Mon 22nd Sept - 26th Sept
Mon 22nd
Val announces she’s taken the liberty of packing Nicola’s bags. David is unable to convince his dad or Val otherwise and Nicola is furious, having also discovered she won’t get another penny from the publisher until March. Paul has no option but to let her stay with him, not wanting to see her homeless. Katie is unimpressed to discover Nicola has moved into her bedroom and later returns home to see Nicola has ruined her only photo of Perdy’s baby by putting a drink down on it. Nicola can’t understand why she’s so upset after having given the baby away. Katie sees red and flies at Nicola. Paul arrives in time to pull them apart. Paul takes Katie’s side and tells Nicola she must stay in the box room. Meanwhile, Debbie tells Eli she’s not going for custody of Sarah Dismissive, Eli practices his proposal. He heads to the garage to invite her for lunch but Debbie is under a car and asks him to pass her a tool. Eli slips the ring onto a screwdriver before passing it to her but the ring falls off and Debbie berates him for getting under her feet. Eli is gutted he’s blown it. He asks Genniefor advice and she suggests he make it memorable. Eli tells Marlon he plans to propose properly the next day. Elsewhere, Jamie becomes worried Louise is cheating on him when she keeps avoiding him. Louise confides in Terry about losing her ring and admits she’s dreading telling Jamie. She rummages about in the back of Zak’s taxi but to no avail. Terry helps her turn the B&B upside down. Meanwhile Jamie arrives with a rose wanting to remind Louise how much he loves her. Louise is in tears but quickly claims her ring is being cleaned.
Tuesday 23 Sept
Zak is furious to hear Eli is going to propose to Debbie and threatens his wayward nephew. But when taking her for a romantic picnic, Eli plucks up the courage to pop the question. Amused, Debbie questions why he is doing this. Genuine, Eli tells her that he adores her and wants to help give her a chance to fight for Sarah. Debbie is in turmoil. When Eli promises to do whatever it takes, Debbie agrees but stresses it would be purely about Sarah and just a business transaction. Privately sure Debbie will relent in time Eli agrees. In the pub, Debbie’s friends and family awkwardly offer congratulations but when Louise asks to see the ring she is furious to recognise it is hers. When Eli chides Louise that she couldn’t have liked it very much or she would have taken more care, Jamie flies for Eli and a brawl ensues. Debbie slams the ring on the bar and storms off. Eli follows but Debbie insists that the wedding is off and walks away. Eli swears that if she keeps walking they are over for good but is left gutted when she just keeps going. With Debbie gone, Eli is angry and hurt. He steals a car from the garage and drives it furiously out of the village. Driving without due care and attention, Eli fails to see a woman, Danielle trying to flag him down. He avoids knocking her down, but clips her on the way through. Stopping, Eli is taken by surprise when she tries to hijack his car. Failing, she makes a run for it, but Eli stops her in her tracks. Meanwhile, David and Nicola agree that they should find a home together. Seeing that Tenants’ cottage is within their price range, Nicola tells David that she is going to try and get the money for a deposit and fees from Donald sure she is owed. Anna is livid to find Nicola railing at her father but is left thinking when Donald admits what a shame it is that he couldn’t have kept Nicola working within De Souza asserting that she is a wily operator and could prove to be an ally against the Kings. Later, Anna tells Nicola that she will put a good word in for her at Home Farm if Nicola agrees to keep her distance from Donald and in return she’ll work on getting her a small divorce sum.
Wednesday 24 Sept
Anna asks Matthew to take Nicola on at Home Farm and realising that he owes her one for the Kings shafting De Souza he agrees to take her on as Events Coordinator if she can bring him some business before the end of the day. On hearing about the wedding plans, Nicola tells Louise and Jamie that she can get them a deal at Home Farm that will be unbeatable and they accept. Gloating to David about her new job Nicola is aghast when Paul storms in fuming that he has been sacked as Jamie and Louise’s wedding planner. Nicola tries to convince Paul that she had no idea that she was taking the job away from him but when he gives her an ultimatum to drop the career he is rattled to see his sisters lack of remorse and asserts he wants her out of his house straight away. Nicola is upset to have ruined yet another relationship. At the Dingles, Eli tries to throw Danielle out, but it’s clear she is in some trouble. Eli tries to play down questions from the other Dingles, but when Danielle reveals they were once an item, the intrigue only increases. Eli warns her that she has to go, but when Debbie arrives to see Eli, Danielle makes her entrance wearing only one of his shirts and Debbie gets the wrong idea. As Danielle makes to leave she feigns an injury to her foot and Eli is forced to reconsider his decision.
Elsewhere, Ashley is concerned when Laurel falls asleep during one of his sermons. When he’s forced to refuse Jamie and Louise’s wedding due to the Christmas rush, he bemoans the emptiness of the church for the rest of the year. Worried that with recent distractions he has failed to keep his services interesting Ashley is enthused when Laurel supports his suggestion to resurrect the choir.
Thursday 25 Sept
Nicola expresses her wish to reconcile with Rodney and Paul after a night spent at Edna’s However, Rodney is less than thrilled to see his daughter working alongside him and berates her for stealing Paul’s clients. Nicola’s attempts to get Rodney back onside backfire when an error that Rodney has made with a booking leaves Nicola free to impress Matthew by convincing Lexi to hold an away day for her factory workers at Home Farm. Matthew warns Rodney to buck his ideas up or face losing his job. As Rodney turns his fury on Nicola, the latter wonders whether she’ll ever win back her dad’s trust. Back at the Dingles, Eli grows impatient with Danielle’s continued presence. With Zakand Lisa also becoming frustrated, Eli moves to take Danielle to a hostel, but she appeals to him saying that they were good together. Later, Eli announces he’s fixed Danielle a place at a local homeless shelter. Facing defeat, Danielle plays on a developing friendship with Belle to convince her to stay. Meanwhile, Ashley and Laurel have little initial success when trying to recruit villagers to the choir. When only Edna, Turner and Jasmine show up, Ashley despairs. However, the appearance of new parishioner Oliver lightens his spirits. After a successful choir practice, Ashley is horrified when Bishop George tells him that Emmerdale church could be under threat of closure as Oliver is conducting a review of the diocese. Refusing to be negative Ashley assures Laurel that if they can make a success of the choir at such short notice they can encourage more people to the church.
Friday 26 Sept
Lily is surprised when Peter turns up in a bedraggled appearance. He thanks her for the money that she has been sending but admits that it has not been enough and he is at risk of losing his home and business. He asks Lily if she can raise some funds for an investment opportunity but she regrets she has no money to speak of. When she questions whether Edna may be able to help he refuses to ask her and asserts he must leave the village before he bumps into her. Lily despairs that she has let Peter down and refuses to open up to Edna about what’s bothering her. Meanwhile, Marlon continues to irritate Donna instead of helping her. Donna, clearly bored at home helps Jamie out in the shop. She is frosty when Ross comes in for his newspaper, but is generally happy to be helpful. When Marlon, keen to mollycoddle his wife, berates her and Jamie she makes it clear to him that even though she has resigned for the police she isn’t going to be sat around at home. Elsewhere, Danielle continues to be frustrated in her attempts to get Eli onside. As they talk it becomes apparent that Danielle caused Eli to spend three months in prison for burgling Danielle’s ex-boyfriend’s house eight years previously. He quips that there is nothing between them. Undeterred, Danielle professes that Eli is the only man who’s ever treated her right and that she used to love him. Eli softens and they are about to share a tender moment before being interrupted by Zak and Shadrach. Eli hardens his resolve and reiterates his desire to get Danielle out of the homestead. However, Danielle pulls Eli into the barn and kisses him passionately, promising him anything he wants. As Eli’s defences utterly fail, Danielle has him wrapped around her little finger.
