Emmerdale spoilers: Sad exit, Joe whodunnit and shock romance fans won't see coming

There's shocking scenes aplenty next week on , with more than one major twist on the cards.

There's the Joe Tate whodunnit as the villain faces his brutal comeuppance, with a number of suspects in the frame. While his fate and what actually happens is being kept under wraps, what has been revealed is that several characters want him to face justice - and one takes action.

Also next week there's a sad split as a character is dumped. But the moment leads to one of the most shocking romances the soap has ever aired.

There's hints of an exit on the show next week too, after reports emerged recently that an actress was leaving her role. There's bombshell discoveries, shocking confessions and danger for more than one character, and revenge in mind for others.

The big plot of the week has to be the Joe whodunnit, as his enemies plot revenge. Soon enough an incident happens that sees at least one resident, unnamed, take vengeance as his lies all finally come to light.

From his involvement in the limo crash that killed three women, to him drugging his brother Noah Dingle and stealing his unle Caleb Miligan's kidney, it all comes out. As a result, there is a whole list of enemies ready to take him down.

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Charity Dingle finally gets the confirmation she needs that Joe drugged her son Noah, causing the limo crash after he wandered out into the road. As those linked to the crash find this out, including tragic Amy Wyatt's mother Kerry Wyatt, it all kicks off.

Noah will find out what his own brother did to him, and it seems he could find out that he almost suffered Caleb's dark fate recently. Joe had Caleb stabbed in a fake car theft so that he could rush him to his private clinic, in order to get his kidney.

Next week Caleb's loved ones find out that Joe orchestrated the attack and then stole his kidney, with Joe needing an organ transplant after a chronic kidney disease diagnosis. Caleb knows the truth already, so he may finally get his payback next week - unless of course someone close to him does it instead.

With this bombshell Noah will likely find out it was almost him that had their kidney stolen. Elsewhere, Joe's fling with Dawn Taylor, which led to her dumping her husband Billy Fletcher, also comes to light.

When her daughter Clemmie catches her and Joe sharing a kiss, she soon confronts Joe about it. After his attempts to silence her fail, he turns nasty and she bites him on the arm, leading to him attempting to bribe her.

It all turns sinister though when he threatens to send her into care over her biting him, leaving her heartbroken. She agrees to stay silent about the kiss after Joe's blackmail, but soon she's forced to confess all to Billy as she struggles.

When Billy also finds out about the kiss he's furious, and tells all to Caleb who encourages him to take revenge. Ruby Miligan questions if she's signed Joe's death warrant after putting Charity in the picture about the spiking and the kidney theft.

With all eyes on Joe, Ruby and Caleb are thrilled to have seemingly orchestrated Joe's downfall as several characters want revenge. As residents gather at Home Farm for Lydia DIngle's surprise birthday party, events take a shocking turn as someone takes their revenge.

Elsewhere next week, Ross Barton is devastated when Steph Miligan dumps him as she focuses on her recovery. But viewers will be left stunned to see who he seeks comfort in in a surprise romance.

Ross ends up sleeping with GP Manpreet Sharma it seems, as spoilers tease: "On his way out of Manpreet’s after spending the night together", confirming they get a bit cosy. Ross is then left shrugging her off to avoid being caught by Steph's father Caleb.

Elsewhere, Mackenzie Boyd continues to push secret killer John Sugden, as he goads him about his time in the military. There's also hints of a sad exit, as one character decides she has fallen out of love with her partner.

Gail Loman leaves Ryan Stocks heartbroken when she plans to leave him, but she's left torn by his reaction. It comes after the news Gail actress Rachael Gill-Davis had left the show.

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