Episode 4396 (26th June 2006)

==Plot==
Part One: Paddy and Del have returned from their weekend away in good spirits. Bob and Viv set off to the fertility doctor. Pearl gets rid of Danny and prepares to tell Len the truth but bottles it at the last minute, saying she's just feeling off colour. Hari plans a leafleting campaign to try and increase business at the vets. Jimmy prepares for Julie's return, having paid for a replacement suit. Carl informs him that they will have no lorries for the next two days due to mechanical problems. Tom suggests Jimmy get someone else in. Danny quizzes Len on what he plans to get Pearl for her anniversary. Len reveals their anniversary isn't until October and is puzzled. Val fills Del in on Pearl's scam. Dr Patterson advises Viv and Bob that Viv's age may only mean there is a small chance of her getting pregnant via IVF and that there are certain risks that they should be aware of. He gives them some information to read through before they come to a decision. Zak tells Jack he has seen Julie in the village again. Len asks Edna if she is aware of anything troubling Pearl. Jo gives Hari some inspiration by suggesting a local "ravishing young female" to front the leaflet campaign and glam up their image. Pearl struggles at work due to the atmosphere between her, Val and Del and promises to pay them back when she can. She tries to get Del on side but Val interrupts by saying she has Ray on the phone wishing to collect Pearl's gambling debts.
Part Two: Jack has another idea to scupper things for the King's River development and offers to buy Shadrach a bottle of scotch. Danny finds Pearl returning home upset. She tells him Eric has been getting to her. Edna whisks Pearl away for a chat. Bob is worried about the risks involved in the IVF but Viv is adamant that she wants to continue. Julie is impressed with a tour of the development site and ponders moving into one of the houses herself. As she turns the corner, she finds a drunken Shadrach urinating up the sidewall of a house, holding a bottle of scotch. As Carl drags him away, she dashes back to her car, having changed her mind. Pearl tells Edna she owes that much money she doesn't know what to do. Edna encourages her to tell Len the truth and loses her patience with her when Pearl is unable to find the courage to do so. Jo's nose is put out of joint when Hari asks Katie to front the vets promotional campaign, offering her some free promotion for the stables in the bargain. She agrees to pose for some photographs with her horses the following day. Danny explains to Len that Pearl has left work early as Eric has been hassling her but she has gone for a chat with Edna. He also reveals that Pearl borrowed £100 off him claiming it was for an anniversary gift. When Val, Eric and Del arrive at the pub, Len quizzes them on what they have been doing to Pearl. Del and Val reveal that Pearl has scammed them out of money by claiming she was running an investment club but has pocketed the cash. When Edna arrives and backs up the story, Len goes off to find Pearl. Jack is pleased when he overhears Carl telling Chas what Shadrach has been up to and realises his plan worked a treat. Len and Danny go to find Pearl but return home to find her wedding ring has been left behind along with a note telling them goodbye.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Donna Windsor-Dingle - Verity Rushworth
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Delilah Dingle - Hayley Tamaddon
*Katie Sugden - Sammy Winward
*Pearl Ladderbanks - Meg Johnson
*Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
*Len Reynolds - Peter Martin
*Hari Prasad - John Nayagam
*Jo Stiles - Roxanne Pallett
*Carl King - Tom Lister
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Tom King - Ken Farrington
*Val Lambert - Charlie Hardwick
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Shadrach Dingle - Andy Devine
*Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
*Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
===Guest cast===
*Dr Graham Patterson - Robert Pickavance
*Julie Mason - Loveday Smith
==Locations==
*Café Hope - Café
*Jacobs Fold - Living room/kitchen
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Reception
*Main Street
*Blackstock, Lambert & Daggert - Exterior
*Val's Interiors - Factory floor
*Unknown doctors clinic - Dr Graham Patterson's consultancy room
*The Woolpack - Public bar and beer garden
*Woodbine Cottage - Front garden
*King's River construction site - Construction site
*Butlers Farm - Stables
*Pear Tree Cottage - Front garden
==Notes==
*This episode aired at the later time of 10:00pm due to World Cup scheduling.
*ITVX synopsis: Word of the Internet fraud reaches Len, who sets off to find Pearl. Jack and Zak continue to interfere with Jimmy's business plans, and Viv decides to undergo IVF treatment.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,690,000 viewers (36th place).
==Memorable dialogue==
Eric Pollard: (about Pearl Ladderbanks) "People who lie to obtain money rarely reveal their motives. It's the basic difference between honesty and dishonesty".
Len Reynolds: "And what would you know about that? If you told the truth, your ears would think they were on loan, you miserable swine".
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Category:Emmerdale episodes
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