Episode 8914 (15th December 2020)

==Plot==
Will asks Harriet the latest on the exhumation. Harriet insists she's dealing with it then storms off. A solemn Jai calls by Mulberry Cottage to take Laurel for the termination. Before Laurel leaves, she tries to talk to Arthur but Arthur doesn't believe there's anything to talk about. Tracy is frustrated her matchmaking didn't work out yesterday. Nate believes Tracy should stop getting involved in Liam and Leyla's relationship but Tracy can't leave things in a worse state than before she interfered. Harriet meets with Richard Thomason's daughter Jean and tries to talk her out exhuming her father, citing the expense of doing so. Jean insists she can afford it. Jai and Laurel arrive at the hospital. Liam is adamant he and Leyla are over, stating some things cannot be forgiven. Nate doesn't believe what Leyla did is one of them and urges Liam to talk to Leyla. Laurel is called in for her procedure. Seeing her argument about the financial aspect of the exhumation isn't working on Jean, Harriet brings up the spiritual element but that doesn't sway an increasingly angry Jean either. Jean is determined to move her father's body to Portsmouth and nothing Harriet can say will change her mind. Dawn witnesses Harriet and Jean's arguing at Richard Thomason's grave and begins to panic. With Nate's words ringing in his ears, Liam chases after Leyla and asks to talk but Leyla doesn't want to be told they are over again. As Leyla walks off, Liam collapses clutching his chest. Back at Woodbine Cottage, a panicked Dawn quizzes Harriet about the woman she was arguing with in the Cemetery. Harriet lies it was a parishioner and claims the fact they were standing at Richard Thomason's grave was merely a coincidence. Dawn frets about Malone's body being found but Harriet promises her she's perfectly safe. When Arthur returns from school, Gabby assures him Laurel isn't having the termination because of him then tells her brother that Laurel and Jai need their support. After being checked over in A&E, Liam informs Leyla that he has Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - a temporary weakening of the heart muscles brought on by stress and loss. Leyla can't help but blame herself. Laurel and Jai return from the hospital. Arthur informs them and he and Gabby will see to dinner and offers to sit with Laurel for a while. Laurel is glad of Arthur's support. Liam informs Leyla that the layman's term for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is Broken Heart Syndrome and the only cure for a broken heart is to be with someone who can fix it - her. Once Dawn is out of the way, Will asks Harriet who it really was at the Cemetery. Harriet explains it was Richard Thomason's daughter and she's determined to move her father's body and is going to demand it happens as soon as possible. Harriet believes they've got to clue Dawn in on what's going on before it's too late but Will has another idea - he thinks they should move Malone's body.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
*Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
*Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
*Arthur Thomas - Alfie Clarke
*Jai Sharma - Christopher Bisson
*Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Tracy Metcalfe - Amy Walsh
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Dawn Taylor - Olivia Bromley
===Guest cast===
*Jean - Isobel Middleton
*Nurse - Hopi Grace
==Locations==
*Tenant House - Doorstep
*Church Lane
*Tug Ghyll - Front garden and living room/kitchen
*Main Street
*Woodbine Cottage - Front garden and living room
*Mulberry Cottage - Living room and kitchen
*Hotten General Hospital - Corridor
*Café Main Street - Interior
*Cemetery
*Hotten Road
*The Woolpack - Car park
*Pear Tree Cottage - Take A Vow office
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 5,354,527 viewers (18th place).
Category:2020 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes