Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) is left chilled to the bone in Emmerdale next week when she discovers flowers on Jimmy King's grave from Tom King (James Chase). The discovery comes as Nicola continues to adapt to life without Jimmy, who died earlier this year.
Jimmy's death and Nicola's grief
Jimmy died after crashing his car into Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) and Dawn Taylor's (Olivia Bromley) wedding marquee. It was revealed that Jimmy only smashed into the tent because he had to avoid hitting a distracted Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson), who was on his phone while driving. Vinny confessed to causing the crash that killed Jimmy and Dawn, and went to prison as a result.
Nicola has struggled greatly in the aftermath of Jimmy's death. Recently, she opened up to Kev Barton (Chris Coghill) about finding it difficult to sleep because she misses hearing the sound of Jimmy's snoring.
Kev's kindness and a shocking discovery
Kev suggested Nicola spend the night in his bed, noting that a change of scenery might help her brain. Touched by his kindness, Nicola headed upstairs but appeared a while later to tell Kev she couldn't switch her mind off. When she entered the living room, she found Kev on the sofa snoring. She smiled and laid on the floor beside him.
Despite the difficult uphill battle, Nicola is healing, taking each day as it comes. However, next week she realises that someone has assisted Tom in paying his own respects to his uncle, leaving the question of who helped him.
Kev's feelings for Nicola
Elsewhere, Kev continues to keep Nicola at arm's length as he ponders his feelings for her. He tries his best to move on, but it remains unclear whether this path will be right for him.
