4 Emmerdale Tom King plot holes as 'invisible Tom' strikes again

Tom King’s reign of terror over Belle is coming to an end soon. For months fans of Emmerdale have watched as he abused his wife, angry that he got away with it for so long.

While Emmerdale bosses openly admitted they wanted the storyline to represent real life, and were going to make sure it was played out accurately, viewers couldn’t help but notice some plot holes – especially in last night’s episode of the soap.

During the episode (Tuesday November 26), Belle returned home, finally feeling like she was in a better place to tackle what’s to come.

But that didn’t last long as Tom snuck into her house whilst she was upstairs having a self-care day, and stole her top.

However, the fact he managed to even get into the house without anyone seeing is something Emmerdale fans don’t understand.

Here are some fresh plot holes from Emmerdale’s Tom King storyline, all from last night’s episode.

Emmerdale: Tom plotholes in last night’s episode

Emmerdale Tom was not spotted by Belle when she came downstairs. (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Tom plot holes 1. Belle left the door unlocked

Belle decided to stay at home, to ease herself back into village life. But after she made it clear to her family that she was still scared of Tom, fans are confused as to why she never locked the door.

Fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their confusion.

One wrote: “Surely if Belle was going to be home alone she would have locked her doors? She knows what he is capable of.”

Another added: “How come none of her family told her to lock the doors or stayed with her? Tom’s still around.”

“Belle is so worried about Tom that she didn’t lock her doors. No-one seems to lock their doors”, a third penned.

Invisible Tom is back, he can walk into any house in the village without anyone seeing him.#Emmerdale

— Tony Coffey (@TonyCoffey15) November 26, 2024

2. Tom broke in during daylight

Emmerdale village has a lot of residents, and it’s a fairly small area. Usually someone would be walking around outside. So, how exactly was Tom able to sneak into the Jacob’s Fold cottage without being seen?

The position of the cottage is also quite close to the shop and the mechanics – so was nobody at any of these places?

One fan wrote: “Again, nobody can see invisible Tom. He can walk right in without anyone noticing.”

Another penned: “Tom entered the house in broad daylight. He wasn’t seen by any of the nosey villagers who are usually hovering around outside. That doesn’t make sense.”

“Invisible Tom is back. He can walk into any house in the village without anyone seeing him”, a third fan commented.

3. Belle didn’t spot Tom

Belle came back downstairs to grab some of her clothes from her suitcase. But she failed to spot Tom who was standing beside the door, very close to her.

Fans don’t believe this made sense at all, as it would have been very easy to spot him.

One wrote: “How did Belle not see Tom? He is standing right there.”

Another joked: “I think Belle might need to go to Specsavers. How did she miss him?”

Tom snuck into Belle’s house in broad daylight without being spotted. (Credit: ITV)

4. Amelia had no suspicions about the top

Tom’s level of creepy went up another scale last night. He stole Belle’s top and gave it to Amelia as a present. From the looks of it, he is trying to recreate Belle using Amelia.

But, Amelia had no queries about the top she received. With no tag, receipt or label, she just accepted her gift. But viewers agree this doesn’t make sense.

An Emmerdale viewer wrote: “How does Amelia not see the top wasn’t new? It had no tags on it. Does she think does he’s shopping for her at charity shops?”

“So Amelia just takes the top off Tom that is unwrapped with no bag or receipt. It most definitely doesn’t smell like a new top. This is really ridiculous now,” another annoyed fan posted.

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

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