Episode 10100/10101 (26th September 2024)

==Plot==
Part One:
Belle informs Charity she's reporting Tom to the police today. Charity offers to accompany her but Belle would rather Amy go with her due to her experience working in a women's refuge. Unaware Tom is watching, Belle tells Charity she can finally see a future for herself. Meanwhile at Keepers Cottage, Amelia tells Amy that if what Belle is saying is true, Tom has to be stopped so she offers to accompany Amy and Belle to the police station later. Amy is so relieved by Amelia's sudden u-turn that she doesn't question it. Amelia then meets up with Tom and explains Belle is set on going to the police but she's managed to buy him some time. She tells Tom to do what they agreed and then pair kiss. Next, Amelia approaches Belle as she's speaking to Lydia and asks to talk before she goes to the police, leading Belle and Lydia to believe Tom has hurt her too. Belle vows this ends now as she's not letting Tom hurt anyone else. Cain is having second thoughts about going to Scotland but Moira encourages him to go. Laurel puts up a poster for the harvest festival celebrations but Charles rips it down as she's included a disco that he's not sanctioned. Belle asks Sam and Vinny to leave Wishing Well Cottage for a while so she can talk to Amelia in private. After Sam and Vinny leave, there's a knock at the door. Belle assumes it's Amelia so invites her inside but it's actually Tom.
Part Two:
Belle orders Tom to get out. Tom refuses, explaining Amelia went to a lot of trouble to set this up for him then he locks the door. Jai tries to talk to Manpreet about his relationship with Laurel but Manpreet is too busy. Belle asks Tom why he's here. Tom claims he's there to talk but Belle insists they've got nothing to talk about. When Belle reaches for her phone, Tom moves it out of her reach. Belle warns Tom that Vinny will be home soon but Tom isn't fazed as he knows it's not true. Tom shouts at Belle ordering her to sit down. She does as he says. Manipulative Tom tells Belle that some of the things she's been saying are really hurtful. Belle states it's the truth, reminding him he put cameras in their house to spy on her. Tom claims they were for the dog and labels her paranoid. Belle reminds him he threatened to leak private pictures of her online, he punched her, and he held her hand under boiling water. Tom has hits back that she aborted his baby. He questions why she's allowed to abort his baby but he can't step one foot out of line. Tom tries to insinuate Belle is off her medication and is crazy but Belle knows that's not tur and declares he doesn't get to bully and abuse her anymore. Laurel calls in past Woodbine Cottage discuss the harvest festival with Charles but soon the pair go from squabbling to kissing. At Butlers Farm, Cain attempts to make a shepherd's pie for Moira and the boys before he leaves for Scotland. Mack jokes he's going to give Moira PTSD with all the smoke that's in the kitchen. Belle tells Tom she hates him. An infuriated Tom jabs his finger into Belle and pushes her up against the kitchen counter. He gets in Belle's face and demands to know why Belle was so keen to talk to Amelia. Belle pushes Tom away which further angers Tom. He tells Belle she deserves what's coming then shoves her to the floor and begins hitting her.
Part Three:
A shaken Belle examines her bloody knuckles and ripped jumper. Cain receives a call from Debbie which leaves him fearing Zak is a lot worse that Debbie is making out. Before he departs for Scotland, he makes Mack promise to keep an eye on Moira for him and also keep him up to date on the Belle situation. At Wishing Well, Tom tells Belle her injuries aren't that bad and blames her for the beating as she wound him up and goaded him with her hatred. He questions why no one ever see how manipulative she can be. Whilst Tom's back is turned, Belle grabs Sam's shotgun and orders him to unlock the door or she'll shoot him. With the gun pointed at him, Tom does as she asks. A terrified Belle flees the house with the shotgun in hand but Tom isn't far behind. Charles and Laurel are awkward around each other following their kiss, but they soon establish they fancy each other and make their way upstairs. Meanwhile in the shop, Jai admits to Manpreet that he's still hung up on Laurel. Manpreet feels the same about Charles. John's drops by the surgery for his interview and Liam gets him to sit in on Eric's medication review. Whilst Liam is out of the room, John takes Eric's blood pressure and realises what Eric thought was indigestion is actually angina and he helps Eric administer his angina spray. Tom hears a noise in a barn. He believes he's found Belle. But when he opens the barn door, it's only some birds.
Part Four:
After helping Eric, Liam officially offers John the job as paramedic practitioner. John accepts. Tom continues to search for Belle. He spots her peeking out a window in the flat above the barn so he arms himself with an axe then approaches the flat door. Manpreet knocks and lets herself in to Woodbine Cottage. She spots Laurel's jacket over the sofa, and combined with Charles' state of undress when he came downstairs, she puts two and two together and realises Charles and Laurel have just slept together. Laurel feels awful for breaking girl code when she and Manpreet have only just become friends. As Tom bangs at the flat door, a terrified Belle wedges a chair under the door handle. Tom soon grows fed up and shouts at her to stop being a stupid bitch and open the door. Belle refuses so Tom begins breaking it down with the axe. Amy, Sam, Lydia, and Vinny are alarmed to find Amelia in the café. They soon learn Amelia has set it up so Belle is alone with Tom. Lydia labels Amelia a stupid girl whilst Amy questions if she has any idea what she's done. At the same time, Tom manages to break down the door with the axe and lets himself into the flat. A petrified Belle threatens to shoot him but Tom doesn't believe she will as they'll put her in a cell just like they did after Gemma. He tells her she's not sane and needs help. When Tom steps towards Belle, she pulls the trigger but the safety catch is on, sparing Tom's life. Tom grabs the gun. He removes the safety then points the gun at Belle before wandering to the other side of the room. Suddenly, Tom is hit in the back with the axe and he falls to the ground. A terrified Belle stands over him in tears.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Belle King - Eden Taylor-Draper
*Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins (10100 only)
*Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop (10100 only)
*Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
*Tom King - James Chase
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
*Amy Barton - Natalie Ann Jamieson
*Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick
*Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb (10100 only)
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
*Manpreet Sharma - Rebecca Sarker
*Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant
*Jai Sharma - Christopher Bisson
*Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson (10101 only)
*John Sugden - Oliver Farnworth (10101 only)
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell (10101 only)
*Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis (10101 only)
*Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins (10101 only)
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Café Main Street - Interior and rear outdoor seating area
*Church Lane car park and bandstand
*Emmerdale Village Institute - Entrance
*Keepers Cottage - Living room
*Church Lane
*Farrers Barn - Rear garden
*Butlers Farm - Kitchen and living room
*St. Mary's Church - Entrance
*Wishing Well Cottage - Driveway, yard, downstairs rooms and flat
*David's Shop - Shop floor
*The Woolpack - Car park entrance and public bar
*Woodbine Cottage - Living room
*Holdgate Farm - Front garden, side garden and shed
*Brook Cottage - Brook Cottage Surgery reception and consulting room
==Notes==
*This hour-long episode was shown at the regular time of 7:30pm.
*Renny Krupinski was credited as the fight arranger on this episode.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 3,848,000 viewers (12th place).
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