Emmerdale: Liam Cavanagh in shock as Bernice Blackstock RETURNS

Despite Sam and Samson's best efforts to protect her, rumours of Lydia's 'pension scam' are spreading fast online and soon she finds herself the victim of online trolling. As she heads out to report the bullying to the police, Lydia is mugged outside her front door by a bunch of lads.

Happening upon Lydia's mugging, it's clear that Samson recognises the lads. As Sam realises what's happening and chases the muggers away, Samson remains hidden, caught between his dad's thirst for revenge and Lydia's insistence on non-violence.

At Home Farm, Kim takes out her frustrations on Gabby and after she leaves, Gabby menacingly asserts to Noah she won't be pushed around by her any more. Later on, Kim's distrust and paranoia is only increased when she watches Gabby's threats back on CCTV.

The next day, overhearing a conversation between Dawn and Jamie, Kim's anxieties are heightened. Dawn is troubled to hear Jamie's plans for his mum, worried he sounds just like her. Dawn tells Will that if he won't sort out Kim, she will.

Back at Home Farm, Kim is still chugging the drugged brandy and, thinking she hears phantom intruders in the house, grabs her shotgun.

Liv finally manages to track down her mum at the caravan park and is upset to realise she's been back in the UK for weeks without making contact. But before she can get upset, Sandra has poured Liv out a measure of vodka and it doesn't take long before Liv gives in to temptation.

New mum Tracy is asleep on her feet and is mortified when Wendy has to chase after the pram when a distracted Tracy forgets to put the brake on and it rolls down off Main Street.

With Liam's engagement to Leyla still new and the wedding plans underway, no one is more surprised than him when Bernice Blackstock appears back in the village - except for maybe Gabby, her daughter. Why is she back?

Meanwhile, Leyla is oblivious to the trouble that's just walked back into their lives. Instead Leyla's fully consumed by Take A Vow and all the wedding cancellations and she's worried how she's going to make ends meet.