The level of risk Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor Draper) is facing from her unhinged husband Tom King (James Chase) has been steadily and frighteningly growing for weeks in Emmerdale, but she has no idea how far he’s about to go.
The reality for Belle is terrifying.
Though she is becoming wiser to her husband’s abusive actions, he’s still managing to manipulate her enough to either blind her from aspects of his behaviour, or convince her it’s her fault.
She still has no idea he’s spying on her, or that he’s been surreptitiously isolating her from her family.
And all out of anger at his own inability to seize control.
He’s continuing to isolate her and pulls a move that will prove dangerous for the young Dingle – he opens a joint account to shred any last bit of independence she has. This is a truly horrifying development for vulnerable Belle.
There’s worse to come when Tom spies on Belle through the puppy cam and sees her chatting away to Lydia and Mandy.
Listening in, he hears them mocking him behind his back. To others it’s a playful tease, to Tom it triggers the red mist.
He arrives home unexpectedly to catch them off guard, Belle is glad to see him being nice to her family but worries that they’re getting Fake Tom.
She’s right to be worried. The second they leave, Tom turns.
His mood turns vicious and Belle finds herself at the mercy of a madman who harbours a secret violent streak.
What will evil Tom do to Belle now that they’re alone?
