The nightmare is set to continue for Belle King (Eden Taylor-Draper) in Emmerdale next week.

Belle’s abusive husband Tom King (James Chase) grows more frustrated at work and plans a dinner party with his colleagues, but when he makes a discovery, a new terror begins for Belle.

Meanwhile, Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Rhona

Goskirk (Zoë Henry) find their marriage unravelling

at the same dinner party. Can their love survive?

Meanwhile, at work, Tom King grows frustrated when

Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) patronises him

over mistakenly diagnosing an elderly dog with cancer, but thankfully she and Paddy Kirk are able to save the dog with an abscess. The customer is furious, but Tom instead paints Vanessa as victimising him and decides to turn things around by inviting all the vets and their partners over to his and Belle’s house for a dinner party.

Arriving home, a furious Tom tells Belle about his day and places huge pressure on her to get this dinner party right.

Amid the dinner party itself, an emotional Belle excuses herself to cry while cutting onions, as she feels the pressure from controlling Tom.

As she puts the final touches in place for the dinner, Tom criticises her outfit and orders her to change, prompting her to comply.

In the kitchen, however, Tom makes a shocking discovery before the guests arrive.

Amid the party, Belle heads to the bathroom and Tom joins her and then threatens her before not letting her leave his gaze once they are back in the kitchen.

When the dinner party breaks up, Belle is beyond desperate for people to stay, but once she is alone with Tom, the dark nature of her reality at home becomes all the clearer…

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