In Emmerdale tonight (Tuesday, October 22), Belle Dingle was left horrified after a mystery delivery left her fearing that Tom was up to his old tricks again. And, as she confronted him in the village, he retaliated by calling the police.
Here’s what else happened in Emmerdale tonight.
Belle got into a tizzy in Emmerdale tonight
Still fuming at Sam for telling Zak about Tom’s abuse, Belle was in a foul mood. This was only exacerbated by the delivery of a bunch of flowers from an unnamed source. Belle immediately assumed that it was Tom.
Roses, Belle claimed were Tom’s gift of choice, even though she’d always told him that she didn’t like them. The Dingles looked on as she stormed out of the house, leaving Sam and Lydia concerned.
She confronted Tom outside Victoria cottage, accusing him of sending the flowers. In typical Tom fashion, he denied everything and called her out for “losing the plot.”
“Do you really want to end up back in the secure unit?” he sneered. He then pointed out how she’d just broken her bail conditions. Flinging the flowers at Tom, Belle suffered a flashback to the night she axed him.
Back at home, she snapped again at Lydia and Sam (currently wearing Zak’s stinky old cardigan). When Sam and Lydia pointed out that she was supposed to be keeping her distance from Tom, she exploded again and stormed out.
Wrapped up in her grief, Belle headed to Zak’s grave to seek guidance from her dad. Little did she know, but Tom was watching from afar, making a sly phone call to the police.
How much trouble is Belle in?
Caleb burned his bridges
Eager to take ownership of the haulage firm, Caleb paid Jimmy a visit, bright and early. Dragging his feet, Jimmy told Caleb that he’d have to read over the small-print first. With Caleb in a sulk over Ruby learning how he’d scammed her mother, he wasn’t even able to savour his latest victory.
In the Woolpack, he was chastised by Chas. Questioning her over Ruby’s whereabouts, he revealed that she hadn’t been home last night – suspiciously noticing that Chas was sitting there with two mugs of tea. As Ruby emerged, he tried to explain himself – as if one can justify blackmailing a dying woman.
This, he tried to do by claiming that he’d been “looking out for us.” He then revealed that her father had tried to pay him off when they were younger. “I love you, you can’t put a price on that,” he told Ruby when she asked whether he’d been tempted to take the cash.
For a while, it looked as though everything was coming up Caleb. Paying a visit to Jimmy, he attempted to sweeten the deal with a nice bottle of whiskey. However, Jimmy threw it back in his face (not literally) with a shredded contract (literally).
Jimmy revealed that he knew Caleb had set up a secret second deal which would save the haulage company, making it profitable again. Reneging on the deal, Jimmy delighted in telling him that the sale was off.
Back at home, Caleb accused Ruby of ratting him out to Jimmy. She didn’t take it well, spurning his subsequent apology and chucking him out of the house (again).
Will felt guilty
Still loitering about Home Farm like a bad smell, Will wrestled with his conscience over betraying Jimmy. Kim remained icy with her ex, bragging about her day out to see Dawn and Billy as Will munched on a slice of toast in his dressing gown. “I’d invite you along but they don’t want to see you any more than I do,” she purred on her way out of the door, putting Will right off his toast. Ouch.
She continued to rub it in as he read over Caleb’s contract with Jimmy later. “All the better for not having you in the car with us,” she sniped as he asked how her conker-gathering trip with Dawn and Billy had been. Ouch again.
In the pub, Caleb confronted the man who’d sold him out to Jimmy – Will. In trying to ease his conscience, Will had told Jimmy about Caleb’s plans. Having saved Jimmy from losing the haulage firm, Will tried to reach out to his friend, only to be rejected by him too. “Friends? You and me? That ship has sailed,” Jimmy told him, before flouncing off. Ouch yet again.
Elsewhere in Emmerdale tonight
“Not like you to leave sausages on your plate,” said a tactless Rodney as Mandy and Paddy shared breakfast in the cafe. Mandy was feeling out of sorts after her run-in with Tina yesterday – and took it out on Rodney. But, between his food-shaming and his leering over Tina, kind of deserved it.
Mandy was left feeling uncomfortable as Vinny questioned what Tina is like. Making her excuses, she stormed off to the salon. Her sharp exit had Vinny wondering whether his mum (Mandy, that is) had taken a dislike to Gabby.
“You have never knowingly turned down a Pina Colada,” a suspicious Paddy said as he confronted Mandy over her rejecting Gabby’s party. He tried to reassure her that no-one could ever take her place as Vinny’s mum – but Mandy has her doubts.
She made up with Vinny, agreeing to come for cocktails with him and Gabby tomorrow. But how long can Mandy keep her secret?
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