In Monday (June 10)βsΒ Emmerdale,Β Belle DingleΒ (Eden Taylor-Draper) discoveredΒ that sheβs pregnant.Β At an appointment with nurse Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson), Belle explained that she wasnβt sure about what to do about the pregnancy and Wendy gave her some leaflets outlining her options.
Her main worry was that she didnβt want Tom (James Chase) finding out before sheβd made her decision, as she knew he would definitely want the pregnancy to go ahead and theΒ choice would be taken out of her hands.
In upcoming episodes Tom becomes enraged after Cain (Jeff Hordley) gives him a lecture about selling Belleβs car. Terrified of his temper, Belle blurts out that sheβs pregnant.
Tom is emotional at the thought that heβs going to be a dad and pulls her in for a hug, promising that heβll change and become a better husband from now on.
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Belle dares to hope that Tom might really have changed, but itβs not long before he ignores her wishes to keep the pregnancy private and tells Paddy (Dominic Brunt) about the baby. Soon the news is all over the village.
After Tom locks her in the house and thereβs a scary situation whenΒ a fire starts and she canβt escape, Belle makes a decision.Β She tells the midwife that she wants a termination. An appointment is booked, and Belle calls a taxi because she now has no car.
She has no money, either, asΒ Tom has control of their bank account, so sheΒ realises she canβt book the taxi and isnβt able to get to her appointment.
Tom returns home unexpectedly, and Belle comes up with a plan. He compliments her makeup so she asks him to take a photo of her on his phone. As heβs unlocking the phone she notices his PIN. While heβs upstairs she opens his phone to access the bank account.
Sheβs horrified as she realises heβs been tracking her movements on an app and the full extent of his controlling behaviour is made clear.
Deciding that the only way sheβll get to her appointment is to use Tomβs car without him knowing, Belle takes the spare keys. Not wanting Tom to track her and work out where sheβs going and why, Belle comes up with a plan.
She asks Amelia (Daisy Campbell) to look after Piper, and while theyβre talking she slips her phone into Estherβs pram β meaning that, as far as Tom is concerned, sheβs still in the village. Then she sets off for the clinic.
Her mind is in turmoil as she tries to make sense of Tomβs behaviour, but sheβs clear about one thing β she canβt have his baby.
Will she go through with the termination? How will Tom react when he finds out β and when he discovers she deceived him?