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Emmerdale's Billy Fletcher suspects his wife Dawn is having an affair next week and goes in all guns blazing ? but he goes after the wrong guy.

After Mackenzie Boyd and Joe Tate feed Billy's paranoia following the breakdown of his marriage, the personal trainer unleashes his fury on Ross Barton for sleeping with his wife. But when Ross denies any involvement with Dawn, will Billy realise what's happening right under his nose?

"Billy is so near to the truth, yet so far away," our Emmerdale source reveals.

"He's struggling to make sense of his marriage collapse, and Ross seems like the obvious answer. If only he knew his wife's affair had been happening right under the same roof!"

For months Billy has been oblivious to Dawn's fling, but tensions have pushed the married couple towards separation ? and now Billy's asking himself why their relationship ended.

It's Mack who first plants a seed of doubt in Billy's mind that Dawn's cheating with Ross, and when Billy starts doing more digging, his suspicions rise.

First, he realises Dawn has changed the passcode to her phone, and then something Joe says convinces Billy even more that Dawn is sleeping with Ross.

"Ross is a massive flirt and an easy target for Billy's suspicions," our insider explains.

"Plus, Ross and Dawn have history. But when Billy goes to attack Ross, their furious fight alarms Clemmie, who hears all about her mum's supposed affair?"

Clemmie is devastated by Billy's outburst, and he's gutted to realise he's made such a colossal mistake. With his life in tatters, Billy breaks down and finds a shoulder to cry on ? Joe's! Although the cheating businessman feels a pang of guilt, he reminds Dawn it's for the best.

When forgiving Ross encourages Billy to fight for his kids, Billy arrives with flowers for Dawn, and the pair reluctantly sit down to tell the kids about their split after they ask some difficult questions.

Heartbroken at his shattered family, Billy faces the reality of moving out of Home Farm and away from the kids, as Dawn wrestles with her guilt. But how long can she keep her new love a secret?

"The reveal of Joe and Dawn's romance is a ticking time bomb," our source teases. "And with Kim letting Billy live on the grounds in the holiday cottage, it's surely only a matter of time before he sees what his wife's getting up to at Home Farm?"