It doesn’t take a genius to work out Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) hugely dislikes Kim Tate (Claire King) in Emmerdale, but he’s not the only person in the village with a grudge against the woman.

Ever since he returned from the dead, Graham has grown annoyed at how much his mini me Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) has changed as a result of living with and learning from Kim.

After making a comment about how he’s technically still married to Kim, Graham left her fearing that he was only back in the village because he now believes he’s entitled to some of her assets.

A couple of weeks ago, Graham left Kim somewhat on edge when he pointed out that he’s the only person at Home Farm who knows her incredibly well and because of that, it puts him at a huge advantage.

He didn’t confirm his plans to go up against her, but this moment allowed Graham to state that if they were to go to war, she wouldn’t have an easy fight on her hands.

It’s not often we see Kim unable to hold her own, but the expression on her face once Graham left suggested that he had touched a nerve.

If Graham is busy planning on destroying Kim, he will need someone other than Joe Tate to help him.

This is where Caleb Miligan (William Ash) could be about to prove very useful.

Shortly after Graham entered the pub to announce his return to a number of other village residents, Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) got up and introduced herself. Caleb didn’t need to though, as he already knows Graham.

In 2023, when Caleb was busy trying to take Home Farm from Kim, we also learnt that he’s the son of Frank Tate.

Frank died after suffering a heart attack, and Kim took great pleasure in watching it happen.

Caleb believed that he was entitled to what Kim owns, and arrived in the village hellbent on completely destroying her. In June of that year, Caleb revealed his identity to Kim, and said that he knows she let Frank die.

Curious as to how he knew of something that occurred so many years ago, Kim was stunned when Caleb confirmed he got Graham Foster drunk, and then learnt everything about Frank’s final moments.

Caleb’s attempt at destroying Kim failed pretty miserably a couple of years ago so if it comes down to it, Graham could easily get Caleb involved with his plan to remove Kim from Home Farm.

If Graham brings Joe and Caleb in on his plan, what hope does Kim have fighting this battle alone?

In this evening’s episode, now available on ITVX, Graham takes advantage of the feelings Kim still has for him. They end up sleeping together because Graham believes he’s been rejected by Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry).

If Kim’s view of Graham changes as a result of the fact she isn’t over him, will this prevent her from spotting what he’s up to?