Emmerdale spoilers follow from Wednesday’s episode (18 March), which is available to watch now on ITVX and YouTube but hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet.

In tonight’s episode of Emmerdale, Aaron and Mandy Dingle unite with a drastic scheme to keep Paddy out of prison. But are they about to make everything worse?

Meanwhile, Joe Tate continues to plot against Lydia Dingle behind her back. Will he manage to destroy her friendship with Kim?

Read on for 5 big moments from Wednesday’s episode…

1. Paddy and Dylan are in big trouble

Paddy and Dylan’s confessions at the police station continue to have major consequences in the village. With their bail hearing delayed for a day, they’ll be locked away for a while longer.

They may need to get used to it, as Paddy and Dylan’s legal representative informs their loved ones that a worst-case scenario would see them sentenced to life imprisonment for perverting the course of justice.

Will they regret being so candid over their roles in the Ray death cover-up? And with Bear Wolf still facing serious consequences himself, has it all been for nothing?

2. Aaron and Mandy take the law into their own hands

As Aaron and Mandy despair over the situation, they put pressure on Laurel to make a fresh statement to the police. Since an independent witness needs to confirm that Ray wanted to kill Dylan – forcing Bear to take action – they boldly suggest that Laurel could lie about her final conversation with the villain.

Laurel isn’t keen to perjure herself, but someone else doesn’t have the same qualms…

3. Joe turns ruthless over Lydia

Joe continues his false show of support for Lydia, who’s suspicious about why he’s being so generous.

Hell-bent on destroying Kim’s plan to bequeath Home Farm to her best friend, Joe opens up a new bank account in Lydia’s name. Is he really prepared to frame her for fraud?

And with Kim already suspicious regarding Joe’s behaviour, will things really go as he hopes?

4. Eric bides his time

Eric watches Kerry and Jai closely after discovering that they’ve been sneaking around behind his back.

Suspiciously, he holds off confronting the passionate pair – is he planning to take revenge?

5. Tracy’s in demand

Life is about to take an unexpected turn for Tracy, as she keeps sneaking off to take phone calls.

We know that Tracy will be heading off on a break from the village soon, as Amy Walsh – who plays her – has already filmed her final scenes before taking maternity leave.