Episode 3488 (14th July 2003)

==Plot==
Zoe has suffered a tense night at hospital after Jean’s emergency operation. Watching over her baby on a ventilator she confides in Chris that she's being punished for initially giving Jean away. Meanwhile, Scott and Chloe are both worried sick about the baby's health, but as they head off to hospital Syd warns Scott to keep his paternal concerns under wraps. Zoe gets word from the doctor that her daughter is on the road to recovery having responded well to the treatment. But Zoe's relieve comes to an abrupt end when she learns of an undetected earlier injury to her baby which must have occurred in the past few weeks. Zoe is horrified to hear that Jean has been suffering with a broken rib all the time she thought it was teething problems. Despite the knowledge of Jean's previous fall Chloe keeps quiet, so with Zoe unable to give a feasible explanation, the doctor is forced to launch an official investigation into the possibility of non-accidental injury. The females of Emmerdale are finding adapting to life with their new finger appendices rather challenging. After an embarrassing incident with a zip, Viv returns to the nail bar to demand instant removal of the claws. It's not too long before a queue starts to form requiring the same service. Elsewhere, Charity and Chris are still frosty with each other, and Cain insists on a meeting at Home Farm to discuss Debbie’s education.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Jean Tate - Megan Pearson (uncredited)
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman
*Chloe Atkinson - Amy Nuttall
*Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
*Katie Addyman - Sammy Winward
*Debbie Jones - Charley Webb
*Charity Tate - Emma Atkins
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Jarvis Skelton - Richard Moore
*Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Gabrielle Thomas - Annelise Manojlovic (uncredited)
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne
*Shelly Williams - Carolyn Pickles
*Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
*Robert Sugden - Karl Davies
*Elaine Marsden - Samantha McCarthy
===Guest cast===
*Nurse Stevenson - Rina Mahoney
*Dr Kalloway - Claire Webzell
==Locations==
*Hotten General Hospital - Paediatric ward (Special Care Baby Unit, corridor and parents' room)
*Pear Tree Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Butlers Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen), farmland and yard
*Home Farm - Grounds and kitchen
*Connelton Lane
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*The Grange - Dining room
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 7,690,000 viewers (12th place).
Category:2003 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes