CALEB Milligan is taking his plan to take over Home Farm and the Tate fortune to the next level.
But what if he was hiding another ally in Emmerdale? Here’s what you could expect this week in the eponymous village.
Could Caleb be related to another resident in the Dales?
His relationship with Nicky has turned awry
1. Caleb’s secret son
The schemer portrayed by Will Ash is plotting to take everything away from Kim Tate (played by Claire King) as he gets his hands on all her passwords.
But his relationship with his son Nicky (Lewis Cope) has recently turned awry, meaning he may need to rely on somebody else to push his plans forward.
This has brought fans to suspect that he may have another surprise relative in the village.
Who could it be? ITV viewers are betting on the mysterious Tom King (James Chase).
The character returned to the Dales after a decade away in Saudi Arabia and immediately rekindled his relationship with Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper).
However, he was more reluctant to do the same with his family, more particularly his uncle Jimmy King (Nick Miles).
Taking to social media, one fan theorised that Tom may be revealed as Caleb’s stepson, in an unexpected turn of events.
“Could a twist be Caleb is married to Tom’s mum and Tom has returned to help his stepdad get Home Farm? Nicky could be Caleb’s son from another relationship?”, the viewer penned.
Another jumped in: “Waiting for the news Tom King is related to Caleb, Cain, Swirling etc etc.”
Doubts are high online but one thing is certain for viewers – Tom is definitely keeping a secret from Belle and everybody else around him.
“I still think Tom is hiding something”, another soap fan commented.
“Don’t know whether to trust him or not? With this late night clinic in Leeds in Tuesday’s episode is it legit?”
This week, Tom gets thrown into an explosive fight with his uncle and Belle Dingle tries her best to support him.
But soon enough, matters go from bad to worse for the King clan.
2. Devastating new storyline
Following their row, Jimmy cuts ties altogether with Tom – and his wife Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) is convinced he’s done the right thing.
Nicola reminds Jimmy that his anguish over Tom is affecting the rest of their family and she reminds him of his priorities.
But it seems her words aren’t heard as she soon spots her thirteen-year-old daughter Angelica aka Angel (Rebecca Bakes) outside Victoria Cottage following Jimmy’s failure to take her to her dentist appointment.
Nicola hits the roof and, stressed to the heavens, takes it upon herself to take her daughter to the dentist.
She orders the young girl to get into the car and drives while ranting to her – but things go from bad to deadly when Nicola crashes into Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) at an unsighted junction on the outskirts of the village.
The shock turns to horror when Moira and Nicola reel at the sight of an unconscious Angel in the back of the latter’s crushed car.
Angelica, aka Angel, has been held at arm’s length from all the drama in Emmerdale but could her accident lead to her being at the core of a new disability storyline?
The topic has rarely been covered in the Yorkshire-based program which means a new storyline focusing on Nicola learning to cope with a disabled child may be instructive for many viewers of the soap.
To top it all off, Angel’s predicament could even bring Tom and his uncle closer together.
What’s in store for the young girl?
3. Love duel in the Dales
Meanwhile, love takes a turn this week when two pairs of co-workers let temptation overwhelm them.
After finding out Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) is writing his own murder mystery in the hopes of winning Murder Most Murky’s award, Wendy Posner decided to give him a helping hand by tweaking one of his texts.
The pair surprisingly bonded over their shared interest and they soon made plans to attend an event in Hotten, only Wendy lied to her partner Bob Hope about what she was truly up to.
Coming up, the nurse portrayed by Susan Cookson meets up with Liam by the bus stop where she reveals she has big plans for their night at the murder mystery convention.
However, Liam soon informs her the event has moved online and he’s touched by the effort when she prepares a celebratory evening at the Doctors’ Surgery after he gets nominated for the award he’s been looking to receive – the New Crime Writer of the Year award.
The champagne cork pops while the chemistry between Liam and Wendy fizzes as they sip champagne while donning fancy dress.
Liam puts some music on and they gyrate slowly towards one another, before getting too caught up in the moment as the doctor finds out he has won Murder Most Murky’s New Crime Writer of the Year Award under the pen name “Anna Le Monde.”
But the celebrations make way for a steamy encounter as things start to get passionate between Wendy and Liam.
Wendy struggles to hold it together as the guilt of cheating on Bob weighs heavy on her mind.
In later scenes, while working in the Doctors’ Surgery, Liam is unable to contain his desire for Wendy and kisses her suddenly.
Although surprised, Wendy can’t help in responding to Liam’s kiss – but could it all get out of hand?
To make matters worse, Wendy would undoubtedly be crushed to find out Bob is having secret passions of his own with none other than Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles).
Could it all lead to Liam and Bob fighting over Wendy?
Who will Wendy decide to be with?
Could she leave Bob for Liam?
Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.
