27 October 2026

In her hurry . . .

Kelly arrives at the hospital in a great hurry, pushing aside someone else, 

. . . Kelly almost collides with someone . . .

as she hurries towards Ieuan, standing forlornly in the corridor.

. . . but is too late

“Am I too late?” she sobs, “Has she gone?”   

"Anita has just left us"

He announces that Anita has just left them 

Kelly is weeping . . .

and she bursts into floods of tears, 

. . . with Ieuan trying to console her

with Ieuan trying to comfort her.

"Thanks for letting me know"

Eleri is taking a phone call;  “Thanks for letting me know,” she says, 

"She's died"

then announces to Jinx, “She’s died.”

"Anita was like a mother to Kelly"

He is distraught, blaming himself, “Poor Kelly – Anita was like a mother to her.”

Eleri agrees that it is a great shame, 

"We need to keep our heads now"

“But we need to keep our heads now,  OK?   Because, if the gas fire killed her, we’ll be in it up to our ears.”   Jinx insists that it was his fault that she is dead;  he should not have brought that fire – and it was he who killed her.

"Just listen to me . . ."

Eleri snaps, “Just listen to me – I’ll make sure that everything’s all right.   

". . . don't say a word about this to anyone"

“Just don’t say a word about this to anyone – I’ll sort the rest – understand?”

"I've just made you some money . . ."

Indeg comes into Y Felin where Siwsi is sitting despondently at the table and announces, “I’ve just made you some money – and I expect a cut – call it an agency fee.   Aren’t you going to ask how?   

". . . reading tarot cards"

“One of my clients wants you to read tarot cards for her, but if you’re too busy . . . it could take your mind off Eleri, instead of sitting here with a face like a dried wet wipe.”

Siwsi has things on her mind

Siwsi has not said a single word, so Indeg surmises that Anita has died, but Siwsi has not heard anything.   

"What's happened, then?"

Indeg thinks that something else has happened;  

"I've kissed Rhys"

Siwsi says, “I’ve done something terrible – I’ve kissed Rhys.”  

Indeg was not expecting that

Indeg is very surprised by this.

Kelly stares at the family portrait 

Back at number 7, Kelly is staring at the family picture on the wall as Ieuan maintains that they need to phone Darren, Hywel, Indeg – and Amanda, of course.   

"You should phone Amanda"

He suggests that Kelly should phone Amanda;  “Or would you rather I did?”

Kelly continues staring silently at the picture.   

"We need to think about hymns, flowers . . ."

Then he goes on, “The funeral – we need to think about hymns, flowers – 

". . . not lilies"

“not lilies – she called those ‘the flowers of the dead’.”   

Kelly goes upstairs

Kelly goes upstairs without a word.

"We have to think about these things"

“We need to think about these things, you see – there’s no point dragging our feet,” he continues.

Rhys gets home . . .

Rhys arrives back at number 21 and tosses his keys on the table;  

. . . and listens to the message . . . 

the house phone rings and he looks suspiciously at it.   

. . . about Anita's death

Ieuan’s voice can be heard, “Hywel, it’s me.   I just wanted you to know that Anita left us this afternoon.”   

He is reduced to tears

Rhys is reduced to tears.

Dine is back at Bryntirion 

Diane returns to Bryntirion 

She takes something from a cupboard

and looks into a cupboard, retrieving a small wooden chest.   

From the small chest . . . 

She sits down on the sofa and opens it, 

. . . she takes out a letter . . .

taking out a brown envelope 

. . . of some significance

which appears to be important.

"Yes, thank you very much"

Ieuan is speaking on the phone;  “Yes, thank you very much.”   

"Everything OK with Anita?"

The door opens and Indeg comes in, asking if everything was OK with Anita.   

Ieuan shakes his head

He sadly shakes his head, 

"I'm so sorry, Tycs"

so she hurries to give him a hug, assuring him that she is so sorry.

"I just want to talk, please"

At Y Felin, Siwsi is trying to contact Rhys, pleading with him to ring her back;  “I feel awful and I just want to talk, please.”   

Eleri visits

There is a knock at the door and she finds that it is Eleri.

"Anita has died"

“Have you heard?” she begins, “Anita has died – it’s a bit of a shock.”

"Poor Anita – and Kelly"

“Oh, poor Anita – and Kelly,” sighs Siwsi.

The same old hard-hearted, scheming Eleri

Eleri says that Siwsi must be feeling terrible, “But don’t be too hard on yourself because it’s not as if you planned to hurt her by taking the gas fire in there.”

"You're going to blame me for this?"

“Hang on – you’re going to blame me?” Siwsi protests vehemently.

Diane comes to number 7 . . .

Ieuan answers the door of number 7 to Diane 

. . . so Indeg will give them some space

and she hugs him;  Indeg will go out to give them some space.   

"I've put a post on Instagram . . . "

She asks Diane to make sure that he drinks his tea and advises that she has put a post on Instagram to let people know – “With a really tasteful black-and-white photo of Anita looking beautiful.   

". . . she's had loads of 'likes'"

“She’s had loads of ‘likes’ already.”

"Is Kelly here?"

Diane asks if Kelly is there 

"You should call her down"

and thinks that Ieuan should call her downstairs.

"It wasn't my fault"

At Y Felin, Siwsi forcibly reminds Eleri, “It wasn’t my fault – I didn’t bring the fire to Brynawelon.”   

"You took it into Anita's room"

Eleri agrees with that but points out that she did take it into Anita’s room.

"You left me on my own"

“You run the place – you left me on my own to deal with that situation,” Siwsi goes on, but Eleri accuses her of being hysterical.

"You're accusing me of manslaughter!"

“Hysterical?   You’re accusing me of manslaughter.   You’re responsible for everything at Brynawelon, not me!”

“I was at a conference, remember.   

"Perhaps there's a way out of this"

“Listen, perhaps there’s a way out of this for all of us.”   

"You're trying to save your own skin"

Siwsi is very well aware that Eleri is just trying to save her own skin.

"If you take the blame . . ."

“If you take the blame . . .”   

"No way!"

Siwsi makes it crystal clear that there is no way she is doing that, as she could go to prison, but is assured that she is just being dramatic.

Just throw money at it and it will go away

“I’ll pay you – and pay you well – I’ll make it worth your while.   There might not be an investigation – if not, you’re a winner, because I won’t ask the cash back.”

Siwsi fears that she could lose her career, 

"You don't want to do this for the rest of your life"

but Eleri sneers, “You don’t really want to do this for the rest of your life, do you?   Come on, Siwsi – just take the money.”   

"How much?"

Siwsi wants to know how much they are talking about.

"Everything she needed for her funeral"

Now that Kelly has come back downstairs, Diane explains, “Anita asked me to make a note of everything she needed for her funeral.”

"A private funeral?"

Ieuan is very surprised when he reads, “A private funeral?   I can’t believe that.   Anita, of all people – she was the most sociable person here.”

Diane assures him that was what she wanted – and that the most important people will be there.   

"She wants a party in the Deri"

He notices that at least she wants a party in the Deri, with an open invitation;  Diane hopes that there will be enough room in there.

He is quite definite, “If that is what she wants, we’ll have a party in the Deri.”   

"See who she wants to bury her?"

Then he turns to Kelly, asking, “Do you see who she wants to bury her?”   

It shocks Kelly . . .

Diane admits that it was rather a shock to her as well.

. . . an she walks out of the house

Kelly gets up and walks out of the house;  

She looks stunned . . .

she stands in the street looking stunned 

. . . as Siwsi watches . . .

as Siwsi is coming through the alley, 

. . . then walks off along the street

then she walks off towards Bethania.

Siwsi heads towards number 21

Siwsi heads in the opposite direction towards number 21 and knocks on the door;  

"I hope you don't mind me calling . . ."

she hopes that Rhys does not mind her calling 

". . . can I come in?"

and asks if she can come inside.

Eleri is at number 7 . . .

Now Eleri arrives at number 7;  

. . . which does not please Ieuan 

Ieuan does not look very pleased to see her.   She says that she is not staying as she realises that they have a lot to do.   

"We're going to miss her"

“I just wanted to say that Anita was a member of the family and we’re going to miss her.”

"Or miss the money"

“Or miss the money,” he mutters.

This is a fishing expedition

“I can’t believe she went so quickly in the end – do you know what caused the pneumonia?”   Ieuan replies that they are still looking into it.   He is assured that if there is anything that Eleri can do . . .

"It's a bit late now, isn't it?"

“It’s a bit late now, isn’t it?” he snarls

"You can collect Anita's things any time"

She invites him to come up to Brynawelon any time to collect Anita’s things and they will do everything they can to help, 

She makes her exit

then she leaves.

"Their job was to keep an eye on her"

Ieuan stresses to Diane, “Their job was to keep an eye on her.”   She proposes to make him something to eat, although he does not feel like eating anything.   

"You have a funeral to organise"

“Well you have to – you have a funeral to organise.”

He takes some black sacks

He takes some black sacks from under the sink, informing Diane that he is going to clear up Anita’s things, although she insists there is no need to do that now.

"The dead don't pay for their rooms!"

“You heard her – the dead don’t pay for their rooms!” he growls.

Kelly is at Brynawelon . . .

Meanwhile, Kelly is already at Brynawelon;  

. . . with one of Anita's dresses

she opens up the wardrobe in Anita’s room and finds one particular dress which brings back memories.

"I'm sorry"

At number 21, Siwsi apologises, 

"This is my mess"

but Rhys accepts that it is his mess – not that what happened with Anita was his mess.

"Eleri has offered me money"

She admits that Eleri has offered her money to take the blame for the fire if there is an investigation, although they do not know yet if that was the cause, 

"Of course I'm not taking it"

but Eleri is panicking.   “Of course I’m not going to take the money.”

"Perhaps you should"

Rhys suggests, “Perhaps you should – take it and leave – start over, a long way from here.”   

"It's a chance to start again"

He denies that he wants to get rid of her, but points out that she has a chance to start again.   “If somewhat asks about the fire, just tell them the truth – 

"Play Eleri at her own game"

“play Eleri at her own game.”

"I don't want to do that"

Siwsi is very reluctant to do that, but he reminds her, “You don’t have to sign a contract with Eleri, do you?  

"If I were you, I'd take the money"

“If I were you, I’d take the money and leave.”

"So you can just carry on"

“So you can carry on as if nothing happened,” she sneers, 

"That's not possible, Siwsi"

but he is afraid that is not possible.   

"You want to be with Kelly"

“That’s what you want, isn’t it?   To be with Kelly.”   It is plainly obvious to her that is what he wants.

"Sorry for dragging you into everything"

He is sorry for dragging her into this mess – and for everything.   

She leaves the house

She feels likewise and leaves the house.

Kelly is in Anita's room

Kelly is sitting on the bed, clutching Anita’s dress, when Ieuan comes in.  

"I didn't know where you had gone"

“Here you are – I didn’t know where you’d gone.”   Kelly does not say anything, 

"If you want some peace, I'll go"

so he goes on, “I’ve come to clear her stuff – if you want some peace, I’ll go,”

"Auntie Neet – she's gone . . ."

He is about to get up when Kelly says, “Auntie Neet – she’s gone – 

". . . and I wasn't there to hold her hand"

“and I wasn’t there to hold her hand.”   Ieuan attempts to console her, 

"Until the bitter end"

but she continues, “When she became ill, I promised I will be there with her until the bitter end.”

Ieuan reminds her that Anita would not have known, 

"But I know"

but Kelly goes on, “Still, I know.”

It appears to be quite a lot of money . . .

Siwsi looks at a thick wad of banknotes, which she replaces in a brown envelope 

. . . hidden in her luggage

and puts it amongst her luggage.   

Indeg comes into Y Felin, asking where she is going.

"Birmingham"

“Birmingham – to Mam’s sister,” is the reply, so Indeg assumes that Rhys has said something – or Eleri.

"How can you afford to go to Birmingham?"

“Siwsi – how can you afford to go to Birmingham all of a sudden?”   

"Move out of the way"

She is asked to move out of the way, 

"No until you stop these dramatics"

but answers, “Not until you stop these flippin’ dramatics!   Don’t go just because Rhys is an idiot.”

"I just want to forget about him"

“I’m going because I can’t stay and I just want to forget about him,” insists Siwsi, 

"You don't have to leave Cwmderi"

but she is told that she does not have to leave Cwmderi to forget about him.   “I do – I need to.”

"I thought we were friends"

“I thought we were friends,” says Indeg, and it is confirmed that they are;  Siwsi says that she will be back, although she does not know when.

They hug

Indeg begs her not to leave and Siwsi thanks her for being such a special friend, giving her a hug.

Ieuan and Kelly are back home

Ieuan and Kelly arrive back at number 7 with the belongings;  

"I'm so sorry about Anita"

Rhys comes across and sympathises about Anita.   

"You should be ashamed of yourself!"

Ieuan replies that he should be ashamed of himself and goes inside the house.

"You have to listen"

“You have to listen to what I have to say,” Rhys tells Kelly.

"I don't owe you anything"

She snarls, “I don’t owe you anything!”

He appreciates what a mess he has made of everything and is so sorry;  

"I don't know what I'd do without you, Kell"

“I don’t know what I’d do without you, Kell.”

"Don't touch me!"

She warns him, “Don’t touch me!   

"I wasn't with Auntie Neet when she really needed me"

“Because of you, I wasn’t with Auntie Neet when she really needed me.   

"I wasn't with her . . ."

“When the most important person in my life was dying, I wasn’t with her – 

". . . because of you!"

“because of you!   

"I'm never going to forgive you!"

“And I’m never, never going to forgive you!”

Well, mate, you have only yourself to blame

She goes into the house and slams the door, leaving Rhys fighting back the tears.