13 Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Nate's body 'resurfaced', Aidan Moore wakes up and Sarah's cancer heartbreak

John has to fight to keep his secrets hidden
Carena Crawford

In Emmerdale spoilers for next week John’s world is about to implode when Belle goes on the hunt for Nate. On top of that the slurry tank disaster that he caused threatens to expose Nate’s body, and Aidan Moore is awake from his coma.

Elswhere, Mack is public enemy No.1 and Sarah gets heartbreaking news from the hospital. Will she confide in her family?

Here’s everything that’s going on in Emmerdale spoilers next week – May 19-23 – and it’s a lot!

Belle close to the truth as Nate’s body is about to surface in Emmerdale spoilers

Tracy and Belle in the Woolpack
Tracy’s card is declined so Belle helps out (Credit: ITV)

1. Belle wants the truth

Helping Tracy when Nate’s credit card is declined, Belle starts to grow concerned about Nate. She thinks his disappearance is totally out of character and wants answers from her nephew. Belle resolves to go to Scotland and find Nate and soon relays the news to Sam that Nate never arrived at his job in the Shetlands.

John stops Belle from ringing the police
John works overtime to manipulate Belle (Credit: ITV)

2. John tries to do damage limitation

As Cain Dingle struggles to take in the news that Nate never made it to Shetland, John goes into crisis control mode. He tries to convince Belle that Nate obviously doesn’t want to be found and she shouldn’t call the police to report him missing. Belle reluctantly agrees, not wanting to cause Frankie and Tracy any more heartache.

John and Belle at Butlers
John fears his killer secret is under threat (Credit: ITV)

3. Nate’s body to be discovered

John thinks he’s sorted everything, but then he overhears that the water company are having to dredge the lake after the slurry tank leak. Nate’s arm is lurking beneath the surface, just waiting to be found…

The walls close in on John as Aidan Moore wakes up in Emmerdale spoilers

John and Victoria with Harry in hospital in Ememrdale
John plays the role of doting uncle to perfection (Credit: ITV)

4. John’s lies threaten to overwhelm him

At the hospital John is supporting Victoria when he bumps into Cathleen, Aidan’s mum. She reveals there’s been a development with Aidan and asks him to go with her to the ward. John refuses and is desperate to get Harry out of the hospital as soon as possible and get away from this nightmare.

John pays Aidan a visit in the hospital
John fears Aidan will blow his life apart (Credit: ITV)

5. Aidan wakes up

John is soon trapped in his nightmare when Aidan wakes up. He goes to Aidan’s bedside to see just what threat he is and is pleased to see he’s non-verbal. But does Aidan remember their past? And what could he reveal about John that will bring everything crashing down?

Mack ostracised over water disaster in Emmerdale spoilers

Moira and Cain have a tense chat in Emmerdale
Moira tells Cain they may lose Butlers (Credit: ITV)

6. Moira accepts the farm will go under

With Harry on a drip in hospital and Mackenzie a complete outcast in the community, Moira faces the prospect of losing her beloved farm. With the insurance refusing to pay due to Mack’s recklessness, Moira has to accept this is the final straw for the struggling farm.

Mack and John look worried in Emmerdale
John’s feeling guilty over stitching up Mack (Credit: ITV)

7. John comforts Mackenzie

Overwhelmed with his own guilt for framing Mack and causing all this trouble, John vows to support Mack. Mackenzie breaks down on John and the pair try to deal with their guilt, but will John confess all.

8. Mack broken

Moira refuses to talk to Mack and mortified at what his actions have caused, Mack tells Aaron he can no longer be his best man. He tries all he can to make amends with the community and Charity tells everyone he is a broken man. But will anyone forgive him?

Sarah’s cancer heartbreak in Emmerdale spoilers

Sarah is scared in Emmerdale
Desperate to be a mum, Sarah is soon petrified she might have cervical cancer (Credit: ITV)

9. Sarah continues to keep her motherhood journey secret

Sarah Sugden has not told her family about her fertility appointment and has asked Cain for an advance on her wages to pay for it. The doctor at the clinic is concerned, but Sarah is absolutely determined to press ahead.

Sarah can't talk to Charity and Cain in Emmerdale
Scared Sarah is unable to tell Cain and Charity what’s going on (Credit: ITV)

10. Devastation for Sarah

After further examination at the fertility clinic, Sarah is told by Dr Knapp they have found some inflammation while examining her cervix. Sarah doesn’t tell anyone and panics in secret about what it could mean. Isolated Sarah heads to hospital for a biopsy, but will she face her potential cancer diagnosis alone?

Lewis’ business snares Ross in in Emmerdale spoilers

Lewis and Ross talk in the cafe
Ross is intrigued to learn Lewis is growing weed (Credit: ITV)

11. Ross and Lewis reconnect

Ross is resisting Lewis’ attempts to meet up again, but eventually agrees. Lewis also wants to meet Moira, but the timing is not good for her. As she braces herself to meet the secret son of the woman she killed, will Moira crack?

Ross and Mack talk in Emmerdale
Ross and Mack become partners in crime (Credit: ITV)

12. Lewis, Ross and Mack go into business

When Ross finds out Lewis is growing weed, he wants in. He gets a few cannabis plants from his brother. Meanwhile, Mack is suspicious and works out what they are up to. He realises this is the solution to covering the farms fines. However, Mack and Ross soon realise they don’t have enough plants to cover the costs and come up with a new plan…

Also in Emmerdale spoilers for next week

13. Nicola steps up

Nicola is in a panic about the village water supply, but soon resolves to do something about it herself. She is impressed with her own actions when she manages to arrange an emergency water supply for the village.

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