Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) was left reeling in Emmerdale after being double-crossed by Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley), and she wasted little time plotting revenge ahead of Jimmy King's (Nick Miles) funeral. However, Robert may soon be the least of her worries.
Sadie, as viewers know, returned to the Dales in the wake of Jimmy's demise, claiming that she had been in a secret relationship with the haulage owner for three years. The news came as a shock to grieving wife Nicola (Nicola Wheeler), who long thought she was Jimmy's 'one and only'. Sadie's claims proved too hard to dispute, and thus Nicola's life has been turned upside down as she attempts to come to terms with the fact that her beloved beau was allegedly cheating on her.
Sadie's lies and Robert's betrayal
Sadie's claims about Jimmy, however, are all lies. She is simply out to get her hands on his money and is using Nicola in order to do so. Robert, meanwhile, is in cahoots with Sadie to track down the cash – and he double-crossed her this evening after he managed to locate the funds all on his own. Sadie was livid when she discovered his betrayal and will make it her mission to get revenge.
But with Jimmy's funeral imminent – and Nicola having been told by Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) that Jimmy would never knowingly leave her penniless – will Sadie succeed in getting what she wants before Nicola works out the truth? Or will the day of the funeral lead Nicola to see Sadie for who she truly is?
What happens next in Emmerdale
Spoilers for Friday, October 9 episode: The day of Jimmy's funeral dawns, and Nicola is finding it difficult to honour the man she thought she knew while trying to come to terms with the possibility that he was cheating on her. The villagers prepare for the goodbye service at the Woolpack. Carl Holliday (Charlie Joyce), meanwhile, is left worried when he loses the memorial presentation he has made for Jimmy.
In a bid to help, Nicola logs on to Jimmy's laptop, where she finds the voicemails. With Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) by her side, she finally listens to them. The question is: will she discover the truth? Will she find out that – despite Sadie's claims – Jimmy was not having an affair or leading a double life? Is Sadie about to be exposed? The remains to be seen, but it is safe to assume that Sadie will be preoccupied with trying to find out whether Robert succeeded in getting his hands on Jimmy's money.
The funeral service
As the villagers gather at the church, Sadie takes great delight in grabbing a front row seat. The funeral commences, and Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) delivers an impersonal speech. Nicola therefore stops him in his tracks and decides to speak for herself. But just what will she have to say?
A trailer for the funeral seemed to imply that Nicola does finally uncover the truth – so just how will Sadie react if this proves to be the case? Emmerdale airs these scenes Friday, October 9 at 8pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX or YouTube.
