Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) has been so caught up in his grief over Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter) in Emmerdale that he’s so far not noticed what his granddaughter is going through.
In fairness to the grumpy mechanic, Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) has done her best not to let him know that she’s in the middle of IVF, much less that she has cervical cancer.
It’s Jacob who breaks the bad news to Cain in the most ham-fisted, Jacob-way possible. He assumes Cain knows and simply blurts it out.
Sarah arrives just as Cain gives Jacob the old Dingle talking to – frightening the living daylights out of the lad with a threat – leaving Cain kicking himself as his violent reaction drives a huge wedge between him and Sarah.
Jacob tries to console Sarah, but she confesses that Cain’s negative reaction has her questioning whether she’s doing the right thing. She’s worrying about her own mortality, and it gives Jacob pause for thought – he takes her by surprise by offering to be her sperm donor.
While she contemplates the dilemma over whether to say yes, the day of her surgery arrives.
She and Charity face the day together, but Charity puts her foot in it just as Sarah is due to be wheeled away – revealing to the youngster that while she supports Sarah, she thinks it’s the wrong decision.
Sarah is left distraught as she’s taken down to surgery, leaving Charity (Emma Atkins) seeking support from Cain for her guilt.
But as Charity tries to console herself, they are hit with some devastating news – the surgery has gone wrong. What’s happened to Sarah?
