Emmerdale 's Dawn Taylor will be left horrified next week when Clemmie attacks her son Lucas.
New ITV spoilers reveal that Clemmie will come to live with Dawn (Olivia Bromley) and her husband Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) after her own mother passed away.
Clemmie's mother was Dawn's best friend, and the former drug addict was shocked to see the conditions that Clemmie was living in on the day of her mother's funeral.
Next week, after a visit from a social worker, Billy and Dawn break the news to a pleased Lucas that Clemmie is coming to live with them. The couple are left hoping that things will improve as a shy Clemmie needs coaxing away from her social worker's side.
Dawn's encouraged when reinforcements arrive and Lucas gets Clemmie to come out of her shell but tensions soon run high when Clemmie panics that she's lost her doll, leaving Dawn to realise that she needs to take things more at Clemmie's pace.
The next day, Kim Tate comforts a weary Dawn and Clemmie shows a glimmer of making some progress. Dawn's grateful for Kim's help when she offers to take Lucas and Clemmie out for a while and at the Cafe, Harriet Finch is encouraged when there's a slight thawing of tension between her and Dawn.
Meanwhile at the playground, Clemmie's mood clouds when Lucas innocently takes her toy and Kim doesn't notice what's about to occur. After scratching Lucas, Clemmie bursts into tears at Kim's stern tone as Billy and Dawn arrive in the chaos and Dawn's left kicking herself for not staying with Clemmie.
Will Clemmie living with Lucas completely change the dynamic of Dawn's happy family? And if so, will she have second thoughts about taking on someone else's child?
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Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.
