Episode 8773 (6th April 2020)

==Plot==
Police investigate the torched 4x4 abandoned in a field. DI Malone insists to not waste any time on it but PC Campbell tells him the car's got history while Malone acts surprised. Meanwhile, Cain arrives at Woodbine Cottage and demands to know where Will is but Harriet tells him he's already left. Harriet forces Cain to leave and Will comes out from where he's hiding in the kitchen. Harriet is suspicious of Will's behaviour and wants to know what's going on. The Woolpack staff are gathered in the pub by Chas, Bob and Wendy. Bob announces they're doing some teambuilding exercises in the form of a treasure hunt in teams of two. The staff begrundingly agrees. In the backroom, Paddy packs for Eve's baby sensory class when Chas walks in. She tries to tell him that they need to learn to chill a bit but Paddy assures her he is as chill as he can be. At the HOP, Al, Jai and Priya are discussing business and Al offers to take a meeting with a boring client for Jai, trying to prove to Priya that he's making an effort to get along with Jai but she remains unimpressed. At the cafe, Andrea and Leyla asks Belle to come by the saloon later for some market research with the lingerie company they're partnering with but when Jamie walks up to them, Belle tells them it's not her thing and rushes off. Billy and Cain overhear Wendy talking about how the road to Hotten is swarmed with police investigating a torched 4x4. Back at Woodbine, Harriet confronts Will about his behavior and suggests this is just Will's old anxiety flaring up. Will is relieved and tells Harriet he just didn't want to burden her with his problems. Harriet offers to have a word with Cain for him but he angrily tells her to leave it. Bob has gathered the staff outside the Woolpack to sort the teams, pulling them names from a bucket. However, he lies about the names in order to get Luke and Victoria on the same team, leaving him with Mandy and Marlon and Matty together. Wendy smiles seeing Victoria and Luke walk off together. At the Mill, Cain and Billy are shocked to be met by Malone already waiting inside. He threatens Cain by commenting on the pictures of his kids and then asks them about the torched car. He threatens them for keeping it in the first place and warns that he'll keep using them until they are of no use to him. Victoria and Luke struggle to decipher Wendy's clues but seem to bond. Meanwhile, Bob shoots down Mandy's suggestion of cheating, emphathasising that Wendy has put a lot of effort into this. Mandy starts teasing Bob about his feelings for Wendy but Bob tells her that's ridiculous. Andrea and Jamie has lunch in the pub but she gets annoyed at how distant he is. Andrea goes to order two coffees and invites Chas to the get-together at the saloon but she turns it down, instead insisting Belle should go. Al walks into the office with food and coffee for him and Priya but is surprised to see Jai there. Al pretends he bought it for the three of them and gives Jai his coffee before he heads out. Al tells Priya that he's not gonna pretend he loves being so nice to Jai but will do it if that's what it takes to prove himself to her. Paddy tells Jamie the vet's are having some financial issues but soon gets distracted when he finds one of Eve's toys in his bag and stresses about her not being able to settle without it. Mandy and Bob arrive back in the village where they meet Wendy and explains that she made the clues too hard. However, Bob tells her he really enjoyed it and tells her he likes spending time with her. He asks if he made her feel uncomfortable and she admits a little. Just then a man on a motorcycle drives by and snatches Wendy's handbag. At the Mill, Billy and Cain are visited by two policemen. Billy is shocked when one of them arrests him on the suspicion of assault. Billy protests but Cain warns him to keep his temper and tells him he'll sort this while Billy is taken away in cuffs. 
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
*Luke Posner - Max Parker
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Jai Sharma - Christopher Bisson
*Al Chapman - Michael Wildman
*Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade
*Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
*Jamie Tate - Alexander Lincoln
*Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
*Andrea Tate - Anna Nightingale
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
*Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
*Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
===Guest cast===
*DI Malone - Mark Womack
*PC Campbell - Jasmine M Stewart
*Police Officer - Matthew Canny
==Locations==
*Unknown road and field
*Woodbine Cottage - Lobby and living room
*The Woolpack - Public bar, back room and beer garden
*Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits - Office
*Café Main Street - Interior
*Main Street
*Apartment One, Mill Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Pasture
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Reception
==Notes==
*This episode was originally due to be broadcast at 7:00pm on 2nd April but pushed back due to the programme reducing its weekly output from six to three episodes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 6,458,985 viewers (10th place).
Category:2020 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes