What happened in Emmerdale tonight: Marlon confronted Jade and Ruby became suspicious of her father
Marlon just wanted to bring his daughter home
Emmerdale tonight saw a whole load of suspicion. Marlon Dingle suspected that Jade had taken April, while Ruby was suspicious of her own father’s involvement in April’s disappearance.
Meanwhile, Billy became suspicious of Joe Tate‘s involvement in Will Taylor’s death after learning about his bad boy past.
Here’s everything that happened in Emmerdale tonight (Friday, December 27.)
Marlon confronted Jade
Bob organised a search party for April, but Marlon insisted it was all for nothing and that they wasting their time because he was sure Jade had her.
The police paid Ross a visit to enquire about Jade, but were satisfied that she wasn’t a suspect. Later, Marlon went to see Ross, where Ross delivered one of his classic lines: “What the hell did you tell the police? Don’t think that I won’t give you slap just because you’ve had a stroke.” Stay charming, Ross.
Marlon demanded that Ross take him to see Jade. Jade was not pleased to see Ross and told them to get out. Marlon, however refused to leave and picked up a pipe, before telling Jade: “I need you to tell me what you’ve done with my daughter.” Brave man, taking Jade on.
Fortunately, he was saved by the police, who arrived to arrest Jade for illegal fighting and betting. They said they’d had Jade under surveillance, meaning she couldn’t have taken April.
Marlon was at a loss, as he’d been so sure that he was right. Later, he lambasted Ross, saying this was all his fault for telling April the truth about Donna. “If anything happens to her, it’s on you,” he told Ross.
Joe Tate aroused suspicion in Emmerdale tonight
Following Will Taylor’s fatal heart attack, Joe covered for Kim, lying to the police that they’d been no delay in getting Will help. Tonight, Billy became suspicious of Joe and Kim’s new found closeness.
Joe Tate tried to talk to his half brother Noah Dingle in the village. But Noah was angry, telling Joe: “You let me think you were dead.”
Charity then told Joe that Noah wanted nothing to do with him, adding: “You’re a ruthless liar, who destroys innocent people to get what he wants.” Joe told her people change – “Case in point. A gold digger and petty criminal turned respectable business woman.” Way to try and make friends, Joe.
Billy witnessed the altercation and asked Charity what the deal with Joe was. She filled him in and Billy later relayed the information to Dawn.
He then shared his suspicions with Dawn. “Kim tried to kill him, that’s why he run off,” he said. “So why has she forgiven him just now? Something is off, like really off. Dawn, I have never seen your dad and Kim happier. Their vow renewal, beautiful. And he turns up and our whole world is turned upside down. Aren’t the police doing a post mortem?”
Billy then asked “What are the chances of him turning up just as your dad has a heart attack?” Dawn realised what Billy was getting at and said: “You think he murdered my dad?”
Ruby was suspicious of her dad
During a break from searching for April, Ruby and Steph grabbed some coffee from the cafe. While there, Steph mused: “What would make a teenage girl on Christmas morning run off before opening her presents?”
This caused Ruby to ask: “Do you know where your grandad was on Christmas morning before he came over for lunch?” Steph said he had been at the B&B. Unbeknown to them, Anthony had heard the exchange.
Later, Anthony gave Ruby a vailed threat, telling her: “We do need to be careful you know. When nasty rumours start, people are forced to defend themselves and other things come out, secrets that can ruin lives. And we don’t want that, do we?”
Elsewhere in Emmerdale tonight
The villagers were mourning Will. Jimmy was devastated to hear about the death of his best friend. “How can my best mate be dead? We’re meant to be playing poker this week” Jimmy said, before recounting Will’s relationship advice – “never buy her flowers from the garage and always take all of the blame.”
Kim and Dawn were also struggling, but Joe was quick to take Kim to the side and tell her: “I saved you yesterday. You simply cannot afford to be showing any hint of guilt or regret. I need you to keep it together. It will all be fine. I will take care of everything. Trust me.” Trusting Joe Tate seems a mistake waiting to happen, but will Kim have any choice?
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