![FROM ITVSTRICT EMBARGO Print media - No Use Before Tuesday 30th January 2024 Online Media - No Use Before 0700hrs Tuesday 30th January 2024Emmerdale - 9911.12Thursday 8th February 2024With all hope lost, Rhona Goskirk [ZOE HENRY] is broken and as she holds Ivy close.Picture contact - David.crook@itv.comPhotographer - Mark BruceThis photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SEI_189289842-1_17f8b7.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C436)
Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) made a bold decision to abandon her family in tonight’s Emmerdale as she fled the village with baby Ivy.
As viewers of the ITV soap will recall, Rhona’s ex-husband Gus Malcolms (Alan McKenna) arrived on her doorstep last year asking her to take care of a baby that was genetically, but not legally her own.
In a story pre-dating Rhona’s stint in the show, during her marriage to Gus she had frozen embryos that he had later used to conceive a baby with his new wife Lucy.
Following her death during childbirth, he admitted all to Rhona and asked her to look after baby Ivy whilst he took time to grieve.
In tonight’s (February 8th) episode, Rhona was devastated that Gus had made the decision to move away to France with their daughter, prompting Marlon (Mark Charnock) to contact a family lawyer.
Spending potentially one final day with Ivy, Rhona got emotional as Gail Loman (Rachel Gill-Davis) spoke about how hard it was for her to give up son Oscar when he was a baby.
Noticing her sadness, Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) invited Rhona into the backroom of The Woolpack for a heart to heart where she urged her to fight for custody for Ivy, mentioning the regret she still feels for the years she lost with her own son Ryan Stocks (James Moore).
When Marlon returned home after his shift, he realised that his wife had packed her bags and drove off with the baby, prompting mother-in-law Mary Goskirk (Louise Jameson), best mate Paddy Dingle (Dominic Brunt) and friend Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough) to join his search party.
Things went from bad to worse when Gus returned looking for Ivy, with Marlon convincing him to allow her to spend one more night in Emmerdale before he went to France.
But with Rhona still missing, and ignoring voicemails as she drove aimlessly through a woodland late at night, what will Marlon do if she doesn’t return in the morning?
