30 April 2026

Siôn is looking determined

Siôn walks into the shop flat with a determined look on his face;  a traditional Welsh song is playing;

♫ Come Welsh, young and old, come to the battle, to the battle. ♫

He puts some money in an envelope . . .

He takes a wad of notes and put them into an envelope.

. . . and is soon at the Deri to present it to Garry

Garry is at the bar of the Deri, looking at his phone, when Siôn strides in;  “There you go – £600.”

Garry quickly puts the money in his pocket 

"Don't ever discuss business in public!"

and warns, “Don’t ever discuss business in a public place!”   

"Because your business is so underhand"

Siôn suggests that is because his business is so underhand.   “Careful, Siôn – you can’t take it back after you’ve said it.”

"I can see straight through you"

Siôn confidently asserts, “I’m not scared of you, Garry – I can see straight through you.   Mind you, I was prepared to believe that you wanted to put the village first when you came back, 

"You're the same old Garry Monk"

“but, no – you’re the same old Garry  Monk, putting yourself first, no matter who or what you destroy in order to get what you want.”

"Have you finished?"

“Have you finished?” Garry snarls and is told to take the £600.  

"Use it to buy yourself a friend"

“The rest is on its way – use it to buy yourself a friend,” Siôn suggests, “You could do with one.”

"Aah – the trip to Llansteffan"

In Anita’s room at Brynawelon, Kelly is looking through a photo album with her;  “Aah – the trip to Llansteffan – remember that, Auntie Neet?   When that seagull did a number two on Ieuan’s ice cream?”

"He was so angry"

Anita recalls that he was so angry afterwards, then Kelly closes the album 

"What would you like to do now?"

and asks what Anita would like to do now.   

"Eira!"

“Eira,” she replies, but is informed that Eira is not there.

“She was,” Anita insists, but cannot remember when.   

"Was it yesterday or this morning?"

Kelly asks whether it was yesterday or this morning.

Lois and Gaynor cross the road

Siôn is handing out his publicity near the shop when Gaynor and Lois approach;  they cross the zebra crossing, where a car has stopped.

"Then election is on the horizon"

Siôn hurries after them, shouting, “The election is on the horizon!” but they do not want to talk about it now.   

He forgets he is in the middle of the road

As he stands in the middle of the road, he is surprised by the car horn;  while he is removing himself from the road, he tries to publicise his candidature to the driver.

They meet Hywel 

Gaynor and Lois meet Hywel, 

`"Do you want me to come with you?"

who asks whether they are ready and whether they want him to come with them.   

They go to the solicitor's

Gaynor turns down this offer and they walk across to the solicitor’s.

"I gave Eira a present . . .`'

Kelly continues the questions, “Did you do anything nice?”   Anita replies that she gave Eira a present, and Kelly remarks, “Another one?   Lucky Eira.”

". . . a necklace – the green one"

“A necklace – the green one,” Anita continues, 

Kelly looks up at he camera

so Kelly looks up at the hidden camera, 

"Let's see who has been visiting"

deciding that they will see who has been visiting her.   Kelly looks at the app on her phone and within a few seconds can see something surprising.

"You've to to be joking me"

“You’ve got to be joking me!” she exclaims.

"The election is going to be tight"

As they sit in the Deri, Diane remarks to Hywel, “It’s going to be tight between Lleucu and Siôn.”   

"How will you feel if a schoolgirl wins?"

Hywel enquires how she would feel if a school pupil wins the election, 

"She's got a lot of support"

but Diane is quick to point out, “There’s a strong head on that girl’s shoulders – and she’s got a lot of support.”

Garry is snooping

What they do not realise is that Garry is sitting nearby;  

"Perhaps the village needs some new blood"

when Diane continues that perhaps the village needs some young blood, 

"Do you really think Lleucu has a chance?"

he demands, “Do you really think Lleucu has a chance?”

"Do you like listening to private conversations?"

“Can I help you, Garry?   Or do you just like listening to private conversations?” Diane growls.   

"Just showing an interest in the community"

He insists that he is just showing an interest in the community;  

"Diane's organising everything"

he is told that Diane is organising everything and Hywel is overseeing the count.

Garry hopes that it will be without any favouritism 

"We have to be completely unbiased"

and he is assured that they have to be completely unbiased.   Then Garry asks who is doing the actual counting and is told that there are volunteers.   

"There's always room for one more

Hywel points out that there is always room for more if Garry fancies the job.

"I'll keep an eye out for someone"

“No, I’m busy, but I’ll keep an eye out for someone,” he says, apparently having thought of someone ideal for that job.

"What are you doing, Mam?"

Lois finds her mother ironing her clothes;  

"Let your mother fuss over you"

“Let your mother fuss over you,” urges Gaynor, “You’ll be doing the same before long.   I’m going to miss you, love.”

"I can change the flight"

Lois offers to change the flight, if her mother needs her to stay, 

"Everything is now in the hands of the CPS"

but Gaynor reminds her that everything is now in the hands of the CPS and the solicitor.   “He did sound positive, didn’t he?”says Lois.

"I feel a lot more positive"

Gaynor does not want her daughter worrying about her, as now she feels a lot more positive about things.

Lois hands her a photo of the scan

“After everything that’s been going on, I forgot to give you this, Gran,” Lois adds, handing her mother a picture of the scan of the baby.   

"Why don't you come out to Thailand?"

“When the case is dropped, why don’t you come out to Thailand?   An opportunity to escape from here, forget things, fuss over me and the little one?   

"Come on, Mam, don't you want to come?" 

“Come on, Mam, don’t you want to come?

"I wanted to treat you for a change"

Ieuan and Indeg are having a meal at the bar of the Deri;  “I wanted to treat you for a change,” says Indeg, “And it’s nice to have time for just you and me.”

He feels guilty

However, he feels guilty at enjoying himself while Anita is the way she is.   Indeg reminds him that he can still enjoy life;  there is no shame in that.

Kelly rushes in

Kelly marches in with a very determined expression;  

"Diane – crisis!"

“Diane – crisis!” she exclaims and goes to stand next to Ieuan.   

"Auntie Neet's necklace has disappeared!"

“So, Auntie Neet’s emerald necklace has disappeared!”   

"The one that was Mami's?"

He realises that is the one formerly belonging to his mother;  “It’s not in her jewellery box – someone has stolen it!” Kelly goes on.

Indeg know something about this

Indeg looks worried, as Kelly insists that she knows who did it and has the proof;  

"Siwsi!"

“Siwsi!” she announces.

Siôn 'helps' Colin

As Siôn continues along the High Street, he comes across Colin who is picking up a box which has just been delivered and insists on helping him.   

"If I'm elected"

“It will be my job, if I’m elected,” he tells Colin, 

Colin is in a hurry to get home . . .

who is actually in rather a hurry as he is going to cook a farewell dinner for Lois.

. . . but Siôn is not letting go of that box

Siôn takes a firm hold on the box as he enquires what they are having and told that it is red Thai curry;  “I’ve never made one before so I need lots of preparation time,” says Colin.

"Have you thought who you'll be voting for?"

However, Siôn would like to discuss a few things with him;  “Now that Mark has pulled out, have you thought about who you’ll be voting for?   As you know, the village means so much to me . . .”   

At last Colin manages to dislodge him

As he does not want to listen to any more of this, Colin pulls the box from his grasp and almost drops it.

Garry watches the drama unfold

Garry is watching this performance from along the street

Colin is accident-prone

Later, Colin is doing the cooking at Llwyncelyn and manages to drop a whole box of rice on the floor;  

"Do you need any help, Colin?"

when asked if he needs any help, 

"Everything's under control"

he reports that everything is under control and that the curry is almost ready.

He gives it a stir on the hob and then there is a knock at the door, which he goes to answer.   

Hywel arrives with a bottle

Hywel arrives, bringing a bottle of wine with him, remarking that they can have with the food.   

"That will go lovely int the curry"

Colin immediately grabs it, insistent that it will go lovely in the curry and add some zing.

He pours it in

He goes straight to the hob and pours a large amount of it into the pan, 

"That cost £20"

while Hywel laments the fact that it cost £20.   

He asks Gaynor how she is feeling after talking to the solicitor.

"I'm relieved more than anything"

“A lot better, thanks – I’m feeling relieved more than anything that there is a plan and some hope,” she answers.   

"There's more than hope"

Lois is convinced that there is more than hope, as the solicitor told them he would never go to the CPS without a strong argument, so he must be confident.   She tells her mother that this nightmare might be almost over;  “Afterwards you can expand your horizons and travel.”

Colin picks up the curry . . .

In the background, Colin can be seen picking up the pan of curry and transporting it across the kitchen, 

. . . but then drops it, with catastrophic results

but then he drops it, splattering curry all over the worktop and up the wall.

"Anyone fancy a sandwich?"

The three of them hear his anguished cry, then he appears with a crestfallen look and stained apron, asking, “Does anyone fancy a sandwich?”

Kelly heads for Eleri's office

The scene shifts to Brynawelon, where Eleri invites Kelly and Diane into the office.   

"Ill stay here with Anita"

Ieuan will stay with Anita and is asking her what sort of biscuits she had today.

"What's this evidence?"

In the office, Eleri demands what evidence they have;  

Kelly shows her phone footage

Kelly shows her phone with the footage of Siwsi, removing the necklace in question from Anita’s neck 

Siwsi pockets the necklace

and putting it in the pocket of her apron,

"I set up a camera in her room"

“After Auntie Neet’s bracelet was nicked, I set up a camera in her room,” says Kelly, 

"Without permission"

which Eleri points out was without permission, which is a serious breach of the home’s rules.

"One tiny, tiny little rule?"

“So you’re going to ignore the fact that staff stole from a dementia patient because I broke one tiny, tiny, little rule?”

"I want the camera taken out"

Eleri makes it very clear that she wants the camera taken out today, adding, “It doesn’t show Siwsi stealing.”

"She literally put in in her apron!"

“She literally put it in her apron!” shouts Kelly, but is told that it was in order to get Anita ready for bed.   Siwsi cannot be accused of stealing on the basis of that.

Kelly expects Diane's backing

Kelly turns to Diane, who admits that perhaps Siwsi has history;  

"This is not the first time she's been accused"

This is not the first time she has been accused of stealing in the workplace.”

Colin is panicking

Now Colin is panicking about getting Lois to her way home;  “It’s a shame about the curry – and we’re going to be late!”   Lois protests that they have plenty of time.   “You know what the traffic is like in Port Talbot – it’s a nightmare – guaranteed!” he panics.

":Look after yourself, Lois"

He rushes out to the car and Gaynor tells Lois to look after herself;  

"You've made a world of difference"

she admits that her daughter has made a world of difference.

Lois still wants her in Thailand

“It would make a world of difference to have you in Thailand, too,” Lois tells her.   

"I'll come looking for you"

If it goes the way they hope, Gaynor promises that she will come looking for her daughter.   

They have a hug

They have a final hug before Colin shouts.

Gaynor is afraid that Colin will drive like a fool to the station.   

"Love you, Mam"

Lois reiterates that she loves her mother and leaves the house, with Gaynor in tears.

Siwsi is relaxing

Siwsi is asleep, clutching a hot water bottle, when there is an urgent knocking at the door of Y Felin;  she finds that it is Eleri.   

"I wasn't expecting a home visit

“I wasn’t expecting a home visit from the boss,” says Siwsi. 

"I have to suspend you"

“I’m sorry to interrupt, Eleri begins, “I have to suspend you from Brynawelon.   An accusation has been made against you.”   

"What am I supposed to have done?"

Siwsi wants to know what she is alleged to have done.

"Stolen jewellery from a resident"

“Stealing jewellery from a resident.”   Siwsi vehemently denies having done any such thing., but is assured that there will be a full investigation.   The person who accused her cannot be named at the moment, 

"What evidence do they have?"

so Siwsi demands what evidence they have.

"Due to your history"

“I don’t want to put you in this position, but I have to take it seriously, due to your history,” Eleri continues and Siwsi realises that Diane has told her.

"I explained everything to Diane"

She points out, “I explained everything to Diane – a racist old woman accused me of stealing, but I didn’t do anything.”

"I have to follow protocol"

Eleri insists that he has to follow protocol;  as she is about to leave Siwsi asks whether Eleri thinks she stole from Anita, but there is no reply.   

Siwsi leaves the house

For a moment, Siwsi wonders what to do, then she quickly leaves the house.

"That sounds very good"

Siôn is at Morawel, as he is expecting someone else and is speaking on the phone, “That sounds very good – I’m looking forward to it.”   Then there is a knock at the door

The buyer he was expecting . . . 

“Listen, I have to go – someone has come to see the house – yes, a Welsh speaker, of course, the perfect buyer, I hope,” he says, 

. . . turns out to be Garry Monk

but when he turns round, none other than Garry Monk is standing in front of him, which he finds very disconcerting.

"I haven't done anything!"

At number 7, Kelly demands “How could you?   You’ve got a nerve!”   Siwsi maintains that she has not done anything and has not stolen from Anita.   She promises that she would never do anything like that.

“You’re always desperate for cash,” Kelly reminds her and she replies that is why she is working two jobs.   

"Just give it back and we'll forget the matter:

Ieuan proposes that she should just give it back and they will forget about the matter.

"I can't – I haven't got it""

“I can’t,” she replies, 

"It was Mami's"

but he stresses that it was his mother’s jewellery and means a lot to him.   “I haven’t got it,” she goes on, 

"Sold it for a profit, have you?"

so Kelly imagines that she has sold it for a profit already.

“I haven’t stolen anything!” she shouts, 

"See – you were caught red-handed!"

but Kelly emphasises that she has been caught red-handed on CCTV footage, which she exhibits.

She appears to know that the camera was there

“Right, I was helping her into bed and I put the necklace in the box in the cupboard behind that camera!”

"This is how you repay them?"

Now Diane joins in;  “You’ve been treated like a member of the family – and this is how you repay them?”

Siwsi points out that she trusted Diane with her history;  

"You know I didn't steal anything from that old woman"

“You know that I didn’t steal anything from that woman!”   

"I had to tell Eleri|"

Diane argues that she only heard one side of the story and, under the circumstances, she had to tell Eleri.

'I haven't stolen anything from Anita"

Yet again Siwsi stresses that she has not stolen anything from Anita, but Kelly screams at her to get out of the house, 

Ieuan is reduced to tears

while Ieuan stands in the kitchen, in tears.

"I know you're in there!"

Indeg is at some unknown house, banging on the window;  “I know you’re in there!” she shouts, “Open the door!”

"You can't come in"

A woman opens the door and says that she cannot come in;  

"I've got more stuff . . ."

“I’ve got more stuff for you,” Indeg tells her.

“The ring?” the woman demands, 

". . . a necklace"

but is told that it is a necklace, which must be worth a lot of money;  

"I can't do this any more"

she hands it over, maintaining that she cannot do this any more.

"Not until you bring me that ring – understand?"

“It’s not the last time until you bring me that ring, understand?” the woman answers, then closes the door.   

Auntie Neet's necklace

As she looks at the necklace, we can clearly see that it contains an emerald.

"Why drag me all the way here?"

Siôn is angry;  “Is there something wrong with you?   Why drag me all the way here?”

"After you discussed business in public"

Garry thought that he would find somewhere quiet, “After you insisted on discussing business in public earlier.   You’ve got a nice place here – you and Anita.”

"I want this campaign to be fair and honest"

Siôn maintains that there is nothing to discuss, “And I’ve told you I want this election campaign to be fair and honest.”

"Honest?   Are you sure about that?"

“Honest?   Are you sure about that?   I heard you discussing this place with Diane a couple of weeks ago.   She and Griffiths may be too stupid to realise what’s going on, 

"I know exactly what you're doing"

“but I know exactly what you’re doing.   You’re renting out this place without paying Anita a penny.   An ‘honest’ councillor pocketing a sick woman’s money?”

'"It was to pay for Cai's treatment"

Siôn explains that he was using the money to pay for Cai’s treatment;  “There we are, then.   

"I'm sure Anita's family will understand"

“I’m sure Anita’s family will understand – and everyone else in the village when they find out.”

“I’ll tell you what, Siôn – 

"I'll keep quiet if . . ."

“I’ll keep quiet if you help me with a couple of things when you’re a councillor.”

'I'd rather pull out of the election"

Siôn says that he would rather pull out of the election.   

"I'll make sure everyone in the village knows"

“Pull out – and I’ll make sure that everyone in the village knows.   

"Do exactly as I tell you!"

“The only way of maintaining this façade of who you are is to do exactly what I tell you from now on!”

"I can't guarantee I shall win"

This has put Siôn in rather an awkward spot and he points out that he cannot guarantee that he will win.   

"But I can!"

“Perhaps not – but I can!” Garry assures him, then on his way out, 

"That cushion's not straight"

draws Siôn’s attention to the fact that a cushion is not straight.