Episode 9816 (23rd October 2023)

==Plot==
Part One:
David has been messaging a woman named Abby on a dating app. He tells Eric and Jacob that she wants to meet him today so Jacob encourages him to go for it. Things are slow at B&B much to Bernice and Bob's worry. Mackenzie dotes on Chloe as she arrives home from hospital. Belle senses something is troubling Tom but Tom brushes off her concerns and insists he's fine. At the The Woolpack, Gail frets that neither she nor Ryan will be a match for Oscar. Also in the pub, David meets his date Abby. Whilst Mack is at the shop, Chloe reveals to Amy that Charity and Mack slept together just before Reuben's christening - she was going to confront them but then the crash happened. Amy is confused as she though Chloe didn't remember anything. Chloe states she remembers everything, every last detail. David is bewildered by Abby as her profile said she's 42 when she's clearly much younger. Abby explains she's really 24 but she got the numbers the wrong way around on the app. David is uncomfortable by their age difference but Gail and Bear encourage him to see past it. Chloe reveals to Amy that when the car was dangling on the edge of the cliff, Mack chose to save Charity instead of her. Amy is furious. She assumes Chloe won't want to be with Mack now but Chloe states it's not that simple as she knows Mack still loves her.
Part Two:
Amy is insistent that Chloe needs to get away from Mack as he was going to let her die but Chloe believes Mack is genuinely sorry, citing the effort he's been putting in recently as proof. Amy argues that's because he feels guilty. When Mack arrives home, Chloe orders Amy not to say anything. Amy struggles to keep her mouth shut. Belle bumps into Jimmy in the shop and is stunned to learn Tom's mum Colleen died a few days ago. Belle can't comprehend why Tom would keep this from her. Cathy presses ahead with her plan to get pregnant in order to alleviate her PMDD symptoms; she lies to Bob that she's having dinner with a friend so she can spend time alone with Samson and asks April to cover for her. David isn't enjoying his date with a smitten Abby but finds himself agreeing to go for lunch with her tomorrow. At Dale View, Mack and Chloe awkwardly begin to cozy up on the sofa but they're interrupted by an anxious Amy. When Tom arrives home, Belle questions why he's kept the news of his mother's death to himself for two days. Tom explains she was busy looking after Lydia and didn't want to trouble her. Belle does her best to comfort Tom but he doesn't want to talk about it. Whilst Mack is out of the room tending to Reuben, Amy continues to try to persuade Chloe to leave him, remining her Mack was prepared to let her die. Chloe argues that Mack is making amends and that he genuinely loves her. Amy believes Chloe isn't thinking straight so she decides to move into Dale View to look after her sister until she's strong enough to tell Mack where to get off. Chloe isn't sure she can or if she even wants to but Amy is adamant Chloe needs to have it out with Mack and the sooner the better.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Bernice Blackstock - Samantha Giles
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Chloe Harris - Jessie Elland
*Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb
*Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson
*Reuben Harris - Sebastian Kenneth Downes
*Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
*Tom King - James Chase
*Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards
*Cathy Hope - Gabrielle Dowling
*April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
===Guest cast===
*Abby - Zoe Armer
==Locations==
*Church Lane
*David's Shop - Forecourt and shop floor
*The Grange - Dining room and reception
*Main Street
*Dale View - Front garden and living room/kitchen 
*Café Main Street - Interior
*The Woolpack - Bar 
*Dale Head - Living room
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,442,000 viewers (10th place).
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:2023 episodes