1 April 2026

Sioned is depressed

It is half past eight at Penrhewl, Sioned comes out of a shed, looking thoroughly discouraged;

Mathew asks if she has had breakfast 

then her phone sounds and she finds a message from Mathew, asking if she has had any breakfast.   As she walks across the yard, she receives a phone call, from the vet;  

"The sheep is dead"

“Hiya, Grisal, thanks for phoning me back, but, listen, I don’t need the antibiotics – the sheep is dead.”   

She is exhausted

She is completely exhausted.

"You don't have to go back to Llwyncelyn"

In the village, Gaynor comes out of the MFC flat with Colin;  he tells her, “You don’t have to go back to Llwyncelyn today – perhaps it’s too early.”

"I'm fine, Colin"

However, her mind is made up and she alleges that she is fine.

So this is where they ended up . . . 

When Iolo comes downstairs at Y Felin with Greta, Siwsi and Indeg are sleeping.   Lleucu comes in, carrying two cups of tea 

. . . assisted by Iolo

and he informs her, “Hey, I want them out by the time I get back from work, OK?   I did you a huge favour letting you stay last night – and taking your stuff out of Llwyncelyn in my van.   

"I could be in a lot of trouble"

“I could get into a lot of trouble if Gaynor found out!”

Lleucu insists that they are very grateful to him for his help and he assures her, “You can stay here, Lleucs – this is your home and I’m glad you’re here – 

"This isn't a doss house!"

“but this isn’t a doss house!”

Lleucu tries to argue that this is what they need;  “A full house again?”

"I want them out today . . ."

However he makes it very clear that he wants Siwsi, Indeg and their mess out of there today.   

". . . OK?   Thanks"

“OK?   Thanks.”

Indeg has another plan

She takes over their tea and Indeg announces that she has a plan.

Sioned sits down for a moment

Sioned is sitting gloomily on some abandoned equipment in a corner of the farmyard when Mathew approaches;  

"How long have you been out?"

“How long have you been out?” he asks.   She replies as she was up at three, but it was a waste of time, as the sheep died.

"Doesn't put you in the mood for a fry-up"

He sits down next to her, enquiring whether she has eaten anything;  “No – losing a good sheep doesn’t put you in the mood for a fry-up, Math!”

"The quad needs new tyres"

He wants her to relax today, but she has to phone up the garage, as Howard has texted to say that the quad needs new tyres.   

"Sioned, go and have a nap"

“Sioned, just go and have a nap,” he encourages her, but she answers that she cannot do that because her mother will be bringing the twins back.   

"I have not started on the fencing"

As well as that, she has not started the fencing in the top field, which has to be done by the end of the month.   “I have to do that – it’s part of the grant’s conditions.”

Mathew has a meeting with that new brasserie to discuss the tender to finish the job;  

"If I finish early, I'll come home to help"

“If I finish early, I’ll come home to help you.”   Sioned knows that lambing is hard for everyone and wishes him good luck with the brasserie.

He predicts that the budget for the wedding will be better after a decision today, 

She is far from optimistic

but she is not so optimistic.

Gaynor gets some sideways glances

As Gaynor comes out of the shop, Llinos and her husband appear to look rather askance at her;  

"We'll be able to make tea now"

Colin, carrying a bottle of milk, says that they will be able to make a cup of tea now.

"What are you doing here?"

They meet Mark on his round;  “What are you doing here?” he demands, “I thought you were in Llandudno!”   

"How did you plead, then?"

Colin explains about the plea hearing yesterday, so Mark growls, “And how did you plead, then?”

"Not guilty?"

Gaynor does not reply, so he goes on, “Not guilty?   She knew Cher was there, Col!” and will not be silenced by Colin.   “How could you live there, knowing she was in the garden?   And share the same bed as the killer?”

Gaynor has had enough of this

Gaynor walks away, 

"Did you have to?"

 Colin snarls, “Did you have to?”

"You look dreadful"

In the deli, Ieuan brings over his coffee and croissant;  Diane comments that he looks dreadful and he says that he has not been sleeping too well recently.   

"It has been playing on my mind"

“The fact that Anita has been seeing Eira has been playing on my mind.”

He is reminded that she has been through a huge change, moving to Brynawelon, so it was bound to upset her – 

"Perhaps it will give her some comfort"

“In any case, perhaps seeing the daughter she lost is giving her some kind of comfort.”

There is something else which Diane wants to talk to him about;  

"Now I have power of attorney"

“Now that I have power of attorney, I can go through her bank statements.   If we want her to stay in Brynawelon, I have to go through them in detail to see where we stand.   

"She used to get payments from Siôn White"

“She doesn’t get a lot of income from her share in Yr Antur, but she used to get regular payments into her savings account from Siôn White.”

"That summer house they bought years ago"

It takes him a few moments to realise that it is rent from the summer house they bought years ago, but Diane informs him that the payments have stopped;  

"She hasn't had a penny for almost a year"

“She has not had a penny for nearly a year.”   

She shows Ieuan the details

Diane shows him the relevant document.

"They haven't sold it"

“They haven’t sold it – and I haven’t heard that the place is empty,” muses Ieuan.   Diane imagines that there is a simple enough explanation, 

"I shall have a word with Mr Siôn White"

but he intends to have a word with Mr Siôn White.

"I don't know how she can plead not guilty!"

Mark takes a handful of post into the Deri and moans to his mother, “I don’t know how she can stand in front of a judge and say she’s not guilty.”   

"It's complicated, isn't it?"

Kath points out that it is complicated.   

"It isn't to me, Mam!"

“That’s what everyone says – but it isn’t for me, Mam!”   

"Can you post this letter for Cassie?"

She advises him to let the courts decide, then asks if he can post a letter for Cassie, 

"Who's this Owain, then?"

but he wants to know who this Owain is and is told that it is none of his business.

"Did you hear about Margaret Jenkins?"

He is about to leave when he remembers, “Did you hear about Margaret Jenkins?”   His mother believes that it was a heart attack, which he confirms, 

"In a  hotel with another councillor!"

but adds, “I heard she was in a hotel room with another councillor when it happened!”

“Well, we’ll have to find someone to replace her on the local council,” decides Kath.   

Eileen comes in with a box of veg for the Deri.   

"Have you heard about Margaret Jenkins?"

“Have you heard about Margaret Jenkins?” says Kath.

"Naked – in a hotel room!"

“Yes – she was found naked in a hotel room!” Eileen dramatically exclaims, but is reminded that she was dead, so she rather tempers her enthusiasm.   

"Popular, trustworthy, not afraid of hard work"

When told that they need someone to replace her on the council, someone popular, trustworthy, who is not afraid of hard work, 

"What are you saying?"

Eileen immediately thinks that Kath is suggesting she should stand, but she denies suggesting any such thing.

"I know just the person for the job!"

Eileen is sure that she knows just the person for the job

"He's only saying what everyone thinks"

At Llwyncelyn, Gaynor tells Colin that Mark is only saying what everyone else thinks – and at least he is honest;  “You’ve seen the way people look at me in the street – I’m not giving anyone the chance to point the finger at me again.   

"I'm staying here until the case"

“I’m staying here until the case.”

He remarks that it might be months away, so she regards it as good practice for being in jail.   

"Where's the coffee?"

Then she looks up at the shelf and cannot see the coffee;  after looking in a couple of cupboards, she locates it.   

"I've never kept it in there"

“I’ve never kept it in there before.   Have you been here while I was away?”

"No – of course I haven't"

Colin denies that, so once again she jumps to the conclusion that Tom has been there;  

"He's in jail, Gaynor"

no amount of assurance from Colin that he is in jail will make any difference.   

"He's got friends"

She insists that he has friends that he could send to scare her.

"I've heard those horrible rumours"

Siôn comes into the deli, where he is also told about Margaret Jenkins;  “Very sad – and I’ve heard those horrible rumours – some people have no respect!”   

"Someone will have to take over"

Eileen points out that someone else will have to take over at the helm – someone who is popular and principled – someone who is willing to stand up for the community.

"You would be perfect"

Eileen maintains that she is much too busy, but describes Siôn as the perfect candidate.   

"Nobody takes me seriously"

He has already tried to do something previously, but tells her that nobody takes him seriously.   

"I take you seriously"

“Well, I take you seriously – and I think you’re sexier than ever when you’re fighting for what’s right.”

Eileen ropes Iolo into the conversation

At that moment, Iolo comes in and Eileen asks him what he thinks of the idea;  “Your Dad would make a perfect local councillor, wouldn’t he?”   

"I can't think of anyone else"

Iolo cannot think of anyone else who would take the role more seriously.

She reminds Siôn that he has said that he needs a new challenge, 

"No-one's shown any appreciation" 

but again he protests, “Nobody’s shown any appreciation for any work I’ve done in the past.”   

"You should't do it for the appreciation"

He is reminded by Iolo that he should not do it for the appreciation;  what is important is making a difference and caring for the community.   Now he asks for the mocha he came in for;  

He is seriously considering it

Siôn is thinking seriously about what they said.

"I found this upstairs"

Gaynor has confirmation that things have been moved round upstairs and has found an empty beer bottle, 

"Come back to the MFC flat with us"

so Colin suggests that she should come back and stay with them at the MFC flat for a while.

"I don't want to go anywhere near the village"

“That won’t sort anything, will it?   Anyway, I don’t want to go anywhere near the village.”   He insists that she does not have to be on her own and he wants to help.

"You think I'm a weak, pathetic woman"

“I know you think I’m a weak, pathetic woman – but I’m perfectly fine!” she argues, so he suggests calling the police.   

"You really think they'd help me?"

“Do you really think they would help me, of all people?” she snarls.

Colin gives up

He realises that he will get nowhere with arguing, so puts on his jacket and promises to be back at the end of the afternoon;  “But if there’s anything before then, just ring me, right?”   

Gaynor does not know what to do

Gaynor looks to be at the end of her tether.

"Where's my shellac machine?"

Siwsi is busy tidying up at Y Felin, while Indeg cannot find her shellac machine.   

"Cleaning won't change his mind"

Lleucu is doubtful that cleaning up will make Iolo change his mind, 

"I must have left it at Gaynor's"

then Indeg realises that she must have left the machine at Gaynor’s house;  “I have to go and pick it up – 

"We need Greta too make the plan work"

“Siwsi, you start making dinner for Iolo.   Lleucu, are you picking up Greta from school?   We need her to make the plan work.”

"I'm going to see Sioned"

In the deli, Eileen informs Siôn that she is going to Penrhewl, as Sioned has asked her to go there.   He meanwhile is preparing some plans for the campaign, 

"So you are going to stand?"

which she assumes means that he is going to stand.   “I want to make a difference in the village, to help people – 

"People will regard me as a joke"

“but I’m scared that people will regard me as a joke!”   Eileen suggests that this is the time to prove everyone wrong, but he swears her to secrecy until he has worked on his campaign.

"We've been trying to phone you"

As she is leaving, Ieuan and Diane arrive;  “We’ve been trying to phone you!” says Ieuan.   Siôn’s phone has been on silent while he was working.

"What hasn't Anita received a penny in rent?"

“We want to talk about Morawel – why hasn’t Anita received a penny in rent for nearly a year?”   

"Er . . . maintenance"

Siôn maintains that he has been doing a lot of work on the place – maintenance, so they want to know if the work has been completed.

"I know it's pocket money to you"

“I know this second home is pocket money for you, but we need the rent to pay for Anita’s care!”   Siôn enquires how she is settling at the home 

"We shall have to pack her bags again!"

and is told, “We shall have to pack her bags again if we can’t afford to keep her there!   

"That's the blast thing we need

“That’s the last thing we need!”   

"I'll sort it out"

Siôn says that he will sort it out as soon as possible, 

Although he does not know how

but looks very worried as they leave.

“Come on – what’s this big announcement?” Kath demands in the Deri, but Mark tells her she will have to wait until Colin arrives.

"Bottle of champagne, please"

Mathew comes in and asks for a bottle of champagne to go;  

"Still celebrating the engagement?"

“Oh, you’re still celebrating the engagement, are you?” asks Kath.   

'There's something else as well"

He adds that there is something else as well.

Mark chimes in that he hopes to be celebrating something soon as well, but cannot say any more at present.   

"Eileen will be after my blood"

Then Colin dashes in, warning that he cannot stay for long or Eileen will be after his blood.   

"I'm going to stand as a local councillor"

Mark discloses, “I’ve made a big decision – I’m going to stand as a local councillor.”   

Kath was not expecting that

This comes as rather a shock to his mother, but he reminds her, “You said yourself, it has to be someone who cares about the village and someone who people can trust.”

"That's a genius idea . . ."

Colin is of the opinion that it is a genius idea;  “It’s people like you we need on the council – a man of the people – 

". . . Mark Jones, el Presidenté!"

“Mark Jones, el Presidenté!”

"I didn't want to upset Gaynor"

As he is leaving, Mark says, “Listen, about Gaynor – I didn’t want to upset her . . .”

"You know the hold Tom had over Cheryl . . ."

Colin reprimands him, “You know better than anyone the hold Tom had over Cheryl and how much she suffered.   

". . . Gaynor has gone through exactly the same!"

“Gaynor has gone through exactly the same!”  Then he does leave.

Indeg sneaks into Llwyncelyn . . .

The back door of Llwyncelyn quietly opens and Indeg sneaks in;  

. . . retrieves her machine . . .

she goes straight to a cupboard, takes out the machine which she had left there, 

. . . and nips out again, pretty sharpish

then hears Gaynor coming, so runs out back out of the door as quickly as possible.

Gaynor rushes in

Gaynor comes downstairs, finding the cupboard door and the back door both open;  

"Tom – you can't control me!"

she looks outside, shouting, “Tom!   I’m not scared of you!   You can’t control me!”

She locks the back door, 

She locks the doors . . .

then hurriedly does the same with the front door 

. . . and is terrified

and looks panic-stricken.

"We had a few disappointing seasons"

“I remember your father and I had a few disappointing seasons,” says Eileen at Penrhewl, “It happens sometimes – try not to get disheartened.”

"It's not just the lambing"

Sioned replies that it is not just the lambing;  “It’s so hard keeping everything else organised.   

"Can you take the children for a few more days?"

“Can you take the children for a few more days?”   

Eileen cannot help

Eileen would love to, but has to work more hours in Tamed to cut costs and has had to let Dani go as it is.

"Can't you send them to crèche more often?"

“Have you consider sending them to crèche more often?” her mother wonders, 

"Have you seen how much it costs?"

but Sioned says that she pays a fortune already.   “It would do them good to play with children their own age – and it would give you some time.”

More engagement cards

She has brought a couple more engagement cards over 

"Have you talked to him?"

and asks, “Have you talked to him?”

"I haven't got anything else to do, have I?"

“Yes, of course I have – I haven’t got anything else to do, have I?” Sioned rants and, at that moment, they hear Mathew’s voice.   

"It's more important than anything else"

Eileen continues to insist that talking to him is more important than anything else.

"It's a huge contract . . ."

He says, “Guess who’s won the tender to finish the brasserie?   It’s a huge contract.”   Sioned concludes that he will not be home much, but he excitedly explains that it will mean more money 

". . . and means a bigger budget for the wedding"

and a bigger budget for the wedding.

Then he announces that Rhys has started a WhatsApp group for the stag night.   

Now he is off for a shower

Now he is going for a shower.   

"Don't say  word, Mam!"

Sioned warns her mother not to say a word.

Greta takes her part in Indeg's cunning plan

Lleucu is applying make up to Greta when Indeg returns with her machine, 

"Mission accomplished!"

announcing, “Mission accomplished!”   She enquires what colour nail varnish Greta would like.

"Blue is so 2022, babes!"

She chooses blue, but is told, “Blue is so 2022, babes.”

"You look lovely, don't you?"

Iolo returns and immediately notices how tidy the place is;  “You look lovely, don’t you?” he tells Greta.

"And we've cooked dinner for you"

It is announced that they have cooked dinner for him, then Indeg and Siwsi act as if they are leaving;  “You heard what Iolo said this morning,” and, as intended, he is beginning to feel guilty.

"They don't have anywhere to go . . ."

They have obviously been telling Greta what she is to say, and she tells her father, “They don’t have anywhere to go – 

". . . we're supposed to help people, Dad"

“we’re supposed to help people, Dad.”

Iolo relents

He capitulates, “All right, they can stay for another week.”   He is assured that he will not regret this;  

"We're going to have so much fun!"

Indeg predicts that they are going to have so much fun.

"This is exactly what we deserve"

“This is exactly what we deserve after these last few weeks,” Lleucu tells Iolo, 

Iolo is less convinced

but he does not appear to be totally convinced.

Eileen returns . . .

Siôn is looking anxiously at the laptop when Eileen returns to the shop flat.   

. . . but Siôn does not seem to notice 

She advises that she has some leftovers from Tamed so they do not have to cook, but he is oblivious to this.

"What's happened?"

She senses that something is wrong, asking what has happened;  

"I thought I could sort it out, but I can't"

“I thought I could sort it out, but I can’t,” he groans, 

"I haven't given Anita the rent"

“Anita hasn’t had any rent from Morawel for over a year – because I haven’t given it to her.”

"People have been staying there"

Eileen is aware that people have been staying there;  

"I've kept every penny to myself"

“Yes – I haven’t shared the money as we agreed – I’ve kept every penny to myself!”

He can see no way out of this

He furiously closes the laptop.