18 August 2026

Garry has worked wonders

Garry must have done whatever it was necessary, as Eleri is taking two passports from an envelope, which she looks at with considerable relief.   

"I've got a surprise for you . . ."

She picks up her phone and makes a call;  “Guess what – I’ve got a surprise for you!” she says, 

". . . yes, another one"

“Yes, another one.”

"Why are we here?"

Eileen and Mathew are walking across the car park of a housing development where they have been summoned by Sioned;  

This is where they are supposed to be

they have no idea what is going on.

"Welcome to our new home!"

Sioned emerges from the end house, announcing, “Welcome to our new home!” 

They are even more puzzled

and they look even more puzzled.

Brynmor comes out of the deli

Brynmor comes out of the deli, passes Hywel and heads towards the Deri.   

"Do you fancy some company today?"

Hywel comes across his brother and asks, “Do you fancy some company today?   I’d appreciate some help with Cwmfest, if you’ve got time.”   

Ieuan seems to be in a hurry

Ieuan appears to be in a hurry to do something else and walks away.

Someone is watching Brynmor 

Brynmor is now nearing the Deri, and we can clearly see that someone is watching him as he goes in.

"Are you going away?"

Jinx comes into Cysgod y Glyn and is surprised to see that Eleri is packing;  he asks “Are you going away?”   She replies that she was hoping they could both go.   

"On holiday?"

“What – on holiday?” 

"An extended holiday"

but she describes it as an ‘extended holiday’.

"He's back, isn't he?"

Jinx realises, “He’s back, isn’t he?   You promised me that this was sorted.”   She admits that is what she had thought, but realises now that they have to move to Plan B.   

"Leaving the country?"

Jinx gasps, “Leaving the country?   I said we could leave but to Blaenau – not overseas!”

"It's the only way to keep you safe"

“It’s the only way to keep you safe,” she insists, “We’ll have
fun, Huw, we’ll see some of the world.”

"You expect me to say goodbye to everyone?"

“You expect me to say goodbye to everyone and everything just like that?”   She is sorry for landing him in this, 

"I want to spend the rest of my life with you"

but wants to spend the rest of her life with him.   

"Please come with me!"

She begs him to come with her.

They look at the back garden

As they come out of the back of the house Sioned is enthusiastically pointing out that there is enough space for a little slide and a swing, 

"Perhaps even a trampoline" 

perhaps even a trampoline when they are a bit older.   

"What do you think, Math?"

“What do you think?   Come on, Math, it’s perfect for our perfect little family – what do you say?”

"We have to think about priorities"

He reminds her that they have to think about priorities here;  they have three weeks, and wonders how they are going to afford it.

"I've worked everything out"

Sioned replies that she has worked everything out;  “We don’t have a chain, so everything will go through quickly – we just have to sort out the deposit.”

"You can see Cae'r Fedwen"

Her mother comes out out of the patio door, and is told, “You can see Cae’r Fedwen [Birch Field] from the front bedroom.   It will maintain a connection with Penrhewl for the children.”

"How are you going to pay for it?"

Her mother demands, “How are you going to pay for it?”   

"Perhaps you could help"

Sioned was hoping that perhaps her mother could help them with the deposit, but Eileen does not look exactly receptive to that idea.

Ieuan is making coffee

Ieuan is making himself a coffee and looking at his phone at the same time when Kelly comes into number 7.   

"Auntie Neet's birthday"

“I thought you were avoiding me,” she says, “Auntie Neet’s birthday – I’ve been going around in circles thinking of a way to celebrate.   

"Hot-air balloon ride"

“I had a bright idea of a hot-air balloon ride over the valley – but then I realised that she doesn’t like the car, let alone a basket in the clouds.   I just want to do something really special, you know.   

"Any bright ideas?"

“Any bright ideas?”

"I know where to get some good advice"

Ieuan replies that he has not at the moment, “But leave it with me – I know where to get some good advice.”   

He picks up his laptop . . .

He picks up his coffee 

. . . and opens the laptop

and opens the laptop.

"I could work fewer hours"

In the Deri flat, Kath suggests that she could work fewer hours in the Deri, “So we can spend more time together – once you get back from America, of course.   

"Life is short, remember"

“Life is short, remember;  I want to spend the rest of my life with you, right?   Not with Britt, Colin, and John White in that bar.   

"Think about going away in the Autumn"

“Now that you have a few weeks before you have to fly, why don’t we look at those brochures again and think about going away somewhere in the Autumn?   Something to look forward to – if you’re back before the Autumn.”

Brynmor seems uninterested

Ieuan says that he will take a look later, but then resumes his crossword.   

Someone stands in front of him . . .

Suddenly he becomes aware that someone is standing in front of him, 

. . . and he is alarmed to see . . .

discovering that it is Kyle, 

. . . that it is Kyle

who demands, “Book her a single ticket to New York – we’re flying tonight!   

"Go and get Eleri – now!"

“Go and get Eleri – now!”

Eleri has a list of destinations

Eleri is still working on Jinx;  “If you don’t want to go to Moldova, there’s Thailand, Nepal – Samoa is an option.”

"You expect me to make a decision?"

He groans, “You expect me to make a big decision just like that?”   

She is summoned to the Deri

Then a message arrives on her phone from her father;  ‘He’s in the Deri – come over now.’

"We'll be safe – together"

Nevertheless, she continues telling Jinx that at least they will be safe in those countries – together – 

"Or perhaps being together isn't important to you"

“Or perhaps being together isn’t important to you.”

"Of course it's important"

He protests that of course it is important;  “I think the world of you.”

"But not enough to go across the world"

“But obviously not enough to go to the other side of the world with me.”   He finds this all so extreme – moving so far, 

"We could go to Blaenau"

still proposing that they could go to his cousin’s in Blaenau and think about the subject properly.

"This isn't a little jolly"

“This isn’t a little jolly,” she reminds him, 

"I can't imagine living anywhere else"

but his decision is that he is a Welshman through and through and cannot imagine living anywhere else.

"Right, I'd better start packing

“Right – well, I’d better start packing,” she sighs, “You’ve made your decision – let me go quietly, OK?”

"No word of goodbye?"

As he walks out of the flat, he asks, “And that’s it?   No word of goodbye or anything?”   

"Just go"

She simply tells him to go as she needs to get a move on, so he does.

"You want it – you pay the deposit"

Eileen comments that there is no doubt it is a special house;  “But if you want it, you should pay the deposit.”

"All our money has gone into Penrhewl"

Sioned points out that all of their money has gone into Penrhewl.   

"And what about the mortgage?"

“And what about the mortgage?” continues her mother, “Have you thought about that?   You haven’t got a job.”

"Half the rent from Penrhewl"

“With Mathew’s contribution and half the rent from Penrhewl, the mortgage will be fine.”

"That's Penrhewl's money"

Eileen stops her there, making plain that what Dorian will be paying is the business’s money – Penrhewl’s –“You’re not part of that any more.”

"Are you saying I won't see a penny?"

“Are you saying I won’t see a penny of the rent money from Penrhewl?” demands Sioned.

"When are you going to learn?"

Her mother laughs, “When are you going to learn?  It takes years of hard work for people to deserve somewhere like this,” then she turns and walks away, 

Sioned chases after her

with Sioned chasing after her.

Ieuan is thinking

At number 7, Ieuan is thinking, then turns once again to his laptop and asks Janet for help.   

"Hello Janet, it's Ieuan"

“Hello Janet, it’s Ieuan – you know you said earlier that you’re always there to give me advice?”

The disembodied voice from the laptop answers, “Of course, Ieuan – how can I help?”

"I want to pick your brains – well, your bytes"

“I want to pick your brains – well, your bytes – I’ve been trying to organise a party for Anita – a special one – 

"I don't know where to start"

“and I don’t know where to start.

"I just want to do what's best for Jac and Lili"

Sioned is still begging her mother to listen as they leave the house;  “I just want what’s best for Jac and Lili!”

"And you expect me to pay?"

“And you expect me to pay the deposit and half the mortgage?” Eileen rages, “You do remember that Siôn, Huwi and I live in a flat above a shop, don’t you?   Not a big house like this.”

"You're jealous, aren't you?"

“You’re jealous, aren’t you?   That’ s what this is.   There are more houses down there – you and Siôn can move in there.   It would be an incredible investment!”

"You have no business sense"

Eileen snarls, “You have no business sense whatsoever – you spent £300,000 on a farm that didn’t belong to you – and what about the money from Auntie Marian?   You bought the shop, let it descend into chaos and expected me to bail you out again.”

"I was hoping you'd show some support"

As her mother walks away, Sioned shouts, “You know what?   For once, I was hoping you might show some generosity and support towards me and your grandchildren!”

"That's what I've always done, Sioned!"

That’s what I’ve always done, Sioned, time after time!” Eileen growls.

"I know you're disappointed"

Mathew understands that Sioned is disappointed and assures her that they will find somewhere, but she cannot believe that it will happen within the next three weeks.   

"We'll show her we don't need her"

“Look, we’ll show Eileen that we don’t need her, all right?” 

Mathew hugs her

and he give her a hug.

"Where's that taxi?"

Eleri is waiting anxiously by the shop for the taxi to arrive when Kelly passes, 

"Ooh – jet setting again?"

commenting, “Ooh – jet setting again.   Don’t have too much fun.”

"Eleri, come on"

Her father comes through the alley;  “Eleri, come on – he’s waiting.”

"Tough – I'm out of here!"

“Tough!” she snarls, “I’m out of here!”   

"I'm not rotting in jail for you!"

Brynmor emphasises that he is not rotting in jail for her or anyone else.   “You chose to pay him,” she reminds her father.

"You pit a hit on him!"

“And you put a hit on him!   He says he has evidence – come on!”   He grabs her arm and will not let go, 

He drags her along the road . . . 

dragging her towards the Deri, passing Kelly and another customer who are waiting outside the pharmacy.   

. . . and this does not go unnoticed by Kelly

She takes careful note of Brynmor manhandling his daughter.

'We're going to discuss some business . . ."

Inside, he tells Kath that if it is OK with her, they are going upstairs to discuss some business;  

". . . about Brynawelon"

“Eleri wants her father’s advice on Brynawelon.”

"She's not moving back, is she?"

Kath hopes that Eleri is not moving back into the Deri, but she makes it clear that she is not, 

"I'm not that one who'll come between you this time"

adding, “I’m not the one who will come between you and Dad this time.”   Kath is puzzled by this.

"Mrs Anderson"

Upstairs Kyle is waiting;  “Mrs Anderson,” he says, “Better late than never!”

"I don't believe that nonsense"

“Don’t think for a second I believe that nonsense about evidence!” she begins, 

"It's time you accepted things"

but her father warns her that it is time she accepted things.

'The only passport I have is fake"

“Oh, I’d love to, Dad, but we have one slight problem – the only passport I have is fake.”   

He did not expect that

This news comes as quite a shock to both Brynmor and Kyle.

"We used to enjoy going to hotels"

Ieuan tells Janet, “We used to enjoy going to hotels – but she’s not well enough to do that now.”   Janet replies that it is disappointing to hear, so he continues, “I liked the first idea you suggested for Anita’s party – 

"Thanks, Janet"

“thanks, Janet – Anita will be delighted.”

He does not realise that Hywel has just come into the house as Janet says that she is happy to help.

"Sounds like Janet has saved he day"

“It sounds like Janet has saved the day,” Hywel remarks 

"You shouldn't be listening"

and is reprimanded for listening in to private conversations.   

'"I know Janet isn't real . . ."

“I have to go and meet Kelly now – if you’ve prepared some speech I don’t want to hear it – all right?   I know that Janet isn’t real, but there’s nothing wrong with finding comfort in her, is there?   

". . . but I know what I'm doing

“I don’t expect you to understand – but believe me when I say this – I know what I’m doing, all right?”

"Well, good for you"

“Well, if you think you’re getting the help you need from her, good for you,” replies Hywel.

"If you wait a couple of days . . ."

Brynmor proposes, “If you wait a couple of days, the correct passport will have arrived.”   

"We're going today!"

However, Kyle does not want to wait any longer and is adamant that they are going today.

Eleri asks, “What if the system flags us if you change the name now?” But he maintains it will not be a problem.   

"What if I say something?"

Then she asks, “What if I say something?   Say that you’re forcing me to go against my will – what will you do?”

He points a gun at her

Now he has had enough and pulls out a gun which he points at Eleri;  

"Whoa – Kyle!"

naturally, her father object to this   “I’m not going back to New York without you – is that clear?”   

"Perfectly clear"

She agrees that it is.

"I'll be better when I've had a drink"

Jinx comes into the Deri, where Kelly is by the bar, telling her that he will be better when he has had a drink.   

"Brynmor has put you on the naughty step as well?"

She comments, “Don’t tell me – Brynmor has put you on the naughty step as well.   You haven’t spoken to Eleri?”

He looks puzzled

He looks at her blankly, 

"I don't like to interfere, but . . ."

so she explains, “As you know, I don’t like to interfere in people's lives, but Brynmor looked really angry earlier – he dragged her and her suitcase over here, like she was a naughty seven-year-old.”

Jinx is heading upstairs

By now Jinx is already heading upstairs, 

Kyle has obtained a boarding pass for her

where Kyle, still brandishing the gun, has arranged a boarding pass for Ella Jackson and they are now ready to leave for the airport.

"Leave her alone!"

Kyle demands the passport from Eleri and just at that moment Jinx bursts in, telling him to leave her alone.   He apologises to Eleri for leaving her, 

"You're too late, Huw'

but she replies that he is too late.

"You don't have to go with him!"

“Don’t be like that – you don’t have to go with him,” Jinx continues.

"Apart from when he has a gun to your head"

“Apart from when he has a gun to your head, perhaps!” threatens Kyle.   Brynmor instructs Jinx to go back downstairs.

"What's this bright idea, then?"

Now Ieuan arrives at the bar and Kelly wants to know what is his bright idea.   “Right, a tea party at home with her friends, singing hokey cokey.”

"Hokey, blinkin' cokey?"

“Hokey, blinkin’  cokey?” she exclaims, “What?   Jelly and ice cream as well?”

"Familiar things from her past"

Ieuan stresses that they are all familiar things from her past;  

"Janet thought . . ."

“Janet thought it was important to keep things small and simple.”

"Who the hell's Janet?"

“Who the hell’s Janet?” Kelly wants to know and is told she is online, so Kelly assumes it is the Alzheimer’s group.

“She said it’s important that everything is familiar and that if she feels comfortable and safe, she’ll have a day fit for a king – well, queen.”

"Do you know what?    You're right!"

“Do you know what?” Kelly smiles, “You’re right – a party in the house would be perfect – 

"Leave the organising to me"

“but leave the organising, right, to the party planner, extraordinaire – because it’ll be a-ma-zing!   I think you deserve a cup of coffee after that – and a bacon bap – 

"The coffee's better at Tamed"

“but in Tamed, because the coffee is better in Tamed.”

"Go back downstairs, Jinx"

As Jinx stares down the barrel of the gun, he is instructed by Brynmor to go back downstairs and not to interfere.   

"Please, Jinx!"

Eleri begs him to do so, but while Kyle’s attention is momentarily distracted, 

Jinx in action!

Jinx darts into action to grab his hand.

The gun is dropped on the floor . . .

A struggle ensues, during which Jinx forces him to drop the gun 

. . . and Brynmor is about to retrieve it . . .

and Brynmor is about to pick it up 

. . . he is knocked flying

when the two combatants cannon into him and force him to the floor, banging his head on the sideboard on the way down.   

Kyle stops dead

Kyle 

Eleri looks with horror

and Eleri both look in horror at Brynmor, 

Blood appears to be coming from Brynmor's ear

who is lying motionless.