Episode 8898 (26th November 2020)

==Plot==
Liam continues to ignore Leyla. David assures Leyla that Liam will come around but Leyla doesn't think so. Dawn has found Lucas' letter to Santa but everything on the list is very expensive. Harriet promises she and Will will help out but a sarky Will suggests Dawn asks Jamie for the money instead. At Mulberry Cottage, Laurel is feeling under the weather. Gabby isn't much better as she's worried about everyone finding out what she did when Leanna returns from Portugal. Laurel urges Gabby to face Liam and apologise. Priya beings planning her and Al's wedding. She shows Al her dream venue - West Grove Hall - but she's interrupted when Al dashes off to take a call. Will worries Dawn is hiding something and thinks it's to do with Jamie. Harriet warns him not to jump to conclusions and suggests she talks to Dawn. Al tells his mystery caller that he'll make up for cancelling last week at the weekend before telling them he misses them. Priya overhears part of his conversation and wonders what he was doing. Al claims he was making enquirers about West Grove Hall and Priya eats up his lies. Dawn bumps into Jamie and asks him to stay away from Will as he's asking a lot of questions about why he tried to give her money yesterday. Harriet walks up on Dawn and Jamie overhears Dawn talking about selling herself again. Gabby tells Liam she's sorry but Liam doesn't want her apology, he wants her to stay away from him and Leanna. Dawn opens up to Harriet about what happened whilst she was away and how she returned to prostitution to pay for a roof over her head. Harriet questions where Jamie figures into this so Dawn explains how one of her clients turned up at the HOP and Jamie realised what was going on. Harriet reminds Dawn that she and Will can help her, insisting what happened with Malone wasn't her fault but she's got to move past it for Lucas' sake. Dawn can't handle things and storms off. Gabby heads to Pear Tree Cottage and apologise to Leyla, but like Liam, Gabby is the last person Leyla wants to see. Back at Woodbine Cottage, Harriet informs Will that Dawn sold herself whilst she was gone. Will can't believe it and questions why Dawn would risk losing Lucas. Harriet insists it was a blip and reminds Will that Dawn is back home now, she's got her job back and her life is back on track again. An excited Priya informs Al that West Grove Hall had a cancellation in May so she's booked it. Al is far from pleased. Will and Harriet reminisce about Christmases when Dawn was a child over a bottle of wine when Will suddenly suggests they head upstairs. Billy finds Dawn sitting near the Ford. He knows something's not right so he asks what's happened. Dawn reveals she went back on the game. She declares she's a disgusting person whose done terrible things then confesses to killing Malone. Billy is dumbfounded.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
*Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade
*Al Chapman - Michael Wildman
*Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
*Dawn Taylor - Olivia Bromley
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Jai Sharma - Christopher Bisson
*Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
*Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
*Jamie Tate - Alexander Lincoln
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*David's Shop - Exterior
*Tenant House - Doorstep
*Church Lane
*Main Street
*Woodbine Cottage - Living room
*Mulberry Cottage - Kitchen and living room
*Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits - Office and Hide Bistro
*Gennie Walker Memorial Playground
*Pear Tree Cottage - Take A Vow office
*Cricketer's Row
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 5,456,734 viewers (30th place).
Category:2020 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes