Doctor Todd's Manipulation Continues in Emmerdale
Doctor Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) is busy manipulating Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) and Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) amid her attempt to destroy Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) in Emmerdale. For a reason yet to be revealed, Doctor Todd has spent the past few months slowly chipping away at Jacob's confidence. It began at Hotten General Hospital, and featured Doctor Todd twisting situations involving the enthusiastic resident doctor.
This ongoing situation has left Jacob's head in a mess. When he is not questioning whether he has what it takes to be a doctor in a busy NHS hospital, he is busy believing that he is capable, and it is due to the fact Doctor Todd is so unpredictable in what she says to him. Some days her words will leave Jacob in a dark place, but other times she will give him opportunities to better his career and comment on what a good job he does at the hospital.
Doctor Todd Moves to the Village
If this were kept to the confines of Hotten General, perhaps Jacob's nightmare would have been over sooner, but things are now even more complex due to Doctor Todd living in the village. She has moved in with Vanessa, meaning the lines between her and Jacob have blurred even more – and Doctor Todd is taking advantage of it. Caitlin has now started telling Vanessa and Manpreet that Jacob is obsessed with her. Situations unfold between the two, and Doctor Todd can immediately tell Manpreet and Vanessa a different story to make it seem as though Jacob is being completely inappropriate.
Shortly after she moved to the village, Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) left a bottle of wine on the doorstep but pretended that the gift was from Jacob. To Doctor Todd, this was the perfect chance to reiterate to her two pals that Jacob was not considering the professional boundaries between them.
A New Romance Brewing?
In this evening's episode, Doctor Todd was at the pub with Vanessa and a few other women playing another round of darts. As the alcohol continued to flow, Mary Goskirk (Louise Jameson) noted to a tipsy Vanessa that it is very clear she has chemistry with Doctor Todd. When they got home, a drunk Vanessa was too busy trying not to throw up to focus on the fact Caitlin was speaking about Jacob again, claiming that the conversation they had in the cafe that morning still proves her theory that he is fixated on her.
Todd then told Vanessa to go to bed and said that she would ensure she would not feel too hungover by the morning. Vanessa was taken in by how kind Doctor Todd is – but is there a genuine connection between them? Or is the surgeon just being nice so she can pull the wool over Vanessa's eyes when it comes to what is really going on with her and Jacob?
