Episode 10122/10123 (24th October 2024)

==Plot==
Part One:
Belle frantically cleans Zak's grave which concerns Lydia. Mandy gets a shock when she arrives at the salon and finds Tina already waiting for her. A stressed Billy continues to struggle juggling home schooling and secretly training for his next fight and he ends up shouting at Clemmie. Mandy tells Tina that there's no way she can get her hands on Zak's will. Tina has the upper hand because of Vinny although Mandy reminds Tina she dumped her son when he was three-weeks-old to go on a ten-year long bender around Ireland. Tina threatens to lie to Vinny that Mandy stole her life when she had post-natal depression and kept her from him if Mandy doesn't comply with her demands. Lydia voices her concerns about Belle to Sam, commenting it's like Tom is still controlling her even now. Meanwhile, Tom is annoyed to learn the police have let Belle go. Jimmy hopes that Belle's arrest will make people see Tom is innocent so he approaches Rhona and asks about Tom getting his job back. Rhona reiterates Tom is suspended until the police have finished their investigation, but makes it clear he won't be welcome back at the surgery even if the police don't take action against him so she advises Tom to look for a new job. An agitated Belle sits at Zak's grave and talks to her dad. She's hearing voices again but the other voices are getting too loud and drowning out Zak's so she frantically begins digging at the mound of dirt on top of Zak's grave to get to him. Sam panics when he finds Belle and he and Lydia try to reason with her. Lydia promises Belle she and Sam will look after her then ushers her back inside.
Part Two:
At Butlers Farm, Cain fills Moira in on Belle's arrest yesterday. Cain recalls impact being in prison had on Belle the last time and fears she'll never recover if she's sent away again. As they are talking, Moira receives a call from the hospital with a new date for her operation - 20th November. Cain is glad there is finally some good news but Moira is unsure as Cain has enough on his plate at the moment with Zak and Belle. Cain reminds Moira she needs this operation, and whatever happens, he will be there for her. John is unimpressed to find Mack and Billy sparring in one of the barns in preparation for Billy's fight on Monday. Rhona vents to Mandy about Tom's job but Mandy is too preoccupied by Tina's threats to pay attention. Jimmy, Tom, and Amelia receive a frosty welcome when they have a drink in the pub. John teaches Billy how to fight whilst protecting his injured side. As Lydia tenderly cleans Belle's hands, Belle explains she started to hear Zak's voice when the police released her and didn't want it to stop. Lydia insists they must call Belle's crisis worker Rachel but Sam worries that if Tom finds out, he'll use it against her. Tina asks Mandy if she's made a decision about the will. Mandy doesn't want to betray the family but Tina questions who's more important to her - the family or Vinny? Afterwards, Charity informs Mandy that Lydia called to say Belle is in a bad way and has had some kind of breakdown. Amelia overhears and smugly questions if they still think Tom is lying. Afterward, Amelia fills Tom and Jimmy in on what she's heard. Billy hopes that by this time next week, all his and Dawn's money troubles will be sorted, lying to his wife that he has a load of personal training with Jade next week. Feeling emboldened by Belle's mental health crisis, Tom approaches Rhona and tells her she can't just sack him for no reason so he's going to sue for unfair dismissal. At Wishing Well Cottage, Sam, Lydia, and Charity discuss Belle's mental health. Sam continues to worry this will bolster Tom's case although Lydia is adamant they need to think about what's best for Belle.
Part Three:
The following day, Jimmy continues to eat up Tom's lies but Nicola is beginning to have doubts when she notices Carl's odd behaviour around Tom. At Wishing Well, Sam fills Cain in on Belle's hospitalisation. Cain questions why they didn't tell him sooner but Sam explains he thought he had enough on his plate with Moira. Dawn continues to worry about money but Billy promises her he'll sort everything with the PT sessions he's got lined up. Moira ropes Vanessa into taking her to the solicitors to sort her will and a living will as she wants to get her affairs in order ahead of the brain surgery. Vanessa urges Moira to talk to Cain but Moira doesn't want to worry him. Mandy searches Wishing Well for Zak's will but she's interrupted when Sam and Vinny return home. Moira explains to Vanessa that a living will allows her to instruct her doctors on what to do medically if she's too incapacitated to make decisions; it would spare Cain from making the decision to turn off her life support should the worst happen. Vanessa can't believe Moira hasn't talked to Cain about this. Billy has another session with Mack to practise his defensive work. As they are sparring, John and Aaron arrive. At Victoria Cottage, Tom informs Jimmy that he's spoken to his lawyer about his unfair dismissal claim but he thinks he should wait until after the trail. As they are talking, someone furiously bangs on the door. When Jimmy opens it, Sam burst in and pins Tom against the wall.
Part Four:
Once Jimmy manages to pull Sam off Tom, Tom declares the Dingles are a family psychos. Sam hits back that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree reminding Tom his dad Carl terrorised Chas and he stalked her. Soon Sam has Tom pinned up against the wall again but Cain bursts in and orders Sam to put Tom down. Sam lets go when Tom mentions how this could look for Belle in court. Drawing on his own experience of underground boxing, Aaron tries to talk Billy out of fighting. John also encourages Billy to rethink due to his injuries but Billy insists he knows what he's doing. Over a brew, Cain tells Sam they need to be smart and not give the Kings ammunition. Sam fears Tom will get away with abusing Belle but Cain is adamant he won't. Meanwhile the Kings discuss the situation as they sit at the bandstand whilst Carl plays with the remote control car Tom bought him nearby. Carl's behaviour suddenly changes when he accidentally crashes and damages the car which concerns Nicola. Cain returns home and overhears Moira admitting to Vanessa that she's terrified of dying and leaving Cain and her boys, but she also doesn't want to be a burden on them or for them to cling onto hope for years if the operation goes wrong and something terrible happens. Vanessa again urges Moira to talk to Cain. Mandy eventually finds Zak's will. She phones Tina to tells her and warns her she better keep to her side of the bargain. Back at Victoria Cottage, Nicola tells Jimmy she's concerned about Carl as he seems on edge around Tom. Nicola wonders if Tom isn't as innocent as he makes out and vows to get to the bottom of things. Cain watches Moira as she has a nap on the sofa. Moira can sense Cain is watching her and when she opens her eyes she can see something is on his mind. Cain fills Moira in on what happened with Sam and Tom as well as how Belle is doing and gives her the opportunity to talk to him about what he overheard but Moira keeps schtum. 
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Belle King - Eden Taylor-Draper (10122 only)
*Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick (10122 only)
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
*Clemmie Reed - Mabel Addison (10122 only)
*Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Tom King - James Chase
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry (10122 only)
*Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*John Sugden - Oliver Farnworth
*Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb
*Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell (10122 only)
*Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins (10122 only)
*Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis (10122 only)
*Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler (10123 only)
*Carl Holliday - Charlie Joyce (10123 only)
*Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick (10123 only)
*Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson (10123 only)
*Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller (10123 only)
===Guest cast===
*Tina Dingle - Samantha Power (10122 only)
==Locations==
*Field next to Wishing Well Cottage
*Wishing Well Cottage - Yard and downstairs rooms
*Pear Tree Cottage - PampaManda salon
*Holdgate Farm - Kitchen, dining room and carport
*Café Main Street - Outdoor seating area
*Main Street
*Butlers Farm - Kitchen, living room and barn
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Victoria Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Barton and Dingle Automotives - Forecourt
*Church Lane car park and bandstand
==Notes==
*Kate Waters was credited as the Fight arranger on this episode.
*This hour-long episode was shown at the slightly earlier time of 7:00pm.
*No episode was shown on Friday 25th October due to coverage of the Women's football friendly between England and Germany.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 3,700,000 viewers (16th place).
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