Ella Forster (Paula Lane) left the Emmerdale village in the back of a police car last night, leaving Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) convinced her nightmare had finally come to an end.
When Chas was told by a nurse that her collapse had happened as a result of taking an overdose of drugs, it didn’t take Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) very long to decide that Ella was responsible.
Ella was involved in a handful of confrontations about the drugs, but maintained in all of them that she only stole Chas’ engagement ring. Sadly though, because of Ella’s past, no-one in the village really believed that she didn’t put Chas in hospital.
The character was thrown out of the village a few days ago but returned this week, determined to get Liam to listen to her. Try as she might, Ella was still met with the same comments from Liam as he ultimately sided with Chas.
Aware the police had been contacted after threatening Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley), Ella left the village for the woods. During a showdown with Liam, Ella’s anger overwhelmed her and she pushed the doctor, resulting in him hitting his head.
Thankfully, Liam was fine, but the police took Ella away and threw her in a cell.
In tonight’s episode, Chas remained convinced that now Ella was in prison, she could focus on being happy with Liam and continue planning their wedding.
The GP then arrived to see Chas and Mandy with a suggestion that left them worried. He felt sorry for Ella and recognised that she needed professional help.
He said that if they drop their statements, Ella could go into rehab and become a better person, rather than get locked up and have her future taken from her.
Liam gave Chas and Mandy time to think but when he returned, Mandy said Ella is dangerous, and keeping her in prison was the best option.
With Ella still maintaining her innocence even behind bars, Chas knew that worrying about her might have a negative impact on the wedding.
Wanting their big day to be stress-free, Chas suggested postponing the wedding, and Liam agreed.
If Ella really is telling the truth and she didn’t drug Chas though, who did?
