ITV Emmerdale fans ‘rumble’ who will save Belle Dingle after Tom King’s ‘mistake’

Emmerdale fans are convinced they’ve rumbled who will save Belle Dingle after Tom King’s ‘mistake’ on Monday’s episode before a shock twist.

The ITV soap is tackling a coercive control storyline with Tom and Belle, and fans have recently 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.

Only recently, Belle made a difficult decision after discovering she was pregnant. The character secretly terminated her pregnancy last week, deciding she could not go ahead with the pregnancy after Tom had put pressure on her to start a family.

During Monday’s episode, Belle confessed to her mental health care coordinator, Rachel, that she told Tom she had a miscarriage instead of an abortion. During their appointment, Belle feared that Rachel was starting to realise the extent of Tom’s controlling behaviour, especially when she pointed out a dog camera for Piper, which Tom has been secretly using to record Belle at home.

Belle started to panic as she was desperate for Rachel to leave but as the latter continued to encourage her and handed over helplines to domestic abuse charities, the reality of Tom’s abuse hit home. Sensing Belle was scared, Rachel encouraged her to take a break from Tom. After the appointment, Belle quickly made arrangements to see Debbie Dingle in Scotland as she appeared to leave the village in a taxi.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the village, Tom was up at the farm doing some work, where Noah Dingle accidentally let slip that Belle was in town for an appointment instead of walking Piper, leaving the sinister vet fuming over his wife’s lies. After researching Belle’s location, Tom realised Belle took a trip to the abortion clinic and he was unable to contain his rage.

Tom started trashing the barn in anger before swinging an iron bar in the air for another blow to which he accidentally hit against the barn’s rotary isolator behind him, Tom was electrocuted and hurled violently against a beam. It appeared that Tom was dead before a mystery person was seen trying to revive him.

Elsewhere, while it looked as though Belle had fled the village, she decided to head home to pick up Piper so they could go to Scotland together. In true soap style, Rhona Goskirk then appeared at the house, revealing Tom had been electrocuted and they had to head to hospital.

After anxiously heading over to the hospital, it was revealed that Tom had died but Paddy Kirk, who was nearby, was able to resuscitate him just in time. While in the hospital room, Tom woke up, claiming he couldn’t remember what had happened. Tom said: “Belle, what happened?” to which Belle explained: “There was an accident at the farm, for a moment, you were gone.” A shocked Tom then replied: “I died?” with Belle adding: “Paddy saved you!”

In a chilling response, Tom then said: “The miscarriage, you’ve been through so much, you don’t need this. I thought I lost everything – you, us. But I’m here, I’m still here, and I’m never leaving you!” Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers are convinced that Rachel will save Belle after spotting Tom’s controlling behaviour and dog camera to monitor Belle. One person said: “Liking the mental health nurse person #Emmerdale”, a different account put: “The nurse KNOWS what’s up #Emmerdale” while another added: “1st Wendy & now Rachel looks like she’s caught on that something is wrong between Belle & Tom.”

*If you have been affected by this story, you can access free and confidential support from Refuge’s 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247 and digital support via live chat Monday-Friday 3-10pm. You can also visit the tech safety website to learn more about technology-facilitated abuse.