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Emmerdale 23rd February 2026
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00:29I've already given you
00:29the crime number what more do you need okay yeah look I don't want to waste my time by filling
00:36out
00:36any more insurance forms can you just do your job thank you I'm guessing your car hasn't turned
00:43up yet anything from the police I don't need the police to tell me who took my car it was
00:49Kane
00:49if he wants to go toe-to-toe we'll go toe-to-toe I thought we agreed to leave Moira
00:54alone you don't
00:55kick someone when they're down that was before we stole my car look if you want me to I can
01:02fix this
01:02in a heartbeat you're going to attack him with your broomstick I know how to deal with him without
01:09blood being spilt thank you for the offer but it's been dealt with by him if you need something doing
01:18properly lose the smug smile Graham looking happy doesn't suit you you know jealousy is such an ugly
01:29trait puts years on you I know what you do so do I this is my house and if you
01:35think I'm just going
01:36to be pushed to the side it's not a competition Kim good because there'd only ever be one winner
01:43would love to discuss things further but um I think I need to pay mr. Dingle a visit
01:59what's that here we are all hands and feet on deck is that the list call me impressed you my
02:06mucking out the slurry oh no can we change that to unimpressed Lewis fertiliser and feed we'll get
02:14Sarah the wall in the field he still needs repairing can you pick the boys up after school I mean
02:18I'm
02:18going to be up to my neck in it literally I can pick the boys up from school and I
02:22can help Sarah
02:22with wall and if there's a pecking order surely Lewis should be doing the mucking out well so I'm the
02:27bottom of the pecking order I mean I have got another job I'm just doing this as a favor yes
02:32and
02:32obviously he is very grateful that we're all here could you I'll just stop you do my head in
02:36right fine okay let's go um don't waste food naughty right do you want another job well I think you
02:49know
02:49the kind of job I want right that was a one-off oh come on grumpy don't pretend like you
02:53didn't love
02:54it look it's something to take your mind off all of this and don't pretend like you don't need the
02:58money either Sarah you're not who you think you are you're not charity yeah and you're not a farmer
03:03but you're still making it work I'm having to rely on cammy at the garage whilst I try and run
03:09a farm
03:09yeah but you're actually getting things done pulling people in giving out jobs look I know you might be
03:14worn out but you're doing a good job of it that letter you were reading was it from the hospital
03:21it's just another bill that needs pain
03:32oh yes happy days whoa whoa hands off it's date night
03:38right and who's a very unlucky lady not for me idiot those two clowns you couldn't get it on if
03:43they
03:43were handcuffed together in a love shop what's a love shock somewhere you wouldn't be allowed in
03:50wait hang on do Lewis and Vinny even know about this not yet but the man with the plan has
03:54put
03:55wheels into motions what you're gonna sit them down make them eat pizza and stare into each other's eyes
04:03ah are you even gonna get them here because we're supposed to be having lunch with Lewis but
04:07I'm gonna pull out last minute Vinny's gonna get a text come and take my place and then voila
04:14without Vinny knowing he's gonna be taking your place correct though putting them together like
04:19two pieces in a two-piece jigsaw job as they say is a good one you didn't need to bring
04:25me back
04:25you know I am allowed to be out this tag they know where I am all the time it's gonna
04:40take some getting used to
04:42I think I'll never get used to it you're home now though I'll put the kettle on maybe stick around
04:51for a bit
05:00I do get it you know what you've been through must be difficult to open up about it all
05:10I talked to Ruby yesterday I mean it helped but I'm not sure it's solved anything though
05:20some things never get solved do they just about trying to wrap your head around it all
05:29but feeling anything for Ray even after everything he did
05:35might feel messed up but I think it's pretty normal
05:39they don't get it but I do though mate
05:44yeah but what you went through
05:45yeah I know I know it's not the same I get that but the messed up thing between an abuser
05:52and the victim
05:55when it happens it feels like your head's gonna explode
06:00it makes you question everything why me
06:06what did I do to deserve all this well the answer is nothing okay
06:08nothing I should hate him I do hate him all of his lives he ruins my life
06:20but there's still something there
06:28it just won't go away
06:34you
06:40I
07:15Only me!
07:25Oh, I didn't wake you, did I? You look absolutely shattered.
07:28Another casserole?
07:29Lasagne. Can't have you going hungry, can we?
07:33I can cook, you know.
07:35Yeah, I know, but it's just one less thing to worry about.
07:37Lydia, I don't want people feeling sorry for me. I'm just cracking on.
07:42I'll just put it over here then, shall I?
07:46Is there anything else I can do for you while I'm here?
07:48Well, that's all good.
07:49If you need anything, anything at all, don't be too proud to ask.
08:12Go on, guys.
08:20Well, I think we both know what this means.
08:22If they're not here, then they're up there and my work is done.
08:26Bro, how hot is it in here? You're not growing...
08:29Might have turned the heating up a little bit, for obvious reasons.
08:31Or part of the master plan.
08:33Oh.
08:34Oh!
08:37Yeah, job definitely is a good'un.
08:39Yes!
08:40Sorry.
08:42I know where the car is.
08:43I just needed the keys.
08:46Now, we can put it behind us.
08:49We can call it an error of judgment.
08:53We've all made them sometime.
08:56Well, you just made one breaking in here.
08:58Every action comes with a consequence.
09:01He said you did it, your master.
09:02I don't have a master.
09:03Owner.
09:04All we want...
09:07is our car back.
09:09You know this is all down to him.
09:11He caused all of this.
09:13So if he wanted it back, why didn't he just come here himself?
09:16Then he could rip his throat out.
09:18You're not ripping anybody's throat out, Kane.
09:21You're not snapping anybody in half.
09:24They're just threats.
09:26And we both know...
09:30you're not in a position...
09:32to back them up.
09:41I didn't come here for a fight.
09:45Oh!
09:46Oh!
09:47Oh!
09:48Oh!
09:49Oh!
09:51Oh!
09:51Oh!
09:52Oh!
09:54Oh!
10:09Yeah, I don't know if the five-second rule will work with that.
10:13Go away.
10:15Oh, my God.
10:16What happened?
10:17Nothing.
10:20Yeah, you might have missed a bit, just...
10:22I said, go away.
10:24Come on, man, I'm only joking.
10:26No!
10:28What, you actually want me to go?
10:32Right, fine.
10:33I'd have brought a mop, helmet, because Mr Happy is in a really good mood today.
10:40I don't want to hear it.
10:42This isn't easy for me, do you know?
10:43Your sister is in prison.
10:46Is that lasagna?
10:47Well, it was.
10:49I shouldn't have known it was too good to be true.
10:51What was?
10:53This morning, after yesterday, it looked like you were getting it together, almost like
10:56you were in a bit of a better place.
10:57Oh, Nicole, it's a better place.
10:59Well, I just thought...
11:00Yeah, you just thought wrong.
11:02Why are you here?
11:03Hey, don't talk to me like that.
11:04Look, we're all on your side.
11:05Oh, yeah.
11:06I saw it keep getting told.
11:08Right, well, maybe you should start listening, because you keep pushing people away, but it
11:10won't be long before they don't come back.
11:19Good work.
11:20It's parked outside.
11:21I filled the tank.
11:23Oh, did you wash it too?
11:25Give it a nice little polish.
11:27Well, you said it.
11:28If you want a job doing properly.
11:30He didn't say how he did it.
11:32If it was Kane...
11:33It wasn't.
11:35An estate a few miles away.
11:37Kids.
11:39Joyriders.
11:40Really.
11:42Fun while it lasted, I'm sure.
11:44Main thing, it's back with its rightful owner.
11:48I was...
11:50I was 100% certain that it was him.
11:52He's stupid.
11:53I doubt that's stupid.
11:54But he is that vindictive.
11:56But this time he hasn't pulled the pin.
11:59Obviously you wouldn't cover for that man.
12:02I really hope you're not questioning my integrity, Kim.
12:06Well, I'm not.
12:07You did what you said you'd do.
12:08I'm grateful.
12:16You might have bought your story.
12:18But I don't.
12:20Not for a second.
12:21And yet you weren't so blunt in front of Joel.
12:24I wonder why.
12:25Because right now there's a big difference between believing something and proving it.
12:33It must be exhausting, living inside that bitter and twisted head of yours.
12:39Oh, well, you see, I'm used to playing the long game.
12:49But you're not used to losing.
12:59One question that hits me all the time.
13:04How the hell could this happen to me?
13:08I mean, modern slavery or whatever you want to call it, that's something that happens to other people.
13:12Not me.
13:15I'm Bill.
13:17Nobody's ever thought of me as weak.
13:20And no one thinks that now either.
13:23Ray and Celia obviously did.
13:27But when they found you, you weren't in a good place.
13:32They trapped me well at first.
13:34Trapped me like a human being.
13:38But then they put me in a much worse place.
13:44If this was someone else, I'd be telling them to get a grip.
13:48Not to give that thing a second thought.
13:52Even after everything he did.
13:55Well, no one can tell you what should be going on in your head.
13:58You live this, mate.
13:59No one else.
14:02I know how messed up it is.
14:08I'm not sure how much Mandy and Paddy told you about my past.
14:14I know enough.
14:18Well, what I went through.
14:20Yeah, it was different.
14:23But it was...
14:25kind of the same in some ways.
14:29I was abused by someone close to me.
14:33someone I was supposed to trust.
14:36And then when all that got smashed to pieces,
14:37I was all over the place.
14:40And then when that thing
14:43that hurt you so badly dies,
14:45you think all of that's gonna die with him, don't you?
14:47But...
14:48it doesn't.
14:52I keep hearing the same stupid word over and over again.
14:56Closure.
14:59But nothing's closed for me, is it?
15:04I just keep blaming myself.
15:06Well, you can't do that, Bear.
15:08You've done nothing wrong.
15:11But, Aaron...
15:13you don't know the full story.
15:17Nobody can know the full story.
15:21I think I forgot just how fresh the air was in this part of the world.
15:25Yeah, I think I'm smelling something else.
15:27I'm not here for round two.
15:28Right, so why are you?
15:30You got to the big house telling tales, did you?
15:32It's not really how I work.
15:33All right, blue flashing lights on the way, are they?
15:35I shouldn't think so.
15:36I didn't tell Joe or anyone else.
15:37Oh, really?
15:38Really.
15:40I don't like hitting a man when he's down.
15:44When I was looking for the keys, I found a letter.
15:49Just how long have you been fighting cancer, Kane?
15:55Ream for one more dance on?
15:57Actually, don't answer that.
16:00Hey.
16:02Yeah.
16:05I heard the good news yesterday.
16:09I can't imagine what it felt like after everything you've been through.
16:14What we've all been through.
16:16But, yeah, I just feel like I can enjoy him being a normal toddler, you know?
16:21Not a toddler going through leukaemia care.
16:25And the conditional order for the divorce came through,
16:27so that's another thing out the way.
16:28So I feel like I can almost allow myself to feel happy.
16:34Almost?
16:35Well, I don't think too far in advance,
16:37because the future has a habit of slapping you hard in the face.
16:41Yeah, we all carry those scars, Dawn.
16:47You never know.
16:49A future with another little one might put a smile on my face.
16:53Really?
16:55I thought that door closed.
16:57Yeah, I mean, we're not getting ahead of ourselves or anything.
16:59It's just...
17:01Well, you never know.
17:02That door might still be open.
17:06And Joe?
17:07Is he on the same page?
17:09Yeah.
17:10He wants the same things.
17:12He's really good with the kids now.
17:15But I guess being a stepdad is just a bit different, isn't it, than being an actual dad.
17:23And after he turned eight years old, he didn't have either.
17:28And then along came Graham.
17:31Then along came Graham.
17:35Now I just have to work out a way to extract him out of Joe's life again.
17:40Wouldn't it be easier to just try and get on with that?
17:47What's he talking about?
17:49Not with you, not with anyone.
17:50No-one else knows.
17:51I just said.
17:52Moira?
17:53She's got enough on her plate.
17:55But isn't it easier to let your family in on it?
17:57I mean, secrets have a habit of eating away at you.
18:02I really don't need to wear this from you.
18:04Picking fights with Joe.
18:05You're always starting it.
18:07I will only ever be on his side.
18:10But I give you my word, I won't tell anyone.
18:13You're not telling them about the car?
18:15Well, you're going to be popular if they find out about that.
18:19Popularity is often overrated.
18:21Integrity, perhaps, isn't.
18:26There aren't many people who aren't affected by cancer, Cain.
18:32And God, my father.
18:35Prostate.
18:37He was diagnosed late.
18:40Wasn't quick.
18:42I almost wish it was quick.
18:45I watched him over time slowly waste away.
18:49Until I could barely recognise him anymore.
18:55Do I look like a car?
18:56Obviously.
18:57This was wasted on you.
19:01I'm going to the pub.
19:03I don't need to wear this.
19:11No, no.
19:13Thank me later.
19:14Oh, yeah, right.
19:15It was really nice.
19:16Whoa, no need for details, bro.
19:18Well, I was wiped out, so I ate what I could and then just went to bed.
19:22On your own?
19:23And did you leave the heating on?
19:24Because I felt like a sauna in here.
19:25Although I've never been in a sauna because sweating with strangers in a small wooden box sounds very weird.
19:30Ross, I'm so sorry.
19:31I didn't get your text about lunch.
19:33I've been trying to do this whole mindfulness thing, so I turned my phone off.
19:37Is he supposed to come to lunch with us?
19:40Was he?
19:40Well, you asked me, so yeah.
19:44You going to tell me what's going on?
19:46Okay.
19:47Okay, fine.
19:48But this is your fault.
19:49The pair of you.
19:49What have I done?
19:50Nothing.
19:51Absolutely nothing.
19:52Neither of you.
19:53Nada.
19:53Nowt.
19:54Are you okay?
19:55Have you taken something you shouldn't have?
19:56No, I did something I shouldn't have.
19:57I put a plan together so you two could, you know, get together and you didn't.
20:02Oh, my God.
20:02Yeah, I'm going to my room.
20:04I mean, I'm not even here, so.
20:05Yeah.
20:13I need to stop following me.
20:16You probably don't want to hear this, but me putting you down is a lot easier than it
20:21used to be.
20:22Should be.
20:24Next time.
20:24I don't want it to be a next time.
20:28You know her better than me, but I'm pretty sure Moira would value your life over a piece
20:34of land.
20:35It's more than just a piece of land to her.
20:38I get that.
20:39But what you've got coming.
20:41What I've got coming.
20:42I'm ready for it.
20:44But are you ready for Kim and Jo?
20:48Again, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know.
20:53But?
20:53But they will stop at nothing and no one until Moira's land is all theirs.
21:00That's the only thing that's important.
21:01And what you need to find out is what's most important to you.
21:11I'll take my chances.
21:13And maybe it won't kill you.
21:15But maybe it will.
21:26Oh, and one thing you need to know.
21:30I'm good at keeping secrets.
21:33So this.
21:35It stays between us.
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