince her to leave Billy and she realises that she has a decision to make. Dawn feels like a fraud as she avoids her husband yet again.
Overwhelmed, she begins to open up to Manpreet. Later, Dawn meets with Joe and tells him her decision.
John apologises to Aaron for yesterday’s reaction about the wedding. Aaron’s surprised when John seems reflective and eager to talk about his faults in the relationship.
After some discussion, John opens up to Aaron about his issues surrounding control. Oblivious to the lengths John has gone to maintain control, Aaron reassures his partner and the pair are reunited.
Thursday April 17
Caleb investigates his suspicions.
When Aaron asks John who he’ll be inviting to their wedding, John’s awkward to be put on the spot. On the back foot, John tries to explain his lack of family and friends.
Jacob and Kammy butt heads over Sarah. Jacob agrees to race Kammy on dirt bikes despite Charity and Sam’s protestations.
While Jacob’s confident of his imminent victory, Charity’s concerned for his safety and suggests putting a training plan in place in order to maximise his chances.
