NICOLA King is set to make a chilling discovery about her nephew-in-law Tom King after seeing the way he interacts with her stepson Carl Holliday.
Emmerdale villain Tom (James Chase) has been hiding his abusive ways and manipulation of his estranged wife Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) from the King family – but is the truth finally about to come out?
Nicola King is set to discover the horrifying truth about Tom King in upcoming scenes[/caption]
She will pick up on the fact that Carl seems to be scared of his cousin[/caption]
As viewers will recall, Carl witnessed Tom violently destroying his iPad[/caption]
In scenes airing next week, Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) will pick up on some tension between Carl (Charlie Joyce) and Tom.
Spoilers for Thursday’s episode (October 24) confirm that Nicola will become unsettled when she observes how Carl seems to be afraid of Tom, sensing something isn’t right.
But will this actually lead to the truth coming out?
As Emmerdale viewers know, Carl is terrified of Tom after he witnessed him smashing up his iPad and then bribed him not to tell anyone about it.
After being arrested for attacking Tom with an axe in self defence, Belle realised she needed to find evidence of his ongoing abuse.
Realising that there would likely be proof on the iPad, Belle tried to get her hands on it, but Tom got there first and stopped the police from finding it.
Tom found it in the hands of his young cousin Carl and took it back before smashing it to pieces to hide incriminating evidence about himself from Belle and the police.
But unbeknownst to Tom, Carl saw the whole thing and was left terrified.
When Tom noticed Carl was acting weird in the latest episode and believed he’d scared him after having a go at him recently.
Carl admitted this was the case, but didn’t reveal that he saw him break the iPad.
Later, Tom returned from the shops with a gift for his cousin in the form of a remote controlled toy car. Carl was amazed, but Tom had one condition before handing over the toy.
He asked Carl to promise that the issues with the iPad were over, making him repeat the words: “iPad? What iPad?”
Carl did what he was told and agreed to stay quiet, meaning the only witness to the smashing up of the iPad and where it could be now is not going to spill the beans… for now.
But if Nicola asks Carl about her suspicions, will he tell her the truth about what happened, or will he continue to protect Tom with his silence?
Nicola King’s biggest Emmerdale storylines
Nicola King (formerly Blackstock) has been a part of Emmerdale since 2001.
Here is a look back at some of her biggest storylines from over the years.
- Marrying Jimmy King (2010): Nicola married fellow villager Jimmy King (Nick Miles). They have one daughter, Angelica, while Jimmy has two sons with other women.
- Relationship with Carlos Diaz: Having developed an attraction to chef Carlos, Nicola chased him for some time – unaware of his affair with her half-sister, Bernice. Nicola proposed and Carlos accepted, but their wedding was called off on the day itself.
- Jimmy’s amnesia: In 2011, Nicola is faced with her husband Jimmy having no memory of her or their daughter. This came about after Jimmy was involved in accident and being treated in hospital. Kelly takes advantage of the situation – with Nicola and Jimmy seemingly heading for a divorce, but they pull through.
- Fire injuries: June 2016 sees Nicola caught up in a fire started by Rakesh Kotecha (Pasha Bocarie). Pulled out by Ronnie Hale (John McArdle) and Dan Spencer (Liam Fox), she is partially paralysed and told she might never walk again, but ultimately recovers.
Belle’s mental health will continue to spiral next week as result of Tom’s abuse[/caption]
