Episode 9336 (13th April 2022)

==Plot==
Part One: Meena rehearses what she is intending to say to the court in her cell. Bear arrives to see Marlon at the hospital - armed with crossword puzzles and booze. Wendy takes the stand but is forced to concede that she never saw anything to suggest that Meena was capable of the things she is being accused of. Chas encourages Belle not to give up on her wellness breaks idea. Al, meanwhile, is struggling to form a proper plan for the wellness retreat. Wendy discusses Meena's faked pregnancy in court. She again is forced to admit that she only heard about it from Liam and that, up until hearing this, she never had a reason to see Meena in a bad light. Mary is concerned as Rhona suffers a dizzy spell but won't take a break. Meena is questioned about Ben's death. She emotionally paints the picture that she had to defend herself as Ben attacked her, then never spoke a word about what happened to anyone. She insists to the jury that she is not a cold-blooded killer.
Part Two: Meena continues her tale to the jury and discusses having an affair with Liam. She claims that she broke the affair off leading to Liam turning nasty and it was then she discovered she was pregnant before losing the baby shortly afterwards. She blames Liam for turning everyone against her. Gail informs Rhona that Marlon is still a while away from returning home when she asks for advice on how to get things ready for him. Meena passes the events of Dawn and Billy's wedding day off as the actions of a traumatised and mentally ill person but Prosecution Barrister Sinclair argues that her actions were pre-meditated. Belle has been inspired by Chas' pep talk and has signed up to volunteer at a mental health support group and is looking into meditation teacher training. Meena claims that her trophy items were just items that she found lying around and accuses Manpreet of making up the accusations of her killing Andrea and Leanna. She tries to pass Leanna's death off as suicide. This tips Leyla over the edge and she stands up, pleading with the jury not to believe Meena before being removed from the court. Rhona sets about clearing space around the house for when Marlon returns home. Mary tries to make her see that she needs a break but Rhona insists that she needs to keep going for the kids and for herself. The Prosecution and Defence make their closing statements to the jury.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Meena Jutla - Paige Sandhu
*Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
*Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
*Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
*Manpreet Sharma - Rebecca Sarker
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Al Chapman - Michael Wildman
*Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
*Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
*Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
*Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
===Guest cast===
*Prison Officer Beeker - Dean Smith
*Gail Hancock - Elizabeth Boag
*Defence Barrister Milligan - Amy Robbins
*Judge Stevenson - Andrew Readman
*Clerk - Jill Myers
*Carol - Laura Pitt-Pulford
*Prosecution Barrister Sinclair - Clarence Smith
==Locations==
==Notes==
*Kate Waters was credited as fight arranger on this episode.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,635,000 viewers (11th place).
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:2022 episodes