Emmerdale’s Nicola King makes a huge mistake with Tom that she will regret | Soap Operas

Following Tom King’s (James Chase) violent attack on his Welsh holiday home in a recent episode of Emmerdale, Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) has returned to the apparent safety of her family in the village.

One might imagine that nowhere in Emmerdale would be welcoming to Tom now, but if we know anything about him, we know that he’s a great manipulator, and he’ll soon be spinning the events surrounding his break-up with Belle to present himself in a more favourable light.

Previously, he tried to make it seem like it was Belle who had anger issues, and she inadvertently played into this false narrative when she pushed him in the street, in full view of several villagers. Belle’s history of struggles with her mental health has also provided her with a shield, as he tricked her into thinking she was in trouble and needed the help of a mental health assessment unit.

To other people, Tom has been successful mainly by appearing normal and even nice.

Until very recently, Belle’s family thought he was the perfect husband for her, with his good job and his attentive and considerate attitude. But only Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) has discovered Tom and declared that there was “something wrong” oozing under his aftershave.

In the next few episodes, Tom finds it fairly easy to tell a false version of events to his aunt, Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler). He presents himself as the victim, describes how he saw Belle and Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) together, and implies that Belle has been very eager to move forward with a relationship with Vinny. It makes Belle seem cold and heartless, and Nicola can’t help but feel sorry for him.

She then tells him that he is very welcome to stay with her, Jimmy King (Nick Miles) and the kids.

Now with a base in the heart of the village, Tom is free to keep a close eye on Belle. He begins by telling her that now that she is staying with the Kings, she should take advantage of the empty house and return home instead of staying at the Wishing Well.

Belle agrees, but to be safe she changes the locks. What she doesn’t know is that Tom has tricked the locksmith into giving him a set of keys.

And now Bella is in more danger than ever.

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