Emmerdale’s Tom King next sick plan for Belle Dingle was revealed on Monday night, leaving fans livid.

The ITV soap is tackling a coercive control storyline with Tom and Belle, and fans have recently seen Tom isolating and manipulating his partner Belle. With his vile and violent behaviour worsening recently as he took Belle to Wales on the pretence of a holiday in a recent episode but he actually planned to relocate there without his wife knowing, even applying for a job.

To make matters worse, Tom didn’t let Belle tell any of her family about their ‘getaway’ and even hid her mobile so she couldn’t contact anyone. Thankfully, Belle’s family member Charity Dingle has been very suspicious of Tom’s behaviour and after learning of Belle’s sudden departure, she decided to investigate on Tuesday’s episode with Cain Dingle as they arrived to the trashed cottage in Wales – with no sign of anyone at the property.

On Wednesday’s flashback episode, it was revealed that Tom’s vile behaviour had escalated even further in terrifying scenes. After targeting their dog, Piper, and locking Belle in the cottage, the brave character decided to escape with Piper when Tom was in the shower. Belle managed to get on a bus and drive off as Tom chased after her.

Emmerdale’s Tom King next sick plan for Belle Dingle was revealed on Monday night, leaving fans livid ( 
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Since then, Belle has returned to the Dingles’ home while Tom has lied to Belle’s family, pretending she hasn’t been taking her medication and that he has done nothing wrong, blaming her mental health. On Friday, Vinny Dingle seemed wary of Tom and later when alone with Belle, he gently asked her if Tom had been abusive. It was clear Belle was scared and she got emotional, admitting that Tom can twist things and be verbally abusive.

Later in The Woolpack, Vinny overheard Tom being nasty about Belle to which he decided to confront him. In retaliation, Tom decided to tell the entire pub that Belle had an abortion instead of a miscarriage and Belle entered the pub just at that very moment. In more shock scenes, Tom then accused Vinny of sleeping with his wife before gaslighting Belle into remaining silent about their marriage. The episode ended with Belle scolding Vinny, warning him to back off and stay out of her life.

On Monday night, despite the couple’s split, Tom was still watching his estranged wife albeit from a distance and he was left livid to see Vinny and Belle make up with a hug following Friday’s row. Tom later decided to paint Belle in a bad light as he told aunt Nicola King how Vinny was clearly on the scene with his wife – to which Nicola unwittingly found herself offering Tom a roof over his head.

After securing a new place to live, Tom suggested to Belle she can move back into their old house given he has already paid the rent. Despite sounding like a generous offer, it was all part of Tom’s plan as he secretly got a key cut when the locksmith changed the locks for her. The locksmith was suspicious over Tom’s behaviour but the vet handed over a wad of cash to which he handed over the key.

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Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers were quick to slam the locksmith as they questioned why he would hand over a key when he was suspicious of Tom. One person said: “A locksmith giving keys out to someone they think is suspicious FFS. This storline is getting worse #Emmerdale”, a different account wrote: “Locksmith: “Is he always like this?” Same locksmith gives him the key. Couldn’t make it up #Emmerdale” while another added: “He’s got a key and I bet there’s no other locks or chains on the doors #Emmerdale.”