Maya Stepney spins a lie to Jessie Grant who wants to know why she's not putting in a good performance at work
Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein) takes a deep breath and prepares to lie her socks off as she sits down with boss Jessie Grant (Sandra Marvin). Jessie wants to know why teacher Maya hasn't been performing to her usual standard at work.
Of course we all know Maya's focus has been on her 'affair' with pupil Jacob, her boyfriend's teenage son. But Maya's not about to reveal that life-wrecking bombshell. Instead, she tells Jessie she's had low-self esteem following her divorce to Liam, who's now going out with Bernice. And Jessie buys every word.
At Home Farm vet Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) – who should be recovering from her recent hysterectomy – has agreed to help Kim Tate (Claire King) whose got a poorly horse. But it's too much for Rhona who's struck by a terrifyingly bad pain…
Fresh horror lands on Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton) who finds someone has vandalised the pulpit in her church. Suddenly, the attack on the vicar doesn't seem such a random attack after all…
Warning bells sound for Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) when he catches his stepmum Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker), who's struggled with a shopping addiction, on her laptop looking very furtive indeed... Is she at it again?
There are two episodes - this is the first of tonight's episodes of Emmerdale.
