Emmerdale who'll bring down Dr Crowley 'revealed' - and it's not Joe Tate

There's trouble on Emmerdale as Dr Crowley continued to target Joe Tate and Kim Tate, but could a downfall be set?

Viewers learned last week that Kim's mystery new man Eddie was in fact Joe's surgeon and accomplice Crowley. He'd helped Joe steal a kidney, operating on him and performing the transplant after Joe had his own uncle Caleb Miligan stabbed.

He needed the kidney to survive after being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and instead of going through the usual process, he stole Caleb's. Crowley was mortified by this and disappeared in the days that followed.

Now he's back for revenge, with him threatening Joe last week and revealing he was after Kim's money. He wants Joe to steal the money from Kim and send it to him, so he can flee.

On Monday night Joe refused and pulled a shotgun on Crowley. But Crowley saw right through him and knowing he would not pull the trigger, he pushed the rifle away and left.

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Soon Joe realised he had no option to do as Crowley said, and he put together a plan to convince Kim to invest some money. He then told Crowley to leave, telling him his plan was underway and he'd get him the money.

But, having already threatened Dawn Taylor amid her romance with Joe, as well as her kids, he refused to leave until the money was in his account. Kim then thanked Joe for his support, making Joe feel pretty guilty about betraying her.

It's clear though that Joe is stuck, and he knows he can't just ignore Crowley - so it's unlikely he will trigger his new nemesis' downfall. But what id someone else is onto Crowley?

Kim made a comment when Joe suggested she should be careful as she barely knows 'Eddie'. She commented that she wasn't someone likely to be tricked, saying she was "no fool".

The emphasis on this no doubt sparked suspicions, given she's said similar things in recent weeks, and with her often proving she is not to be messed with. So might Kim be playing Eddie AKA Crowley at his own game?

Might she be onto the fact that things have moved very quickly and he could be about to get her? Might she have actually seen him with Joe in the past, and might she know who he really is?

Then there's Dawn, who seems supportive of her stepmother's new romance just months on from her dad Will's death. But could she be onto him, and perhaps she alone or with the help of Kim or even Joe, might be what eventually brings Crowley down?

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