What happened in Emmerdale tonight: Samson told more lies, Matty exposed

In Emmerdale tonight (Monday July 8) Samson spun more tall tales about his plan to leave the village, but Moira was determined to stop him.

Elsewhere, Matty was put in terrible danger – by his own wife, when Amy made an awful mistake.

Here’s everything that went down in Emmerdale tonight.

Moira tried to stop Samson’s exit plan

Mack arrived at Butlers farm to break the news Josh and Samson are leaving sooner rather than later. Moira stormed round to the Dingles’ to confront Samson. She told Sam he was doing a runner and they got into a huge argument.

Sam then went to see Samson and find out what was going on. He tried to make Samson see he couldn’t run away. Playing the victim Samson made out he had to leave as he was scared of what Cain and Moira would do to him if he stayed. He claimed he’d be home for the trial. And Sam couldn’t see through his son’s lies and agreed to support his decision.

Meanwhile, Moira returned to the Dingles’ when it was empty and started rifling through drawers – she was trying to find Samson’s passport and couldn’t locate it. Can she find another way to keep him in the country?

Matty in danger after Emmerdale tonight

Amy visited Matty in prison, who was in brighter spirits. He explained he’d told Les the truth and he was great about it. Amy was also feeling positive as she revealed they’d hired Kyle’s solicitor and they felt confident they’d get Matty out.

When the visit ended, Matty went back to his cell, but Amy was caught on the way out – by Robbo. But he was pretending to be Les. And Amy let slip that Matty is trans. She left with a smile on her face and absolutely no idea what she’d done…

Back in the prison, Robbo waltzed into Matty’s cell and revealed he’d spoken to Amy. Matty was clearly terrified as Robbo revealed he knew Matty was trans. Fortunately Les came back at the right time and stopped Robbo doing anything to him.

Les warned Matty to be careful, but Matty tried not to be too worried – after all, he’s got Les to protect him, right? Wrong! Les is being released – tomorrow. Matty is totally on his own. And frankly, it’s hard not to fear for his safety. Will he survive?

Laurel still wants Jai gone

Nicola was lording it up over Jai and told him to stay away from Laurel. Jai confided in Caleb and both admitted that their relationships were in tatters and both Nicky and Suni were blocking their calls.

Jai continued to defy Laurel’s orders and took her clothes to the hospital. When Nicola arrived she locked horns with Jai and Laurel had to pull them apart.

Jai left with his tail between his legs, however back in the village, Caleb was having a little more success solving his own marital woes.

Ruby and Caleb decided to leave in Emmerdale tonight

Still rowing about Nicky’s departure, Caleb couldn’t do right for doing wrong. Ruby constantly laid into him about never showing their son any love or affection.

Caleb eventually broke down and admitted he was a terrible dad. He said he hated himself for it. And he had to pack Nicky’s stuff away because it was too painful to see it around the house.

Caleb told Ruby he didn’t want to lose her and she agreed. They decided to go to Bali on holiday to think about themselves and work on their marriage. She also said they need to let Nicky go for now.

Wish we could swan off to Bali every time we’re having a bad week. See you soon, Miligans.

Dawn dismissed Billy

Dawn was caring for Evan when Billy and Clemmie came in. Billy was ready to take over after Dawn had been up all night with their son, but she seemed reluctant to leave her baby’s side.

Billy wanted to be useful and offered to do Evan’s medication, but he spat it up. Dawn immediately took over and refused to show Billy what he’d done wrong. He clearly felt useless, but Billy is the last person on Dawn’s mind right now. She did little to reassure him later either.

Will Dawn ever see she’s not the only one going through this?

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

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