The scales fall from Jimmy’s eyes in Emmerdale as he makes a frightening discovery about Tom King
Emmerdale’s Jimmy King (Nick Miles) is finally starting to see Tom (James Chase) for the manipulative bully that he is after he made quite the confession.
Tom, as viewers know, is being investigated over his treatment of wife Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) throughout the course of their marriage after a report was made to the police.
Jimmy refused to believe that Tom was capable of abuse, as did Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) at first but she soon uncovered a sinister truth about the way he behaved around her son Carl (Charlie Joyce) and thus took action.
Nicola moved out of Victoria Cottage with the kids, vowing to stay away until Jimmy agreed to kick Tom out. Jimmy, however, refused to do such a thing, believing every lie that Tom uttered, much to the dismay of Nicola.
With Angelica (Rebecca Bakes) having been released from the secure children’s home, Nicola was left seriously concerned for her beloved daughter, who came to believe that she’s evil.
In a bid to unite her family, Nicola reached out to Jimmy once more, pleading with him to reconsider his stance on Tom. But Jimmy refused, leaving he and Nico more divided than ever – at a time when they should be showing a united front for their struggling daughter.
Tom, meanwhile, was getting used to taking up residence at Victoria Cottage and in a bid to reclaim control of the situation, he confronted boss Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and told him that he’s returning to work on the following day.
Paddy was confused and reiterated that this wasn’t a good idea. Tom, however, became threatening, promising to spill the veterinary practice’s secrets and dirty laundry if he didn’t get what he wanted.
Paddy relented, allowing Tom to return. Armed with a sinister grin, Tom wasted little time in informing Jimmy about his victory, taking great delight in telling his uncle that he ‘didn’t give [Paddy] a choice’ on the matter.
A momentary look of doubt enveloped Jimmy’s face as he quite clearly started to wonder what exactly Tom meant by such a thing. With everyone in the village having branded Tom a controlling and manipulative villain, is Jimmy finally starting to realise that such a description of his nephew is correct?
It certainly seems that way and, soon enough, he found himself on the wrong side of Tom’s manipulation.
Jimmy asked if Tom would be moving out soon as he misses his wife and kids, but Tom showed little signs of such a thing and subsequently guilt tripped Jimmy into backing down, reminding him that he’s his nephew.
Will this particular incident be enough to make Jimmy realise that all Tom does is abuse and control? Will he come to see that Nicola is correct in her belief that Tom isn’t a good person?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX.