Emmerdale spoiler: Laurel lives to regret slapping Emma Barton as murder twist gets DARKER
EMMERDALE fans were ecstatic tonight as Laurel Thomas slapped Emma Barton, but their cheers were short-lived.
Emmerdale: Emma Barton leaves a vodka bottle out to frame Laurel
Laurel (played by Charlotte Bellamy) whacked the crazed killer across the face after Emma (Gillian Kearney) snatched Arthur Thomas, as witnessed by priest Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton).
However, after the village suspected Laurel of hitting the bottle again following the discovery of an empty bottle of vodka, Emma turned the tables on her for once more.
As Emma lay on the floor stunned, she revealed that she tok Arthur to the hospital after he had an allergic reaction to a wasp sting.
“What have I done?” Emma gasped.
Emma Barton slaps Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale
What have I done
Later she admitted defeat and told Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw): “It’s over. She’s won.”
However, next week's Emmerdale will see Laurel take a drastic U-turn as she uses Emma’s spirituality against her in a cunning tactic to expose Emma’s killer secret.
Laurel makes it clear that she knows what really happened to James Barton (Bill Ward) during that fateful night on the bridge, prompting Emma to open up.
Laurel may live to regret slapping Emma in Emmerdale
Laurel changes tactic in next week's Emmerdale
In an attempt to prey on Emma’s guilty conscience, Laurel plays the religious card.
But just as Emma drops an incriminating confession, Ross Barton arrives home and hears the entire conversation.
Emmerdale continues Monday at 7pm on ITV.