Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Charity's baby lie is under threat when Jacob makes a shock discovery

Lying Charity is caught out by Jacob
Laura Morgan

Charity books a scan behind Sarah and Jacob’s back in Emmerdale spoilers next week to avoid the couple rumbling her pregnancy lie. Chas accompanies her to the appointment, but Charity is caught out when Jacob spies her at the hospital. Will he suspect she’s hiding something?

Charity stands over Sarah and Jacob
Charity is consumed with guilt over deceiving Sarah and Jacob (Credit: ITV)

Charity is keeping up pretenses in Emmerdale spoilers

Charity’s worst fears were recently realised when a DNA test revealed the baby she’s carrying belongs to her and Ross. The news sent Charity spiraling, as she broke down on Chas and admitted everything. Chas insisted her cousin needed to tell her family the truth, but the thought of breaking Sarah and Jacob’s hearts was too much for Charity to bear. She also knew if Mack found out about the baby then it would be the end of her marriage.

In turmoil, Charity arranged to have a secret abortion. But she couldn’t go through with it, and against her better judgement, Charity has decided to continue with the pregnancy, much to the horror of the fans. Sarah and co are none the wiser – but for how much longer?

Next week, the strain of the situation is taking its toll on Charity. With her 12-week scan set for the following day, Charity panics that the sonographer will be able to tell the baby isn’t the implanted embryo. Chas only exacerbates her worries and as Charity returns home to Sarah and Jacob discussing babies looking like their dads she ends up snapping at them.

Guilt-ridden, Charity immediately apologises. But will the couple twig something is wrong?

Chas is supporting Charity in Emmerdale
Chas knows the truth about Charity’s baby (Credit: ITV)

Charity arranges a secret baby scan

Unable to risk of her secret getting outed during the ultrasound, Charity decides Sarah can’t come with her.

She spins her granddaughter a lie, saying the hospital have cancelled the appointment. Poor Sarah is gutted, but suspicious Chas can tell Charity isn’t telling the truth.

Confronting her cousin in the back room of The Woolpack, Chas gets Charity to admit what’s really going on. She confesses her paranoia of the sonographer discovering the foetus inside her wasn’t the one that was implanted.

Chas can see what a state Charity is in and agrees to accompany her to the hospital. The pair face an anxious wait, as Charity continues to fret over the truth getting out.

Charity looks at a piece of paper in Emmerdale
Charity goes for her secret ultrasound (Credit: ITV)

Jacob catches Charity out in Emmerdale spoilers

Soon the scan gets underway and there’s relief all round when the sonographer fails to detect anything on the scan.

But Chas fears what’s to come when she sees Charity staring lovingly at her unborn baby on the screen.

Afterwards, Charity is relieved to have gotten away with it all. But then disaster strikes as Jacob spies her from the other end of the hospital corridor.

What cover story will Charity be forced to come up with? And will Jacob buy it? Or is her web of lies starting to unravel?

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