Emmerdale S41 E100 Episode 6223 (Thu 26th Apr 2012) (Part 2)

Ashley arrives at the pub, announcing to everyone that he's done something terrible and they all need to know. Ashley then openly admits to hitting Sandy. Nicola takes Gabby out and heads off to warn Laurel about what Ashley is doing. Soon afterwards, back at the cottage, Ashley is devastated as he tries to talk to Gabby and sees that she's scared of him after what she heard in the pub.