Emmerdale spoilers: Laurel Thomas kills Anthony with a candlestick to save Nicola?

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Emmerdale's Laurel Thomas strikes Anthony to save Nicola (ITV, 7.30pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

A flashforward in time foretells that someone (Anthony) is going to get seriously hurt when a human tooth is eerily shown to be lying on the floor at Caleb Miligan's depot.

Will as a murky murderous tale unravels this week, will incriminating clues go undetected?

In the present, having witnessed her parents having the most almighty row, Steph's puzzled to see Ruby and Caleb back together, both acting as if nothing has happened.

Steph's confused when she finds her parents, Ruby and Caleb, reunited and acting as if nothing has happened. (Image credit: ITV)

Meanwhile, at Mulberry, having crashed on the sofa, Anthony wakes up with a killer hangover, clearly troubled.

Later, his world is destroyed as his history of abuse comes to light…

It's Chas who lights the touch paper when she hears Nicola has left Anthony at her place, having hired him to be Angelica's tutor.

Angelica is alone with Anthony who's been hired as her tutor (Image credit: ITV)

Not about to let the Kings' daughter come to harm, she tells Nicola that Anthony is an abuser and a paedophile.

In panic, Nicola tears home and as she lays into Anthony, the abuser becomes violent.

Nicola tears home after Chas warns her that Anthony has a history of abuse and shouldn't be alone with children (Image credit: ITV)

As Nicola accuses him of abuse, Anthony gets aggressive (Image credit: ITV)

Luckily, Laurel comes to her best friend's aid, walloping Anthony over the head with a candlestick…

Laurel walks into the Kings' home and, finding a horrific scene playing out, she wallops Anthony with a candlestick (Image credit: ITV)

Nicola and Laurel cling to each other in fear as Anthony lies sprawled on the floor out cold (Image credit: ITV)

Anthony's also seen, by Aaron, getting aggressive with Ruby, and in another scene is ordered to get into his son-in-law Caleb's car…

A picture is building that Anthony is a marked man and will have a queue of haters after him…

At the Woolpack, Cain visits his sister, worried that his one-night stand with Ruby has become common knowledge. Urged to open up, Chas talks but what's she got to say?

Cain is worried that his infidelity is no longer a secret and urges his sister Chas to open up about what she knows… (Image credit: ITV)

In the graveyard, Kim and Joe discuss Graham.

Joe and Kim talk about Graham (Image credit: ITV)

At Home Farm, Dawn's offered a job on the estate but fumes when she finds out it was all Joe's doing.

Dawn is given a job on Home Farm but is furious when she later finds out it was Joe's doing. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings and to find out when you can catch Emmerdale on ITV and ITVX.