Emmerdale tonight: Piper's alive and Mandy got carried away

Emmerdale tonight saw Laurel left devastated when Jai lied about his finances during their first mediation session. The former couple’s split is becoming more bitter by the day and their divorce looks set to get messy.

Elsewhere, Tom gained access to Belle’s laptop and found out she’d contacted the police. Also, Piper’s true fate was revealed while Gabby and Vinny continued to grow closer.

Everything was happening in Emmerdale on Wednesday August 21.

Jai looks defensive and Laurel looks upset with the mediator in Emmerdale — Mediation was tense for Jai and Laurel (Credit: ITV)

Jai’s lies

Laurel and Jai’s first mediation session arrived. Laurel was feeling uncertain beforehand, as she worried if Jai would be thoughtful or not. Ruby gave her some advice in cafe as she compared Caleb to Jai (erm, okay then…)

The mediation session got off on the wrong foot after Jai arrived late. He came bounding in, insisting he didn’t want to be difficult (yeah, right!) Things soon took a turn, with Jai claiming he’d sold Holdgate to his sister and Tenants to Liam.

He said he had debts to pay off after making bad decisions, leaving Laurel baffled. Laurel pleaded with him during the meeting, but he continued to insist he was skint. She then lashed out, but Jai continued to put on act in front of the lawyer.

Later on, Caleb and Jai met up to discuss business, with Jai admitting he felt guilty about what he’d done to Laurel. Caleb insisted Jai owes Laurel nothing and encouraged him to continue with his lies.

After Jai left, Caleb told Ruby he was surprised at how trusting Jai is. Is Caleb up to something?

Tom spied on Belle – again

Tom let himself into Belle’s home (nothing new there) and attempted to guess the password to her laptop. He grew frustrated when he realised she’d changed it, but after some deliberation he managed to correctly guess it.

Tom then put malware software on her laptop in a bid to watch what she’s up to. He headed home and proceeded to look through Belle’s emails and search history, discovering she’d contacted the police and been searching about domestic abuse.

Tom later met up with a lawyer friend and sought some advice about his divorce. He told him that Belle was making false accusations about him.

Ella looks freaked out as Mandy looks pleased with herself in Emmerdale — Mandy found out Ella’s 30th birthday is coming up (Credit: ITV)

Mandy got carried away

Rhona, Manpreet, Ella and Mandy decided to head for lunch at The Hide to chat all about Mandy’s honeymoon.

Ella made a swift exit after the meal, but accidentally left her bag behind. Her driving license fell out as Rhona picked up the bag, and they discovered Ella is turning 30 tomorrow.

Mandy was quick to insist they should plan something special for Ella, while Manpreet wasn’t so sure.

Tom hands Piper the Dog over to new owners in Emmerdale — Tom gave Piper to an unknown couple (Credit: ITV)

Piper’s alive!

In a shock twist, it was revealed that Piper the Dog is actually alive and well! The poor pup has definitely sustained some injuries as she was seen with a cone around her head.

And, just when we thought Tom couldn’t get any worse, he did. He gave Piper away to an unknown couple, who were under the impression they were rescuing Piper. He told them Piper’s former owner hadn’t been looking after her.

Meanwhile, Belle was seen speaking to Piper’s grave as she still believes her beloved dog is dead. Evil.

Also in tonight’s Emmerdale…

Also, Vinny expressed his interest in spending some more time with Thomas, despite Gabby insisting he doesn’t have to. Later on, Vinny and Gabby headed to the playground with Thomas. While there, they shared a touching moment when Vinny said he felt Liv would be happy for them. How cute.