Emmerdale: Harriet Finch plays a dangerous game with dodgy cop DI Malone

But is there more to their relationship than we first thought?

Harriet Finch

by Marianna Manson |
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With Will Taylor recovering in hospital after DI Malone sets his men on him for apparently grassing him to Cain Dingle and Billy Fletcher, Harriet Finch gets involved.

Deciding enough is enough, Harriet confronts DI Malone - but there's boiling tension between the two and we're left wondering if they've met before.

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Moira and Cain finalise their divorce ©ITV

At Rishi Sharma's birthday camp out, everyone is settling in for the night when Laurel Thomas sees smoke coming from Dotty's tent. Dotty is rushed to hospital and Laurel despairs at how to discipline Arthur.

Elsewhere, it seems as though Vanessa Woodfield and Charity Dingle have finally reached an agreement about Johnny but their good mood is soon ruined.

Priya Sharma and Al Chapman's relationship is exposed and Cain Dingle and Moira Barton prepare to finalise their divorce.

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Celebrations for Rishi's 70th birthday camp out are underway, but soon everyone is panicking when they spot smoke coming from inside one of the tents.

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A frantic Laurel manages to cut Dottie out of the burning tent and Archie and Arthur are in big trouble when they realise how serious the fire could have been.

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When questioned by a furious Jai, Arthur tries to siphon the blame but Archie is honest and explains the whole thing was Arthur, leaving Laurel devastated.

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Laurel makes the difficult decision to report Archie to the police for starting the fire, in the hope it will hit home how serious his behaviour is.

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Elsewhere, Will recovers in hospital after Malone sent his cronies to beat him up when he thought he'd grassed him up to Billy and Cain.

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With Will in hospital, Harriet decides to confront DI Malone herself and when he tells her he's finished with his dealings with Cain, Billy and Will, Harriet is distrustful.

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It soon becomes clear that Harriet has had experience dealing with Malone before and we are left wondering if there's more to their relationship than meets the eye...

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Meanwhile, tensions thaw between Charity, Vanessa and Rhona when Rhona brings Johnny's guardianship documents and Charity and Vanessa have some good news from the hospital.

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But despite their positive appointment, later on at home Rhona and Charity are left concerned when Vanessa suddenly runs upstairs to be sick.

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After weeks of sneaking around and keeping their relationship a secret, Al is pleased when Priya says she's ready to go public.

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But their plans for a sensitive announcement are scuppered when they're caught out in the boathouse by Jai and a colleague. What will he say?

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Cain and Moira prepare to make the final adjustments to their divorce application and Cain arrives at Home Farm.

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But as they discuss the finer details, Cain finds himself feeling emotional and wondering if finalising the process will be as easy as he thought it would.

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At the Woolpack, an excited Victoria tells everyone about her new job at HOP, but Luke can't hide his disappointment that she'll not be working at the pub anymore.

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Meanwhile, despite his best efforts at flirting, Wendy is still oblivious to Bob's feelings for her and he wonders whether it's time to give up.

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But first, let's recap on what's happening this week.

Corrupt Detective Inspector Malone's reign of terror reaches its climax when his unit intercepts Cain Dingle and Billy Fletcher supposedly running a job for him.

As Cain and Billy realise they've been set up, who will come out of their tryst on top?

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Priya and Al are exposed ©ITV

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Meanwhile, Harriet Finch worries when Will Taylor doesn't come home but is left horrified when he eventually shows up bloody and bruised.

Andrea Tate is determined to have some fun with Jamie and Belle Dingle's affair and suggests a romantic holiday right in front of Belle.

Daz Spencer is still refusing help at home but it's soon clear he can't look after himself, and Wendy Posner is thrilled when Victoria Sugden leaves Harry in her care.

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