There’s grave danger for Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) next week, when he ends up being stabbed during an altercation with Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano)!

Elsewhere, Rose Jackson (Christine Tremarco) continues her efforts to bring down Kim Tate (Claire King), and Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) struggles to hold things together.

Rhona Goskirk (Zoë Henry) despairs over her marriage to husband Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock), and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) reminds pal Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) that he can still lean on their friendship.

Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) worries about stepson Samson’s plans to head around Europe by car with his new friend Josh. Lydia secretly hopes that Samson will fail his driving test and that the second car Sam (James Hooton) has given him will not be roadworthy; but the teen is thrilled when Cain gives the car his seal of approval and Josh reveals Samson has passed his test.

Samson is miffed by Lydia’s perfunctory congratulations, but soon there’s much more to worry about when Josh takes Samson to celebrate in The Hide.

Josh shows an unsubtle interest in newlywed Amy Barton (Natalie Ann Jamieson), and after feeling dismissed by Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill), Josh makes another play for Amy while making clear he knows that Matty is transgender.

Amy struggles to cope with Josh’s flirting, so leaves work early; and Matty gives Josh some home truths about his behaviour, ordering him and Samson to leave. Josh is humiliated and fuming, especially when Matty gets the upper hand again.

Outside, Josh dead-names Matty and heads back inside to teach him a lesson, and despite Samson’s misgivings, he follows him. Josh threatens Matty to give him the money from the till, and the situation escalates until Josh shoves Samson into Matty, causing Samson to be stabbed by the knife that Matty was holding!

As Samson bleeds out and Josh accuses Matty of coming at them with the weapon, Matty is stunned that the narrative has been twisted, and panics about what the consequences will be for him. But will Samson survive?

With the kids struggling to accept not being allowed to go to school due to the risk of spreading germs to poorly baby Evan, Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley) is grateful when mum Rose offers her some respite at Home Farm, giving her a brandy to unwind.

But Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) is horrified to catch Rose offering Dawn some heavy-duty sleeping pills, announcing that Dawn is a recovering drug addict.

Will warns Rose that she’s on her last chance, while Dawn forgives Rose for her faux pas and is grateful to have spent time bonding with her.

Rose basks in the warmth of her daughter’s acceptance, but is riled when Kim reminds her she’s a long way off earning Will’s forgiveness.

Rose updates Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) about the latest hitch in their plan to destroy Kim, and Ruby reminds Rose of the stakes of the operation.

Also next week, Rose pretends to be Kim when Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi) shows a client around Home Farm! Will Rose pull off the scheme against Kim?