Kim de-rails Dawn’s plan to escape Joe forever in Emmerdale as things get dangerous
The clock is ticking for Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) in Emmerdale, and that clock is going to feel like it’s ticking a whole lot faster next week, as Kim Tate (Claire King) is back.
Dawn decided it was time to leave Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) after Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) shared that her soon-to-be husband put him in hospital. Dawn and Billy got to work on a plan to leave England for Spain, believing they could make their escape when Joe was away on his stag do.
Things got incredibly stressful earlier in the week, as Dawn and Billy discovered that Joe hadn’t gone to Prague as planned. They were led into a field by Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough), where Joe revealed his surprise joint stag and hen do.
After the clay pigeon shooting event, Joe invited everyone to The Hide for food and drink.
It was there Billy made a massive discovery. Kev Barton (Chris Coghill) had got word about the event and wandered up there for free food and drink. As he hit the booze, Kev blurted out to Billy that he was the one who attacked him – not Joe.
This left Billy at a crossroads. If he told Dawn the truth, he’d lose her. There would be no reason for her to leave Joe, and Billy would be heartbroken. If he kept things a secret, he could leave with Dawn and live happily ever after, but he’d have to hide the truth forever.
Next week, the day of Dawn and Joe’s wedding finally arrives. As morning breaks, Graham hides his worry behind a smile as he promises Joe that absolutely nothing will go wrong today.
Downstairs, Dawn is a bag of nerves as she realises Kim is back. She knows escaping will be impossible with her beady eyes about, but Billy manages to calm her down. Dawn thanks Billy for being so trustworthy, which makes his guilt increase tenfold.
Despite Kim’s kindness deepening Dawn’s guilt, she forces herself to use her dad’s memory to get Kim out of the way so she can leave.
By this point, Graham is absolutely certain that Dawn is hiding something. His careful questioning causes young Lucas to slip up, as he accidentally reveals his mum and dad’s plan.
Racing over to Home Farm, Graham catches Dawn outside the stables making a call to Billy. He cannot believe that Dawn is about to break Joe’s heart, but she reveals that she’s got every reason to make a run for it as he put Billy in hospital.
Graham then says something that stops Dawn in her tracks. How did Billy know that Joe attacked him, if the hit happened from behind?
The question hangs heavy for Dawn, but she doesn’t allow herself time to think about it too much. Failing to talk her out of leaving, Graham grabs Dawn’s car keys.
But Dawn is desperate as well. Grabbing a shovel, she smacks Graham to the ground.
Time is running out.
With Dawn Taylor’s exit looming, is she really going to run off into the sunset with Billy?
Or is tragedy waiting?
