Episode 9488 (10th October 2022)

==Plot==
Part One: Chas is shocked to see the state of Al's bruised face courtesy of Aaron. It's the morning after Will and Kim's stag and hen dos. Bob asks a hungover Will if he remembers his deceleration to Harriet. Will does. Faith is struggling with pain. Cain tries to talk to her about hospice care but Faith puts him off, knowing she won't need it. Chas confronts Aaron about punching Al. Charles receives a phone call informing him someone has made a formal complaint about him. Charles knows it was Nicola. Naomi resolves to make Nicola retract the complaint but Charles doesn't want her breaking her bail conditions so decides to visit the Bishop and tell her his side of the story. Will tries to explain away his deceleration of love to Harriet by explaining to Bob that although he cares about Harriet, he loves Kim. Tracy calls Nate to Tug Ghyll to tell him about her engagement, but just as she works up the courage to do so, she's interrupted by Frankie's cries. In the pub backroom, Faith talks to Aaron about her illness and how it feels awful to have both your body and mind packing up. Aaron recalls that's how his ex-boyfriend Jackson felt until it got to a point where he couldn't stand it anymore. When Aaron opens up about how helping Jackson die was the worst thing he's ever had to do and how hard it was to do so, Faith realises she can't involve Moira in her plan to die. Tracy again tries to tell Nate about her engagement but this time the former couple end up kissing passionately.
Part Two: Al wants to know if Aaron was right about Chas picking Paddy over him. Chas avoids the question. An emotional Aaron tells Faith about his good memories with Jackson including their holiday to Whitby, which gives Faith an idea. As Tracy and Nate redress following their tryst in the living room, Tracy hears Vanessa returning home so she orders Nate to hide. Faith decides she wants her entire family to go on a trip to the seaside as her last hurrah. Charles catches Naomi watching Victoria Cottage and again warns her against breaking her bail conditions. Afterward, Charles bumps into Nicola and questions if thing have to come to this. Nicola believes they do although Charles warns her she doesn't have a leg to stand on. Vanessa realises what Tracy and Nate have been up to when she spots Nate's clothes on the floor. Nate comes out of hiding, takes his clothes, and leaves. Will calls by Woodbine Cottage to apologise to Harriet for his "drunken ramblings" at his stag do although Harriet believes Will meant it when he said he loved her and only had the guts to say it as he was drunk. The pair share a charged moment where they nearly kiss but Will pulls away at the last second and then makes a swift exit. Chas sneaks off to meet Al in the woods. Al thinks Chas is there to end things but instead Chas blurts out that she thinks she loves him and can't give him up. 
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Al Chapman - Michael Wildman
*Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
*Kim Tate - Claire King
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
*Tracy Metcalfe - Amy Walsh
*Frankie Robinson - Eden Ratcliffe-Knights
*Naomi Walters - Karene Peter
*Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Faith Dingle - Sally Dexter
*Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller
*Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
*Paddy Dingle - Dominic Brunt
*Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Main Street
*The Woolpack - Forecourt, backroom, rear stairway, and bar
*Keepers Cottage - Front garden
*Home Farm - Kitchen
*Café Main Street - Outdoor seating area
*Church Lane car park
*Tug Ghyll - Living room/kitchen
*Victoria Cottage - Front garden
*Woodbine Cottage - Living room
*Unknown woodland
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,446,000 viewers (14th place).
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:2022 episodes