Emmerdale spoilers: Lisa Dingle shares heartbreaking truth

She has some upsetting news for Belle

Lisa Dingle

by Marianna Manson |
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Hearing about Lisa and Zak's return, Belle excitedly begins to plan a welcome home party in Emmerdale this week. But Belle is heartbroken when she learns the real reason they are home.

Dawn Taylor is horrified when she finds service leaflets celebrating Harriet Finch's life, and worries about how far Will might go to get revenge.

Arriving at the church to find it set up for her own funeral, Harriet is ambushed by Will who crushes her with a coffin.

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Will Dawn get there before it's too late?

Wracked with guilt over the car accident, Megan Macey wants to come clean to Eric Pollard, but can she brave enough?

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When Belle hears that Lisa and Zak are returning to the village, she excitedly begins planning a welcome home party.r

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Zak and Lisa are overwhelmed with all the attention from their friends and family. . .

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. . . but despite the high spirits and big smiles, Zak and Lisa begin to feel the pressure to reveal the real reason they are home.

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As Charity begins to get upset, Lisa steels herself to tell Belle exactly why they're back – Lisa is dying.

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Belle is heartbroken, especially when she realises that Charity knew about Lisa's illness all along and had kept the truth from her.

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But Lisa tells Belle not to waste her emotions. Will Belle forgive Charity on focus on enjoying the time Lisa has left as a family?

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Later on, Lisa confides in Zak about how scared she is about dying, and how everyone will cope when she's gone.

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Zak tries his best to comfort her, even though he's scared too. Struggling to cope himself, Zak goes missing – will he return before it's too late?

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Meanwhile, Dawn is shocked when she comes across serviced leaflets made by Will, to "celebrate Harriet's life".

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She's horrified by the lengths he's gone to to get revenge on Harriet, and worries about what he's capable of.

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Steeling herself for a confrontation, the next day Dawn follows Will to Woodbine to ask him about the leaflets.

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A scuffle ensues and Will pushes Dawn and she falls over knocking her head on the coffee table and falling unconscious.

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When Dawn arrives to find an injured Dawn she is furious, and vows to track down Will.

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Arriving at the church, Harriet is horrified when she finds it set up for her own funeral, including the service leaflets Will made.

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Unnoticed by Harriet, Will has entered the church himself and watches her menacingly from the entry way.

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Facing each other for the first time, things quickly turn sinister when Will quickly overpowers Harriet and begins crushing her with the coffin.

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Will he stop himself before it's too late? And if not – Can Dawn get to the church to save Harriet herself?

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With Maya and Jacob's affair finally out in the open Leyla and David vow to be extra protective of the teenager, leaving Jacob feeling smothered.

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When they found out that Jacob as missed a GCSE exam Leyla demands that David go to the police, but David refuses.

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Bumping into Pollard in the street, Megan is overcome with guilt when she sees him struggling to walk with a zimmer frame.

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Deciding that she wants to come clean about the accident, how will Megan explain that she was on the phone when they crashed?

Now let's remind ourselves of what's happening this week...

The dramatic events from the villagers' big night out become clear through a series of shocking flashbacks

With Ellis Chapman recovering from getting stabbed, explosive scenes reveal what happened when older brother Billy Fletcher went looking for him after getting Max's threatening text.

In flashback scenes we see Billy searching for Ellis as the fire alarm blares inside the club – but is it possible Ellis was stabbed by his own brother?

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With Maya Stepney in shock after she's caught on the phone to Jacob Gallagher, she has no choice but to head home with a furious Leyla Harding. But as Leyla, Tracy Metcalfe and Priya Sharma pile on the pressure on the drive home, Maya hits breaking point and makes her getaway.

Rhona Goskirk is wracked with guilt after a tough time with Pete Barton has her seeking comfort in the arms of someone else. But who was it? And will Pete forgive her?

Left to make her own way home after her friends leave in a taxi without her, Victoria Sugden's evening takes a turn that will change her life forever.

Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.

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