Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) believes her nightmare with Tom King (James Chase) is over in Emmerdale, but it is only just beginning. A few weeks ago, Belle learned that Tom, her abusive ex-husband, will soon be released from prison. She tried her best to put the news to the back of her mind and get on with living her life, but then Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) got involved.
Cain's intervention backfires
After Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) found a wreath of dead flowers on the doorstep, Cain jumped to the conclusion that Tom had sent it. Unaware that one of Belle's clients was actually responsible, Cain headed to the prison to deliver Tom a warning. Cain told Tom to back off and then organised for Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) to beat Tom up in the hope that he would really get the message.
When Belle found out what Cain had done, she was furious. She pointed out that he had just made things ten times worse and believed that the only way to deal with the problem was to visit Tom herself.
Hospital confrontation and a shocking claim
In the hospital, Belle made an agreement with Kammy that she would speak to Tom by herself for ten minutes. Kammy said that if she was not out of the ward room within that time, he would go in as backup. Kammy ended up storming into the room, which forced Belle to introduce him to Tom.
Weirdly, Tom made a comment about being glad that Belle had found someone, but that was not the only surprising thing he said. Tom revealed that he intends to move to Northern Ireland because he also wants to focus on the future and moving forward. Belle was stunned, but the most important thing is that she believed every single word that came out of Tom's mouth.
Back home, false hope
Back at home, she told Cain about Tom's plans to leave Yorkshire and was convinced that her nightmare was close to being over. But it seems she has got things very wrong.
In the hospital, Tom woke up from a nap looking deeply troubled, and he was annoyed that he was cuffed to the bed. It will not be long until Tom is released from prison, and if the end of today's episode has taught us anything, it is that he most certainly is not going to pack up his things and let Belle live a peaceful life.
