Rishi offers Dawn a job
WILL HER JOB AT THE FACTORY BE A HELP – OR A HINDRANCE?
Struggling Dawn is gifted a chance to get her life in order this week – but will she overcome her selfdestructive tendencies?
Hope is handed to Dawn when Rishi offers her a job at the Sharma sweet factory, giving her the opportunity to earn her own living. Coupled with the support she’s receiving from Harriet, who’s put a roof over her head, Dawn finds herself in the best situation she’s been in for years – but her demons aren’t going anywhere, and they could derail Dawn’s best efforts to stay clean.
“Years of substance abuse can’t just be erased in a few weeks,” warns our Emmerdale insider. “It’s unrealistic to think Dawn won’t fall back into bad habits, even if she’s desperate to beat them. Such a lot of what she’s going through is psychological, particularly because she’s torn up about the son who was taken away from her. This is going to be a tough road to tread…”
Harriet understands and feels very guilty about what’s happened to Dawn. So when she witnesses her former stepdaughter staring longingly at Laurel playing with baby Dotty, she knows she has to be proactive in giving Dawn something to work towards.
For Harriet, that means getting in touch with social services to start the process of reuniting Dawn with her little boy. She feels that only once Dawn has repaired that relationship can she be happy. So when Dawn hears about Harriet’s actions, she loses it!
“Dawn downs a whole load of vodka and gets herself in a total state,” shares our source. “This time, Harriet forgets the gently-gently approach and gives Dawn a dose of tough love. It’s not pretty, but Dawn knows Harriet is right and she vows to go cold turkey. It’s an extreme solution, though, and could end up in disaster.”
Unfortunately for Dawn, the person tasked with looking out for her at the factory is Kerry, who is fighting her own fires this week (see p32). Given Kerry’s history with drink, she may be the last person Dawn needs right
Dawn knows Harriet is right – and she vows to go cold turkey…”
now – especially as she’s in a foul mood, and taking it out on everyone around her.
Can Dawn fight temptation and stay on track – or will working closely with troubled Kerry make it even harder to turn her life around?