Emmerdale airs heartwarming scenes on Christmas Day as Belle King is finally reunited with Piper the dog.
The ITV soap will revisit an unresolved element of the Belle and Tom storyline as Piper’s true fate is exposed to all.
Earlier this year, Belle’s abusive husband Tom lied to her by claiming that Piper had died after he’d deliberately knocked her over in the road.
Tom was in fact manipulating Belle to cause her more misery, as Piper had survived the incident. Viewers discovered the real story when Tom secretly handed Piper over to new owners.
Later this month, the reality of the situation starts to dawn on Belle as she tells Vinny Dingle that she never saw Piper’s body.
Well aware of how far Tom would go to cause her distress, Belle voices the theory that he may have lied to her about Piper’s death.
Belle suggests digging up Piper’s grave to get some answers. Vinny reluctantly helps her and they’re both shocked to realise that Piper’s body isn’t in her coffin.
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As Belle considers her next move, she wonders whether to visit Tom to see if he’ll tell her where Piper really is.
Fortunately, Vinny and his girlfriend Gabby Thomas are already on the case as they try to deal with the situation themselves.
On Christmas Day, there are emotional scenes as Belle visits her dad Zak’s grave. It’s her first Christmas since Zak passed away and she’s keen to pay her respects to the Dingle family patriarch.
Belle’s day takes an unexpected turn as Piper rushes over to her, after being found by Vinny and Gabby.
As Belle takes in the Christmas miracle, it seems that the festive season could mark the beginning of a positive new chapter for her.
Emmerdale airs these scenes on Christmas Day on ITV1 and ITVX.
