MOURNING the loss of her son Jamie has been particularly harrowing for Kim Tate.
But the Emmerdale businesswoman is finally told the truth this week. Get the lowdown on the upcoming drama.
Hazel and Millie are back in the Dales this week – with some serious news for Kim
The shock is too hard to handle for the village businesswoman
Soon enough, her granddaughter Millie is in danger
1. Kim finally gets the truth
For several months, the village businesswoman played by Claire King believed her son was dead after driving his car into a lake.
Since then, she’s been trying to build a bond with her granddaughter Millie, but this has been a challenge as she’s fiercely protected by her maternal grandmother Hazel.
However, the entrepreneur is happy to find out Millie (Willow Bell) would be coming back to the eponymous village and she gets excited to be able to reconnect with her.
Sadly, neither Millie nor Hazel (Kate Anthony) ever show up next week and Kim is left feeling frustrated.
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But she soon finds out there’s a good reason for their absence – Hazel gets into an accident next week.
Kim rushes to hospital to see Hazel and check up on her granddaughter.
While she’s there, she gets news that she definitely wasn’t expecting as Hazel confesses to her she was pushed down the stairs by Jamie.
A flabbergasted Kim thus finds out her troublesome son is actually alive and well after faking his death in September, 2021.
She immediately asks Hazel what her son has been up to and the latter is clearly scared.
Hazel obliges, filling her in on the details of her time with Jamie and Kim makes a huge decision.
Hard-faced and ready to push her son in the right track, she calls the police to report Jamie for the attempted murder of Hazel.
Sadly, seven-year-old Millie is confused and terrified to see her grandmother but Kim maintains she will be keeping her safe from then on, seething with anger.
Millie is brought and welcomed into Home Farm but Dawn Taylor, her father Will and Gabby Thomas still struggle to get their heads around the news that Jamie is alive, despite their suspicions.
But the news obviously hits Kim the hardest.
Once alone, the years of hurt and betrayal from her resurface and a weeping Kim smashes up her own living room.
In later scenes, she’s given definitive proof that Jamie is alive but Millie’s world is turned on its head after she hears Kim talk about her father.
Confused and upset, Millie acts out and runs away.
Kim is petrified but matters only get worse when even PC Harriet Finch fails to find the little girl.
Is she in danger?
Or could Jamie have come back to snatch her away from Home Farm?
Mackenzie has a guilty conscience
2. Mackenzie hides his cheating
Meanwhile, Mackenzie Boyd has a secret of his own and goes to great lengths to do so.
The hunk played by Lawrence Robb is awash with guilt in upcoming scenes of the Yorkshire-based soap and beats himself up over his one night stand.
This leads him to the conclusion he has to come clean to Charity but he backtracks when the Woolpack landlady (portrayed by Emma Atkins) approaches him suggestively and he follows her upstairs.
At a loss, Mackenzie decides his best option could be taking his partner away from all the drama in the Dales.
Charity is thrilled when he surprises her with a trip to Ibiza, the perfect opportunity for her to recharge after going through a traumatic ectopic pregnancy.
Excited, she prepares for her trip away but a furtive Mackenzie has a lot more on his mind.
The character answers a call and demands that the person on the other end leave him alone.
Will Charity find out?
Naomi Anderson’s involvement in Nicola King’s attack came to light
3. Naomi faces prison
Elsewhere in the eponymous village, Nicola King (played by Nicola Wheeler) is taking a stand months after being mugged and beaten by a group of teenage girls.
Initially scared of leaving her own home, Nicola finally overcame her anxiety and slowly got her life back on track.
But a feeling of rage overwhelmed her, as her PTSD resurfaced, when she first bumped into Naomi Anderson (Karene Peter), whom she recognised as one of her attackers.
Although she was initially told there wouldn’t be enough evidence to charge Naomi, the latter is taken into the police station after refusing to come clean about the attack.
This week, when she returns from the police station, Naomi worries she could be facing jail time for her actions.
How will she cope?
Bernice Blackstock’s love life has been at a standstill
4. Bernice gets a love interest
Less than a year has gone by since Rishi Sharma’s (played by Bhasker Patel) marriage to village GP Manpreet broke down and the character is still struggling to move on.
However, he’s not the only one to suffer with being alone as Bernice (Samantha Giles) is in the same spot after the end of her relationship with Liam Cavanagh.
Coming up, Rishi and Bernice agree to have lunch together.
Unfortunately, Bernice is the only one ready to attend the date as Rishi bails, fearing she’s too intense for him.
Bernice is mortified when she finds out and decides to confront Rishi over him ditching her at lunch – how will he react?
Leyla Cavanagh comes home after her cocaine addiction took a hold of her
5. Leyla returns home
Speaking of Liam (Jonny McPherson), there’s more trouble in paradise for him and his wife Leyla Cavanagh (Roxy Shahidi).
The wedding planner returns to the village after going to rehab for her cocaine addiction – which led her to overdose.
But with the GP being particularly hard on her amid her recovery, Leyla reaches out to Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) and enlists his help.
This week, the businessman coaches Liam on how to best handle Leyla’s rehabilitation.
Liam, who hasn’t had to deal with any similar situation in the past, is hit with the harsh truth of being involved with a recovering addict.
The couple then have therapy but, after opening up, Liam is left feeling exhausted.
Liam returns home with Leyla the following day but tensions are clearly brimming.
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