Brave Jacob fights back and takes bully Dr Todd down a peg in Emmerdale – but a twist follows

Emmerdale spoilers follow for Tuesday’s (April 21) episode that is now available to view on ITVX.

The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 7:30pm.

Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) was left reeling in Emmerdale to learn that Jacob Sugden (Joe-Warren Plant) had reported her to HR as he revealed exactly what he thought of how she’d been treating him.

The so-called mentor has made poor Jacob’s life a living hell, gaslighting and manipulating him at every turn, making him doubt his decision-making skills, which has had a significant impact on his mental health.

Todd has humiliated him, played him off against his colleagues and put him under a serious amount of stress by giving him unfeasible amounts of work, with little to no time to complete, which led to her subsequently accusing him of not making enough of an effort.

Medical student Jacob, as viewers know, is set to become a dad, with wife Sarah’s (Katie Hill) gran Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) having agreed to be their surrogate, but he hasn’t been able to get excited about such a thing due to Todd’s treatment of him.

Refusing to be bullied any longer, Jacob reported the abuse to HR earlier this week, filling them in on just how Todd has been treating him.

He didn’t hold back, revealing how the doctor makes twisted references to the abuse he suffered from Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein) whenever she can.

Todd, meanwhile, witnessed Jacob going into the HR meeting and lingered in the hallway, feigning concern when he made a swift exit following a call from Sarah, who notified him that Charity was giving birth in the lift of the hospital.

With emotions running high, Jacob told Todd exactly what he thought of her, revealing that he reported her to HR – and that he won’t put up with her bullying any longer.

‘I’m not scared of you!’, he said, bravely, as Todd urged him to proceed with caution, making a thinly veiled threat about his career should he carry on down this path.

Charity, meanwhile, delivered the baby while trapped in the lift but Ross Barton (Michael Parr) was left concerned when he discovered that she was bleeding, reiterating over intercom the need for the doors to be opened at once so that Charity could receive the medical attention she needs.

Jacob and Sarah were devastated when the doors were prized open and Charity looked in a bad way.

Jacob set off in search of a doctor – but with said doctor unavailable, Todd swooped into action, rushing Charity into surgery.

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The question is: will she be okay?

And how will Jacob feel about Todd being the one to conduct Charity’s operation?

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 8pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX and YouTube.
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