Emmerdale has seen Dawn Fletcher’s revenge plan against Joe Tate be derailed after a domestic incident sent her back into his arms.
In tonight’s scenes, tension was at an all-time high at Home Farm as Dawn continued pushing Joe for more money. She’d been plotting against him with Moira Dingle, who’s hellbent on revenge after Joe had his sights on her farm and even landed her in prison earlier this year.
Eavesdropping on Dawn asking Joe for more money, Graham Foster urged him to put a stop to her requests. Aware that Dawn had been working against him and was planning to leave him, Joe reassured Graham he had “absolutely no intention of losing” — but he didn’t sound too convinced.
When Graham returned to Home Farm to find Dawn lying unconscious at the bottom of the stairs, he assumed Joe must’ve pushed her.
“What have you done?” he asked Joe.
“She’s pregnant with my baby, for God’s sake,” Joe told Graham once they were at the hospital. “What kind of man do you think I am?”
Despite the assurances, Graham was suspicious of Joe’s motives for not telling Dawn that he knew of her plan. “I want her to stay because it’s her choice,” Joe insisted.
Later on, the doctor confirmed Dawn fainted as she didn’t have any bruising and her iron levels were low. She got closer to Joe as they watched their baby on an ultrasound monitor, with him being moved to tears at the news that their child was strong and healthy.
Back at home, Joe prepared a salad for Dawn and poured his heart out, admitting he wouldn’t be able to live with her and the kids.
“I think I realised I’ve never actually been in love before you,” he added. But Dawn stopped him. She hesitated for a moment, as Joe insisted: “You know you can tell me anything and we will work through it. Together.”
Moved by Joe’s declaration, a guilt-ridden Dawn chose not to reveal the extent of her plan.
“I love you,” she told him. “I love you, and I always will.”
The pair shared a passionate kiss as Dawn appeared to have put her scheming on hold, but is it game over for Moira?
