Jai Sharma is set to be left heartbroken in Emmerdale next week when he discovers a secret that will rock his relationship with his dad, Rishi. This week, viewers will see Jai and his partner Laurel worried that they could not afford to visit Australia which results in friction under their roof.
But next week in the ITV soap, when Jai makes a mistake whilst booking a holiday on a website it gives Laurel an idea. Thinking it's a sign that he booked the honeymoon suite instead of an apartment for the whole family, Laurel soon gets down on one knee and asks Jai to marry her.
With her proposal delightfully accepted they soon happily discuss the correct order to tell people their news. Jai realises he needs to retrieve his divorce certificate so heads to find his legal documents.
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Searching, he dislodges the contents of an old box and discovers an official document among the miscellanea and a closer look reveals something is not right...
The next day, Jai is still deeply upset regarding his discovery and loses his temper at work. As an ex-addict Laurel is worried how he may react and implores him to talk to his parents. When a rambling Rishi arrives, he is oblivious to Jai’s rising ire and finally exploding with anger, Jai reveals he knows the secret leaving Rishi aghast.
But Jai's incredulous at his dad’s weak explanations as Rishi covers, clearly lying through his teeth and fails to tell Jai the truth about what he has found out. The next day, when Jai discovers Manpreet has known the secret since their marriage, He’s furious and forces his father away.
However, with an engagement party planned, Jai still can’t escape his turmoil and his oblivious son Archie heads out on a secret mission to find his absent grandfather. Will Rish’s arrival help or make things worse?
Meanwhile, Amelia Spencer's pleased when out testing her new ring light at the aalon but Mandy Dingle is keen to remind her to continue to promote the workplace within her makeup tutorials. With a positive response for her newest video, Amelia is elated and eager to please her fans.
But her dad, Dan is left furious to discover she has been missing college. Amelia, however, stands her ground, resolute that she is going to continue with her profile to make money. Her boyfriend Noah Dingle is then concerned about how much Amelia is prioritising her social media. However, she tells him to be supportive or not be involved at all.
After being given the cold shoulder, Noah realises he needs to win her back around and offers to help her with her college work. They reconcile and all is well until Noah sneakily peeks at Amelia’s very active phone notifications, and is horrified by what he sees but leaves Amelia angry by his interference.
When her father Dan returns home, Noah tells him what he has seen. She argues back emphasising her ability to handle these inappropriate requests and puts Noah on notice. The next day Amelia is angry at Dan for confiscating her phone and laptop. And it is left to Sarah to try to mediate between Noah and Amelia.
In the meantime, a man arrives at the salon claiming to be a customer, but he watches Amelia with an intense and greedy interest. Soon, he blindsides her by revealing he’s Lloyd, her top subscriber to her page and Amelia is perturbed as she thought the subscriber she'd been speaking to was a woman.
Lloyd demands one on one time with a frightened Amelia and traps her inside. Fortunately for Amelia, Mandy returns but once calmer, Amelia insists she's not getting her dad involved. But with Lloyd's messages continuing to stream in and a written note from him, Dan is alerted to Amelia’s predicament.
They soon realise Lloyd knows where they live and Dan makes it clear he intends to take action with the police but distraught Amelia insists she doesn’t want police involvement. The next day, when Lloyd manages to get hold of Amelia's phone number, Dan puts his foot down and calls the police. The police soon arrive but will it work?
Also in the Dales, the chemistry continues to sizzle in the cafe between Wendy Posner and Liam Cavanagh. As he works on his laptop, Wendy does her best to hide her enthusiasm as she orders from Rodney. But when an enthusiastic Lydia Dingle muscles in having got wind Liam is writing a novel, a jealous Wendy heads off.
Later, Lydia continues to pitch Liam a narrative twist for his novel. Her tale cuts rather too close to home to an arriving Wendy who is jealous to see Lydia giving Liam writing advice and breaks up the little party. The next day, Bob Hope presents Wendy with a gift whilst Bernice Blackstock and Bob fight their attraction as they try to keep their relationship professional.
After, as the three discuss a barbeque idea for the B&B over lunch, Wendy is distracted by Liam and his latest writing. When he surreptitiously but deliberately leaves some pages behind Wendy is quick to swipe them. The next day, Liam is pleased to have Wendy back on board as his story editor but is surprised when she also wants to rekindle the affair.
Meanwhile, Victoria Sugden picks up on the banter between Bob and Bernice and is suspicious something is going on between them. Soon Victoria casts her aspersions to a panicking Bob and Bernice is furious to overhear Bob, grasping for an excuse, tell Victoria how Bernice is still in love with Liam.
Before long, Victoria calls around to tell Liam that Bernice still has a massive crush on him. But his dishevelled look and Wendy’s handbag on the sofa raises her suspicions. Victoria tells Wendy she knows about her affair and Wendy implores her to keep it a secret. Will Victoria keep schtum and can Wendy call a halt to their affair at the behest of Victoria?
Eleshwere, when Belle Dingle admits she is worried about Zak’s deteriorating condition. It encourages Tom and they soon they reveal what they’ve been working on. Meanwhile, finding out that her mum is engaged, Gabby bravely congratulates stepmum Laurel while secretly dying a little inside. And Nate Robinson is happy to be home with their daughter Frankie. But it’s ringing alarm bells for Cain who is convinced his son is hiding something.
