Emmerdale - Val tricks Pollard and John attacks Aaron

Monday, 17 August 2009

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Monday 17th August

Hannah sets about sprucing up the caravan for Andy and while John and Adam are amused, Moira and Holly are worried about Hannah's crush on Andy.

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Determined to find out the truth, Moira goes to the pub to speak to Diane about her concerns. However, Diane has popped out and the village gossips waste no time in filling Moira in on Andy's troubled past.

Back at the farm, Andy is uncomfortable when Hannah drags him into the caravan to show him her decorating job. When she invites him to her birthday party, he's awkward as he tells her a crestfallen Hannah that he's a bit too old for Kids parties and she should be hanging around people her own age. Mortified Hannah runs out of the caravan just as Moira arrives back and assumes the worst.

Jumping to conclusions, she asks Hannah if Andy's hurt her and when he protests she tells him she knows all about him and orders him to get off their land. Andy is hurt but will Hannah come clean to her mum, or will Andy lose his job?

Meanwhile, Paddy isn't happy when Zak teases him that Carl is going to make a move on Chas while he's on his veterinary course. Meanwhile, Chas is getting increasingly annoyed with everyone asking her if she's going to dump Paddy now Carl is a free man.

Paddy tries not to let it get to him, but when Aaron tries to persuade him not to go on the course worried that Chas will be lead astray by Carl, he can't help feeling insecure when Aaron reveals Chas only ended things with Carl because he gave her an ultimatum and made her choose between him or Carl.

Later, Paddy tells her he's cancelling his trip and Chas is furious that her boyfriend and her son don?t trust her. Will Paddy learn to trust Chas?

Tuesday 18th August

Pollard tells Val she's destroyed every feeling he's ever had for her and he wants a divorce. Val is stunned and after wallowing in self pity all afternoon she comes to the pub and cries as she tells Diane that Eric wants a divorce.

She finally cracks and tells Diane she can't keep on coming into work every day putting on a brave face and pretending she's happy - there's nothing there for her anymore and she wants to be bought out of the pub. Will Val regret her decision?

Meanwhile, John questions Moira's treatment of Andy and reminds her she doesn't know what happened. Moira asks Hannah to tell her what happened with Andy, and she's mortified as she's forced to tell her mum the truth that Andy knocked her back.

Back at the pub, as Diane urges Andy to stick up for himself, Moira arrives to apologise. Will Andy forgive Moira for accusing him?? Will she offer him his job back?

Elsewhere, Jamie is jealous when Gennie receives another letter from her boyfriend in Brighton. Is he falling for her?

Wednesday 19th August

Val readies to leave the B&B with her suitcases and as Terry drives her to the airport, she tells him it?s for the best as Diane and Pollard have made it clear they don?t want her around reveals she?s going to Australia for good.

Chas has been ignoring Paddy's attempts to make up, but she finally softens when he tells her he loves her and that's all that matters - he's going on the course and he trusts her completely. Paddy ignores Aaron's accusation that he?s weak, but will he regret his decision to leave Chas?

Thursday 20th August

Aaron agrees to accompany Paddy to the Barton's keen to see Holly who he still has a crush on. However, after being teased about his crush and laughed at by Andy and John when he attempts to tame a sheep, he's furious and storms off.

Sulking in the barn, he starts to light stands of hay and watching them go up in flames. When John witnesses what he's doing he's furious and pushes him out of the way as he rushes to put out the flames. Aaron's fuming and when John tries to take the lighter off him he refuses to cooperate, John slaps him across the head and drags him by the scruff of the neck out of the barn determined to teach him a lesson.

Aaron's irate as John drags him to a stable to cool off and locks him in, and vows he'll make John pay for this. Will John regret his actions?

Meanwhile, Pollard is devastated about Val leaving and is angry with himself for being so stubborn. However, he's unaware that Val is closer than he thinks - she's hiding in the B&B and Terry is an accomplice in her plan!

As Aaron tries to break out of the stable, John tells a shocked Moira what he's done and she insists they go let him out. As they unlock the door, a furious Aaron jumps out and lays into John. Paddy orders him straight into the car but Aaron warns John it's not over. Later that day, the Bartons are stunned when the police arrive at the farm and arrest John for assault and false imprisonment. Will Aaron drop the charges or will John face prison?

Meanwhile, Jamie is upset that Gennie has fallen for Dominic and admits to a horrified Bob that he has feelings for her. Bob tries to put Jamie off telling Gennie, suggesting he's probably on the rebound from Louise but Jamie insists he knows how he feels. Later when Gennie arrives in the pub, she's appalled when Bob implies she's been leading Jamie on. She firmly assures him she isn't on the rebound and got over him long ago. Seeing he's overstepped the mark, Bob insists he only wants them both to be happy but Gennie snaps he merely wants to keep his secret safe. Will Gennie take heed of Bob's warning?

Friday 21st August

Chas tries to reason with Aaron and get him to drop the charges against John, but he's adamant John will pay for messing with him. At the Bartons, Hannah's birthday celebrations are subdued as the family are so worried about John being in prison and decide to cancel the party.

They're all relieved when he arrives home, but when he reveals he's only been released on bail and is still being charged, Moira's horrified that her husband could face jail and urges him to apologise to Aaron. John is torn - will he swallow his pride and say sorry to the thug who could have burned his barn down or will he face the prospect of prison?

Meanwhile, Terry is getting annoyed at having to cater to Val's every need but she's determined to show Pollard and Diane that they can't live without her. Diane and Pollard are both clearly missing her and are worried when they contact Paul who hasn't heard from her for months.

As they wind each other up about who is more to blame for her leaving they finally succumb to calling her. Val receives the voicemail message from Pollard and is delighted that her plan seems to be working and decides to move it to the next phase.