Emmerdale fans breathed a sigh of relief last year when Lachlan White was taken to prison for his various crimes - including the murder of his mother and grandfather, Chrissie and Lawrence White. Not only that, but he also bumped off his best pal Gerry Roberts as well as conman Paul Tozer.
There's also the fact that he took his aunt Rebecca White hostage - and would have most likely murdered her as well, had she not escaped his clutches and scarpered out of that scary shack in the woods.
However, his former girlfriend Belle Dingle has become convinced that he's escaped prison, having been sent some dead flowers that she just knows are from him - despite her family's pleas that it's probably nothing to do with him.
But when Sam Dingle comes home covered in blood in tonight's episode (8th January) and reveals that Gloria the pig has been murdered, Belle is completely devastated and this just fuels her determination that Lachlan must be behind it all.
Worried about his sister, Sam takes Belle to prison to face Lachlan and find out what's really going on. Unsurprisingly, the killer denies all knowledge of the suspicious events, and Sam believes that he's changed.
Swipe through to see all the Emmerdale spoilers you need to know for this week...
Emmerdale spoilers: week 3
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After reporting Joe as missing, Debbie is asked to formally identify a body, but backs out at the last minute. Cain offers to fill in, and informs Debbie the body isn't Joe,
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Wracked with guilt seeing how upset Debbie is, Cain comes clean about killing Joe.
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Horrified, Debbie rushes from the room, as Cain realises what he's done.
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Debbie heads to confront Graham, who is floored when she tells him what Cain has said
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Graham and Debbie contemplate their next moves. Later, Cian turns up at home farm and reveals to Debbie that Graham was also in on Joe's death.
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Meanwhile, Moira has been despairing about Cain's confession. As Cain tries to explain, Debbie realises Moira knew, too.
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Frustrated and scared, Cain snaps, angry that Moira has got involved.
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Cain turns violent, pushing Moira up against a wall. Will the two women in his life ever be able to trust him again?
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Jacob has been sending racy topless photographs to Maya, but she's caught out when she leaves her phone at the shop, snatching it away from Amba
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Priya is suspicious about Maya's strange behavior, and stirs the pot, planting the idea in David's head that Maya may be cheating.
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The next day, Maya scolds Jacob for being so careless and risking blowing their cover.
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Later, Maya and Jacob have their hearts in their throats, and David confronts Maya about her odd behavior with her phone.
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Will Maya and David be able to keep up their charade?
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With Belle still shaken over Lochlan, Sam thinks it's time that a new Dingle joined the clan, to cheer her up.
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He presents Belle and Lydia with an adorable new piglet, which they name Spamela Hamderson.
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The girls are thrilled with their new family member, but later Lydia confides privately in Belle that she thought Sam had been talking about something quite different...
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Meanwhile, after Charity twists her arm Chas finally agrees to pay the staff at the Woolpack more money...
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...but Bob knows that will barely scrape the tip of his financial issues. As he searches for cheap accommadation, he comes across an ad for a homeless hostel.
Of course, Belle isn't fooled by Lachlan's act, but she can't get anything out of him during their chat in the prison. As soon as she leaves, Lachlan takes a secret mobile phone out to make a call to an associate - and instructs them to step things up a gear.
Later in the week, the Woolpack is the target of arson - and Vanessa Woodfield tackles the man starting it, who then stabs her. Could Lachlan be behind this too?
Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.
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