Episode 9312 (16th March 2022)

==Plot==
Part One: Alex arranges to meet Dawn. Prior to meeting him, Dawn attempts to break into the safe at Home Farm where Kim catches her. Manpreet, Charles and Liam decide to present a united front at the plea hearing tomorrow. Dawn explains to Kim how Alex is blackmailing her into delivering drugs in exchange for Billy adopting Lucas - she was intending to hand money over to Alex to pay them off so she wouldn't have to deliver the drugs. Kim hands her a wad of cash. Samson is awkward when he bumps into Cathy in the café - they shared a kiss at the party last night. Kerry enters with Amelia and lays into Noah for how he treated Amelia at the party. Dawn meets Alex and hands over Kim's money. Alex insists it's nowhere near enough. He insists Dawn must follow through with what they agreed or he will make life harder for her and Lucas. Dawn agrees but tells Alex she needs to make a call to arrange for Lucas to be picked up from school first.
Part Two: An angry Will arrives at Home Farm looking for Dawn as she has not been to pick Lucas up from school. Kim fills her and Billy in on Alex's blackmail. Mary tells Marlon and Rhona that she's planned a special meal to show them just how grateful she is for letting her stay. After she leaves, they decide to make use of the empty backroom at the pub for some ‘quality time’ while they can. Alex's dealer arrives at the meet. Alex brings his dealer up to speed on how Dawn will be involved. Suddenly, the police arrive. Amelia becomes embarrassed and angry at Kerry’s know-all attitude towards the opposite sex and reminds her that she's going out with Al so is not in the best position to be giving advice. Dawn, Alex and his dealer are handcuffed and escorted off in police cars as Billy and Will arrive. Manpreet realises it would be down to her alone to bring justice to Meena should she not plead guilty at the plea hearing. Dawn is released by the police. She reveals that she lied to Alex about making a call to the school and actually rang the police - she then recorded all of the conversation about the drugs on the call. She's aware that her actions have now scuppered the adoption plans but believes she's made the right decision by taking Alex out of the picture completely. Billy struggles that she came to the decision without including him.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
*Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
*Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
*Manpreet Sharma - Rebecca Sarker
*Dan Spencer - Liam Fox
*Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
*Chloe Harris - Jessie Elland
*Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
*Kim Tate - Claire King
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
*Cathy Hope - Gabrielle Dowling
*Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
*Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
*Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
*Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
===Guest cast===
*Alex Moore - Liam Boyle
*Dealer - Sean Cernow
==Locations==
*Woodbine Cottage - Kitchen and living room
*David's Shop - Shopfront exterior and shop floor 
*Café Main Street - Public area
*Home Farm - Lounge and dining room
*Church Lane
*Tenant House - Front exterior
*Unknown car park
*The Woolpack - Public bar and forecourt
*Main Street
*Hotten Central Station - Exterior
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,798,000 viewers (11th place).
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:2022 episodes