An unplanned pregnancy can sometimes be a tricky thing as it is but for one local Emmerdale resident, it couldn’t come at a worse time.
The village has been decimated by the devastation of the limo crash, which claimed the lives of Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi), Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough), and Amy Wyatt (Natalie Ann Jamieson).
The news of a new life coming into the chaos might ordinarily be a positive thing, but the dad is in no place to receive the good news.
Aspiring doctor Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) is living with the trauma of having discovered that his mum had d.i.e.d after being stabbed by a broken glass stem in the crash while he was on shift.
The limo Leyla was travelling had careened off the road and into a frozen lake, with Suzy dying in the crash and Amy dying later in hospital after falling through the ice and suffering hypothermia.
Leyla succumbed to her injuries in the ambulance, only for Jacob to discover this while working as a trainee doctor in A&E.
Prior to the huge incident, Sarah (Katie Hill) and Jacob had been enjoying a fledgeling romance. It wasn’t without its ups and downs, but they soon managed to work out their differences and solidified their romance with a night together.
But now, in the wake of the loss of his mum, Jacob is in a bad place and a new relationship is the last thing on his mind.
Trying to cope with his grief, he begins burning the candle at both ends, which leads him to suffering a panic attack at work.
Jacob turns to drink to cope, and when he and his pal Rich are knocking them back at the Hide, Belle (Eden Taylor Draper) and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) are left concerned.
Sarah is also concerned and tries to talk Jacob off the figurative ledge he’s standing on, but he bats her away like she’s nothing.
Sarah is stunned by his rejection and is despondent when she opens her bag and looks at a pregnancy test.
With Jacob trapped in the abyss of grief, Sarah is left feeling alone as she takes the pregnancy test while all the villagers gather ready for a funeral.
As the funeral gets underway, Sarah reads the test and is shocked to see it show a positive reading. How will broken Jacob react to learn he is becoming a dad?
