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  • 5/23/2025
Emmerdale 23rd May 2025

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00:18Is this how you get out to an hour now?
00:20You'd be surprised.
00:22You've decided to tell me this the day before our wedding.
00:24Or...
00:26What you've seen is me in a happy place.
00:28I can't think why.
00:30Right, well I've got some more cards here from some relatives
00:32that are too tired to make the trip or to buy as a gift.
00:34And I've had a feel of him.
00:36Can't feel any cash in there.
00:38But our Debbie
00:40did send this before she swung off to Australia.
00:42Just can't really work out who it's for.
00:44My guess will be you because I think it'll go perfectly with your dress.
00:46Hey, watch it, you.
00:48Oh, you'll be wearing this dinner.
00:50Oh my god, I sound like a fishwife already.
00:52Well, that is it. The wedding's off.
00:54Well, don't tell our bell that.
00:56I've got them to make sure everything's ready for tomorrow.
01:00What do you mean Shetland?
01:02Since when did she go there?
01:04I don't know. No one knew, apparently, apart from Kate and Moira.
01:06She went to a surprise night, but
01:08it was a wasted trip anyway because he wasn't even there.
01:10Okay, and was that it?
01:12Or did she try and follow him on to god knows where?
01:14Well, I didn't ask. Why was the problem?
01:16Nothing. Nothing.
01:20It's just...
01:22I'm not being difficult or anything,
01:24but it would have been good to have had bell with us yesterday
01:26when we checked the village hall. That's all not off on some wild goose chase.
01:28Yeah, and she did say sorry for that, John.
01:30She just said she needs to speak to Kane and then we're a priority.
01:32I'll tell you what, no tantrums needed with this, isn't there, princess?
01:36Do you not think it's weird that Nate didn't even turn up in Shetland?
01:40Yeah, but you said he texted them about having another job.
01:43Yeah, even that seems off. Why would he suddenly just change his mind?
01:46Maybe he's decided to make a fresh start without me in his life.
01:49I mean, can you blame him?
01:51I know you fell out, but do you really think you'd do that to Frankie?
01:54Yeah, I know that.
01:56But he's not exactly had a great role model in his life, has he?
01:59Don't say that.
02:00If anything, what you did was because of me.
02:03No, you were ill.
02:04No, I'm not just talking about my tumour, but you wouldn't have been so angry
02:08if there wasn't already a scab to pick at with me and Nate.
02:11And that got the same for Debbie, does it?
02:13Whichever way you look at it, two of my kids don't want to be anywhere near me.
02:19Where are you going, Kane?
02:20I need to get my head straight.
02:23Sorry, I should have just kept my mouth shut.
02:26No, you're worried. It's understandable.
02:29But Kane's also dealing with Debbie's big news.
02:33Just give him time.
02:39Oh, I hope that's you trying your mum again.
02:41If you do finally get through, please tell her from me there's a few things I'd like to get off my chest.
02:45Oh, because that'll really help.
02:47Well, what am I meant to do?
02:49I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her either, you know.
02:52Oh, Aberdeen, Australia, married, single, what difference does it make?
02:55Well, she kind of should have told us that she was doing something life-changing, but oh no, there she goes, being all spontaneous and not caring the world.
03:05Sorry. I'm sorry. I don't mean to go off on one, but I keep flitting between feeling really upset and flaming furious.
03:13I mean, what about your condition? What if you got ill?
03:16Well, I've coped so far, haven't I?
03:19Look, I need to go to work. I'm sorry, darling, but if I see Kane, we'll have a chat.
03:22Maybe we could do, like, a video call with our Debs. I'm sure she'd love to show you a swimming pool.
03:26Oh, what's her point? What difference would it make?
03:28Look, why don't I ring Chas, see if she'll do my shift, and then you're not on your own?
03:33Look, I can look after myself. That's one thing Mum taught me, if nothing else.
03:38Fine. Well, we can pick this up when I get back, yeah?
03:42See ya.
03:47Ah, I thought I heard the car. You excited for half-term? Freedom.
03:53Where's Lucas?
03:54Football practice. Very excited about the boots.
03:56Glad to hear it.
03:58Hey, I, um, I'm sorry that I had to take the scooters back.
04:04She's alright, aren't ya?
04:06We're gonna rehearse Clemmie's lines for the school play.
04:09Ooh, exciting.
04:11Well, let me know if you need any extras.
04:13What do you think?
04:15I thought it was just gonna be us two.
04:17Well, let me know if you change your mind, okay?
04:22Sorry.
04:23Nah, I get it.
04:25She didn't say no, so that's an improvement.
04:28Shame, though.
04:29Would've been nice to spend some time with you.
04:31If you can bear it.
04:33Is this you fishing for attention?
04:35Yeah, maybe.
04:38I miss talking to you, though.
04:40Not just like this, like, in passing, but...
04:44We really get each other, don't we?
04:47Well, I'll have to give it to you.
04:49You don't give up.
04:50Where you're concerned?
04:52No.
04:53Until you tell me to get lost, that is.
04:56Maybe I can find time for a coffee.
04:59After this.
05:01If you can wait that long.
05:03Okay.
05:06You know, Cain, I mean, first are Debs, and now this about Nate.
05:13I'm not surprised he's gone down the dock and brooding mode.
05:16Hey, what was that about Nate?
05:17Did you, um, did you find him in Shetland?
05:18Did you find him in Shetland?
05:19No, he never turned up for his job, apparently.
05:21Seriously?
05:22Yeah, he'd text him, like, a week later saying,
05:24I've got something else, and that was it.
05:26Well, you didn't say where.
05:27That's why I'm worried something's happened to him.
05:29I can't even phone him, it just flatlines.
05:31I can't even leave a message.
05:32Well, I didn't do that last month when I tried him.
05:35Well, maybe he's changed his number because he doesn't want to be found.
05:38He did pick his stuff up.
05:40Says something, right?
05:41Yeah, but even so, I should tell Tracy.
05:43She deserves to know.
05:44No.
05:46Well, before you do that, um,
05:48any chance we could talk about the wedding you're meant to be organising?
05:53Oh, careful.
05:55John's just about to go all grooms ill, aren't you?
05:57Well, it is tomorrow, and you have been kind of AWOL on us.
06:01Just be good if you could cast your eye over the new venue.
06:05Don't want any last-minute surprises.
06:11This year, how are we looking?
06:12It's four plants.
06:14It's going to be very hard to mess this up.
06:16Well, you need to get him to do more.
06:17They're sadly going to cover the cost of...
06:18I know what I've got to do.
06:19I don't need you pecking me head.
06:23Say, what are we looking at?
06:24Lewis!
06:26Whoa!
06:27You're like a little ninja sneaking up on us there.
06:29What, so that wasn't you outside keeping watch?
06:31No, keeping watch?
06:32No, no, no.
06:33I was outside breathing.
06:34It's very fresh.
06:35Ignore this idiot.
06:36He was just leaving.
06:38Am I?
06:40Oh, yeah, yeah.
06:41Yeah, of course.
06:42I will leave you two botanists to it.
06:44Happy growing.
06:46I was just thinking.
06:48As this space is so big, maybe I could add a few extra, but...
06:52You do know the substrate is all wrong?
06:55Is that a trick question?
06:58No.
06:59It was a rhetorical question.
07:00The answer was implied.
07:02You've added something.
07:03What?
07:04Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:05The compost.
07:06Bag said they would make any veg grow twice as large in half the time.
07:10This isn't a vegetable, you dope.
07:11It's an annual herb.
07:13You just called me a dope.
07:15Was that a pun?
07:16You've got to replant them now.
07:17All right, all right.
07:18It's not going to take that long.
07:19It's four plants.
07:21And I was just thinking, why don't we add a few extra plants,
07:23make it more worthwhile?
07:24I thought you said this was a personal use.
07:26No.
07:27No, no, no, it is, but I was just talking to a friend
07:30and he was really struggling.
07:31He said it looked like he was struggling.
07:33No, not him.
07:34Believe it or not, I do have more than one friend.
07:36Matt could do with a chill pill, but no, this is for Ryan.
07:39He's got cerebral palsy.
07:41Okay, well, I'll see what I can do.
07:44Works for me.
07:52Here.
07:54You, er, keeping busy?
07:56That is how a job usually works.
07:59Especially when Eric's your boss.
08:01What are you doing here anyway?
08:03Shouldn't you be getting all excited for the big wedding tomorrow?
08:06Yep, yep, just on the way to meet Belle.
08:08Now she's back from Scotland.
08:11She went to find Nate.
08:16And?
08:17And he wasn't there.
08:19Never turned up, got another job, apparently.
08:21No one knows where.
08:23What?
08:24So that means he lied to me when he texted me that he was there?
08:30Wow.
08:32He really wanted to disappear.
08:33No, I'm sorry to open up old wounds.
08:36Just, er, well, I get the sense Belle thinks something might have happened to him.
08:40Maybe, he's just not that nice guy everyone thought he was.
08:42I thought I'd better warn you, that's all.
08:45Belle says she's gonna speak to you, so...
08:47I just wish people had let me and Frankie move on with our lives.
08:50Well, if you ask me, you're better off without him.
08:53Frankie's lucky to have you.
08:56Let's hope that's enough.
08:57Of course it is.
09:00Hey, you know, erm...
09:02Growing up, I, er...
09:04I had a stepdad for a while, but it never bothered me that my real dad abandoned us.
09:08Mum made sure of that.
09:10Now, you are an amazing mum.
09:13And you'll do the same for Frankie.
09:20Are you sure I can't grab your tea or anything?
09:23Oh, no, no, I'm fine, Ty.
09:25I, erm, I saw Charity earlier.
09:28She filled me in on your mum.
09:30So...
09:32I was just passing and I thought I'd check in.
09:35I mean, not that I'm reporting back or anything.
09:37I mean, she didn't specifically ask me to call round, I was just passing and...
09:40Yeah, look, you don't have to explain yourself, I know, I can trust you.
09:43Phew!
09:45Tied myself up in knots there.
09:47Can't have been easy.
09:48Finding out about your mum's life-changing news, though.
09:51Married and Australia.
09:53Mind blown or what?
09:55Yeah, I think Grant expects me to kick off about it, but, you know, at the end of the day, I'm not a kid anymore.
09:59I've got my own life, my own problems.
10:01Anything I can do to help with those?
10:04I mean, I'm on call, but, well, until this rings, I'm all yours.
10:10Hey, you sure you're okay?
10:12Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just sick of waiting for stuff to happen.
10:15I mean, why does everything have to take so long?
10:18You mean the IVF?
10:20Maybe if you spoke to Charity sooner rather than later...
10:24Look, she'll only try and stop me from going through with it.
10:26Oh, she might surprise you.
10:29Perfect timing.
10:30Oh, sorry, I, erm, I do need to take this.
10:37Er, but, look, I meant what I said.
10:40When you're ready, I am here.
10:41I am here.
10:49Come in.
10:55Well, someone's in a bad mood.
10:57Oh, please, tell me it's not the wedding.
10:59No, I had a daft idea that maybe Nate had just blocked the family,
11:05so I thought if I'd call him off the landline...
11:07And?
11:09It's still dead. It just doesn't make sense.
11:12What, that you'd want to leave the village and start a new life
11:14as far away from Cain as possible?
11:16All that's changed now.
11:18Cain left him a message about Moira's tumour ages ago.
11:21And he obviously still doesn't want to be found.
11:24Look, he went to Shetland.
11:26He wasn't there.
11:27Cleared as stuff.
11:28Nobody has a forwarding number or address.
11:30There...
11:32There is nothing more you can do.
11:35Maybe there's nothing I can do, but...
11:37The police can.
11:39If our partner is a missing person.
11:43I can't let you do that.
11:57If you're going to go to the police about Nate, then you should talk to Tracey first.
12:09It's her and Frankie's lives that will be disrupted by any investigation.
12:13Seriously?
12:16The police?
12:18Why would you call them?
12:20Because if I report him as a missing person, then they might investigate they could find him.
12:24Oh, great. And then what? Drag him back to where he doesn't want to be?
12:27Well, at least we'd know he's okay.
12:29He's had his things collected. What does that tell you?
12:31Do you have any idea how hard it's been for me, keeping Frankie feeling loved and special ever since he just upped and left us?
12:37Well, this is my point. I just don't believe he'd do that.
12:38Well, he did. Okay? And that's on him. And now you want to phone the police and dredge everything back up.
12:45No, I don't.
12:46Well, then please don't. I'm begging you. Leave Nate wherever he is and let me and Frankie try to move on without him.
12:54Because... because I can't face losing him all over again.
12:59Hey, hey. It's okay. I'm sure it won't come to that.
13:02Of course. Yeah, it's not going to come to that. I'm sorry. It was a stupid idea.
13:15Can we please don't do that?
13:19Do what?
13:21Make it that obvious that you're avoiding me. I was only going to say hi.
13:24Hi?
13:25I wasn't avoiding you, but Cain's kind of MIA and I've just got a million things to do, so...
13:33Yeah, you can do that. It's a family thing.
13:36Sorry.
13:38For what?
13:40Well, I just thought, erm...
13:42Do you know what? Forget I said anything.
13:44Cerep.
13:46Maybe, erm, another time. Yeah?
13:49Yeah. Just text me when you're less busy.
13:51Hey. How you doing?
13:55Why? What's Gran told you?
13:57No, nothing. Just being friendly.
14:00Maybe checking up a little bit, you know, after Debs and that.
14:04Oh, it's fine. Mum is welcome to her perfect new life.
14:07Yeah, some people might call that avoiding the issue.
14:11Well, they'd be wrong, so...
14:13If you say so.
14:15But just so you know, I've got my eye on you anyway.
14:18Well, haven't you got a wedding to be thinking about?
14:19Oh, you're good! Even so.
14:23See you tomorrow.
14:36Got us some fries while we're at it.
14:38Why?
14:40Because I'm hungry and I'm allowed to treat my kid brother, aren't I?
14:43And what if I don't like fries?
14:44Do you like fries?
14:46Yeah, but the point is, you didn't ask first. I might not be hungry.
14:49Then I'll just have two portions.
14:51I suppose I could get them to take out.
14:53Oh, my days. We stopped going on about the fries.
14:55Now, he messaged to say that you had something for me.
14:59I'm guessing it's what we spoke about on the bonus.
15:01What you said about rhyming me think?
15:03Look, I'm just trying to help a mate manage his pain.
15:05Four plants. That's good stuff, right?
15:08Cool little sample. Plenty more where that came from.
15:12Did you make all of these?
15:15How many plants have you got?
15:18Enough. I grow them on rotation, so there's always a harvest.
15:21See, that's the kind of thing I could be doing if I had more plants.
15:24Well, work with what you got first. You don't want to run before you can walk.
15:27Where are you going?
15:29Oh, just seeing a friend. Enjoy the double fries.
15:41So, where are the plants you promised?
15:44There are none. He showed up with gummies instead.
15:48Right, so what are we going to do?
15:50Well, if you won't give us any more plants, we'll just have to take them.
15:54Won't we?
15:56OK, I can make this thing work myself. OK? I don't need you pushing me around.
16:00Maybe. I just enjoy the power.
16:02See, there you go again. What am I supposed to do?
16:05Make signals like that?
16:07I think you're just looking for them, OK? I am just having a laugh with a friend.
16:12Is that where we are now? Friends. No benefits.
16:16Oh, my God. Did you actually just say that?
16:17I just want to see where I stand, metaphorically speaking.
16:22You've already said that you still love me.
16:23You don't give up, do you?
16:26Absolutely not.
16:28Well, stop throwing your money around.
16:30You can't buy my affection.
16:32I wouldn't dare.
16:33Yeah, look, I know it was only yesterday. I've just been going out of my mind weighing, that's all.
16:43Now I get it. You'll be in touch.
16:46Thanks.
16:47Hey, so I thought you might like to know Grump is in the pub.
16:54And Chas.
16:56Nothing major. Just, er, let's call it a bit of pre-wedding excitement.
17:01Yeah, I'm not really in the mood.
17:02Oh, come on, baby. It'll cheer you up.
17:05And don't pretend you're not fed up about your mum, because I know you are. I am too.
17:09But, hey, we can have a little whinge about how she's dropped us both in it.
17:13What do you mean?
17:15Well, you know, your mum doing what she does. Leaving me to pick up the pieces kind of thing.
17:19Oh, right, and I'm the pieces, am I?
17:21No, it's a figure of speech.
17:23Well, now, let's face it, I have kind of been more of a mother to you than she has, whether I liked it or not.
17:28Oh, because this is all about you, is it?
17:30No, I just mean that we're making the best of a bad situation.
17:35Oh, and I'm the bad situation. You know, it's really good to know where I stand.
17:38Sarah, you're twisting my words.
17:40Look, take it out on your mum, all right? Not me.
17:42There's no point. You know, I really don't need this right now.
17:44And you think I do?
17:46You're not the only one whose life this affects.
17:48Fine, have it your way.
17:49Do you know what? From now on, I will cope on my own. I don't need you or anyone else.
17:52No, Sarah, please wait.
17:54Come back!
18:01How about a holiday?
18:03Nothing glam. Cabin in the woods, for all I care.
18:06It's just us.
18:19I'm not the only one where we are.
18:21I'm not the only one where we are.
18:22I'm not the only one where we are.
18:23I'm not the only one where they're going to look at.
18:24I just want to look at my daughter's office.
18:25Hello.
18:26Is this social services?
18:27My name's Clemy Reid.
18:28I need your help.
18:29Hello.
18:30Is this social services?
18:31Hello? Is this social services? My name is Clemmie Reid. I need your help. I'm scared
18:52of my mum's new boyfriend. Hey. No pressure, but do you think you could lose the face until
19:03after the wedding? It's just that I want it to be a really special day for Aaron. Yeah.
19:08I know. Me too. I mean, me and him have had our wilderness years, haven't we? I mean,
19:13he went off to his cliffy onks. Then when he came back, he hated me for what had happened
19:17with Al, and then he blamed me for Liv's death. I mean, it's full set, really. I hope that's
19:23not you practising your wedding speech. No. This is me telling you not to be so hard on
19:28yourself. There's still a chance that Nate could come good. And well, Debbie, she's got
19:34a whole new continent to annoy, hasn't she? So, not all bad, right? Marlon has smashed the
19:40food for tomorrow. Good. I hope he has. He's been stressing enough. Oh, it's going to be
19:44amazing. You've done us proud. Well, thank you. That is my job. And thanks for helping
19:49me get my priorities in line. Yeah. Sorry about that. I could, er, I could see you getting
19:54in your head about Nate. No, you were right. I wasn't thinking straight. Look, we might
19:58not like him, but he's a grown man. He can make his own decisions. We've all done our fair
20:02share of running away. He'll be back when he's ready. I'll drink to that. Well, you could,
20:08couldn't you? But maybe not, because, well, tomorrow's a big day and you need a clear head.
20:11Oh, hang on. Mother-in-law has spoken. And she's right. Now, marrying Aaron, being a part
20:20of this family, I can't tell you what that means to me. It's all I want. There's definitely
20:26something wrong with him. It'll wear off. Please don't try and put him off. It's going to
20:31take a lot more than that, believe me. See you all tomorrow. Well, you better. I will
20:35come and find you. Come here, top food. Hey, I've been calling you. I'm sorry, my phone's
20:44been on silent. Why? What's up? I've just had the water company on the phone.
20:48Don't tell me they've found more contamination. No, not yet. But they said they're going to
20:53drive to the lake tomorrow to make sure. What? But why? All I know is that it's going
20:58to cost us thousands of pounds and they expect me to pay the bill. We could lose everything,
21:02again. Yeah, we don't know that yet. Let's just wait and see what they find.
21:32Bye.