This week on Emmerdale, Marlon is back home - but before too long, he's wondering if it was the right move.

Meanwhile, Billy finds himself in hospital after an attack, Jai and Laurel's reunion is thwarted and Noah's plotting something to do with Chloe.

Read on for pictures and spoilers from this week's new episodes!

Marlon returns to the village

Cain and Chas watch on as Marlon arrives back home in emotional scenes.

April's terrified when she helps Marlon have a drink of water and he begins to choke. He's fine, but he starts to become convinced that he needs to return to hospital.

After helping Dawn with an injured dog, Rhona decides that she should return to work part-time to bring in some much-needed cash for the family.

Jai goes from high to low

The picket line outside the HOP appears to be deterring customers - and when Kim demands that Jai gets the staff back to work, she's surprised by how he reacts.

Kim's humiliated when a wealthy friend shows up for a coffee and she's forced to turn waitress. Later, Jai and Laurel present a plan to Kim hoping to prove that zero-hour contracts are not the way forward.

Laurel visits Jai and tells him she wants to get back together, leaving him elated.

Jai searches for his missing wallet at Take A Vow and is shocked to find a bag of drugs down the back of a chair. Laurel's furious, assuming the drugs belong to him - and he's convinced that it was Kim sabotaging him.

After Rishi tells Laurel that Jai almost had a relapse, she's filled with anger, leaving Jai in tears that he's lost everything yet again.

Ethan takes a controversial case

Ethan's called in to the police station to help a client, Jordan, who's been arrested for assault - but he's horrified when he sees the victim in CCTV footage. He tells Jordan that he knows Billy personally but Jordan's adamant that he should represent him.

Over at the hospital, a devastated Billy tells Dawn and Will that the attack was racially motivated and he doesn't expect justice to prevail.

Also this week...

Kerry's joke about the amount of filters Amelia uses on her photos seems to hit a nerve.

As Ethan moves in to Tall Trees, he begs his dad not to wind Marcus up...

In the Woolie, Noah seizes the opportunity to nab Chloe's phone.

Credits

> Monday, April 25, 7.30pm (Episode 9346)

Writer: Martin Fustes
Director: George Siougas

> Tuesday, April 26, 7.30pm (Episode 9347)

Writer: Peter Kerry
Director: Chantelle Kayll

> Wednesday, April 27, 7.30pm (Episode 9348)

Writer: Tony Higgins
Director: Chantelle Kayll

> Thursday, April 28, 7.30pm (Episodes 9349 and 9350)

Writer: Dawn Harrison
Director: Chantelle Kayll

> Friday, April 29, 7.30pm (Episode 9351)

Writer: Linton Chiswick
Director: Brett Fallis