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Edna is horrified to see Peter back in the village, accompanied by Tom. Afraid of what Tom might do, Edna admits to Peter that she isn’t his mother. Peter demands to know why it has taken so long for her to tell him and is angry when she says it is because of Tom's blackmail. Unable to cope with her deceit, Peter leaves the village forever. Also, Tom is livid when rumours fly around that the Kings are almost bankrupt. Matthew promises his father that incoming capital from the housing development will soon ease their worries, but Tom wants to use the pension fund instead. His anger grows when he finds it to be empty and turns on his sons. Meanwhile, the villagers are concerned when news spreads of Billy Hopwood’s impending release. Bob and Kelly agree to keep the information from an already fragile Viv, while Daz and Jack visit Billy in jail. An emotional Daz warns his father to stay away and pledges his loyalty to the Sugdens

Edna presents the forged report to the HSE and their officials turn up at Pear Tree Cottage. The house is searched and Jimmy is questioned again, but no evidence is found. Later, Matthew blames his father for their problems and a vote is taken on Tom’s future. Elsewhere, Bob learns of the forged report and his hopes are raised that the Kings will face justice for Dawn’s death. He is aghast, however, to learn from the HSE that Edna's evidence is insufficient. This prompts Bob to turn on Edna, particularly when Rosemary gets involved to expose her crush on Tom. Shortly afterwards, Edna slaps Tom across the face when he insists to generally caring for her. Meanwhile, Diane and Val use their charms on Inspector Watkins at the police station and are relieved to escape with a warning. Jack is annoyed by their childish behaviour, but the sisters continue to celebrate in The Woolpack. However, an unexpected visitor soon wipes the smiles from their faces.

Potential buyer Chris Horton informs the Kings that he is only prepared to buy the housing development on the condition that there is no further legal action. Realising that he's at risk of losing the sale, Tom falsely claims that all civil action has been agreed out of court, much to Matthew’s concern. After learning that the Kings will go unpunished for the house collapse, a drunken Bob storms round to Home Farm with Jamie and Jean, determined to force a confession. Tom instead offers compensation on the condition that no future civil action is taken. Elsewhere, Edna is talk of the café, Len’s concern for her prompting Betty to joke to Pearl that there's something between the two friends. When Len finds Edna in church she expresses her devastation that everyone believes she covered up the report, revealing its existence as a woman scorned.

Bob feels betrayed by Jean’s suggestion that they accept the Kings’ compensation. When Jimmy hears from Bob that Tom has offered the Hopes £100,000, he is amazed and under pressure from Bob admits that he was accountable for the accident. After coaxing from Bob, Jimmy leaves with him to confess all to the HSE. When they bump into Tom en route, he's stunned to discover Jimmy's intentions and puts a stop to it. When Bob's lone protestations at the HSE are dismissed, he drives back in a rage and upon seeing Tom in the road, sees red and puts his foot down. Meanwhile, Ashley is quick to dismiss Betty’s claim that Edna only brought the report to attention as revenge for Tom's rejection, and goes to see her. Elsewhere, Paul speaks to Matthew about the availability of Victoria Cottage and when he suggests to Emily that they both move in, she worries about Viv’s reaction to her involvement with the Kings.

When Len hears from Pearl that Edna has been increasingly upset. he seeks her out in church. Though Edna insists on being left alone, she unintentionally confirms Len's theory when they slowly discuss her situation with Tom. Knowing that he's the cause of Edna's isolation, Len storms over to confront Tom at Home Farm where Pearl is forced to leave the duo alone. Tom belittles Len and reveals the truth about Edna's son.

After Kelly is jilted by the property developer and then rejected by the Hopes, she fixes her attention on Jimmy. The lonely pair go for a drink where Bob berates his stepdaughter for associating with Jimmy and warns her to keepy away from him; although reminded by her step-father that his family caused the death of Dawn is loud and clear, Kelly continues to console with Jimmy anyways until she proceeds to explain her true intentions to Scott.

Tom confesses that he will miss Rosemary and she engineers a permanent invite to stay at Home Farm. The announcement is greeted sourly by the Kings and Sinclairs so Tom proposes to a shocked Rosemary. Also, Jamie uses his new job with the Kings as a way to find evidence linking them to the house collapse. After rooting through their files he is caught by Chas who wants to help him. Jamie fires an insult at her before their argument is stopped by Carl. He fires Jamie outright. Meanwhile, Betty continues her attempts to lift Alan’s spirits but is frustrated by his bickering with Sandy. After hauling him to the Woolpack, Sandy jokingly tells Alan to lighten up. He is taken aback when Alan reveals the extent of his recent turmoil.

Rosemary and Tom arrange some engagement drinks to celebrate their engagement. Both families are suspicious and Chas wonders why Rosemary would leave Oakwell for Home Farm. Rosemary is defiant that she loves Tom and is moving for him, but Matthew is quick to warn her away from the family business. Meanwhile, Sandy is a constant source of irritation for Alan and asks why Betty tolerates his disgusting habits. After Betty is non-committal to his queries, Alan is forced to find solace elsewhere. Also, Paul is relieved to finally escape Val as he moves into Victoria Cottage with Emily. His joy is short-lived however, as Kelly barges in with her belongings. Paul insists that there is no room for another body.

The women of the village stop and stare as David Metcalfe arrives in Emmerdale. Val gives him 20 questions, curious about where he's come from and his marital status. Del spots him in the pub and Val encourages her to make a move. David buys her a drink and they hit it off straight away. He confesses to Del that he's in Emmerdale to find his dad. After a night on the tiles, Sandy is shown the door by Betty. Later Alan’s annoyed when Sandy turns up drunk and disrespectful towards Betty. Sandy jokingly puts his fists up to Alan and accidentally smashes Seth’s glass tankard. Betty is heartbroken and as Alan comforts her he tries to kiss her. Elsewhere, Jo is amused at Louise’s desperate attempts to woo Hari and makes fun of her not having any one to spend Christmas with. Jo implies she's not going to be alone at Xmas, but she hints at too much and Louise jumps to the conclusion that she is having an affair.

Paddy finds out the sample he took of Andy’s sheep is useless. Concerned about the welfare of his sheep Andy is annoyed with Paddy for the mistake and accuses him of being incompetent. While Paddy is at the lab getting the second test results done one of Andy's sheep dies. Elsewhere, Alan confesses his shame over Betty to Marlon. Marlon insists he stay at the pub with him and Donna. Marlon collects a few of Alan's things and reassures Betty that Alan is safe and well. Betty tells him she’ll smooth things over with Alan but Marlon suggests she give him a bit of time. It's moving day at Victoria Cottage and Kelly dupes Emily by claiming Paul said she could move in with them. Emily's dumfounded by Kelly's cheek when she moves her things into Emily's room.

Del’s list of David’s potential fathers grows by the minute. Del takes David to The Woolpack for dinner and after he forms an instant bond with Zak, she think Zak could be his father. Eric notices David's closeness with the Dingles and is convinced they are colluding to stitch him up. Eric aggressively approaches David outside the pub thinking he's a tax inspector but Zak steps in, telling him to leave his son alone. During an operation Paddy loses his confidence as a vet and walks out of the surgery. He decides to take a back seat at the surgery and takes the rest of the week off asking Jo to get a locum in. Marlon tries to cheer Paddy up by taking him, Donna and Toni Christmas shopping but there's more bad luck in store for the inauspicious vet. Meanwhile, Kelly’s not impressed when Emily insists they all pull their weight with the cleaning and draws up a rota. When Kelly won’t help clean the windows Paul reverts to school boy tactic to get her to pitch in.

Nursing a bloody nose, Eric refuses to accept that David is his son, and that only concrete evidence would convince him otherwise. Meanwhile, David tells Del what a disappointment his father turned out to be. Later Eric admits to Val he stole £20k from David's mum and fears David's is only claiming to be his son to get the money back. Elsewhere, Toni and a claustrophobic Paddy are stuck in a lift in the shopping centre. Paddy tells Toni that he has lost his confidence as a vet but there's a bigger shock in store when Paddy reveals all about his father. Meanwhile, Belle begs Shadrach to go to a disciplinary meeting with her teacher, to keep up the pretence that he is her father. Having taken a fancy to the teacher, Shadrach agrees, but Belle must come up with a bottle of whiskey to secure the deal.

Suspicious Eric decides to keep David on side to stop him claiming the debt back. He makes a real effort with him by giving him his job back at the factory. Meanwhile, he looks into getting DNA proof and steals a hair from the back of David's jacket. Eric gives the sample to one of his dodgy council connections to get the DNA test. Keen to make amends with Andy, Paddy invites him and Katie to a new night club. Meanwhile, Paddy secretly buys Toni a strappy dress that she likes in a magazine and insists she wear it the following evening. Elsewhere, Belle drags an inebriated Shadrach to the meeting with her teacher. Shadrach pulls off the meeting with Mrs Burgess but spots an old photograph on her wall and recognises her as an old flame from years ago.

Toni and Paddy enjoy a night out on the town with Katie and Andy. Paddy’s jealous when Toni pulls another guy. However, when the guy loses interest in Toni due to her scar she's devastated. Paddy ditches an old flame he's met to comfort her and they end up sharing a passionately embrace. Elsewhere, Eric asks David to move in with him and later offers him a part of the business. Val is suspicious of Eric's sudden change of attitude towards David. While searching for her missing purse, Val comes cross the DNA results envelope and figures that Eric had a dodgy test done. Eric takes it from her and admits that he did the test behind David's back. Meanwhile, Perdy leaves Katie in lurch when she's pulls out of a meeting with a potential customer for the stables. Jo agrees to step into the breach and meet the client on Katie's behalf.

Jo feels heartbroken when the Sugdens decide to spend Christmas as a family and her anger boils over later in the day when Katie ridicules her input in the livery business. When Katie mounts her horse, Jo startles the animal causing it to throw its rider to the ground. Meanwhile, Paddy is devastated when he wakes to discover Toni has vanished after spending the night with him. Emily encourages him to seek religious counsel and after some kind words from Laurel he leaves a romantic message on Toni's mobile. Elsewhere, Belle is handed a telling off when Zak and Lisa realise that Shadrach posed as her parent. She protests that the school are constantly making her sit tests, although she agrees to try harder.

Andy frets when the doctor reveals that Katie will be bed-ridden for a while. Jo secures two weeks compassionate leave from the vets and tells a grateful Katie that she’ll devote her time to helping at the farm. Elsewhere, Marlon and Donna’s house building is derailed when Lilith is arrested and they are landed with her kids. Also, Jasmine is worried for Laurel’s party when Eli buys some alcohol for Daz. She accuses Eli of being a bad influence but Daz defends him and insists that she needs to trust people again after Cain.

Ashley is maddened by the pitiful turnout at his prayer meeting. As the numbers dwindle, tempted by the music from Laurel’s party, Ashley takes matters into his own hands. He stomps into the village hall and resumes his prayer service much to Laurel's embarrassment. Elsewhere, Donna and Marlon warmly receive Lilith’s children but are puzzled by the change in their mood. Meanwhile, Jo multitasks to perfection at Butler's Farm, earning Andy’s gratification. He offers to accompany her to Laurel's party and Jo sees the opportunity to dress glamorously. The pair head off for a good night.

Laurel tries to reconcile with Emily over at the café. They talk and Laurel shares her worries about Ashley’s behaviour, before revealing she's pregnant. Intending to share the news, Laurel reconciles with Ashley and they look towards the future. However, his desire for stability throws everything she hopes for into doubt. Elsewhere, Kelly cooks up a cunning scheme after Paul mocks her relationship with Jimmy. She announces that she's listed Paul and Emily on a dating website and both are aghast. Meanwhile, the Dingle kids cause more problems for Donna and Marlon. Donna admits to Lisa that they are struggling and things continue to spiral out of control when the boys disappear.

Victoria taunts Luke about his mum leading to a fight at school. Marlon marches Luke round to the Sugdens’ to apologise but it descends into chaos once again. Jack warns Marlon that the pressure of caring for children only increases as time goes on. He is proved correct, leading Donna to make an important decision about her future. Meanwhile, Paul and Emily arrange dates with individuals from their dating website. Both are hugely disappointing and Paul is ashamed when his date leaves him with the bill. They return home intent on deleting themselves from the site. Elsewhere, Diane decides to amuse herself when Jack won’t join her on a day of fun. She ropes in Rodney and Ashley and the trio park themselves in The Woolpack for an all-day session.

Marlon notices that Donna is under pressure, despite her protestations. Not wanting his wife to abandon her career, he secretly invites the social worker round to discuss the kids. Donna implores Marlon to keep the children, but he disagrees. She is crushed and blames Marlon for everything. Also, Perdy investigates Rosemary’s financial status when the latter tries to hire her former maid at Home Farm. Rosemary dismisses her questions but Grayson is far more forthcoming. Meanwhile, Jack struggles to contain his errant wife and demands an explanation. Diane explains that she's decided to live life to the full after her problems in the last few years. Full of remorse, Jack has no counter argument and offers Diane an apology.

Paul goes on a second blind date that's just as disastrous as the first. On his way home he stumbles across an altercation in the park and hears some youths attacking a man and hurling homophobic insults. Paul rushes over and is shocked to discover that the victim is Grayson. Meanwhile, Donna is still angry with Marlon for taking the lone decision to give up the children. Jean encourages her not to be so hard on Marlon as he had her best interests at heart. Elsewhere, Jack arranges a family outing to Hotten. Later that day, he turns up to the Woolpack where Diane’s forgotten about the arrangement and is wildly engaged with decorating the pub. Stone cold sober, but bubbling over with excitement and energy Jack is mystified by her erratic behaviour.

Following the assault, Perdy suggests Grayson call the police. Worried she’ll find out the truth, he lies and says that he and Paul already had the night before. When Rosemary hears Grayson's story she is sceptical and lets him know that she's well aware of the probable truth and warns him that Perdy will work it out too. Elsewhere, Chas torments Rosemary over her engagement, explaining that Tom ditched her cousin Charity at the altar and will do the same again. Meanwhile, Lisa and Zak are once again summoned to school over Belle’s behaviour, this time to see the head teacher and are astounded when Belle is suspended for infiltrating the school computer system.

Grayson unsuccessfully tries to convince Perdy that his indiscretions will never happen again. Rosemary reminds Perdy that she knew what she was signing up for when she married him. When Perdy angrily accuses her of being jealous of Grayson's love for her, the two argue with Rosemary insisting that Perdy will never be able to trust Grayson again.

Matthew tells Chas to organise a family lunch as he has something to reveal about Rosemary which will put an end to the wedding plans. Everyone turns up for lunch bemused as to what's going on, especially Tom, where Matthew reveals that Rosemary was kicked out of Oakwell Hall by her nephew, who sold the estate to the Yorkshire Historical Trust; a sale which took place a while back, that Rosemary had forgotten to mention.