10 September 2026

Outside the school

As they stand outside the school, Dani remarks to Eileen, “I don’t know about you, but I’m so glad the school routine is back – the summer has been long.”

"Do you have a lot on today?"

Dani asks if Eileen has a lot on today and she replies, “Not really – I have to see my accountant and then try and see Sioned – if I can be bothered.   

"She isn't very happy with me at the moment"

“She isn’t very happy with me at the moment.”

Dani agrees that being a parent is not easy, but she would not change it for the world.   

"I have brass band practice at lunchtime"

Huwi-John comes out to inform his mother that he has brass band practice at lunchtime, 

"I'll bring your trombone from home"

so she will fetch his trombone from home and deliver it to the school before lunch.

"It's not very organised at school"

Eileen remarks that it is not very organised at the school, 

"Well, you're a governor"

so is recommended, “As you’re a governor, can’t you sort something out?”   Eileen wonders if she has a couple of minutes.

"It will be a bleak winter"

At Penrhewl, Mathew is looking at the laptop and predicts, “It will be a bleak winter unless APD gets more work fast.”

"What will be do with such a fortune?"

Sioned jokes, “Well, at least we have that £250 from my highly generous mother – what will we do with such a fortune?”   

"We shall need it for childcare"

Mathew replies that they will need it to pay for childcare next week, 

"There's not much money left"

pointing out that there is not much money left in the joint account.   Sioned is very pleased that she found that will.

"Are you sure this double bluff will work?"

Mathew worries, “Are you sure that this double bluff with the solicitor will work?”   Sioned confirm that she is sure, but adds that perhaps they should get a quote from a solicitor, just in case.   

"We'll find a way"

He cannot imagine how they will pay for that, but she maintains that they will find a way.

Eileen is addressing . . .

Eileen has gathered together a few parents and is addressing them outside the school;  “I blame the new deputy for this lack of communication – but there we are, he was appointed while I was away.   

. . . some other parents

“It’s not good enough – are you willing to write a list of all the problems you’ve had and then I can present them to the other governors?”

Greta is late for school 

At that moment Greta and Iolo come running round the corner and he tells her to be a good girl for Dad.   Dani remarks, “Weren’t you wearing that yesterday?   

"I want to hear everything"

“Did you go on a date?   I want to hear everything!”

They are about to hurry away, much to Eileen’s displeasure, 

"Are you happy for me to start this WhatsApp group?"

so she asks them, “Are you happy for me to start this WhatsApp group to sort this problem?”   

"Yes, OK, carry on"

They indicate that they are.

Sioned is removing crockery

Sioned is taking crockery off a shelf 

"Dpo you want anything besides milk?"

when Howard comes in to ask if she wants anything apart from milk from the village.   He tells her that she will feel better after sorting things out here, warning her to be careful with the china.   

"Why?   It's Mam's stuff!"

“Why?” she demands, “It’s Mam’s stuff!   Have you found somewhere to live yet?   We’ll be moving out soon.”

"A farm in Llangain"

He says that he has not yet, but a friend is looking for help on his farm in Llangain [South-West of Carmarthen] – and he can live there too.   

"Why haven't you accepted it, then?"

“Why haven’t you accepted it, then?” she wonders, “Listen, I wish things had worked out differently as well – 

"There's nothing we can do . . ."

“but there’s nothing we can do between now and next week to stop Mam from renting this place to Dorian.   

". . . phone your friend!"

Phone your friend before he finds someone else.”

Dani wants all the details

In the brewery, Dani is interrogating Iolo about last night;  

"A bloke from Fishguard"

“He was hot – but I don’t think I’m seeing him again.   I’ve got another date on Saturday with some bloke from Fishguard.”   

"Is this a dating tour of Wales?"

Dani imagines that this is some kind of dating tour of Wales and enquires whether he is still talking to Morgan.

I want variety"

“He’s a nice guy, but . . . I want variety,” says Iolo.   Dani is feeling jealous and asks whether he has heard from Lleucu.   “She texted me to say she had landed safely, but I haven’t heard anything since then.”

Dani supposes that she is probably enjoying herself with Cai and Twm.   

"You don't usually come here for coffee"

Rhys brings them each a cup of coffee, commenting, “You don’t usually come here for coffee,” 

"We'll go to the Deri, then"

so Dani says that they will go to the Deri in that case, but he tells them that there is no need to do that.

"Scarlett's mother wants us to meet"

“Listen, Scarlett’s mother has suggested a date for us to meet up,” says Dani;  she wants to agree to it, but has to write back to Anna in the transplant team.   

"How do you feel about that?"

Iolo wonders how she feels about it and she replies that she is really nervous, but he is confident that she will be great.   

"Once I find the words to write"

“Yes, once I find the words to write,” she adds.

"Did you hear about Ieuan Griffiths and Diane"

Howard is in the shop to get the milk and Colin asks him, “Did you hear about Ieuan Griffiths and Diane?   

"They've been 'playing away'!"

“They’ve been, you know, ‘playing away’, as they say – that’s what I heard, anyway!”

"Poor Anita"

Howard feels very sorry for Anita;  

"And Dai as well"

“And Dai, as well,” agrees Colin, 

"You never really know people"

“But there we are, it goes to show that you never really know people.   

He has an unknown caller

As Howard leaves, Colin’s phone sounds and he sees that is from an unknown caller.

"No phones in work, Col"

Unfortunately Eileen walks in and warns him, “No phones in work, Col, you know the rules.”   

"I have to take Huwi-John's trombone"

She explains that she had to come back for Huwi-John’s trombone.   As soon as she is out of sight, the phone sounds again;  

"Turn it off!"

she hears it and tells him to turn it off.   

"Hostel Delia?    Never heard of it!"

However when she goes upstairs,  he answers it.   “Yes, this is Colin Evans – Hostel Delia?   No, I’ve never heard of it – 

"I didn't make that payment!"

“well, I didn’t make that payment!   Where exactly?   Istanbul?”

"The coffee was not bad"

As they leave Ceffyl Du, Dani remarks that the coffee was not too bad, so Rhys invites her back to try the beer.   

"I really missed you, Rhys!"

Then Siwsi comes in, telling him that she really missed him, but is in fact calling to ask for the cash for the extra shift she worked.

"Lucky you've got a good boss"

He maintains that she is lucky that she has a good boss.   

"Is it true about Griffiths and Diane?"

She asks, “Is it true about Griffiths and Diane?”   

"Kelly is convinced"

He does not think that it is but adds that Kelly is convinced.

“Hywel says that she’s staying with you at the moment,” Siwsi goes on, “She’s lucky to have you.”

"Since when have you and Dad been talking?"

“Since when have you and Dad been talking?”   She replies that it is since that Deri Dating night.

He cannot believe it, 

"A lady never kisses and tells"

but she informs him, “A lady never kisses and tells, Rhys.   I’ll be back for my shift after lunch.   

"I'm going to meet somebody"

“I’m going to meet somebody.”   

Rhys guesses who that is

Rhys can guess who that is.

"I have to update the totaliser"

In the shop, as Colin is looking at the laptop, Britt comes in, looking for marker pens.   “We’ve just had another donation for Bethania and I have to update the totaliser.”

"We don't sell toasters"

Colin is concentrating on something else and tells her that they do not sell toasters.   

Britt hears exciting (fake) news

She wants to know what is so interesting on that phone, so he lies that he is waiting for Lois to phone, maintaining that the baby could arrive any minute.

"You'd better ring Gaynor

She advises him to ring Gaynor, as there is no time to phone when a baby is on the way;  “And you need to book a flight and pack.”

As soon as she leaves . . . 

As soon as she has gone, 

. . . Colin phones Lleucu 's number

he calls Lleucu’s number.

"I phoned my friend . . ."

Howard is back at the farm, where he asks Sioned if she wants a drink;  he says that he phoned his friend and everything is good;  

". . . I can move in there"

“He’s happy for me to move in when we’ve finished here.”   Sioned would like a coffee.

"The pickup is full of Eileen 's stuff"

Mathew advises that the pick up is full of Eileen’s stuff, so Howard can take it to the shop.   

"Mam is paying you today"

Sioned maintains that her mother is paying him today, 

Then she arrives

but at that moment she walks in, pleased to see that they are packing.

"This is your stuff"

“This is your stuff – you should have taken it with you when you moved out,” complains Sioned.   

"Careful – don't break anything"

Eileen tells Howard to be careful not to break anything.

"Did you want something?"

“Did you want something?   We’re busy,” snaps Sioned.   

"Can you take that to the shop now?"

Eileen suggests that Howard should take the stuff to the shop now, 

"I haven't had my coffee yet"

but he protests that he has not had his coffee yet.

"You can have one on the house in Tamed"

“Go now – and you can have one on the house in Tamed,” she goes on, “I want a word with these two.”

"You've seen sense at last, have you?"

Sioned assumes that her mother has seen sense at last;  “I’ve been thinking about what you said – I don’t want to quarrel – I’m sure we can sort this out without a solicitor.”   

Mathew is not so sure

Sioned imagines that she has won, but Mathew is more dubious.

"Have you heard from Lleucu?"

In the shop, Colin gives Siwsi her change and asks if she has heard from Lleucu.   “I’ve had a couple of messages,” she says and he wonders if she is all right.   

"She's enjoying herself, I think"

“Enjoying herself, I think.”

"I haven't heard anything"

Colin is upset that he has not heard anything, although she promised to stay in touch;  he has tried phoning.   Siwsi advises him to try WhatsApp, as Lleucu was online earlier.

He sends a WhatsApp message

As soon as Siwsi leaves the shop, he calls up WhatsApp on his phone and speaks sternly to Lleucu;  

"Why have you stolen my money?"

“I don’t know what you’re up to.   Why have you stolen my money?   I sincerely hope that you’re not in Turkey for the reasons I suspect.   

"Phone me back – pronto!"

“Phone me back – pronto!”

"I had a word with my accountant"

“I had a word with my accountant and he said the paperwork will all be ready by next week,” says Eileen, “Then you'll have the money in the bank within a few days – if you agree, of course.”

"Agree to what?"

“Agree to what?” Sioned demands.   She is told that her mother considers that £40,000 is a fair sum;  she points out that she will not charge any interest.

"What do you mean – interest?"

“What do you mean – interest?” Sioned wants to know.

"A loan of £40,000"

Eileen make it clear that she is offering a loan of £40,000, which they will not have to start paying back until the twins are at school.   Sioned laughs at the mere suggestion, 

"We should consider it"

but Mathew is of the opinion that they should consider it.

"Giving us £40,000 would be more fair

“Don’t you think that ‘giving’ us £40,000 would be a fair way of settling this will business?   We could forget about solicitors, then,” suggests Sioned.

"I'm helping you with this loan"

“Hang on, now – I’m helping you with this loan – I’m not duty bound to do that at all.   You do understand that, don’t you?   

"You're being very ungrateful"

“You’re being very ungrateful.”

"Stuff your loan!"

Sioned’s predictable response to this is, “Stuff your loan!” 

Mathew is not happy

but Mathew clearly does not agree with this decision.

"You looked after Greta last night"

In the Deri, Iolo insists on paying because Siwsi looked after Greta last night, but he is told that Indeg did the hard work.   

"It was almost breakfast time when you came back"

“It was almost breakfast time when you came back.”   

"It went on longer than expected"

Iolo explains that it went on a bit longer than he expected and agrees that he has been having fun with Dan.

Rhys comes in . . .

Rhys comes in, checking up on Siwsi, 

. . . and has difficulty finding an excuse

and tries to make up some excuse for why he is there.   Siwsi is well aware of the real reason 

"To see who I was having lunch with"

and tells him, “You came to see who I was having lunch with.”

"I thought it would be Dad"

Rhys confesses that he thought it would be his father and he just wanted to confirm that.   

"It's so easy to pull your leg"

Siwsi laughs that it is so easy to pull his leg, advising that she will be seeing his father on Saturday night.   He leaves and will see her later.

"Are you dating Hywel?"

Iolo looks very surprised;  “Are you dating Hywel?”

Colin studies the laptop

Colin is staring at the laptop and looking very worried;  he mutters, “Lleucu, love, what have you done?”   

Howard delivers the stuff from Penrhewl 

Howard is delivering the stuff from Penrhewl.   

Is Colin thinking of rescuing her"

Then Colin searches for flights to Istanbul.

Dani has written a note . . .

Dani has written a note to Scarlett’s mother;  

. . . and puts it in am envelope. . . 

after looking at it again, she folds it and puts it into an envelope 

. . . tot the Blood and Transplant Centre

addressed to the Blood and Transplant Centre, Myrddin Hospital.

"It would help you in your plans"

Eileen is still trying to persuade her daughter, “But a £40,000 loan would help you with your plans for the new house.   

Mathew has given up now

“You could even start work – it’s a generous offer.”

"No –it's an insult!"

Sioned does not agree with this description, rather calling it an insult;  “Dad wanted me to have £100,000 – I just agreed to settle on £40,000 and you still can’t be reasonable!”

"I've been very reasonable – and generous

Eileen is now losing her temper;  “I think I’ve been very reasonable over the years  – and very generous too!   It’s for the best that I inherited your father’s money, 

"You've wasted every penny"

“or you would have wasted it like every penny I’ve given you!”

"That's not fair!"

Mathew has watched this argument get out of hand, but points out that what Eileen has said is not fair.   “Oh, isn’t it?

“You know how hard it is to run a farm – we did our best, didn’t we?” he snarls.

"And you failed!"

“And you failed!” Eileen gleefully replies, “If you had been more organised you would have avoided that fine!”

"You owe me £100,000, Mam!"

This really gets Sioned’s ‘goat’;  “And if you had built a bigger slurry pit in the first place, we wouldn’t have to had to pay for it!   You owe me £100,000, Mam – and the will proves that!   

"You know what I'll have to do"

“If you aren’t willing to settle on £40,000, then you know what I’ll have to do.”

"£40,000 and that's all!"

Eileen’s final word is that she is offering a loan of £40,000 and that is all, then she walks out of the house.   

Mathew glowers at Sioned 

Mathew is now even more worried.

"I'm not angry with you . . ."

As Howard takes another box upstairs from the shop, Colin sends another voice message to Lleucu;  “Listen, love, I’m not angry with you, I promise – 

". . . well, perhaps a bit angry"

“well, perhaps a bit angry.   I’m just worried about you being in Turkey on your own in some rundown hostel.”

Then he notices Britt coming in through the door, 

"All right, ta-ta, love"

so ends the message, “There we are then, all right, ta-ta, love.”   She assumes that he has been speaking to Lois., which he confirms, 

"She's being induced next week"

adding that she is being induced next week.

“Once you’ve finished here, you’ll have to book flights,” Britt tells him, but he does not want Eileen to find out yet.   

"Another baby in the family, Col . . ."

She is becoming quite emotional and gives him a hug;  “Another baby in the family – oh, Col – 

". . . or should `I say Grandad?"

“or I should say, Grandad?”   

He has got away with that one

He thinks that he has got away with that.

"Why would Dad leave £100,000 to Mam?"

Sioned is still ranting at Mathew, “Why would Dad consider leaving £100,000 to Mam?   They were divorced – it makes no sense!”   

"To keep it for you?"

Mathew wonders whether he wanted her mother to keep it for Sioned.

"But she hasn't!"

“Perhaps – but she hasn’t done that, has she?   If Mam turned around now and said she would give us £40,000 interest free – well, tough!   It isn’t enough – 

"I want to go for that £100,000!"

“I want to go for that £100,000!”

"Is that a good idea, Sioned?"

He does not believe that is a good idea, pointing out that her mother looked determined, but Sioned instructs him, “Phone the solicitor!” before walking out of the room.

Siwsi is back at Ceffyl Du 

Siwsi is now back at Ceffyl Du and Rhys asks how the rest of her lunch went.   

"My boss decided to stalk me"

“Interesting – my boss decided to stalk me,” she answers.   

"Your private life is private'

He agrees that her private life is private, 

"I don't get much of that"

but she maintains she does not get much of that with all the work she does.

Her phone sounds, so Rhys tries to resist the urge to ask who it is, remarking that it is none of his business.   The message reads, ‘The Deri  tomorrow night?’ 

She has a date tomorrow night

and she simply replies with 👍.

Huwi and his trombone are back

Huwi-John is back home and reports that band practice went well, 

"Hockey training isn at lunchtime"

but complains that he cannot play hockey now as the training is at lunchtime.   “Go and get changed – 

His mother will sort that out

“and I’ll sort this out,” his mother promises.

In comes Sioned 

Then Sioned marches in;  

"I don't have time to argue"

“I don’t have time to argue – there’s a problem in school,” says Eileen.

"Forget what we said earlier . . ."

Sioned replies that she has not come there to argue, “And we can forget about everything we said earlier – I don’t even want that £40,000.   

". . . I want exactly what I deserve . . .`"

“I want exactly what I deserve – 

". . . every penny Dad wanted me to have!"

“I’m going to make sure that I get every penny Dad wanted me to have!   See you in court!”