Emmerdale 30th July 2024
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00:00Paddy, I'm fine.
00:20Good. So's Ella.
00:24Well, Mandy said she's still a bit worried, but I'm sure they'll put her mind at rest at the scan.
00:29I appreciate the situation's a bit awkward. Mandy's her friend, but...
00:34If you've come to dissuade me from going to the scan...
00:36No, I just thought you'd appreciate a sounding board. Might want to offload after yesterday.
00:41Look, if you weren't concerned for her, you wouldn't have put her up in a B&B last night.
00:44I tell you what concerns me is I cannot trust a word she says.
00:47Maybe she doesn't trust anyone.
00:50Maybe she hides behind her lies, like a mask.
00:53Did Mandy read that in a magazine?
00:55No.
00:57I did.
00:59Look, we're all bang on about supporting people, but when you scratch the surface, we're all a bit judgy.
01:05I'm not unsympathetic, but do I really want that woman in my life raising my child?
01:12So it is your child now.
01:15She's having a paternity test, so we'll know soon enough.
01:21Maybe I shouldn't go.
01:24Missed the first milestone of your child's life.
01:28Might regret that later.
01:31I know sleeping in Angelica's room isn't ideal.
01:34It is a bit like sleeping in a shrine, but I can cope with all the pink.
01:39I'm just grateful to have family around me.
01:42How's Belle settling in?
01:45I don't know. I'm giving her some space.
01:49You're a good lad.
01:55Thank you.
02:06Coffee at the B&B still not improved?
02:08Nope. Brister in here, it's really hot.
02:15Tea?
02:16Hot and sweet, just like you.
02:18Still got it.
02:21I'm here because cafe is the perfect place for an alibi.
02:24Are you taking a hit out on Caleb?
02:26Codename, Icarus.
02:28Flew too close to the sun and crashed and burned.
02:31I didn't know you studied the classics.
02:33I haven't, but I watch QI. I've got a crush on that bloke.
02:36Stephen Fry?
02:37No, the thick one.
02:39Seriously though, what's this surprise you've got planned for Caleb?
02:43If I told you that, I would have to kill you.
02:46You reckon you could take me in a scrap?
02:50You'd probably fight dirty.
02:52Besides, it's the best you don't know.
02:54Clauseable deniability.
02:56Yeah, well, as long as it's not you who gets burned.
02:59No chance. I'm wearing Kevlar knickers.
03:04These pictures are beautiful.
03:07Can we go and live in Bali?
03:08No.
03:09You're so mean, I should divorce you for unreasonable behaviour.
03:12I'm working.
03:13You can work remotely from Bali.
03:15Why do we always have to come back to the village of the dam?
03:17There's always trouble and stress here.
03:19We could be having beaches and sun.
03:22Don't answer that. You're a bad, bad husband.
03:24Hey, hey, no.
03:28Oh, Caleb Milligan's supervillain. Who's this?
03:31Oh.
03:33Ah, sorry, officer. What's up?
03:36What is it? Is it Nicky?
03:41Oh, my God, when?
03:43Right, yeah. Yeah, I'll come straight over now.
03:46Right.
03:48Her car phone's burned down.
03:50Early hours.
03:56Rachel.
03:57Hi.
03:58Hiya.
04:01You missed your appointment again.
04:03I was worried about you.
04:04Have things been?
04:18Ella.
04:20You OK? Any more pains?
04:22It's been fine overnight.
04:24I think it's better if I do this on my own.
04:27Well, for who? You?
04:28I'll do the scan and I'll grab you a copy of the screenshot or whatever.
04:31Ella, I'm coming.
04:32I don't want you there.
04:34Why?
04:35Because of this.
04:37You doubting and judging me.
04:40I'm meeting my unborn baby for the first time and I don't want you to spoil it for me.
04:48You've definitely got your mum's smile.
04:53So, Tom's moved out and you've moved back in?
04:56Yeah. I know, it's a lot.
05:00I've just been a mess ever since we got married, so it wasn't fair on him.
05:04You said it was you who ended things?
05:06How's Tom taking the break-up?
05:08He's even had the locks changed for me.
05:11Has he?
05:12Yeah, that was a boundary.
05:15To just make this place feel like my own.
05:17No dropping in.
05:19Good for you.
05:20That's important.
05:24I meant to put that away earlier.
05:27Well, you can do whatever you like with the place now it's yours.
05:30Really make it your own.
05:32And how are you feeling in yourself, Belle?
05:34You taking your meds now?
05:37Lydia phoned and asked for some advice.
05:40Your family were all really concerned about you when you came off him.
05:43That was just a big misunderstanding.
05:45I never stopped taking them.
05:47Tom got the wrong end of the stick.
05:50Well, if you ever find you don't want to talk to your family or your mates,
05:53I'm always here for a chat.
05:55No pressure.
05:56Thanks.
05:57I'm good, I'm moving on.
06:02Taking control of your life might seem a bit scary,
06:04but I bet it feels good too.
06:07And if you find you ever get lonely here on your own,
06:09you've got plenty of family to bother.
06:12I know.
06:13Thanks for coming, Rachel.
06:15Bye.
06:26Bye.
06:57Yes, so it was on the local news,
06:59apparently Caleb's building and all his stock went up in flames.
07:03All those beautiful luxury cars, what a waste.
07:06Sorry, are you in the middle of a committee meeting?
07:09Heaven forbid, no.
07:11I'm starting a book club.
07:12Are you interested?
07:13I'm in.
07:14So's Bob.
07:15Help me.
07:16Well, actually, my evenings are quite free now, so...
07:20Well, I suppose I could start reading, yeah.
07:22Perfect.
07:23I'll add you to our group chat.
07:25Oh, lovely.
07:27Oh, what are you doing here?
07:30I thought we were going to do different shifts.
07:34I want to establish some ground rules.
07:37I'd like you to run any senior management decisions past me.
07:40Menus, rotas, I'll be doing the ordering too.
07:44We need to keep a check on the budget.
07:46Why are you micromanaging me, Jay?
07:48You used to undermine me, and I let it go because we were married.
07:52But now you're just that, so you need to do things my way
07:55and show me the proper respect.
07:57I don't really know what to say to that, excuse me.
08:08Everything OK?
08:10No, I've got my scan this afternoon,
08:12and the stupid taxi's been stuck on five minutes away since forever.
08:16Oh, great. Now it's cancelled on me.
08:20Leaving early?
08:22I hate being late.
08:24Well...
08:26I could drive you.
08:28I promise not to say or do anything to ruin it for you.
08:33Ella, if this is Liam's baby, do you not think he should be there?
08:36And if it is, then I would hate to miss this milestone.
08:41Guess I can't say no, then.
08:44FOOTSTEPS
08:49Well, it's a complete mess. Everything's burnt out.
08:52Thank God I got the insurance before we went away.
08:57Yes, that was pretty good timing.
08:59I told the detective you were on your way back, so she said she'd wait.
09:03Mr Milligan, 1L.
09:06Caleb, also 1L.
09:09I just have a few preliminary questions.
09:13Where were you in the early hours of this morning, between 4 and 6am?
09:17Er, I was here, asleep, with me wife.
09:20Just tell her that.
09:21Sorry, er, I don't really understand why you're here.
09:24The fire investigator suspects arson, so we're investigating.
09:28You think someone set the place on fire?
09:30Who'd want to do that?
09:32Well, hopefully I'll find out.
09:34Well, if it is arson.
09:37I understand you had some cars stolen from these same premises a few months ago?
09:42Er, yeah. Yeah, that's right.
09:44They were never recovered and there have been no arrests to date?
09:47No.
09:48And you're still with the same insurance company?
09:50Yeah, same one.
09:52And you increased the premiums just before your holiday?
09:55So what?
09:57A couple of weeks ago?
10:01How's business been lately?
10:05Yeah, it's good, thanks.
10:07Why?
10:09As I said, I just have a few preliminary questions.
10:13But we'll wait for the fire investigator's conclusive report.
10:17And if it does confirm arson,
10:19I will find out who's responsible.
10:35Hiya, love.
10:37Is your camera broken?
10:39No, it's fine.
10:41Well, aren't you best leaving it up then?
10:43You know, considering the break-in and now you're here on your tod.
10:46Never wanted it up there in the first place. It's my decision now, isn't it?
10:49Course it is, love.
10:51And hey, if anyone knows how to disable a CCTV system, it's our family, eh?
10:56Rude.
10:58I've got some new keys.
11:00Righty-ho.
11:02I'm meeting Kim in the pub, if you fancy coming.
11:05I heard you spoke to Rachel about my meds.
11:09We were worried about you.
11:11I get that, but I wouldn't just stop taking them.
11:14Quite right.
11:16Hey, do you fancy coming to ours for tea later?
11:21Great.
11:23Vinnie will be pleased to see you.
11:26Reminds me of that stuff in Ghostbusters.
11:29What, ectoplasm?
11:31OK.
11:33Are you ready to meet your baby?
11:35Bit scared.
11:37Your dad looks more nervous than you.
11:39Oh.
11:45Hiya, love.
11:47How are you?
11:49Fine, thanks.
11:52SHE SNIFFS
12:02Is there a problem?
12:06Are you having difficulty locating it?
12:09Well, what's up?
12:11Is the machine dodgy?
12:13Why else?
12:15Well, keep trying. I'll maybe get somebody else to do it.
12:19I'll get my doctor to take a look.
12:29I knew it.
12:32She'd never have got my hopes up.
12:35What?
12:37Why can't she find her heartbeat?
12:41Well, that's because...
12:44..there is no foetus.
12:46A baby, Liam.
12:48I told you, it's a baby.
12:52Are you saying it's died?
12:54Oh, spare me the...
12:58Ella, you're not pregnant.
13:01And you never were, were you?
13:03What?
13:05No, I am.
13:07Wait!
13:09The doctor's come in.
13:11That's why you didn't want me to tag along.
13:14It makes perfect sense now.
13:32Now...
13:34I don't want one of those apologies.
13:36It's just an excuse to have a go at me, Jay, OK?
13:39I got an email from your solicitor
13:42about declaring assets.
13:45Oh. That's just a standard form.
13:47I've had to fill one in, so...
13:49But why?
13:51You've got your house, I've got mine, so...
13:53Yeah, but I've got a mortgage, unlike you.
13:56Really? OK, I see.
13:59So you want to get your hands on my half of Holgate, hmm?
14:05Two can play that game, Laura.
14:07Will you stop? Just fill the forms in,
14:09go to mediation, so we can keep amicable, all right?
14:12Thank you.
14:14Thank you. Bye-bye. See you soon. Bye.
14:17Mediation?
14:19Sounds more like a negotiation.
14:21So you kicked me out and now you want to rinse me?
14:24No, it doesn't matter who ended things, OK?
14:26But I am still entitled to my fair share.
14:29There you have it.
14:31Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
14:33Exhibit A.
14:35Rest my case.
14:40INDISTINCT CHATTER
14:43INDISTINCT CHATTER
15:05I know how it looks, but I didn't burn my own place down.
15:09It's got to have been an accident.
15:11What if it wasn't?
15:17No. No, she might be a vengeful witch,
15:20but her beef's ancient history.
15:22It'd make no sense.
15:26Look out. Incoming.
15:30How was the holiday? Thailand, wasn't it?
15:33Poor man's borough borough.
15:35It was a barley, actually. You need better intel.
15:39Or maybe I just need to pay more.
15:42Heard about that terrible fire at your premises.
15:45I told you about that.
15:49Is that smoke I can smell on you?
15:51Or desperation?
15:53No, it's neither. It's anticipation.
15:55Have a nice big fat insurance payout.
16:03No, seriously.
16:05I doubt it was deliberate.
16:07Don't let that detective rattle you.
16:11That man has a good poker face.
16:14But if anyone thinks they can dupe me, they can think again.
16:22Ooh.
16:24Do you know, I reckon we need a good thriller.
16:27What about a Grisham?
16:29A classic. Jane Eyre.
16:32Moonraker.
16:35Hey, we could read all the bonds.
16:40Go and see if the lads have any ideas.
16:43How's it going, chaps?
16:45Hey, Kim Tay said I was hot earlier.
16:48Had she been drinking?
16:50Stone cold sober.
16:52I mean, she was mocking me, of course, but still.
16:55Laurel's after rinsing me for my assets.
16:58That didn't take long.
17:00Well, that doesn't sound like her.
17:02She was happy to have an affair with you.
17:04I'm sorry, what is it, International Kate Bob Day?
17:07Yeah, come on, Jay.
17:08It's probably best if me and Bob stay neutral on this one.
17:11Why?
17:12Moral Laurel is not the victim here.
17:15Believe me.
17:33Are you absolutely sure?
17:35I mean, I'm not a trained sonographer,
17:38but I'm pretty certain I would have recognised her foetus.
17:43So there was no baby?
17:46There never was.
17:48She just made the whole thing up.
17:50But why would she do all this?
17:52Cos she's unhinged, Paddy.
17:57She killed her friend.
18:00She killed her friend, visited that poor child's mother,
18:04who's vulnerable, with dementia,
18:07and made her think that she was her daughter.
18:10I mean...
18:13I don't know, she must just get some kind of sick thrill from it.
18:17I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
18:20This is just...beyond cruel.
18:24But she acted like she was massively shocked.
18:29Oh.
18:31When we were in front of the ultrasound screen...
18:39..I really allowed myself to start to feel like...
18:43..I could be a father again.
18:47See, you know, it just feels like...
18:50..yet another loss.
18:53I'm sorry.
18:55I knew it.
18:57I knew I shouldn't have believed her.
19:00And the sonographer called me Dad.
19:04Yeah.
19:08And now this...
19:12..fictitious, fantasy baby...
19:15..it's gone. What am I supposed to do with that?
19:20And I should be worried.
19:23And I should be relieved there is no baby,
19:26cos the woman is obviously deeply disturbed.
19:33She needs to leave, Paddy.
19:37I want her gone.
19:47Thanks for ringing.
19:50I didn't know what else to do or where else to go.
19:53The hospital called me after you both ran off.
19:56They're very worried about you.
19:59As am I. Come on.
20:05I just started walking and I found myself on the bus.
20:11What did I do wrong?
20:13Nothing.
20:15Ella, there's nothing you could have done.
20:18They couldn't see my baby on the scan
20:21and now Liam thinks I've made the whole thing up.
20:27I'm not mad, Mampreet.
20:30I did tests.
20:32I didn't imagine the results and neither did Liam.
20:36No, I know.
20:38And he will have seen this kind of thing before.
20:40Sadly, it's not that rare.
20:42What kind of thing?
20:45What you had was an anembryonic pregnancy.
20:50It used to be called a blighted ovum or silent miscarriage.
20:54It's basically where the sperm fertilises the egg,
20:57the egg implants in the uterus,
21:00but it fails to develop.
21:03So there was a real baby?
21:06Yes, you did conceive.
21:09You were definitely pregnant.
21:14Yes, I was.