24 April 2024

Eleri and Jason did quite a lot of drinking

Apparently, Eleri is suffering from the after-effects of last night, so Kath brings her some coffee, hoping that it will sort her out.   Mark is also there and enquires whether it was a big night.   

"She begged Cassie for a lock-in!"

“She begged Cassie for a lock-in,” his mother replies.

"That was Jason, actually"

As Eleri pours herself some coffee, she maintains that was Jason, actually;  “You’d still be down there now, if Jason had his way,” Kath comments.

“And you’ve never drunk too much, have you, Kath?” sneers Eleri.   

"Kath was only joking"

Brynmor, who has been sitting silently on the sofa until now, interrupts to say that Kath was joking.

"How about a full Welsh breakfast?"

Kath’s next suggestion is that she should make a full Welsh breakfast 

"That always sorts me out"

and Mark comments that it always sort him out.   “I can’t think of anything worse!” Eleri snarls, so Kath proposes making that stuff that she likes for lunch.

“Quin-oah, is it?   That will sort your hangover out,” and Eleri reluctantly agrees.   Kath invites Mark to come and join them, but he does not even know what ‘quin-oah’ is, so he is told that it is a chance to find out.   Eleri gets up and leaves, saying that she will be back about one.

"Is Eleri always this fussy?"

“Is Eleri always this fussy?” Mark wonders 

"She's a woman who knows what she wants"

and is told by Brynmor that she is a woman who knows what she wants, like Mark’s mother, and points out that there is nothing wrong with that.

Colin is looking through photos on his phone

Colin is looking through photographs of himself and his sister on his phone when Britt comes downstairs.  

"I thought you were putting Yvonne behind you"

“I thought you were putting Yvonne behind you,” she says.   

"The police have asked for a more recent photo"

He explains that the police have asked for a more recent photo of her to increase interest again.

"We could print it off and put it on a dartboard"

Britt’s proposal is to print it off and put it on a dartboard, 

"I don't like you talking about her like that"

so he goes on, “I know she’s done some terrible things, but I don’t like you talking about her like that!”

"We should be looking forward to tomorrow"

She, in turn, does not like to see him worrying about her, “Especially when we should be looking forward to tomorrow – I’ve started to sort out Kylie’s room – well, freshen it up a bit – come on, Col, you want Kylie to come home to a clean, fresh room, don’t you?”   

"I'll just send this off"

He obviously has other things on his mind;  when she invites him to help her, he says that he will just send the photograph first and looks very worried.

"'Soy latté'?   Sorry, Gaynor . . ."

Gaynor comes into the Deri and asks Cassie for a ‘soy latté’, but that is something they do not stock, so she will have a black coffee instead.   “Sorry, I forgot you don’t do different kinds of coffee.”   

". . . you'll have to go to 'Tamed' for that sort of thing"

Cassie advises that she will have to go to ‘Tamed’ for that sort of thing, but Gaynor replies that it is closed at the moment.

“The guilty flee!” Cassie comments, 

"Maya seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth"

which Gaynor reckons is similar to Maya, who seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth without an explanation.

"Mrs Stevenson is supposed to arrive today"

“It’s been a week now – I’ve had one message to say to Douglas was covering as a locum until yesterday and Mrs Stevenson is supposed to arrive today, but I’m still waiting for her.”

"I hope Maya is all right"

Cassie hopes that Maya is all right, but Gaynor is more worried about people without their prescriptions;  Cassie recommends that if the job is too much for her, she should resign, 

"There's nothing worse than being stuck with Hywel"

but Gaynor cannot think of anything worse than being stuck in the house all day with Hywel.

“He’s still there, is he?” asks Cassie, and Gaynor concedes that she will have to ask him to leave;  she cannot live with her ex forever.   

"Have you heard from that Tom?"

“Have you heard from that Tom?” Cassie wants to know, and she has contacted him, 

"I don't have the patience to try again"

but did not hear anything back;  she thinks that she sent it to the right number and is advised to try again, but Gaynor does not have the patience to do that.

"I hope that coffee cheers you up"

“I hope that coffee cheers you up until the locum arrives,” says Cassie.

Colin brings two bags to Apêl Maenan 

Colin hurries into Megan’s shop with two black bags;  “Britt is having a spring clean,” he tells her, and has no idea what is in the bags.   Megan can see that there is a lot there and he explains that they are trying to make room for Kylie, the girl they are fostering, who arrives tomorrow.

"You've got some nice things here"

“You’ve got some nice things here,” Megan comments 

"I shall have to take them back!"

and Colin suddenly recognises that they are Yvonne’s things.   He insists that he will have to take them back.   

"Did Britt give you the wrong bags?"

Megan assumes that Britt gave him the wrong bags, but he growls, “It’s one thing to tidy her room and get it ready for Kylie, but she can’t throw away these things without checking with me first!   These are my sister, Yvonne’s things!”   He is very upset.

Mark has been shopping

Brynmor is still sitting on the sofa when Mark returns, having done the shopping for his mother;  “There were no red onions, so I got some normal ones,” he says and his mother does not think she will notice.   

"This stuff isn't cheap"

“Everything else is there – ‘quin-oah’, parsley, goat’s cheese – this stuff isn’t cheap.”

"All right, I'll pay you back"

Brynmor pipes up, “All right, I’ll pay you back.”   Kath will put the kettle on and get them each a knife, but he protests that that he is not staying.

"I need help"

“I’ve never made this before – I need help,” she answers, so he suggests getting Brynmor’s assistance.

"I'm not safe in any kitchen!"

“No, I’m not safe in any kitchen!” is Brynmor’s comment 

"He's worse than you, Mark"

and Kath points out that he is worse than Mark.

“Why did you offer to make it, if you didn’t know how?” Mark demands 

"Eleri has a hangover"

and is told that it is because Eleri has a hangover.   

"You threw a glass of cold water over me!|"

“When I had a hangover, you threw a glass of cold water over me!” he protests.

“Well, apart from Brynmor, she doesn’t have anyone in the village, so I’m making an effort to make sure she feels at home here – are you going to help or what?”

Eleri has some tablets

Eleri has just come out of the pharmacy with some tablets and a bottle of water.   

Mathew ignores her . . .

Mathew happens to be walking past 

. . . heading back to the flat

and ignores her.

"You've forgotten the mint, Mark"

Mark is putting the plates on the table when his mother suddenly realises that he has forgotten the mint, 

"There was no mint on my list"

but he argues that there was no mint on his list, so she is adamant that he has to get some.

He refuses to go out again, but she insists, “Get some now – Eleri will be back soon.”

"The rabbit food Eleri likes?"

Cassie comes up and enquires what is going on;  she is told that Kath is making lunch for everyone, including her.   “What’s this fluffy stuff?   The rabbit food Eleri likes, is it?”   Mark enquires if his mother likes it;  

"I might like it – with a bit of mint"

she does yet not know that, but suggests that she might – with a bit of mint.

“Why are you making so much effort for Eleri?” he demands;  

"You're wasting your breath"

Cassie tells him he is wasting his breath as she has already asked that many times.

"You offered to make her breakfast, now a special lunch"

“You offered to make her breakfast and coffee, now a special lunch,” Mark adds and his mother tells him to stop.   “Do you do this every day?”   

"And your mother gets no thanks, either"

Cassie comments that she gets no thanks, either.

"Right, I'm going to get some mint"

Kath has had enough of this;  she takes off her apron and goes to get the mint.   Mark asks Cassie how long she has been like this;  “Since Eleri moved in – she’s taking advantage of your mother,” he is told.   

"There's a lot more I could tell you"

He was not aware of this, but Cassie has a lot more she could tell him.

"Have I done something?"

Now Eleri appears at the shop flat and demands, “Have I done something?”   Mathew comments that he did not hear her knock 

"The woman in the shop said I could come up"

and is told that the woman in the shop said it was all right to come up.

"It's not up to Llinos to say"

“It’s not up to Llinos to say who’s allowed in,” he mutters.

"You ignored me win the street"

“She wouldn’t have to if you hadn’t ignored me in the street,” she continues, but he maintains that he does not have time to talk.   “So I have done something?   

"I'm not leaving until you tell me"

“I’m not leaving until you tell me.”

"I saw you come home with Jason"

“I saw you come home last night with Jason – where had you been?”   

"What business is that of yours?"

She demands what business of his that is.   

“Because Jason was supposed to be working!”

Eleri points out that is not her problem as she did not drag him out and explains that he is really struggling at the moment;  “I thought his business partner would have some sympathy.   Everything just got too much for him – he needed a friend.”

"You looked like more than friends to me"

“You looked like more than friends to me,” he says;  Eleri realises this is not about Jason.

"Do you feel a bit better, Colin?"

Megan has made a cup of tea and as she chats with Colin, she asks, “Do you feel a bit better?”   He does and thanks her for stopping him marching straight over to Britt and saying things he would regret.   

"Britt is trying to help"

“Britt is trying to help,” Megan tells him, but he is convinced that she is trying to erase Yvonne from their lives.

“Throwing a few pieces of clothing away doesn’t mean you’re getting rid of Yvonne,” Megan continues, 

"Its feels as if we're giving up"

but it feels like that to Colin – as if they are giving up.

"You have to carry on with your lives"

“You have to carry on with your lives – that means Yvonne will be part of it.”   

"The Christian in you thinks I should forgive"

Colin can see that the Christian in her thinks he should find forgiveness, but she believes that it is the mother in her and reveals that she went through something similar with Gareth Wyn.

"Gareth Wyn is still my son"

“There we are – he’s still my son – and I still hope that one day . . .”   Colin wonders if she has kept his clothes.   “Yes, a few little things – his first pair of shoes, the first tooth that he lost – 

"But not his old clothes"

“but not his old clothes.   Don’t be angry with Britt – she wants a clean slate so that you can move on together.”

"It will be with Kylie"

Colin appreciates that it will be with Kylie;  “And Yvonne,” adds Megan, “She’ll always be part of your lives – 

"Despite the fact that someone else might be wearing her coat"

“despite the fact that someone else might be wearing one of her coats.   

This makes Colin smile

Colin smiles.

"You're acting like we're divorcing after twenty years"

“We had a couple of dates in ‘Tamed’ and one night here – and you’re acting like we’re divorcing after twenty years,” says Eleri.   

"I just enjoyed spending time with you"

Mathew replies that he just enjoyed spending time with her.   She is sorry if she misled him and insists that she does like him, 

"I'm not looking for anyone serious at the moment"

but is not looking for anyone serious at the moment.

“Even with Jason?” he asks;  

"Not even with Ryan Reynolds"

she maintains not even with Ryan Reynolds [part owner of Wrexham football club] and assures him that nothing happened with Jason last night – that is not the sort of relationship they have.   

"And what sort of relationship do you have?"

“And what sort of relationship do you have?” he asks.

"He hassles me for financial advice"

“He hassles me for financial advice – he’s on my case all the time – it’s getting on my nerves, to be honest,” she alleges.   

"Yes, he can be a bit needy"

Mathew agrees that Jason can be a bit needy and wonders where exactly that leaves the two of them.   She maintains that nothing needs to change;  

"Drink, dinner, lunch, perhaps"

she would still like to meet for a drink, dinner, lunch, perhaps.”

Mathew suggests that he has got lunch if she would like some;  

"I made too much pasta last night"

“I made too much pasta last night,” but she replies that she cannot today.   

She does not seem a 'leftover pasta' sort of person

However, she reconsiders, commenting, “The carbs might be good for my hangover.”

Gaynor is still waiting for pharmacy staff

Gaynor goes to visit number 21 to advise that Colin will have to go to another pharmacy if he has not got enough blood pressure tablets to last until tomorrow;  “I’m still waiting for the new locum to arrive.”

"He hasn't been right since Yvonne left"

She has not seen Colin today and Britt tells her, “He hasn’t been right since Yvonne left – he hasn’t heard a word from her – 

"It's like history is repeating itself"

“it’s like history is repeating itself.   He’s worried he won’t hear from her for another ten years – or worse!   He’s trying to carry on, 

"I can see she's at the back of his mind"

“but I can see she’s at the back of his mind – after losing Izzy, he can’t face losing someone else.”

"I'll keep an eye out for him"

Gaynor will keep an eye out for him and now has to go back to the pharmacy.   

Gaynor returns to the pharmacy

When she lets herself into the shop, she suddenly hears footsteps upstairs and is concerned.   

"Maya – is that you?"

She calls, “Maya – is that you?   Are you back?”

Not much security at that pharmacy

There is no replies so she investigates the back room and it discovers that the back door is open.   

Yvonne has been upstairs in the flat

Meanwhile someone creeps in through the door leading from the flat and we see that it is Yvonne.   Gaynor firmly closes the back door and then comes face to face with the intruder.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

“Yvonne – what the hell are you doing here?” she demands.   

"We needed a few things"

She is told that she and Delyth needed a few things;  they left in such a hurry and they cannot go to the bank.   Gaynor points out that Colin is very worried about her, but she is adamant that she does not have time.

"I'll call the police"

“I’ll phone the police,” Gaynor threatens, 

"I'll be long gone by then!"

but Yvonne grins that she will be long gone by then.   “Please don’t do this to him again!” Gaynor begs, 

"Get out of my way!"

but she is barged out of the way and Yvonne makes her escape.

Britt is tidying up . . .

Britt is still tidying up and places some puzzle books on the table;  

. . . when she is unexpectedly embraced

Colin comes quietly in and embraces her.   She wonders why this is and he explains, “I saw Yvonne’s stuff in the bags.”

"I haven't thrown everything away"

She protests that she has not thrown everything away;  “I kept a necklace and a few things in a box.”   

"I have to try and put Yvonne behind me"

She is very surprised to hear that he is not angry and confesses that he has to try to put Yvonne behind him – and its looking forward to having Kylie back.

"Do you want to see what I've done to her room?"

“Do you want to see what I’ve done to her room?” Britt asks 

They go dashing upstairs

and they go upstairs.

A tense atmosphere are the lunch table

The atmosphere around the lunch table at the Deri flat is very frosty as they wait for the arrival of Eleri.   “Look, Mam, I’m not waiting any longer – I’m starving,” says Mark.   

"We shouldn't wait any longer"

Brynmor agrees that they should wait no longer after Kath has gone to so much trouble.   

"This 'quin-oah' is fine, Mam"

Mark compliments his mother on the ‘quin-oah’ 

Then Eleri turns up . . .

and at that moment Eleri arrives.

When she is invited to sit down and join them, 

. . . announcing that she has already eaten

she replies that she has already had lunch;  “I’m full – just carry on without me.”

"Mam made this especially for you"

This makes Mark angry, “Mam made this especially for you!” but she simply repeats that she has already eaten.   “You knew that Mam was making lunch,” he goes on 

"I texted Dad"

and she gives the excuse that she texted her father.   

"My phone is in the other room"

He was not expecting that, but covers for her, ap0logising that his phone is in the other room.

“You’ve got Mam’s number as well, haven’t you?” Mark continues;  Kath instructs him to stop it, 

"Mark has something to say"

although Cassie points out that he has something to say.

"Lady Muck marches in and out as she pleases"

By now Mark is in full flow, “Look here, Lady Muck marches in and out as she pleases and doesn’t care how much effort you’re making.”   

"It's only a bit of food, Mark"

Brynmor insists that it is only a bit of food, but Mark is not going to be silenced;  

"Your daughter is taking advantage!"

“I’m not just talking about the food – Brynmor, your daughter is taking advantage!   This is Mam’s home and it’s not right that she tends to you without a word of thanks – tell her, Mam!”

Of course, Kath remains silent, but then tells Eleri not to listen to him;  she will put it in some Tupperware for her to have for dinner.

"If you want to be her maid, suit yourself!"

Mark exclaims, “You know what?’   If you want to be her maid, suit yourself – but I’m not watching it.”   

"Enjoy your 'quin-oah!"

He gets up and leaves the flat, snarling, “Enjoy your ‘quin-oah!”   Eleri inevitably corrects his pronunciation 

Eleri smirks

and looks very self-satisfied.

Colin's phone is ringing

Colin is doing the washing up when his phone sounds;  

He hears Yvonne's voice

he discovers that it is Yvonne’s voice;  

"Sorry it's taken so long to get in touch"

“I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get in touch.”   

Colin is speechless

He stands, absolutely speechless.

"Get me another can from the fridge, Cher"

Mark is enjoying a can on the sofa at Maes-y-Deri when Brynmor comes in through the back door;  Mark assumes that it is Cheryl and asks if she can get him another can from the fridge.   

"It sounds as if you've got s little maid"

“It sounds as if you’ve got a little maid,” observes Brynmor, 

"I want a word with you"

“I want a word with you – 

"Never talk to my daughter like that again!"

“never talk to my daughter like that again!   Never again – or you’ll regret it – 

"Do you understand?"

“do you understand?”

Mark is shocked

Mark is extremely shocked 

Brynmor leaves the same way

and Brynmor makes his exit the same way.