Emmerdale has confirmed another format breaking, experimental episode ahead, which will delve into the potential future for Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper), and how her abuse ordeal at the hands of Tom King (James Chase) will end.
For months, viewers have watched with horror as vile Tom has controlled, monitored and abused his wife verbally and physically.
Belle’s torment came to a head in a terrifying getaway in a remote cottage, where another frenzied attack from Tom led Belle to flee him.
He has vowed to either get her back and ruin her life, and recent events got even darker when he deliberately injured Belle’s beloved dog Piper and made her think she was dead.
Belle will continue to stand her ground and push back at Tom but, when she is hit by a setback when making a Clare’s Law request, which can give access to a person’s history of violence or abuse, she is feeling more and more helpless.
This is coupled with her chilling realisation that Tom is still tracking and spying on her, before then discovering with a spine-tingling shock that he is getting close to Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell).