Episode 8911 (10th December 2020)

==Plot==
Gabby apologises to Laurel if she overstepped the mark earlier. When Rhona approaches the pair, Laurel scurries off. Harriet and Will argue about Malone. Will orders Harriet to figure out a way to stop the body being dug up. Rhona follows Laurel to the church and offers to listen to her troubles but Rhona is the last person Laurel wants to talk to at the moment. As Liam downs his sorrows in the pub, David suggests the doctor may have overreacted when Leyla accused him of grooming Gabby as he knows what they went through with Jacob and Maya. Gabby returns to Mulberry Cottage where a stressed Jai has a go at her for looking through his brief case. Priya hears the raised voices from outside so pops in to check things are okay. David tells Liam that Leyla's the best person he could ever want to meet and urges him to learn from his own mistakes. Meanwhile at Tug Ghyll, Tracy asks Nate to have a word with Liam as she can't stand seeing Leyla so miserable. Nate isn't keen but does as he's told. Laurel calls by Butlers Farm and informs Rhona that she's pregnant and the baby has Down Syndrome. At the same time, Jai confides in Priya about the baby. Priya asks Jai how he feels but Jai doesn't see any point in talking about his feelings as he'll have to live with whatever Laurel decides. Priya warns Jai that if he goes along with what Laurel wants just to stay on the right side of her then he'll be storing up a lot of trouble. Rhona automatically assumes Laurel is going to proceed with the pregnancy, so when Laurel admits she hasn't decided that yet, Rhona takes the news hard. Laurel realises Rhona is angry with her but Rhona denies it and tells Laurel she needs to do what's right for her. As Laurel gets up to leave, Rhona admits she actually is angry and lashes out at Laurel, declaring Leo is the best thing that's ever happened to her and he's just as good as any of her children. An emotional Rhona immediately apologises to Laurel then heads off to the toilet. In the pub, a drunken Liam rambles to Nate about his disastrous love life. Rhona is surprised to find Laurel still in the farmhouse when she returns from the toilet. Laurel explains to Rhona that she's scared that if she doesn't have this baby, she's going to hate her. Rhona promises Laurel she's not. After doing some research, Will informs Harriet that it usually takes months to exhume a body, but if it comes to it and Malone's body is found, she should do the right thing and keep Dawn's name out of it. Laurel returns to Mulberry Cottage and tells Jai that maybe she's being too hasty about deciding to end the pregnancy then heads up to bed alone. 
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
*Manpreet Sharma - Rebecca Sarker
*Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
*Jai Sharma - Christopher Bisson
*Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade
*Tracy Metcalfe - Amy Walsh
*Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter
*Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Main Street
*Church Lane
*Woodbine Cottage - Living room
*St. Mary's Church - Nave and porch
*The Woolpack - Bar
*Mulberry Cottage - Living room and kitchen
*Tug Ghyll - Living room/kitchen
*Butlers Farm - Kitchen and living room
*David's Shop - Shop floor
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 5,247,419 viewers (18th place).
Category:2020 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes