8 July 2026

Garry is still mobile

Garry comes into the MFC flat with Britt following him;  

Neither he nor Britt say anything

neither of them say anything.

Eleri is having a free drink

Meanwhile, Eleri is behind the bar in the deserted Deri, helping herself to a drink.   

"Where is everyone?" 

Cassie walks in, completely unaware of what has happened, wondering why the place is deserted and Eleri is on the wrong side of the bar.

"There was a fight'

“There was a fight – Garry and some guy called Dorian,” she is told, and demands where Simon, the barman, is.   “Upstairs, sorting out Griffiths – he got an elbow in the face – innocent bystander.”

"That Dorian is a liability"

“That Dorian is a liability!   I assume Garry won?”

"Now everyone knows he has cancer{"

“Not really,” groans Eleri, “And now everyone knows he has cancer – prostate.   Simon was looking for the first aid kit for Griffiths, but he doesn’t know where it is.”   

"Under the counter, there"

Cassie indicates that it is under the counter, but when Eleri finds it, 

There is a packet of cigarettes in it

she is rather dismayed to see that the only thing in the box is a packet of cigarettes.

"I need those– and a large gin"

“Listen, if this world really does come to an end, I need those – and a large gin!” Cassie informs her.

“By law, you need a tidy first aid kit in the workplace,” she is reprimanded, but Cassie’s first task is to take a whisky up to Griffiths.

"Help yourself to a drink'

She tells Eleri to help herself to a drink, on the house, of course;  “It sounds as if you’ve had some night – 

    

Eleri is pleased to comply

“remember to lock the door.”

"So it's still in the prostate?"

In the MFC flat, Britt asks, “So it’s still in the prostate?   It hasn’t spread or anything?”   He tells her that it is stage two, so she realises that it is quite early.

"They can treat it quickly"

“That’s good – well, not good, but they can treat it quickly,” she says;  when Garry does not reply, Britt goes on, “I’ve been there, Garry – I know the fear you feel when you hear that word ‘cancer’ – 

"You'll get through it"

“and the treatment isn’t easy, but you’ll get through it.”

He tries to explain

He tries to say something, but Britt continues, “Have the doctors explained everything?   The options and things?”   

"I want a minute to msyelf"

He just wants a minute to himself, so she assures him that she will be there when he is ready.

Eleri is still hankering after Jinx . . .

As she drinks her Cabernet Sauvignon, Eleri is looking nostalgically at the pictures of her and Jinx on her phone;  

. . . but she is unable to talk to him

she goes as far as to dial his number, but the ‘unobtainable’ sound greets her.

Dorian is back at the farm

The door of Penrhewl bursts open and Howard bundles Dorian inside;  he says that he is desperate for a smoke, while Howard urges him to be quiet because everyone is asleep.   

"Where's my bacco?"

“Where’s my ‘bacco’?” he demands 

"You'll wake the twins"

and is again told to be quiet or he will wake the twins.

"Don't tell me what to do!' 

“Don’t tell me what to do!” Dorian rages, but is told that he has caused enough trouble for one night.

“What came over you, squaring up to Garry Monk?” asks Howard.   Dorian tells him not to be such a baby, then suggests that he could phone that Dani, as she is ‘fit’.

"Did Dani charge you"

“Did she charge you?” he enquires.   Howard cannot understand what is wrong with him, pointing out that he is wearing that wedding ring 

"Have you forgotten about your wife?"

but appears to have forgotten about his wife.

This obviously touches a nerve and Dorian snarls, “Watch yourself!”   He is asked whether he wants to win Mags back and reminded that he made a fool of himself in the Deri.

Sioned appears just in time

Dorian is about to punch his cousin when he is interrupted by the arrival of Sioned, shouting, “What the hell’s going on here?” as one of the twins is heard crying upstairs.

"Where's Garry?"

Britt is just making herself a cup of tea when Eleri comes up the stairs and asks where Garry is.   She is told that he is having five minutes to himself in his room.

"I'm sorry for the way things went"

In an unusual display of contrition, Eleri says, “I’m sorry for the way things went earlier.” Britt wants to know, “Why did you know about the cancer before me?”   She is told that Eleri accidentally found a hospital letter.   

"Why did you keep it to yourself?"

“So why did you keep it to yourself?”   

"It wasn't my place"

 maintains that it was not her place to tell Britt.

"But it was your place to shout it in the Deri!"

“No – but it was your place to shout it in the Deri for everyone to hear!”   Eleri makes it clear that was not her intention and that she is sorry.

"He won't need you from now on"

“It’s all right – now that I know, he won’t need you from now on – I’ll be going to the appointments and treatments with him – every step of the way, to be honest.”

"There's something else you should know . . .`'

“Well, there’s something else you should know – I’ve tried to make him change his mind, but this cancer – 

". . . he's not willing to have the treatment"

“Garry’s not willing to have the treatment.”

Garry is listening to this

At that moment, Garry emerges from his room and glowers at her.

Cassie has some 'medicine' for Ieuan 

Upstairs in the Deri, Cassie brings a bottle of whisky and two glasses;  Ieuan is holding an ice pack to his face.   

"Kath's been complaining of a sore throat"

“Kath is asleep – she’s been complaining about a sore throat all day.   I suspect she wants to avoid going to the cash and carry with me tomorrow, but there we are.”

"That's not too bad'

She has a look at the damage, which she diagnoses as not being too bad, although he is not so sure about that.   

She pours him a whisky

She appreciates that he has been through a lot recently and pours him some whisky.

"I miss her, you know"

“I miss her, you know – her company,” sighs Ieuan, “I wish we’d had more time together, Anita and I, to enjoy with each other.”   Cassie agrees that it was the last thing that he needed, to have a blow to his face tonight.

"I have a feeling I deserve it"

“Yeah, but I have a feeling that I deserve it,” he groans.   

"I've been so stupid . . ."

With tears in his eyes, he continues, “Cassie, I’ve been so stupid – 

". . . I've met someone"

“I’ve met someone.”

Howard brings Dorian a drink

Dorian has quietened down considerably as Howard brings him a drink and sits down on the sofa beside him.   

"She won't talk to me"

“She won’t talk to me – Mags.   What if she leaves me, Howard?   What do I do then?   

"What will I have left?"

“What will I have left?” 

"Where's the sense, Garry?"

While Eleri sits at the far end of the sofa, Britt tries to reason with Garry;  “Where’s the sense?   

"You can't refuse treatment"

“No, you can’t refuse treatment – the more you drag your feet, the worse . . .”

"I'm not going to change my mind"

Garry is adamant that he is not going to change his mind.   “So you’re going to let this cancer kill you, are you?   I need you, Gar, alive and well – and Gwern needs you.   You’re my brother – the only one I have now.   

"Do you want me to lose you as well?"

“What – do you want me to lose you as well?   What’s wrong with you?   Please!”

Garry will not answer

Garry refuses to comply, so Britt turns angry;  

"All right – out, then –now!"

“All right – out, then – now!   

"I mean it, Garry – out now!"

“I mean it, Garry – out, now!” she shouts.

"You'll be wanting my help, then"

“I assume you need my help with somewhere to stay, then,” Eleri surmises.

"I'm betraying Anita, aren't I?"

“I’m betraying Anita, aren’t I?” wails Ieuan.   Cassie, she replies that, with the greatest of respect, she is none the wiser.   

"In her mind, she's still married to Meic"

“Exactly – in her mind, she’s still married to Meic – 

"But other people won't see it that way"

“but other people won’t see it that way.”

"Who is she?"

Cassie enquires who is this woman?   

"Her name is Janet"

He sighs, “Her name is Janet – I met her on this website on the laptop.”   

Ieuan cannot find his phone

He searches for his phone in all his pockets so that he can show Cassie.   “I don’t know where my phone is now – 

"It might be downstairs"

“it might be downstairs.”

"Have you seen her in the flesh?"

Cassie asks if he has seen her in the flesh, as it were, and he says that he has not yet;  

"It's awful, isn't it?"

“We’ve been flirting – it’s awful, isn’t it, what I’m doing?”

She stresses that he wants company and there is nothing wrong with that.   

"I'll look for your phone"

She will now go downstairs to close the bar and will have a look for his phone at the same time, assuring him that she will not be long;  

He is told not to be too hard on himself

“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” she says.

"What came over you?"

Back at Cysgod y Glyn, Garry demands, “What came over you?”   When Eleri replies that Dorian was attacking him, 

"I was fine!   You had no right!"

he insists, very loudly, “I was fine!   You had no right!”

She makes the point, “I was worried about you – although you won’t accept it, you are ill.”   His response is that he is handling it, but she disagrees, “No, you’re not – you’re avoiding it!”

"I'm not done with you yet!"

He snarls, “I’m not done with you yet!” as he walks out of the room.   

She eats another chocolate

Eleri eats another chocolate.

"Where is he, then?"

Sioned comes downstairs again, carrying the baby monitor and asks Howard, “Where is he, then?”   She is told that he is outside having a smoke.   

"So that I can clear up all the stubs"

“Great – so that I can clean up all the stubs in the morning, is it?”

"His marriage might be over"

Howard explains that Dorian is going through a hard time and that his marriage might be over, but Sioned does not care;  

"I don't blame his wife for kicking him out"

“To be honest, I don’t blame his wife for kicking him out – he hasn’t shown me an ounce of respect since arriving here.   And he just threatened you!”

"He didn't really mean it"

Howard maintains that he did not really mean it, but Sioned’s mind is made up, “I’m not going to let him throw his weight around.   Throwing tantrums like that, 

"He's not fit to  be near my children"

“he’s not fit to be near my children!” 

Howard says he will make sure it does not happen again;  as one of the twins can be heard crying again, 

"I want him out"

she continues, “No, it won’t, because I want him out.   Sorry, Howard – Math is up there in pain, the children are upset – it’s not worth it!”

"The farm looks better"

“But it is to me,” argues Howard, “I know he’s not perfect, but the farm looks much better.”   Sioned doubts that, because she has seen damage appearing from somewhere;  he is obviously not careful enough.

"My family always comes first"

“I'm sorry, Howard, but my family always comes first – I want him out tonight!”

"He can't drive in that state!"

“He can’t drive in that state,” protests Howard, 

"Well, you can drive him, then!"

so she recommends that Howard can drive him instead.

Cassie gets a surprise

When Cassie comes downstairs into the bar, she is surprised to see Garry  sitting on one of the sofas;  

"Obviously Eleri forgot to lock the door"

“Oh, obviously Eleri failed to lock the door,” she observes.

“She failed to keep her mouth shut as well,” he grumbles.   

"How is Britt?"

Cassie wonders how Britt is, assuring him that she is not going to interrogate him.   

"I don't want anyone to know"

He repeats that he does not want anyone to know.

"Glan, Teg's cousin, had cancer"

“Do you know why I moved to Cwmderi?” Cassie asks, “Glan, Teg’s cousin, he had cancer as well – they gave him six months, poor thing.”   

"They found mine early"

Garry explains that they have found his early.

"He didn't want anyone to know either"

“But he didn’t want anyone to know either,” she continues, “He got worse, but in the end he had to accept that he couldn’t control it and that everyone would find out.”

"Gwern and Dani don't need to know"

Garry is adamant that Gwern and Dani do not need to know.   Cassie goes on, “But it was an honour to look after him when he was ill – that’s what friends do, isn’t it?   They’re here when you need help.   

"Britt probably will"

“Listen, I won’t tell anyone, as it’s not my place – but Britt probably will – and I think that might be a good thing.”

Garry appreciates Cassie's support

Garry appreciates this and puts his hand on Cassie’s.

Sioned throws his belongings

At Penrhewl, Sioned throws a bag of his belongings at Dorian and instructs him, “Here you go – out!”

"I don't want to be here, anyway"

He maintains that he does not want to be there anyway;  “I’m sure of that,” adds Sioned, 

"You're not going to apologise, are you?"

“You’re not going to apologise either, are you?”

"And you're not going to thank me"

“And you’re not going to thank me after all the work I’ve done here.”

Then he turns to his cousin, demanding, “Are you going to stand up for me or just let her do the talking?”   

"You're choosing her over your own cousin?"

Howard says nothing so Dorian sneers, “You’re choosing her over your own cousin?   Do you know what?   

"I've never seen such a clueless farmer!"

“I’ve never seen such a clueless farmer in my life.   This place was chaos when I got here.”

"It's only since you've been here"

Sioned answers, “That’s odd, because it’s only since you arrived that I’ve seen damage appear around the place.”   He picks up his bag and wishes her good luck with the farm, as she will need it.

"Good luck with the wife – I'm sure you'll need it!"

Sioned counters with, “Good luck with the wife – I’m sure you’ll need it!”   She goes back upstairs, 

"Why did you tell her about Mags?"

while Dorian demands why Howard told her about Mags.

Howard insists that he was only trying to convince Sioned to let him stay.   

"I'll remember this!"

“I’ll remember this!” Dorian threatens, as he walks out of the house.

Eleri puts on an LP

Eleri put an LP on the record player, picks up her glass of wine and sways with the music;  

She hears her phone buzzing . . .

then she hears her phone buzzing 

. . . with a call from Brynawelon 

and sees that it is Brynawelon calling.   “Siwsi, why are you phoning so late?   

"An ambulance for who?"

“An ambulance for who?”

Garry is back 

Garry comes back to the MFC flat, where Britt is glad to see that he has come back to pick up his stuff.   

"I've put it all there"

“I’ve put it all there – unless you’ve changed your mind and seen sense.   No?   Off you go, then.”

"I only wanted to check you are OK"

He says that he only wanted to check that she is OK;  

"I'm perfect – I've never felt better"

“Me?   Oh, I’m perfect!   The only brother I have left is choosing to die from cancer – I’ve never felt better.”

"I'm not choosing to"

He insists that he is not choosing to;  “That’s not the way I see it.”

"I'm too stupid to understand"

“Help me here, because I’m obviously far too stupid to understand,” she tells him.

"It's fate – you should understand that"

“It’s fate,” he declares, “And I’m not going to fight it.   You’re religious these days, aren’t you?   You should understand, then.”

"I might as well say you're already dead"

“Yeah, but I’m not going to go through grief again – I’ve had my share, thanks.   No – I might as well say that you’re already dead and get it out of the way, Gar.   

"You don't deserve my grief"

“Because if you’re not going to accept the treatment, you don’t deserve my grief.”

"I don't want Gwern or Dani to find out"

Garry tells her that she can deal with this however she wants, but he does not want Gwern or Dani to find out.   

"What if it's fate that they find out?"

“And what if it’s fate that they find out?” she wonders.

"I have to do this my own way"

“Britt, I have to do this my own way,” he insists, but she suddenly gives the impression that she cannot hear him.

"You're already dead, good boy!"

“I can’t hear you, Garry – because as far as I’m concerned, you’re already dead, good boy!   

"Take your stuff – now!"

“So take your stuff, your rubbish – now!”   

"She's off again!"

It sounds as if she is throwing his stuff downstairs.

"I couldn't find your phone"

Cassie has been unable to find Ieuan’s phone downstairs, but finds him asleep on the sofa, 

"She puts a blanket over him"

so she covers him with a nearby blanket 

He is still wearing his wedding ring 

and leaves him to sleep.

The bar is in darkness . . .

Meanwhile, at 01:20, in the darkness of the bar downstairs, his mobile phone is ringing from its place on the floor;  

. . .when Ieuan's phone rings, unanswered

the screen indicates that there have been six missed calls from Kelly and there is also a message from her, 

Close-up of the phone

‘Where are you?   Auntie Neet is at the hospital’.