Emmerdale's Joe Tate finally breaks down - but will he abandon his revenge?

Emmerdale spoilers follow for the latest episode to air on ITV1 and stream on ITVX and YouTube.

Emmerdale's latest episode has seen Joe Tate have an emotional breakdown, but will it lead to him abandoning his revenge plan or not?

Joe is full of fury and vengeance after Dawn Fletcher was accidentally killed in a car crash due to Vinny Dingle's negligence on the road, choosing to bury Ruby Miligan alive on the day of Dawn's funeral.

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The episode began with Joe raging at Vinny after learning the truth. When Billy came downstairs and found out what happened, he knocked Vinny to the ground and began kicking him.

Graham Foster walked in and broke the incident up, later chastising Billy for acting like a "thug".

Joe was in no mood for one of Graham's lectures though, telling him that the burial was just "warming up" and wouldn't even "get into the greatest hits when I'm done".

However, the episode ended with Joe breaking down in tears in Graham's arms, as a voiceover played of Kim talking to Dawn's newborn baby about how Joe would "find himself" again soon enough. But will he actually do that?

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Elsewhere in the episode, Moira Barton found Caleb rummaging around Cain's garage for a crowbar, and warned him off continuing his feud.

"Don't get me wrong," she said, "I would love to see Joe Tate get the kind of comeuppance you don't come back from, but do you think Ruby's gonna forgive you for effectively ruining your life together?"

And Moira was right. Ruby later said that if Caleb continued like this, she would leave him. He agreed to draw a line under everything that had happened, but will he follow through on his claims?

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.

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