Will Emma confess at James's inquest?

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.
Emma's a wreck as the inquest gets underway. Will she pull herself together or is she about to crack? (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

Is a guilty Emma Barton about to crack and tell the truth about James's death in Emmerdale?

The Barton boys are worried to find their mum, Emma, passed out and at first think she's killed herself before realising she's been helping herself to tranquillisers in Emmerdale.

As the inquest in to James's death begins it's clear Emma is struggling to cope with all her lies and deception.

Is this the moment she finally cracks and confesses she shoved her sons' father to his brutal death?

Emma's a wreck as the inquest gets underway. Will she pull herself together or is she about to crack? (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

Emma's a wreck as the inquest gets underway. Will she pull herself together or is she about to crack?

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.

Emma's a wreck as the inquest gets underway. Will she pull herself together or is she about to crack? (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

Emma's a wreck as the inquest gets underway. Will she pull herself together or is she about to crack?

Leyla Harding finds Emma Barton fast asleep and spots her pills, realising why she’s so dead to the world. She tells the boys who fear she’s dead in Emmerdale.

Earlier on, Leyla's worried to discover Emma virtually unconscious on the sofa. (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

Earlier on, Leyla's worried to discover Emma virtually unconscious on the sofa.

Leyla Harding finds Emma Barton fast asleep and spots her pills, realising why she’s so dead to the world. She tells the boys who fear she’s dead in Emmerdale.

She realises the heart-broken nurse has been helping herself to medication. (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

She realises the heart-broken nurse has been helping herself to medication.

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.

Emma struggles to go to the inquest where she's required to give evidence. (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

Emma struggles to go to the inquest where she's required to give evidence.

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.

Weighed down with overwhelming guilt, the anxious mum tries to hold it together as her sons watch on. (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

Weighed down with overwhelming guilt, the anxious mum tries to hold it together as her sons watch on.

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.

She's always been a master of deception, so can she bluff her way through this one? (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

She's always been a master of deception, so can she bluff her way through this one?

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.

As a worried Ross, Pete and Finn watch, Emma starts to falter. (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

As a worried Ross, Pete and Finn watch, Emma starts to falter.

Emma Barton shows up at the inquest and promises her boys answers. She heads to the stand, highly strung. She breaks down saying James’ death is her fault. The boys have no idea what is about to come in Emmerdale.

It's all too much for her as she breaks down and confesses James's death was all her fault. Her boys are aghast! Is this the moment the grizzly and shocking truth is finally going to emerge? Watch Emmerdale on ITV from Monday, November 21 (Image credit: Andrew Boyce)

It's all too much for her as she breaks down and confesses James's death was all her fault. Her boys are aghast! Is this the moment the grizzly and shocking truth is finally going to emerge? Watch Emmerdale on ITV from Monday, November 21