Episode 10097 (23rd September 2024)

==Plot==
Part One:
Victoria continues to try to get to know John and invites his to the pub for lunch to look at old family photographs. John isn't keen but agrees. At Home Farm, Kim confides in Lydia that she thought she'd feel triumphant seeing Will brought to his knees, but instead she feels sad - if Will had been honest, things could've been different as she really loved him. Lydia questions what happens now. Kim states she'll move on as her marriage is dead and buried. Charles asks Laurel to help out with the harvest festival. Laurel has lots of ideas, most of which Claudette disapproves of. Gail believes Tall Trees Cottage is haunted so wants to move. Over lunch, Victoria shows John family photos but he's more interested in his phone so she swipes the phone from his hands and is disgusted to see he's been sexting Aaron. Kim is furious to discover Will trying to remove her horses from the stables. Will reminds Kim he put the horses in his name as a tax dodge so they're his although Kim informs him you can't sell horses without their passports and they're locked in her safe. Gail and Ryan browse online property pages but everything is out of their budget so Gail suggests they ask Chas if they can move into the pub spare bedroom. Victoria disapproves of John's relationship with Aaron although John tells her to get over herself. Kim dismisses the people Will hired to remove the horses then warns Will that if he comes onto her property again, she'll call the police. Will isn't scared of Kim. He tells her it's game on and may the best man win.
Part Two:
Kim speaks with her financial advisor Peter about her impending divorce and is alarmed to learn the prenup isn't as watertight as she thought - a decent challenge by a good legal team would tear it apart. Kim would rather torch it all than let Will have anything. Lydia spots Belle standing outside Dale Head. Belle explains the property agent called and said the house is a state so it means Tom must've come back. Belle can't face the thought of going inside so Lydia suggests they do it together. Once inside, Lydia spots a wire on the floor. Belle realises it's a hidden camera that Tom must've been using to spy on her. When Kim enters the pub, she spots Caleb and Will huddled together singing some documents. Will takes pleasure in informing Kim that he's just sold his share of the haulage company to Caleb. Laurel and Claudette continue to clash, this time over Laurel's ideas to increase church attendances. Charles sides with his mum which prompts Laurel warn him that if he's too scared of his mum to modernise his services, he'll end up preaching to just Claudette. Kim is furious that Will has signed away his share of the haulage company and warns Will that Caleb is playing him. Victoria lets herself into John's campervan and begins looking through his things. She comes across war medals and dog tags with the name Aidan Moore on them just as a furious John finds her snooping. Victoria asks who Aidan Moore is but John insists it's none of her business. He tells Victoria he wishes he'd never met her then orders her to get out of his van and out of his life. Kim is angered to find Will is still at Home Farm. Will states it's his home, and if he leaves it weakens his case. Kim reminds Will about their prenup but Will has spoken to a lawyer and knows it's not worth the paper he's written on - he wants a hefty settlement. Kim states he's deluded if he thinks he's going to get a penny from her. If he wants a war, he's got one and she never loses.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Belle King - Eden Taylor-Draper
*Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
*John Sugden - Oliver Farnworth
*Kim Tate - Claire King
*Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
*Claudette Anderson - Flo Wilson
*Ryan Stocks - James Moore
*Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis
*Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Caleb Miligan - William Ash
===Guest cast===
*Peter - David Michaels
==Locations==
*Café Main Street - Interior and outdoor seating area
*Main Street
*Home Farm - Entrance hall, living room, kitchen and stableyard
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Dale Head - Front garden and living room
*St. Mary's Church - Nave
*Church Lane car park
==Notes==
*A customer of The Woolpack is uncredited despite a line of dialogue.
*Gail Loman mentions Noreen Bell, believing her to be haunting her new home, Tall Trees Cottage, after learning the history of the property.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 3,729,000 viewers (14th place).
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