What happened in Emmerdale tonight (Friday): Kim issued a threat to Joe after catching him out and more heartbreak for April

In Emmerdale tonight, April Windsor returned to school, but she she was disheartened to hear some of her classmates talking about her.

Elsewhere, it was Jacob’s birthday and he got emotional when he found a present his mum had purchased before she sadly died.

Here is the full rundown of what happened in Emmerdale tonight (Friday, February 28).

April sat in school in Emmerdale — April heard girls gossiping about her (Credit: ITV)

April went back to school

Yesterday, April made the brave decision to go back to school. However, it wasn’t a successful day and April ended up leaving early after hearing two girls talking about her.

While April was in a cubicle, two girls entered the toilet. One mentioned that April was back at school and referred to her as a “freak”.

The girls continued to slag April off, saying she looked “dead rough” and “have you seen the state of her?”

They also speculated about who the baby’s father was. “That’s what happens when you have a baby with someone on drugs,” said one of the girls, while the other girl said she had heard it was a mate of April’s dad.

April was also referred to as a “slapper”, while one girl said: “My mum said it’s always the ones who make out they’re little miss perfect,” and called her a “silly cow”.

All the while, April was upset in the cubicle listening in. Poor April. Once the girls left the toilets, April crept out too and left school. This caused Marlon and Rhona to worry that she’d run off again, but she soon returned home.

Jacob struggled with his grief

Sarah found Jacob Gallagher at Leyla’s office, where he apologised to her for shouting at her over Noah.

It was also revealed to be Jacob’s birthday. He showed Sarah a present he’d found under his mum’s desk. Jacob opened it and became emotional to see it was an engraved stethoscope.

He also opened the card, which had the message: “Happy birthday to the best son in the universe, the best doctor in the world and the love of my life now and forever.”

Later, in the pub, Jacob was struggling to work through his grief. Belle sat with him and spoke about what it was like when her mum died. Jacob soon decided that his mum wouldn’t want him wallowing on his own on his birthday.

Joe was told to end his affair - or else (Credit: ITV) — Joe was told to end his affair – or else (Credit: ITV)

Dawn and Joe were caught in Emmerdale tonight

Joe caught Lydia trying to go through his drawers. She pretended she was putting ironing away, but Joe knew she was lying.

Later, Dawn continued to flirt with Joe, telling him everyone was out. But Joe pointed out that ‘Inspector Clueless’ was there, referring to Lydia.

However, Joe didn’t need much persuading and he agreed to meet Dawn at the cottage. Lydia decided to follow him. She was shocked to see him kissing Dawn and took a photo – not so clueless after all.

Joe returned to Home Farm later to find Billy. Billy confided that Dawn is always too busy for him lately. Joe appeared to have a conscience briefly as he told Billy he was sure it would all work out.

After learning the truth from Lydia, Kim later spoke to Dawn, informing her that she loved Billy Fletcher for his decency and honesty that others don’t seem to share.

Before Kim could go any further, Dawn was called away to her son. Kim decided to confront Joe instead, telling him she knows about Dawn. She told him that Dawn is vulnerable, but his response was simply to say Dawn needed an escape because Billy is boring.

Kim threatened to tell Billy and kick Joe out if Joe doesn’t put a stop to it. But will he listen to her?

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

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

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