Emmerdale fans were left distracted as they spotted a David Metcalfe blunder as he rushed to rescue his son not knowing he had been stabbed. Viewers of the ITV soap were keen to know if Jacob Gallagher had survived his injuries after he was impaled with a kitchen knife by drug dealer Callum.
Jacob had contacted Callum after he discovered his mum, Leyla Cavanagh, had attempted to break her sobriety from drugs and met up with him to get a fix. Over New Year, Leyla confessed her true feelings to her estranged husband Liam. However, to the local GP, their relationship wasn't salvageable and he turned her down before prompting her to fill out their divorce papers.
Viewers then later saw her heartbroken and searching for her handbag for drugs but when all she found was an empty packet, she called her former drug dealer, Callum, and met him for more. But as she contemplated taking it, Jacob arrived and angrily hit out at his mum for going back to drugs, despite her innocent pleas.
