23 September 2026

"Do I honk a little less now, girl?"

In the barn at Penrhewl, Howard is applying some deodorant:  he comments to Chips, the dog, “Do I honk a little less now, girl?   

"I know you're starving . . ."

“I know you’re starving – but I am too.   

". . . I'll find you something today"

“I’ll find you something today, all right?”   

His cash is all gone

He takes out his wallet and finds that he is devoid of cash, which is proving somewhat of a problem.

"Mitching your PPE?"

As Dani passes the shop, Morgan comes out, with a bunch of flowers and some chocolates.   “What’s this?   Mitching your PPE?” she demands.

"I hope Tony like Ferrero Rocher"

He replies that it is ‘PPA’ and that he is mitching in order to get them for her;  “I hope you like Ferrero Rocher.”   

"Don't be late"

Dani gets the feeling that they are going to be good friends, telling him to come at 12:30pm to number 39, Maes-y-Deri – and not to be late.

Garry is prowling . . . 

Garry Monk is on the prowl, 

. . . and when he sees how the fundraising is going . . .

suddenly noticing on the door of Bethania the indication that fundraising has almost reached its target;  

. . . he is far from happy

he does not look very happy about that.

Siôn hears some good news

In the Deri, Siôn is speaking on the phone;  “That’s better than good news – it’s excellent!”   

"Ah – just the person!"

As he gets up to go to the bar, Kelly walks in.   “Ah, just the person,” he says, so she wonders what she has done now.

"We've sold the house"

“The estate agents for Morawel have just phoned – we’ve sold the house!”  

"That's fab!"

Kelly describes this as ‘fab’, but he continues that, even better, it is not to the guy from Swindon.   

"The young couple came back"

“The local couple came back with a higher offer.”

“That’s really good news,” gasps Kelly, “You know what?   

"Now we can afford to keep Auntie Neet at Brynawelon"

“Now we can afford to keep Auntie Neet at Brynawelon for a few months longer without worrying about the bills.”   She is very grateful to Siôn, but he protests that it was not all down to him;  

"And the efforts to save Bethania"

she adds, “Well – and the efforts to save Bethania, obviously.”

He is quick to point out, “My name was attached to that, but that is a different story.”

Kelly is now going to have lunch to celebrate, 

"No-one makes gammon like the Deri"

remarking, “No-one makes gammon like the Deri.”

Siôn passes MFC

As he leaves the pub, Siôn notices that Britt is working at MFC, so goes across 

"Why aren't you answering my calls?"

to ask her, “Why aren’t you answering my calls?   I’ve phoned a hundred times.”   

"I thought it was scammers"

Her excuse is that she thought it was scammers, as she has a new phone.

"Why is my photo in the Western Post?"

“Why is my photo in the Western Post?” he demands and she answers that his name carries a lot more clout than hers.   

"It's definitely worked"

It has definitely worked because they have almost hit the target for a deposit for Bethania;  “We only need another £5,000 – and we could never have done it without you as the face of it.”   

"Are we going to have lunch?"

Eileen comes in and asks Siôn whether they are going to have lunch.   

"Have you heard the good news?"

Britt cannot resist asking if she has heard the good news;  “Thanks to him, we’ve almost got the deposit for Bethania!   I’m sure you're so glad to have him back – I can’t wait to have Colin back.”

"It's fabulous news about the baby"

Eileen says that is it is fabulous news about the baby and is told by Britt that the baby’s name is Samran;  “The birth was a little tough, but otherwise good.   Now I have to sort the flowers for the midweek service in the chapel.”   She leaves the shop – presumably with someone else in charge.

"What are you going to do about Sioned?"

Siôn asks Eileen if she has decided what she is going to do regarding prosecuting Sioned;  

"Britt has given me an idea"

“No, but Britt has given me an idea – I’d be happy to contribute money towards renovating Bethania,” she says.   

"Really?"

This comes as a surprise to Siôn, as she asks how much he is short of the target.

"What happened to the Ferrero Rocher?"

Morgan has just arrived at Maes-y-Deri with different chocolates, so Dani wants to know what happened to the Ferrero Rocher.   

"I don't have much self-control"

“I don’t have much self-control,” he replies, “I had to go back to the shop.”   

"Eileen's made a fortune out of you, then"

She comments that Eileen has made a fortune out of him 

"I don't want to line her pockets"

and he is not very pleased at the fact he is lining her pockets.

“You don’t want any pudding then?” assumes Dani, but he protests that he did not say that.   

Iolo realises he has been set up

Then there is a knock at the door and Iolo is admitted.   

"Are you all right?"

He is surprised and embarrassed to see that Morgan is there.

"I don't know what's wrong with me"

“I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” says Dani, “I must have invited both of you without realising.”

Howard indulges in a spot of shoplifting

Howard is in the shop, helping himself to a few items;  as he is leaving, 

Siôn is in a hurry and collides with him

he bumps into Siôn, who appears to be in a hurry, and drops a couple of tins on the ground.   

Siwsi is suspicious 

Siwsi is approaching and notices that he is in a hurry to get away from her which makes her immediately suspicious.   

Siôn has both a bottle of wine

Then Siôn comes out again, carrying a bottle of wine.

"They threw drinks over each other!"

As Dani serves their lunch, she comments, “I can’t believe they threw drinks over each other – has your father said whether Eileen is going to report Sioned?”

He has not mentioned it to Iolo – and Dani considers that it would be a bit extreme, 

"She tried to steal £100,000 from her mother"

“But there we are – she tried to steal £100,000 from her mother, so . . .”

They both reach for a crisp

Both Iolo had Morgan reach for a crisp at the same time, causing some awkwardness.   

"Cassie wants a word with me"

Dani manufactures another excuse;  “I forgot that Cassie wants a word with me.   Look after the house, in case there’s an armed robbery.   I’ll only be half an hour – 

"Just share nicely"

“just share nicely.”   

She leaves them alone together 

Iolo and Morgan look at each other.

Howard is looking for work

Howard is in the Deri, asking Simon if there is any casual work;  “Cleaning, washing pots and pans – I don’t really mind – 

"I'm a dab hand at cleaning stubborn stains"

“I’m a dab hand cleaning stubborn stains.”   Siwsi has overheard this and is concerned.

"Have you seen Siôn White?"

Garry comes in;  “Have you seen Siôn White?”   Howard advises him to check Y Felin or ask Sioned, but he has already been to Y Felin and Siôn is not there.

"We're having a chat here"

“We’re having a chat here,” Howard points out, and Garry suggests that pots and pans are not important, then walks away.   “If anything comes up, give me a shout, will you?” Howard asks Simon.

Siwsi has been listening in

Siwsi intends to take action and is about to go across to him, 

Howard spots a half-eaten meal

when Howard intervenes to stop Simon taking away a half eaten meal.   

"It's a shame to waste it"

“Whoa, there – it’s a shame to waste it,” he says 

He certainly is hungry

and begins hungrily wolfing it down.

Siwsi gets up

Now Siwsi is more determined;  she asks if she can sit with him.   “Please don’t stop on my account.   How is the new job going?”   

"It's great"

Howard replies that it is great and he is really enjoying it.

"Why were you asking for shifts in here?"

“Why were you asking for shifts in here, then?   I heard you ask just now.”   

"It's for my friend, Chips"

Howard maintains that he was asking for a friend, Chips.

"I've been there myself"

“I might be wrong, so please don’t take offence – but I’ve been there myself.”   She passes a piece of paper to him;  “This is the number for the food bank, in case you’re struggling.”

"Who said I'm struggling?"

“Who said I’m struggling?” he demands, defensively.   She says that she saw him stealing tins from the shop.   

"I don't steal anything!"

“That might be your style– but I don’t steal anything!” he snarls, 

He walks away

getting up from his seat and walking out without finishing his free meal.

Siôn and Britt are celebrating

Siôn and Britt are celebrating their good fortune in Bethania with cups of wine, 

They do not notice they have company

when someone walks in, unnoticed by them.   “I can’t believe it – that’s so kind of Eileen!” Britt exclaims.   Siôn says that it is such a relief that they are over the finish line.

"I was right to put your face in the Western Post!"

“I was right to put your face in the Western Post!” Britt insists.

Siôn uses the word, “Buddugoliaeth!” meaning ‘Victory’, 

"You're a saint"

while Britt describes him as ‘a saint’ and kisses him.

Their euphoria is shattered

Then they notice who has come in and is sitting in the back seat;  

"What's going on here, then?"

“What’s going on here, then?” asks Garry.

"You're back!"

“You’re back, Garry,” says Britt.   He was expecting better from his sister, 

"You have no-one to blame but yourself!"

but she snarls viciously, “You have no one to blame but yourself!   You promised that you weren’t interested in Bethania.”

"That was before I changed my mind"

That was before I changed my mind,” he answers.

"You can throw your plans in the bin"

“Well, we’ve raised the money for the roof now, so you can throw your plans in the bin!” she rages at him.

"Why would I want to do that?"

He wonders why he would want to do that;  as he walks up the aisle, 

"Your ex-husband isn't much of a saint"

he predicts, “Siôn here is about to stop Bethania from hitting the target.   Your ex-husband isn’t as much of a saint as you think.   

"You haven't told her, have you?"

“You haven’t told her, have you, Siôn?”

Siôn is worried

Siôn is looking very worried 

"He tricked Anita, poor dab"

as Garry continues, “He tricked Anita, poor dab, out of the rent money for Morawel – he took advantage of a woman at her lowest.   

"Go and stop Eileen transferring that money!"

“Go and stop Eileen transferring that money – because, if Bethania reaches the target, 

"Anita's family will find out the truth!"

“Anita’s family will find out the truth.”

Siôn follows instructions . . .

Siôn dashes back to the shop flat, 

. . . but she is determined to continue . . .

where Eileen is in the process of transferring the money.   He insists that there is no need to do so, but she is determined to do it.   

. . . so he seizes her phone

He is so desperate to stop her that he grabs the phone from her hand.

"What's going on?"

“What’s going on?” she wants to know and he is initially speechless.

"I did it for your sake, Britt"

As Britt locks the chapel door, Garry is insisting that he did it for her sake and for the whole family.   

"You know how important this chapel is to me"

"You know how important this chapel is to me,” she reminds him.

"More important than your family's future?"

“More important than your own family’s future?”   She argues that the Bethania family means everything to her as well.   He goes on, “And you, Dani, Gwern – even Colin – mean everything to me.

"You don't listen, do you?"

Britt accuses him of not listening;  “You just spout the lies you think I want to hear, so that you can get your own way!”

"What does your Bible say?"

He reminds her that she was going to use the money that was stolen;  “What does your Bible say about building a house on sand?”

Britt wishes he had never come back . . . 

Britt is now wishing that he had never come back, because he always brings bad news;  she storms off across the street, 

. . . but she is thinking about what he said

but does pause to think about his words.

A meal for Chips

Back in the Penrhewl barn, Howard is taking dog food from the tin;  he assures Chips, “I wouldn’t steal for any other woman on this planet.”   

He hears a noise outside . . .

Then he hears a noise outside 

. . . and goes to look . . .

and goes to investigate.   

. . . while Chips gets stuck in

Meanwhile the dog is pleased to have another meal.

"I thought I'd pop up and say hello"

Siwsi appears in the doorway;  “I thought I’d pop up and say hello – you’re not sleeping out here, are you?”   

"Why aren't you sleeping in the house?"

There is no reply, so she continues., “Howard, why aren’t you sleeping in the house?”

"I need to be with Chips"

He answers, “It’s only for a few weeks – I need to be with Chips – her arthritis is really bad.   Hey, don’t look at me like that, my cousin will move into Penrhewl soon – I’ll sort out something more permanent then.”

"I don't like to think of you here on your own"

Siwsi does not like to think of him there on his own, but he protests that he is not on his own;  

"I have Chips with me"

“I have Chips with me – and we get some peace, don’t we, girl?”

“Why don’t you ask Mathew for your old job back at APD?” asks Siwsi.

"He thinks I'm farming in Llangain"

“Because he thinks I’m farming in Llangain now,” groans Howard, so he is told to explain that his situation has changed.

She has brought some provisions

“In the meantime, while you sort things out, I’ve got a couple of treats for you – breakfast bars, tins and some dog food.”   He is very grateful to her for that.

"If you don't run ultra-marathons . . ."

At Maes-y-Deri, Morgan asks, “If you don’t run ultra-marathons in your spare time, what do you do?”   

"I'm raising Greta"

Iolo replies that he likes to play rugby when he can and of course he is raising Greta on his own.   

"She's a bigger challenge"

“She’s a bigger challenge than any ultramarathon, I’d say,” is Morgan’s judgment.

"Tyler, my husband, he died"

“It wasn’t meant to be like this – I was in a long-term relationship with Greta’s father when we adopted her – Tyler, my husband – he died.”

"I'm glad you feel you can be open with me"

Morgan is sorry to hear that, but is glad that Iolo feels that he can be open;  “I was supposed to adopt with my partner, Iwan – well, ex-partner – 

"I had a breakdown after that"

“but he left me six months before it happened.   I had a breakdown after that – when I had sorted my head out, I realised I had to move, so I sold the house, packed up – 

"And here I am in Cwmderi!"

“and here I am in Cwmderi!”

Iolo imagines that he is ready for a new start;  

"Thanks to me, you regret turning up"

“And thanks to me, you regret turning up in the village!”   

"We were stuck in a cottage with Eileen"

Iolo is sorry for lying, but explains that he and Danny were stuck in a cottage with Eileen for a weekend.

"I might have reacted in the same way"

Morgan thinks that he might well have reacted in the same way;  “Meeting new people isn’t easy, is it?   And I can’t make head or tail of these dating apps – people just want ‘hook-ups’, 

"That's not for me"

“but that’s not for me.   Meeting the way we did is a lot more fun – 

"Fate played a part"

“as though fate played a part somehow.”

Iolo moves in for a kiss . . .

Iolo is about to try to kiss him when the door opens and Dani is back, 

. . . but Dani is back . . .

enquiring if they are OK.   

. . . and Morgan is in a hurry to go

/Morgan thinks that he should go now as he has a lot of paperwork to do before tomorrow;  he thanks her for the food and will see her soon.

"Dan, I made a mess of everything!"

Iolo whines, “Dan, I just made a mess of everything – I went to kiss him as you came in.   He was relieved – “Saved by the bell,” he said.   

He eats some crisps

Iolo tries to console himself by eating some crisps.

"Why didn't you tell me before?"

Siôn has unburdened himself to Eileen, who wonders why he did not tell her before.   

"I didn't want you to know I was so weak"

“I didn’t want you to know that I was so weak,” he whimpers,  “I feel ashamed, allowing Garry to control me like that, like some spineless coward.”

"Things can't carry on like this"

She replies that it sounds as if he did not have much choice, but is clear that things cannot carry on like this.   

“But how?   Garry has threatened to tell Kelly and Griffiths.   Britt knows as well now.”

"I'll make a cup of tea"

Eileen proposes make a cup of tea and then they can discuss it properly, 

"I'm just digging a bigger hole for myself"

but he insists that he is digging a bigger hole for himself.   “Do you know what?   I’ve had enough of this.   

"Something I should have done months ago!"

“I’m going to do what I should have done months ago!” 

He marches off, resolutely

He marches out of the flat, with Eileen running after him;  

"We can stop Garry another way"

he is adamant that he has to do this, but she disagrees, arguing that they can stop Garry another way.

"They deserve to know . . ."

Siôn has decided that they deserve to know;  “I have to do this on my own – 

". . . it's not your responsibility"

“it’s not your responsibility.”   

He knocks on the door . . .

He knocks on the door of number 7 

. . . and is admitted by Kelly

and Kelly opens it.

"Twice in one day – I am lucky"

“Twice in one day – I am lucky,” she remarks.   Siôn asks if Ieuan is at home and is told that he is not.   

"Can you turn off the music?"

He would like her to turn off the music, 

"Kelly duly does so"

which she does.

"I've stolen thousands from Anita"

“I have something serious to confess – I’ve stolen thousands from Anita – the rent money for Morawel – to pay for Cai’s treatment at the mental health hospital – not that it’s an excuse.   I know how serious this is, Kelly.”

"I knew you were hiding something . . .`'

She had been convinced that he was hiding something;  

". . . there was no building work, was there?"

“There was no building work going on, was there?”

"There's nothing I can say to justify it"

He assures her that if he had known it would have an impact on Anita’s care he would never have done it.   “And I understand that there's nothing I can say to justify it.”

"Too right there isn't!"

“Too right there isn’t!” Kelly snarls.

"My fate is in your hands"

“Which means my fate is in your hands – and I’m prepared to face whatever you decide.”