Emmerdale villain Tom King tries to cover up evidence of his abusive behaviour next week. The schemer finds himself on the back foot over incriminating images which back up his wife Belle’s recent allegations against him.

Belle has received strong support from her family since making the decision to confide in them over Tom’s controlling and violent behaviour.

Despite this, some of the villagers don’t believe Belle’s revelations – most notably Tom’s new girlfriend Amelia Spencer and his uncle Jimmy King.

Next week, Tom worries that Moira Dingle’s young son Isaac has his tablet computer, which contains damning images pointing to his crimes.

When Tom gets a moment alone with Isaac, he asks for the computer back. Isaac confirms that it’s over at Butler’s Farm, but he mentions where the spare key is hidden so Tom can retrieve it himself.

Tom sneaks into the farm to find the tablet, but panics and hides when Moira’s son Matty Barton walks in.

Later, having finally retrieved the tablet, Tom believes that he’s back on top as he confronts Belle and boasts that he’s guaranteed to secure victory when they go head-to-head in court.

Belle is visibly rattled by Tom’s goading, dreading the legal battle ahead.

Back home at Jimmy and Nicola’s place, Tom wrongly believes that he’s alone and starts to smash up the tablet computer to destroy the evidence.

Tom fails to realise that Jimmy’s son Carl is watching him from afar. Has Tom finally slipped up?