Episode 9313/9314 (17th March 2022)

==Plot==
Part One: It’s the day of Meena’s plea hearing. Dan is concerned about Amelia but she doesn't want to talk. Al is confused when Kerry is off with him. Billy has still not forgiven Dawn for shutting him out yesterday. She wants to talk about it but he doesn’t feel ready. Liam, Leyla, Manpreet and Charles arrive for Meena’s plea hearing. Rhona tries to hide her happiness when Mary reveals she’s leaving tomorrow. She sets Rhona up for planning a surprise birthday party for Marlon in front of April who loves the idea. 
Part Two: Amelia apologises to Kerry for her outburst yesterday. Vanessa offers to help Rhona plan Marlon’s birthday party. Rhona decides it might be the best opportunity for her proposal. Meena lulls the court attendees into a false sense of relief as she begins pleading guilty to the offences against her. Marlon makes Billy realise that not being able to adopt Lucas will not change his relationship with him. Mary tells Rhona she’s decided to stay after all as she wants to attend Marlon’s birthday party. Al catches Noah making offensive comments about Amelia. Meena pleads not guilty to the murder offences, enjoying every moment. Liam storms out of court.
Part Three: Liam is furious that Meena has duped him and tells Manpreet he isn’t sure what he’ll do if he is unable to get justice for Leanna. Kerry is impressed as she witnesses Al threaten to castrate Noah if he goes near Amelia again. Kerry and Al discuss their relationship and he makes it clear to her that he’s committed to her. Billy and Dawn make up. Charles is convinced that the prosecution will see right through Meena. Manpreet is concerned that she’s not going to be able to take the pressure of standing up to Meena’s defence. She begins panicking and realises she can’t testify. 
Part Four: Charles manages to help Manpreet out of her panic attack and persuades her to speak to Wendy about counselling. Manpreet drives off by herself to some woodland and begins experiencing another panic attack. Billy is ecstatic when Lucas wants to start calling him ‘dad’. Marlon is surprised to hear that Mary was once a news reporter for a broadsheet but sacrificed the job and settled for a local newspaper instead when she fell pregnant with Rhona. He’s touched further when she compliments him and quizzes why he and Rhona are not engaged. Mary admits to Vanessa afterwards that she is only testing Marlon to see if he will accept Rhona’s proposal. Marlon has completely misconstrued her questions however and sets about looking up proposal ideas. Amelia thanks Al for standing up for her to Noah having heard about it from Kerry. Manpreet cries to herself as she replays the plea hearing over and over in her head. Later that night, Charles is concerned when he can’t find Manpreet and discovers Wendy hasn’t seen her either. Ignoring Charles’ phone calls, Manpreet gets out of her car and begins walking off into the woods alone in the dark.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Manpreet Sharma - Rebecca Sarker
*Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
*Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
*Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
*Meena Jutla - Paige Sandhu (9313 only)
*Dan Spencer - Liam Fox
*Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
*Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
*Al Chapman - Michael Wildman
*Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
*Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry (9313 only)
*Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
*April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan (9313 only)
*Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton (9313 only)
*Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
*Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
*Samson Dingle - Sam Hall (9313 only)
*Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
*Cathy Hope - Gabrielle Dowling (9314 only)
*Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop (9314 only)
*Lucas Taylor - Noah Ryan Aspinall (9314 only)
*Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson (9314 only)
===Guest cast===
*Judge Stevenson - Andrew Readman (9313 only)
*Clerk - Jill Myers (9313 only)
*Prosecution Barrister Sinclair - Clarence Smith (9313 only)
*Defence Barrister Milligan - Amy Robbins (9313 only)
==Locations==
*Mill Cottage - Front garden
*Tenant House - Living room and hall
*Skipdale Women's Prison - Meena's cell
*Dale Head - Front garden
*Keepers Cottage - Living room and hall
*Main Street
*Woodbine Cottage - Kitchen, living room and hall
*Courthouse - Courtroom, stairwell and corridor 
*Smithy Cottage - Front garden
*The Woolpack - Public bar, back garden and hallway
*Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits - Outdoor seating area and Hide Bistro
*St. Mary's Church - Interior
*Café Main Street - Interior
*Unknown country road
*Woods
==Notes==
*This hour-long episode was shown at the regular time of 7:30pm.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,869,000 viewers (9th place).
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:2022 episodes
Category:Extended episodes