3 November 2026

Indeg is showing Lleucu the pack of tarot cards which she has acquired;  “You’ll get 10% if you come with me,” she promises.

Indeg enlists Lleucu's help

Lleucu does not want to get involved in her shenanigans, 

"You'll need every penny"

but is reminded that she will need every penny to hang out with the ‘poshos’ in Oxford.   

"It's deception"

“It’s deception – playing with peoples feelings,” Lleucu insists, but Indeg dismisses it as a bit of fun, stressing that they are doing it for Siwsi.

"She learned over the years"

“Siwsi learned how to read the cards sensitively over a number of years.”   Indeg maintains that she has seen Siwsi do it loads of times and begins a demonstration.

"The magician . . ."

She puts down the card, ‘The Magician’;  

". . . meaning you're going to help"

“It means that Lleucu is going to agree to help Indeg,” she continues.

Cassie makes a poster

In the Deri flat, Cassie is designing a poster, ‘Madam Saphire upstairs’;  she checks with Kath to make sure that is correct way of saying it.   She asks, “Who is this Madame Saphire anyway?   

"It will be very quiet without you"

“It will be interesting to know what she has to say about your future in that big house.   It will be very quiet without you.”

"'Minot moving for a while, am I?"

Kath stops her there;  “I’m not dying and I’m not moving for a while, am I?   And I still own a third of this place, remember – 

"Just where I sleep at night"

“the only thing that’s changing is where I sleep at night.”

"Yoi go down"

Cassie tells her to go downstairs and she will follow after she has finished what she is doing.   

"It's looking good"

In the bar, Kath remarks to Simon the barman that it is looking good and Eileen comes in, carrying a basket.

Eileen has some old Cae Glas stock

“Kath, is there a spare table?” she asks, “I’ve got some old Cae Glas stock I want to sell.”

"You came in the end, then"

Kath remarks, “You came in the end, then, even though it’s before Anita's funeral.”   Eileen maintains that she still thinks it is rather insensitive and is told her to find a table somewhere.

"Indeg can't come"

Lleucu arrives with the news, “I wanted to say that Indeg can’t come, sorry – she’s got a migraine.”   

"I hope Madame Saphire will be here"

This alarms Kath, who hopes that Madame Saphire will be there, as she is top of the bill.   

"I'm on my way to meet her now"

Lleucu confirms that she is on her way to meet Madame Saphire now, 

"I hope she knows what she is doing"

and Kath hopes that she knows what she is doing.

Iolo passes Tamed

Iolo is walking along the High Street when he notices Morgan, drinking coffee in Tamed, 

Morgan pretends to to notice him

who pretends not to notice him and turns away.

"Try some hot toddy?"

Back in the Deri, Kath asks Dani if she would like to try some of the hot toddy;  

"I've got a nasty body!"

“I’d better not – I’ll get the sack – I’ve got a nasty boss!” she replies.

So this is Madame Saphire

Lleucu returns, accompanied by a heavily veiled person, whose identity cannot be seen.   

"That Indeg can't be trusted"

Kath confides to Lleucu, “I was worried Indeg would forget – you know what she’s like – she can’t be trusted!”

"And how are you?"

Then she asks how the mystery veiled person is;  

"Good"

“Good,” she replies in a hoarse, rasping voice, which leads Kath to suspect that she has a cold, so she offers her some hot toddy, 

"No, thanks"

which she refuses.

"Doesn't say much, does she?"

“She doesn’t say much, does she?” comments Kath, but Lleucu manitains that she is saving her voice.   They are sent upstairs where it will be quieter, with Kath looking very suspicious

Hywel is looking for recruits . . .

Next to arrive is Hywel, who is hoping to recruit a couple of new players for the rugby club.   

. . . but Kath does not fancy his chances

“Good luck with that – I’m not expecting anyone under 50,” says Kath.   He asks if Indeg has been in and is told that she is ill with a migraine, 

"Want a facial, do you?"

imagining that Hywel wants a facial.

Dani is eager to be first . . .

Dani is eager to be the first to consult Madame Saphire, so is invited to do so, 

. . . on payment of her £5, of course

on payment of the requisite £5.   She hurries upstairs, 

"Someone's coming"

where they can hear that someone is coming.

"I'm a bit nervous"

Dani is feeling rather nervous, but Lleucu maintains that it is just a bit of fun.   

Three pre-selected cards

Three cards have already been placed on the table, which indicates some level of pre-planning and the veiled figure invites Dani to turn over the first card.

"Family, relatives, memories"

is informed that this indicates family, relatives, memories, 

"That's good, I suppose?"

which Dani takes to be a good thing.   Then the next card, entitled ‘Queen of Pentacles’, supposedly predicting money, so Dani is eager to find out how much money is involved and is told, “A fortune!”

Lleucu does not like being involvd

Lleucu is not very happy with this, but then the third card is turned over;  

"Change, moving on, letting go"

“Change, moving on, letting go,” rasps the soothsayer, who then points out that it is upside down, which means complications – emotional baggage.

"Who is involved?"

When Dani wants to know who is involved, Lleucu think that she had better bring the session to a close, 

"You have to work out the details"

pointing out that Madame Saphire simply reads the cards – she has to work out the details for herself.

"I'm going to be rich, right?"

“Just to get this straight – I’m going to be rich, right?” checks Dani.

"To Anita"

Downstairs, Kath and Cassie drink hot toddy in a toast to Anita.   “You think you know what’s around the corner – 

"Then you get knocked down by a lorry"

“and then you get knocked down by a lorry coming the other way,” remarks Cassie.

"Would you like a chat with the woman upstairs?"

Kath wonders if she would like a chat with the woman upstairs;  

"What, God, you mean?"

“What, God, you mean?” but that was not who Kath had in mind.   “I’d rather not know,” Cassie concludes.

"I'm going to be rich!"

When they come downstairs, Lleucu gives Dani a little present from Madame Saphire to remind her of the experience.   “Great – more tat for the house,” Dani groans, then she informs Kath that she is going to be rich.   Cassie is surprised that she believes in these things, but Dani stresses that she only believes the good things.

"Why don't you go up, Kath?"

Kath is volunteered to be the next to go upstairs, 

Dani encounters Morgan

while Dani goes outside to clean the tables, just as Morgan happens to be passing.   “Have you seen Iolo lately?” she asks him, 

"Are you getting cold feet?"

“I thought you would have had loads of dates by now – are you getting cold feet?”

"We don't suit each other"

Morgan insists that they just do not suit each other;  she was under the impression that there was a spark there.   

"He said we have sex in public places"

“Yes, but things aren’t going to work – he lied about me – he said I have sex in public places.”

"Iolo would never say that"

She is convinced that Iolo would never say that, 

Siôn goes into the Deri 

just as Siôn is going into the Deri, “Iolo is the most honest person I know,” she insists.

“All he’s done since I met him is lie,” Morgan complains.   She wants to get to the source of all this, so asks how he found this out;  

"Was it Siôn?"

“Was it Siôn?”   Realising that she is very close to the mark, 

"Eileen?"

she then suggests Eileen and he nods his head.

The first card . . .

Upstairs, Kath is instructed to turn over the first card;  

. . . indicates family and memories

Lleucu comments that is what Dani had, indicating family, relatives, good memories, but it is pointed out that the card is upside down, allegedly meaning independence, leaving or moving on.

"I am moving house"

Of course, Kath takes this to refer to her moving house;  “Do the cards know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing?”   She is told to turn over the next card, ‘The Hermit’ and Lleucu is quick to point out that they do not always mean what you think.

"But you are looking for the truth"

“But you are looking for the truth,” whispers Madame Saphire, “Internal leadership,” and is directed to the next card, 

The next card, the 'Devil' . . .

which turns out to be ‘The Devil’.

. . . is enough for Kath

Kath thinks that she has had enough of this, and suggests that Cassie is calling her.   

"Don't take them literally"

Lleucu warns her not to take the cards literally 

"I know – just a bit of fun"

and Kath says that she knows that it is just a bit of fun, then hurries back downstairs.

She is looking worried

Before she can tell Cassie what was the verdict, Siôn and Eileen arrive at the bar;  

Eileen will have a coffee

Siôn will have a pint, but Eileen prefers to have a coffee, as it is early for her.

"You're friends now, are you?"

“You’re friends now, are you?   You’re happy that Anita asked John to take the service?”

"The most eloquent speaker in the valley"

“Of course – I can’t blame Anita for choosing the most eloquent speaker in the valley!” replies Eileen, 

That makes Kath feel ill

which Kath finds quite nauseating.

Dani marches in

Dani comes marching in, followed by Morgan, walks straight up to Eileen

"What have you been telling Morgan?"

 and demands, “Oi!   What have you been telling Morgan?   

"That he has sex in public places?"

“That he has sex in public places?”

"You said that yourself"

Eileen point out that Dani said that herself;  

"Keep your voices down"

Siôn urges them to keep their voices down, 

"I didn't say that!"

but Dani loudly points out that she did not say that.   “Yes, you did – you said that Iolo slept with someone in the rugby club and I assumed it was Mr Huws.   

"That sort of behaviour is not acceptable"

“And I’m grateful to you, Dani – it’s important he knows that kind of behaviour is not acceptable in Cwmderi if he wants to remain the deputy head.”

Dani walks out again

Dani immediately gets out her phone and leaves the Deri.

"Why is Indeg not here?"

Hywel comes across to Lleucu, asking why Indeg is not there, 

"She has eaten something"

but this time she replies that Indeg is ill, having eaten something, which does not tie in with the migraine story.   “She’s in Y Felin, isn’t she?   I want a word with her!”

"She can't stop throwing up!"

Lleucu is adamant that she cannot see anyone, as she cannot stop throwing up, so she should be left alone.   Hywel is not sure whether he believes all this.

"Iolo, wait!"

Outside the Deri, Dani is trying to contact Iolo, when she sees him coming and stops him from going into the Deri, apologising profusely.   

"It's all my fault!"

“I know why Morgan has been acting odd with you – and it’s all my fault.   

Iolo listens to her confession

“I opened my big mouth to Eileen and told her about you and the guy in the rugby club – she thought it was Morgan – 

"Morgan thinks you spread the rumour"

“so she warned Morgan not to act like that as the deputy head – and Morgan thinks that you spread this rumour about you both – I'm sorry.”

"Right, then!"

He is very shocked and decides to burst into the Deri, 

He heads resolutely toward Eileen 

with Dani following close behind.

"What sort of kick do you get?"

He confronts Eileen;  “Hey, what sort of kick do you get from spoiling things for me?   You can’t help yourself!   Spewing your spiteful prejudices towards Morgan and me!”

"I was defending the school's good name!"

Eileen maintains that this is nothing to do with him, but she was simply defending the school’s good name.   

Dani rejects the call from Garry . . .

Meanwhile, Dani receives a phone call from Garry, 

. . . this is more interesting

but she rejects it as this argument develops.

"Well, you got it wrong!"

Iolo continues, “Well, you got it wrong because Morgan wasn’t in the rugby club!”   

"You don't know his name, do you?"

She wonders who was with him in that case, and reaches the conclusion that he did not know the man.

"I'm not going to feel ashamed"

“Look, I’m not going to feel ashamed about the way I live my life – at least I was single when I slept with a stranger, Eileen!” Iolo snarls.   

"That's enough, Iolo"

Siôn tries to stop this now, pointing out that Iolo has gone too far.

"She's never been able to handle my sexuality"

“No – she’s never been able to handle my sexuality – as if it’s any of her business.”   Siôn argues that Eileen just said what she heard,

"I'm not going to let anyone judge me!"

 

but Iolo goes on, “She’s never been able to see past what I am.   For the first time in my life, I’m putting myself first – and I’m not going to let her or anyone else judge me!   

"There's a name for people like her!"

“There’s a word for people like her.”

"Bigot!"

Madame Saphire has come downstairs, loudly supplying the missing word, “Bigot!”   

"Hey – I know that voice!"

They quickly retire upstairs again, but Hywel has recognised that voice.

"Just stay out of my life!"

Iolo shouts, “Just stay out of my life, Eileen, all right?” then he turns and looks at Morgan, who has witnessed all this, and walks out, with his father following.

"She didn't mean any harm"

Iolo is standing outside with Siôn insisting that Eileen did not mean any harm, but it was simply a misunderstanding.   

"I want to go home, Siôn"

Iolo tells him to go, with Eileen already intending to go home.

"I don't want pity"

Then Morgan comes out, but Iolo insists that he does not want pity;  

"Come on – I'll take you home"

nevertheless, Morgan puts his arm around Iolo and will take him home.

"We're moving in next week"

Kath has just had a call from Brynmor and announces, “We’re moving in next week!”   This comes as a shock to Cassie, who says it will be strange to think about her in that house and not there at the Deri.   Kath appears not to be excited about the prospect, but says, rather unconvincingly that she is excited.

"I can be nervous about leaving, can't I"

“But I can be nervous about leaving as well, can’t I?”   

"A housewarming present"

Cassie has something for her;  she was going to wrap it, but Kath can have it now – a housewarming present.

Plus something to remind her of the Deri

Also, she found something on Yr Antur’s stall for her new kitchen;  an optic measure on which to fit the bottle.   

"You can't take the Deri out of Kath Jones"

“You can take Kath Jones out of the Deri, but you can’t take the Deri out of Kath Jones.”   

Kath gives Cassie a hug

She gives Cassie a hug.   “You’re right – you’re not going to the other side of the world, are you?”   Kath promises that Cassie will not get rid of her that easily.

"There's no need to thank me . . ."

At Y Felin, Iolo thanks Morgan for being so kind.   He replies, “There’s no need to thank me – 

". . . you were very brave in the Deri"

“and you were very brave in the Deri.   It takes guts to stand up for yourself.”

Iolo maintains that he will be all right now, if Morgan wants to go;  

"But I'd like one thing before I go"

“But I’d like one thing before I go,” 

A kiss

and gives him a kiss, “To say that I’m sorry for believing Eileen’s poison,” then kisses him again.   

"I really want to get to know you"

“That’s to show that I really want to get to know you.”

"We're making a fortune"

Up in the Deri flat, Madame Saphire (alias Indeg) is counting the takings so far and is happy that they are making a fortune, 

"My nerves are in tatters"

but Lleucu says that her nerves are in tatters, as they almost gave the game away just then.

“Someone had to tell Eileen!” Indeg snarls, “We can’t stop now or someone will suspect.”   

Hywel appears

Then Hywel comes in and tells Lleucu that she can go downstairs, 

"Cassie wants to check something"

as Cassie wanted to check something with her.

Indeg is expecting a consultation

Meanwhile, Indeg is putting three more cards on the table;  she indicates that Hywel should sit down, 

"I'll be predicting your future, Indeg!"

then receives rather a shock when he informs her, “I’ll be predicting your future, Indeg!   

"Don't give Rhys any more drugs!"

“Don’t give Rhys any more drugs, do you hear?   

"He almost lost his life"

“I don’t know if you know this, but he almost lost his life to them a long time ago and I don’t want that to happen again.   If I hear that you’ve offered him – or anyone else – 

"Things won't be good for you!"

“as much as a cigarette, things won’t be good for you!   Is that clear?”

He makes his exit . . .

The black-clad figure nods its head, 

. . . and Indeg looks concerned

so he gets up and leaves the room upon which she removes the veil and looks suitably penitent.

"Sorry I spoiled the fair"

Down at the bar, Dani watches Hywel leave, then apologises for spoiling the fair, but Kath denies that she did that.   

"About time Eileen was put in her place"

“It was about time someone put Eileen in her place.”

Dani doubts whether even Madame Saphire predicted the fireworks today.   

"Complications with memories"

Kath has heard that Dani is going to be rich, apparently, but Dani points out that there are complications with relatives and memories of the past.

"Leave them where they are – in the past"

Kath advises “If you ask me, any past relationship is going to be complicated – and that’s what you leave them where they are – in the past.”

She looks at the missed call . . .

Dani picks up her phone and looks at the notification 

. . . and wonders

of the missed call from Garry.