Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) was on edge in tonight’s Emmerdale, as she learnt that Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) had been brought out of his coma.
Joe has been in hospital since last Friday. He was pushed from a window at Home Farm by Dawn, who had learnt the truth about him and how he threatened her daughter Clemmie.
This week, Dawn has spent time worrying about just how much Joe remembers about the ordeal. In tonight’s episode, Kim Tate (Claire King) went to visit Joe and after their chat, he asked for her to send Dawn.
As soon as she arrived, Joe confirmed that he remembers absolutely everything. This left Dawn to desperately explain herself, as she didn’t want Joe to turn the tables and tell the police.
Dawn said that she pushed Joe in an act of rage after finding out what he did to Clemmie, and also told him about the arguments she’s been having with Billy.
If Joe was pushed by anyone else, he would’ve dealt with the aftermath a completely different way. The fact he’s clearly still in love with Dawn impacted his decisions massively, as he decided to not tell the police about her.
But with this being Joe Tate, it wasn’t going to really ever be that simple. He told Dawn that he’d save her from prison if she gave him another chance. He was adamant that he could rebuild the trust between them, and fix things between him and her children.
He was also particularly angry about Billy’s threats towards Dawn, which saw him say that he wants full custody of Clemmie, Lucas and Evan in return for his silence.
After Dawn left, Billy visited. Joe warned him and said that if he didn’t play nice, he’d make sure he loses absolutely everything.
The episode ended with Dawn left at a crossroads. Kim had found out about her pushing Joe, but oddly was quite understanding about the entire thing. She could see herself in Dawn and tried to give her some advice.
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Essentially, Dawn must now decide what her moral compass looks like. She could choose Joe and get back with him, live a life of luxury and ensure her children never go without.
Or, she could refuse to forgive Joe after committing all of those crimes. It would mean she ends up a single parent and potentially face a custody battle with Billy, but it all depends on what is more important to her.
Kim told her to go for it – but will she?
