Doctor Todd’s vile new move paints Emmerdale’s Jacob as obsessed stalker | Soaps

Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) has got himself a bully for a boss in Emmerdale, the formidable Dr Todd (Caroline Harker), and she has plans for her protégé. None of them good.

Her bullying has so far been subtle; undermining his confidence, showing him up in front of others, taking credit for his research, putting him on bedpan duty.

But it’s been enough to make him sick with anxiety. She dropped him in it when she told him she thought Kim Tate (Claire King) had been poisoned by mushrooms, which he relayed to the Dingles and triggered a chain of accusations, only for test results to prove her wrong and her to lay the misinformation blame at Jacob’s door.

He called her out for it, which has only served to enrage the beast. Not that he knows it yet. In fact, he thinks things are pretty hunky dory after they found common ground when she opened up about her dad’s dementia and he his granddad’s Parkinson’s.

Things took a nosedive when Todd’s dad’s health plummeted, and Jacob stepped in to keep the guy alive, only to find out he had a Do Not Resuscitate order. Todd was once again given cause to hit the roof. But they managed to sort it out and Dr Todd reassures him everything is fine. But is it?

He believes her because he wants to, but she is concealing the fact that she is recording their conversation and preparing to accuse him of obsessive behaviour.

Though Jacob doesn’t know her next move is to paint him as a stalker, he is wary and feels wildly uncomfortable around her. He’s less than pleased when he learns that she’s moving in with Vanessa (Michelle Hardwick) in the village.

Jacob can’t cope with the mind games and arranges a shift swap with Rich to get away, only to discover he’s accidentally switched onto her shift the next day. This surely adds fuel to her fire that he’s obsessed.

It seems though that Todd is just getting started. She manipulates Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) into believing that Jacob is obsessed with her. It’s moving beyond workplace bullying and seems to be a weird throwback to the days young Jacob was manipulated by Maya.

Will anyone spot the signs and rescue him before Todd shatters his career?

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