ITV Emmerdale Tom King’s downfall ‘sealed’ after telling clue amid Belle Dingle twist

Emmerdale was full of harrowing scenes on Thursday night as evil Tom King manipulated Belle Dingle once again.

The ITV soap is tackling a coercive control storyline with the characters, and fans have seen Tom isolating and manipulating his partner Belle. With his vile behaviour worsening recently and him having her under surveillance, recent episodes took an even more heartbreaking turn as Tom turned violent.

On Thursday’s episode, Tom, who pretended to get help earlier this week but actually told doctor Liam Cavanagh that Belle has a problem, resorted to new desperate measures. During the latest instalment, it was the anniversary of Belle’s mum Lisa Dingle’s death. However, Tom refuses to acknowledge the day and instead of letting Belle go on a family picnic to mark the day, he manipulated her into waiting at home for a parcel claiming it would be delivered at 1pm.

Tom then headed to a performance review interview, where his co-workers at the vets Rhona Goskirk and Vanessa Woodfield had some criticism to give him. After realising he wasn’t getting a glowing review, he then manipulated the duo by using Lisa’s death anniversary. Meanwhile, Belle waited until after 1pm to which no parcel arrived and then headed to join her family, who had already left without her.

After learning Belle hadn’t waited in for his parcel, Tom blamed her for ruining the day and started making harsh comments about her later mother Lisa. Seeing red, Belle snapped and pushed Tom over as he fell to the ground, which was witnessed by many villagers. Tom then made out he was a victim as a shaken Belle was comforted by Lydia and Sam Dingle.

Lydia told Tom that Belle was going to stay with them but in a change of heart, Belle insisted she was going to stay at home with Tom, who manipulatively said she ought to get help for her behaviour. During the scenes, Lydia was concerned for Belle and pointed out that something had upset her.

Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers are convinced Lydia will be the one to rumble Tom especially as spoilers for next week see Belle away from the village and in a twist she asks Lydia to visit her not Tom, leaving the vet rattled. One person said: “Come on Lydia, do the detective work & help Belle get the hell out of her rotten marriage #Emmerdale”, a different account put: “#Emmerdale will Lydia crack on that Belle’s not right” while another added: “I wish she wd tell someone everything eg Lydia #Emmerdale.”

Elsewhere, others think Rhona and Vanessa might rumble Tom after his manipulative behaviour during the performance review interview. One person said: “After the way he manipulated them. Surely Vanessa and Rhona would realise Tom had wound Belle up for her to react like that #Emmerdale” while another added: “Given the way Tom spoke to Rhona and Vanessa, SURELY they must start to see through him #Emmerdale.”