Emmerdale 2024 06 24
Belle confessed to her mental health coordinator Rachel that she had lied to her boyfriend Tom about having a miscarriage. Tom accidentally electrocuted himself, leading to concerns about his health and safety. Matty gained a new, menacing cellmate in prison. Pollard continued to take advantage of Jai's vulnerable state.
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00:00🎵 I like people who I can open up to. Don't judge me when I say I don't feel right. When I think of people I look up to. I run and I run and I run away. 🎵
00:21Hey, what are you doing out here? Couldn't you hear me shouting?
00:25Sorry, music.
00:27Shouldn't you be in bed?
00:29Don't think so.
00:31Belle, you've had a miscarriage. Sitting on some cold stone steps can't help.
00:37Yeah, you're right.
00:43You look a little rough.
00:46Do you think you took good enough care of yourself?
00:50Not that I'm blaming you.
00:53No, it's okay.
00:55I blame myself, but these things happen.
00:59Look, the next time you get pregnant, I'm taking over all duties, including walking Piper.
01:07Was she acting up when you were on that long walk with Amelia? Before you started bleeding?
01:13No, not especially.
01:16Look, Tom, sometimes it's just nature's way, and I'm sorry.
01:21Don't be.
01:23I'm sorry, I've got to go to work, but...
01:27Look, why don't you go inside and get some rest, and I'll try and get back in time for lunch.
01:31It's fine, honestly.
01:33Well, don't you like to see me?
01:35Yeah, of course I do. I love it.
01:52Hey, you got a minute?
01:54Actually, I've got a job up at Moira's, so...
01:56Me and all, eh? She got me putting up lights in the barn.
02:01So, puppies and toddlers, bad idea?
02:05Er, sorry?
02:08Our estate is obsessed with your dog, so we're thinking about getting one.
02:13Charity's all right with that. I thought she'd prefer a goldfish.
02:16Yeah, but you can't really play with a goldfish, can you?
02:19And, anyway, Amelia was saying how much Esther loved coming out of your pipe over there.
02:24Well, there's loads of info online, but all pets cost, so...
02:29Anyway, speaking of which, Tom's money.
02:32Of course, yeah.
02:34See you later.
03:04Oh, sorry, mate.
03:26Did I shave a few years off there?
03:30Miles away.
03:32I've come to check the herd for mistitis.
03:34Oh, yeah, Moira said. I've actually just put them in the field.
03:37Just behind this baby here.
03:40Oh! Barnes had a facelift?
03:42Yeah. Beautiful, ain't she?
03:44That little birdie tells me that you're expecting a bairn of your own soon.
03:48See what I did there?
03:50Very clever, Henley. Maybe not that clever.
03:53Bairn. Barn. Sort of pretty genius, to be honest.
03:58There is no bairn. Bail.
04:02Lost the baby.
04:05Oh, God.
04:08Mate, I'm really sorry.
04:10It's OK. I hadn't intended on telling you or anyone yet, but, um...
04:15Listen, why don't you just go home?
04:19It's a two-man job, and Paddy's already running late. I need to get started.
04:23Yeah, but you ought to be with Bail, man.
04:26Do what? Hold her hand and tell her that it's nature's way?
04:30Because we've already exhausted that cliché this morning.
04:33Yeah. Well, it's awful, isn't it?
04:36I don't know what to do with myself when the same thing happened to us.
04:40Me and Charity.
04:42I'm sorry. I had no idea.
04:46Although it's not really about us blokes, eh?
04:49Bail's the one in pain, the one that...
04:52Yeah, but it is your loss, too.
04:55And, you know, long before they come wailing into the world, you've planned it all out.
05:00Secretly.
05:02Holidays. Hair colour.
05:05Tantrums in the supermarket.
05:09All of a sudden, those three of us, we're all going to be a family.
05:14Happy. Better.
05:21I wanted that baby so badly.
05:24I know, mate. It's tough.
05:29Oh, lad, hi.
05:31Come here. You'll be all right, OK?
05:39Hello, Bail? It's Rachel from the care team.
05:50Rachel, hi. Come in. Hi.
05:52Hope you don't mind me calling.
05:54You never came to the follow-up, so I thought I'd check in.
05:57Yeah, sorry. Been busy.
05:59Life, isn't it?
06:01Is now a good time to catch up?
06:03I don't know, actually, cos Tom might come home for his lunch.
06:07It needn't take long.
06:09When you discharged yourself from the crisis unit, it was all a bit rushed,
06:13but I thought in your sessions with Ava, you were getting somewhere.
06:17Talking. Well, my dog got sick, so I had to come home.
06:22You look like you're suffering. Why don't we sit down?
06:25OK.
06:36You all right? Yeah.
06:39Yeah, I'm just... I'm tired.
06:41Is it your higher dose? It can make you feel shattered.
06:44No, it's fine.
06:46I don't want to do this now, actually.
06:48I really don't want you here if Tom comes back.
06:50OK, that's up to you, obviously,
06:53but do you mind if I ask why?
06:56Things have changed.
06:58As in things between you?
07:02I don't want to talk about it. I can't.
07:05But you can. Whatever. That's what I'm here for.
07:08I'm a terrible person.
07:10Belle, you really aren't.
07:14I aborted our baby.
07:19HE CLEARS THROAT
07:21Hey, I'm sorry about...
07:23Well, you know.
07:25Oh, no.
07:27Man shows emotion. Shocking.
07:31Ah, I've left everything in the car.
07:34Well, my sister's just texted me, anyway.
07:36I'm needed back at HQ.
07:38You know, a weird part of me feels like this is some kind of punishment.
07:41Did you feel that way?
07:43Well, Charity did, but she hadn't wanted the baby.
07:47Not first.
07:49And it kind of felt like our last chance.
07:51Wait, you're saying this is us?
07:53No, no, no, no. Belle's...
07:56Yeah, she'll be popping them out like peas in no time.
07:59Listen, like I say, I've been there,
08:02and despite what the wife says,
08:05I'm actually quite a good listener.
08:07Thank you.
08:17Why didn't you call us?
08:19I couldn't.
08:21Tom's so upset.
08:23And I understand.
08:25I've killed his baby.
08:27That's hardly fair on you.
08:29That's how he'll see it, if he finds out.
08:31You never asked Tom to visit you at the crisis centre, did you?
08:35Does he know how much you struggled with the idea of being pregnant?
08:39Yeah, sort of, but...
08:41he really wanted it.
08:43Despite what you wanted.
08:45But surely he'll understand your decision.
08:47Best way to protect your mental health, protect you.
08:50He wants to protect me.
08:52He says that a lot.
08:54Good.
08:55That's why it's so hard,
08:57keeping this from him.
08:59I feel like I've not got a minute away.
09:01Are you never out of his sight?
09:03No.
09:04Not really, but it's OK.
09:06He got the doggy cam.
09:09To keep an eye on Piper.
09:12But I'm always at home, so...
09:14he knew what I was up to.
09:16So...
09:18he was watching you?
09:20No.
09:22No, he's watching Piper, but...
09:24he could see me too, yeah.
09:26And...
09:27you were fine with him watching?
09:30It caused a row.
09:32But we agreed to switch it off.
09:34He just worries too much.
09:36He always wants me safe.
09:37That's... that's why he got the outdoor camera.
09:41Actually...
09:42we should be keeping our voices down.
09:44What?
09:45What if he's heard us? What if he knows?
09:47Belle, it's OK.
09:49No, it's not OK.
09:50It's not, because he'll flip out, he'll lose it,
09:52and he's got every right to...
09:54Belle, tell me what Tom might do.
10:12OK, I think it's time you go now.
10:14Yeah, I think you were about to tell me something.
10:17Belle, your mental health is my priority.
10:19My mental health is what's causing this.
10:22If I wasn't so pathetic...
10:24me and Tom would be happy.
10:26So why is Tom not happy?
10:28Because of me.
10:29Obviously.
10:31I'm needy, I'm forgetful, I'm stupid.
10:34Says who?
10:35I'm lucky to have him.
10:37Not if he makes you feel bad for things.
10:39Only the things that are my fault.
10:41But not everything can be your fault.
10:43But I need him.
10:45He understands me.
10:47He's just insecure.
10:49Just like me, and that's why he has to see where I am.
10:54How about if we talk to him together?
10:58No. Absolutely not.
11:01OK, then I'd like us to talk more in a cafe or a park.
11:04I can't.
11:05I can't, cos he'll see me, he'll see me on his phone.
11:08He's tracking you?
11:09Yeah, but it's OK, cos he's my husband.
11:12And he's going to be home soon, so please, can you just go?
11:15Belle, are you afraid of him?
11:18I'm begging you.
11:20There's no shame in this.
11:22If Tom's controlling or punishing you in any way, I can help.
11:30Ah, Noah, just the man.
11:32The lights are all up.
11:34You wouldn't mind telling Mario, would you?
11:36Hi, mate, come on.
11:37Sure.
11:38Look, what were you saying earlier?
11:41I mentioned the goldfish.
11:43I mean, they had a right laugh.
11:45No, no, no, I mean about Esther's dog walk.
11:48Did Amelia say anything about Belle?
11:50How she seemed?
11:52Not really.
11:53Why?
11:55OK, well, between me and you...
11:59..she lost the baby.
12:02Oh, that's awful.
12:04Keep it quiet until she's ready.
12:06I'm just trying to figure out if anything might have contributed.
12:10You know what she's like?
12:12Always running after the piper in the woods, throwing sticks.
12:15I doubt it. I think she was in town, wasn't she?
12:19Er...
12:20What?
12:22Amelia rang me when she was walking with Esther.
12:24Said that she was dog-sitting.
12:26Well, did she say where she was going?
12:29Some apartment, I think.
12:32HE EXHALES
12:34OK, erm, well, no worries, forget it.
12:37But, like I said, shh, don't.
12:40Until she's ready.
12:41Yeah, of course.
12:43Not a word.
12:45And sorry about the baby thing.
12:49I'll see you later.
12:51I'll see you.
12:53DOOR OPENS
12:58Maybe think about giving these a call.
13:01Who are they?
13:03It's a charity.
13:07Here.
13:12They deal with domestic abuse.
13:15Take it back.
13:17Please, OK, I might be totally off the mark,
13:19but at least just look at their website.
13:21It's true, Tom likes things his way,
13:24but that's just the way he is.
13:26I'm all over the place, I annoy him.
13:28Belle, you need support, not suffocation.
13:31You don't understand.
13:33Try me.
13:34It's me.
13:36I push him.
13:38And I know how it looks.
13:40People will blame Tom, but...
13:42it's just not the way it is.
13:45Cos we've only been married a bit and...
13:49..and I'm used to it, I've failed.
13:51Belle, you're not failing, you're surviving,
13:54but only by a thread from what I can see.
13:56I need to be a better person.
13:58No, you're stressed and you need to take a step back.
14:01Meaning?
14:03Your relationship's clearly under a lot of strain
14:06and sometimes we need headspace,
14:10time apart to get some clarity.
14:14Leave.
14:17I can't leave him.
14:19You're vulnerable and this situation, whatever it is,
14:23is affecting your mental health.
14:26If Tom loves you, he'll understand that you need a break,
14:29a distance.
14:31Is there anyone you could stay with?
14:35Yeah. Yeah, I think so.
14:47HE BREATHES HEAVILY
14:58Come on!
15:07No.
15:11No!
15:13GUNSHOTS
15:15HE SCREAMS
15:21Thanks for shutting up for my ticket, Debs.
15:23I'll call you back when I see you.
15:26Yeah, fine, just it's my stupid banking app.
15:29Always locks me out.
15:31And can you, er, not tell Dad that I'm coming?
15:35I want to surprise him.
15:38OK.
15:40Yeah, I'll... I'll call you when my train's in.
15:46Piper.
15:49I'm so sorry.
15:52I have to do this.
15:56GUNSHOTS
15:58HE SCREAMS
16:00GUNSHOTS
16:04HE SCREAMS
16:07HE GROANS
16:10GUNSHOTS
16:14HE GROANS
16:17GUNSHOT
16:21DOORBELL RINGS
16:28DOORBELL RINGS
16:54Horton train station, please.
16:59TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
17:02TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
17:04TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
17:28As if I could ever leave you.
17:30Come here. Do you want to go on a little trip?
17:34Oh, thank God I've caught you.
17:36Er, hi, yeah, my taxi's waiting.
17:38There's been an accident at the farm.
17:40What? Tom. Paddy found him unconscious in the barn.
17:43I don't know what's happened, but they've rushed him to A&E.
17:46I can take you. What about Piper?
17:48Piper? Er, I just saw Noah, so I'm sure he'd have her for you.
17:52My suitcase is in the car. Yeah, I'll get that.
17:54Don't worry, and I'll explain.
17:56And then I'll bring my car down, OK? Were you going somewhere?
17:59Yeah, come, wait. OK.
18:04DOOR SLAMS
18:14Oh, hi, excuse me.
18:16Thomas King, the guy on the desk, said he'd be somewhere on here.
18:19He's in resus. Are you family?
18:22I'm his wife.
18:23He was brought in earlier with a friend, Paddy.
18:26What's happened?
18:27The doctor should be able to tell you more,
18:29but I believe your husband touched some faulty wiring.
18:32Thank you.
18:34Hey.
18:36Tom's my husband.
18:37Right, yes. I'm afraid Mr King has suffered a high-voltage electric shock,
18:41which momentarily stopped his heart.
18:43He's very lucky his colleague found him.
18:45Paddy resuscitated him?
18:47He's in the day room. I think he's quite shaken.
18:49I'll go and see him. We need to be with Tom.
18:51By all means, but he's in a lot of pain.
18:54He's been mildly sedated to help him cope.
18:56We think the shock impact caused him to land badly.
18:59He's fractured his ankle and has significant bruising on his back.
19:02Sorry, I should take this.
19:04Thank you.
19:07What do I do?
19:09Go and sit with him.
19:10Talk to him, tell him you love him.
19:13He's tough, but he needs you, Belle.
19:33Tom.
19:41Tom.
19:49Belle.
19:50Tom.
20:01Belle.
20:07What happened?
20:09There was an accident.
20:11At the farm.
20:14For a moment, you were gone.
20:17I...
20:19I died.
20:21Paddy saved you.
20:26The miscarriage.
20:31You've been through so much.
20:34You don't need this.
20:36I'm OK.
20:37I thought I lost everything.
20:39You.
20:41Us.
20:46But I'm here.
20:49I'm still...
20:51here.
21:01And I'm never...
21:03leaving you.