Dawn and Joe’s wedding day ends in tragedy as lives change forever in Emmerdale

Will Dawn and Billy's getaway go to plan?

 22-28 AUGUST

In the introduction to a dramatic week, where lives will change forever, Dawn is planning to jilt her fiancé, Joe, on their wedding day and leave the village forever with her ex, Billy. But things won’t go to plan as the day ends in tragedy and the consequences will have ramifications that will impact villagers' lives for years to come….

On the morning of the wedding, Graham hides worry behind his smile as he promises Joe nothing will go wrong today.

Meanwhile, Dawn’s starting to fret that her and Billy's planned escape will now be impossible now that Kim is back. As Billy calms her down, she thanks him for being trustworthy. But Billy hides his guilt.

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 escape. When Graham’s careful questioning causes Lucas to let slip about Dawn and Billy’s escape plan, he heads to Home Farm to intervene.

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Outside the Home Farm Stables, Dawn’s a rabbit in headlights when Graham catches her making an incriminating call to Billy as she packs her suitcases into her car. Graham can’t believe Dawn’s about to break Joe’s heart on his wedding day.

With Joe’s attempted murder of Billy the prime motive for Dawn jilting Joe, Graham questions how Billy could have seen Joe attack him from behind, and the question hangs heavy for Dawn.

Soon, after failing to talk Dawn out of leaving, Graham snatches her car keys and, in desperation, she knocks him out with a nearby shovel. As Graham comes to, he’s frustrated to find himself thoroughly trussed up and unable to escape.

Meanwhile, looking forward to Joe's jilting, Caleb beams at a plan coming together successfully and furtively hands Billy a wad of cash so that Billy’s new life can finally start. However, his resentment at being a pawn in Caleb’s game is obvious.

In the Woolpack, Joe’s toast to ‘happy endings’ leaves Caleb simmering, but Ruby’s firm as she tells him to keep his powder dry until the wedding.

When Caleb’s contempt causes Joe to rescind his invite to the wedding, Caleb decides to detonate his truth bomb prematurely as he tells an unnerved Joe that he’s finally evened the scores between them.

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Caleb’s triumphant as he reveals to Joe that Dawn’s left with Billy, taking Joe’s nascent family and his unborn child where he’ll never see them again.

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A wave of shock and horror passes through the onlooking crowd to hear of the incident.

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A flash of resentment seems to be driving Ramsden’s investigation, and she maintains a suspicious eye over the crime scene.

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Meanwhile, an emotional and guilty-looking Gabby watches on from a distance.

Emmerdale continues Monday to Friday at 8pm on ITV1 with first look episodes available from 7am on ITVX