21 January 2020

"Are you still offering that £300 reward?"

Mark is delivering the post to Y Felin and enquires, “Are you still offering that reward of £300?”   Siôn wants to know if Mark is aware of who did it, and he nods.

“Well, tell me, then!” Siôn demands, but Mark wants the money first;  

So Siôn is not as astute as suspected . . .

“I not going to give it all to you, Mark!   Half now and half when the person responsible is caught.”   He, rather naïvely, hands over £150, 

. . . and hands over half the reward

and Mark carefully counts it;  “Now then, who cut the tree down?” he is asked.

"It was me!"

“It was me!” grins Mark, and walks out of the house.

Some rugby practice out in the street

Garry and Gwern are practising rugby in the street by the garage;  they start with dropkicks 

Gwern passes the ball

and then do some passing.   

"I thought you were a football man"

Cassie is approaching, and was under the impression that Garry was a football man;  he agrees that he is a Magpie to the core, which she translates as Newcastle United.

"My blood is black and white!"

He maintains that if he was to be cut, his blood would be black and white, then passes the ball to Cassie;  and she says that the game is popular with girls these days.   When she throws it back, rather inexpertly, 

The ball goes astray – straight through Hywel's window . . .

there is the sound of breaking glass, and it has gone straight through the window of Hywel’s house.   

. . . and they have a witness to the event

They all hurry into the Deri, hoping that no one has seen them, but Gwyneth has witnessed this from outside the shop.

"Didn't you get much sleep?"

Rhys is yawning on the sofa, and Ffion surmises that he did not get much sleep;  

"We don't have to announce the engagement tonight"

“Look, if you’re worried about that engagement – we don’t have to announce it tonight – we’ll do it another time,” she reassures him.   

"Are you sure?"

This is exactly what Rhys had been wanting to hear, and she suggests they could have a party in the Deri.

Rhys perks up, takes the ring . . .

Now he suddenly seems to have a new lease of life, and says that she does not have to wear the ring now, removing it from her finger 

. . . and replaces it in the box . . .

and replacing it in its box, 

. . . with a look of relief

with a look of relief.   She tells him that tonight is his night.

"That was childish – running away like that!"

Garry brings Cassie a drink of water to calm her nerves, and Gwyneth comes in, remarking, “That was a bit childish – running away like that.   You broke the window – Hywel won’t be happy!”   

"I'll have a word with Hywel"

Garry says he will have a word with Hywel, before she gets a chance to put a spin on the truth;  he stresses that it was an accident and he will pay for the window.   “I was trying to help Gwern get into the rugby team!” he says, 

"No more playing on the road, Garry!"

but Gwyneth considers he should stick to football and let Hywel help with the rugby.   She stipulates there is to be no more playing on the road, 

"Gwern seemed to be enjoying himself"

but Cassie comments that Gwern was enjoying himself.   

"It's only a year since he was knocked down there"

“I don’t care if he was enjoying himself, it’s only a year since he was knocked down there!” moans Gwyneth, “What sort of example are you setting Gwern – running away like naughty children?”

"I know who cut down the tree – Mark Jones!"

Siôn encounters DJ outside the shop and notifies him, “I know who cut down the tree – Mark Jones!   Will you go back to Maes-y-Deri ?”   

Kath is taking careful note

As Kath is loitering in the background, listening to them, DJ points out he cannot accuse anyone without proof, and is informed that Mark admitted it to Siôn.

"Do you have written or photographic evidence?"

As it was not in writing, or recorded on camera, there is no evidence, but Siôn protests, “He took the reward money for confessing!”   Gaynor walks into the shop as DJ stresses that Mark could deny everything.   

"Are you going to arrest him?"

“Are you going to arrest Mark Jones?” Siôn demands, 

Siôn does not like DJ's answer

and DJ confirms that he is not.

"Hey, John White – our Mark hasn't cut down any oak tree!"

Kath comes over and addresses Siôn, “Hey, John White – our Mark hasn’t cut down any oak tree – believe what you want, but that’s the truth!”   

"I'm coming after him – he'll pay for this!"

Siôn asks her to pass on the message that he is coming after Mark and will make sure he pays for this.

"Have you had enough of Izzy yet?"

Inside the shop, Gaynor asks Colin if he has had enough of Izzy yet;  he replies, “Britt and I love having her in the flat – and Izzy loves being with Britt.   

"They're having a lot of fun, making candles"

“They’re having a lot of fun, making candles together,” 

"Would you be interested in one, Gaynor?"

and he shows her the display on the counter, but Gaynor is not interested in buying one.

"It's time for you to get changed, Rhys"

Ffion tells Rhys that he should get changed, as they do not have a lot of time, 

"Wearing a suit would give the wrong message"

but he maintains that wearing a suit would give the wrong message;  

"My customers always see me in a tracksuit"

“My customers always see me in tracksuit, I don’t want to pretend to be something I’m not.”   

"You look so sexy in a suit!"

Ffion accepts this, but says it is a shame, because he looks so sexy in a suit, 

"A tracksuit doesn't quite do it for me!"

adding, “A tracksuit doesn’t quite do it for me!”   He wants the members of the gym to know he is a practical person, and not a showy one – 

He has to look interested in the fitness side

one who is more interested in the fitness side of Chwys Rhys than the money.

He will go over there to make sure everything is ready, while Ffion checks on Arwen.   

"Come on, Rhys!"

He looks at himself in the mirror and urges, “Come on, Rhys!”

"That smells horrible!"

In the chip shop flat, Aaron is assessing the various flavours of candle, and Britt comes to the conclusion that banana has not worked, 

"Oh, the pomegranate, or the orange!"

although most of them have been lovely, especially the pomegranate or the orange.

Britt says they should be named after St Dwynwen’s Day;  

Izzy has thought of some suitable names

Izzy’s suggestions are, “Sws [apparently meaning ‘kiss’] and Sensitive.”   Britt thinks the lime and basil could be ‘Spice’.   

"No, 'spice' is a bit naff, Mam – how about 'Cheesy'?"

Aaron regards that name as rather naff, preferring ‘Cheesy’.

Various other suggestions onclude ‘Sweetheart’, ‘Silk’ and ‘Savoury’, 

"Then there's 'Snog' or 'Sexy'!"

although they do not appreciate Aaron’s choices of ‘Snog’ or ‘Sexy’.   

Then some names beginning with C

Then they move to the letter C, and ‘Cariad’ [love], ‘Cwtch’ and ‘Cringe’ are mentioned – the last of these of course from Aaron.

Ffion takes out the ring . . .

While all is quiet at Cysgod y Glyn, Ffion takes out the ring once again 

. . . slips it on her finger . . .

and places it on her finger;  

. . . and has a mischievous look

she looks rather mischievous, then calls to Arwen that they should go.

"What are you going to do about it?"

Siôn is on the phone to Hywel;  “As a County Councillor, I want to know what you’re going to do about it!” he demands. “I think the council should find out what happened to the oak.   

Then Siôn is given a tip-off

“The garage at Llwyncelyn?   Are you sure?   Right, thank you – I’ll have to get in touch with DJ.”

"Arwen has gone straight to the sleepover at Ella's"

The guests are arriving at the gym, and Ffion advises Rhys that Arwen has gone straight to Ella’s for a sleepover;  she volunteers to cut the ribbon in place of Arwen.

"Those logs in the garage – they may have come from the old oak tree"

Hywel comes in and tells Gaynor that it is suspected that the logs in the garage came from the old oak tree, and that Colin is involved with Mark.   Gaynor will have to leave to sort this out, 

"Can you tell me if there is a local garage?"

and at that moment a stranger walks in.   She asks Gaynor if there is a local garage, and is directed to Moduron Monk [Monk Motors] in the High Street.  

Garry is called across to assist

Garry is summoned to assist, and looks puzzled;  

"Ruth Jones, isn't it?"

“Ruth Jones, isn’t it” he says, “I didn’t know you spoke Welsh.”   

"My car's broken down just outside the village"

She replies that she is learning and that her car has broken down just outside the village;  she needs to be back in Cardiff by 8 o’clock.

She describes her car as making a rattling noise and then just dying;  

"Has it got any petrol?"

he suggests that it has run out of petrol.   

"What does 'Chwys' mean?"

She wonders what ‘Chwys’ means, 

"Oh – 'Rhys Sweat'?"

and finds the translation, ‘Rhys’ Sweat’ rather strange.   

"I've had enough canapés already"

Garry escorts her to the garage, saying that he has had enough canapés already.

Rhys demands where he has disappeared to now, 

"Forget about Garry – this is your night!"

but Ffion urges him to forget about Garry;  “This is your night!”

"Thanks for coming to support Chwys Rhys"

Rhys welcomes them all, and thanks them for coming to support Chwys Rhys;  “And thanks to those just ate the freebies and left!   

"It's been a hard few months"

“It’s been a hard few months, but at last, we’re here.   You all know how important I think it is keep fit – and having your support to promote a healthy lifestyle means a lot to me.” He goes on to thank those who have helped him, and the local businesses, 

He is indebted to Ffion for her help . . .

then pays tribute to Ffion for her investment and support in this enterprise.   

. . . and asks her to cut the ribbon

“The only thing left to do is to ask Ffion to cut the ribbon!”   

The gym is declared open

She does so, and he announces that the Chwys Rhys gym is officially open.

The ring is noticed by Rhys . . .

As they drink a toast, Rhys notices that Ffion is wearing the ring, 

. . . and also by Mathew 

and, more importantly, just behind him, Mathew also notices, with some alarm.

"Where did those logs come from?"

Colin has been called over to Llwyncelyn, and Gaynor demands, “The logs in the garage – where did they come from?   Just tell the truth, Colin!   Did you get them from Mark – from the old oak tree?”

"It seemed a pretty innocent thing to do"

He alleges that it seemed a pretty innocent thing to do, and he did not expect things to get out of control.   

"There are rumours that Siôn has contacted the police"

“There are rumours that Siôn White has contacted the police,” he says.

Colin sets about calling Mark

Gaynor confirms this, and orders him, “You need to talk to Mark and get rid of those logs pretty sharpish!”

"Is there anyone special you want to give one of these to?"

At the chippy flat, Britt asks Aaron if he wants to give one of the candles to someone special this St Dwynwen’s Day;  he maintains that a card is enough.   His mother wants to know who is this special person, 

"We won't tell anyone – honest!"

but he insists on keeping it secret;  however, after further demands, 

"I was only joking"

he reveals that he was just joking.   Britt argues that a gift is more special, but he points out that it gives the wrong impression – that someone is too keen.   

"Treat them mean – keep them keen!"

Izzy agrees with this sentiment;  “Treat them mean – keep them keen.”

"You should give it to someone you've been with for years"

Aaron tells his mother that a gift should be given to someone she has been with for years, and she asks him to get Colin to buy it for her.

For some reason, Kath does not want trolleys of logs in her front room

At Maes-y-Deri, Mark and Colin come in through the front door, with their two trolleys, full of logs, much to the dismay of Kath.   “We had to bring them through the house – the side gate is jammed,” Mark points out, 

"You're like blinkin' Laurel and Hardy!"

and she warns them not to make a mess.

“Remember, these are good logs – hundreds of years old!” she goes on, “You’re like bloomin’ Laurel and Hardy – you’re useless!”   

"Careful with my kitchen!"

They manoeuvre the trolleys out of the back door with difficulty.

"Out of sight, out the back"

“The hobby bobby, DJ, will be bound to look in Llwyncelyn’s garage,” says Colin, but Kath is confident that they will be safe now, out of sight, out the back.

Once again, PCSO Ashurst has found no evidence . . .

Gaynor comes back into the house, accompanied by DJ, who has found no sign of any logs, and Siôn cannot understand why Hywel lied to him.   

. . . and intends to leave the location

“I’m happy to leave the location, considering the good name of our headmistress,” decides DJ, and Siôn describes him as ‘pompous!’

"The situation is disgraceful!"

Siôn drones on, “The situation is disgraceful – it was a waste of time and money, if you ask me – and the only person who has benefited from this is Mark Jones.”

"You weren't being 'pompous'!"

DJ apologises for disturbing Gaynor, and as she puts it down to a misunderstanding, and does not consider that he was being ‘pompous’.

"It's not right that she's wearing that ring!"

Mathew is decidedly not happy;  “It’s not right that she is wearing that ring!” he complains to Rhys, 

"I'll have a word with her when we get home"

who will have a word with her when they get home.   “I want it back!” Mathew goes on.

"Congratulations . . ."

Ffion comes over, asking whether Mathew has been told about the engagement, so he congratulates her, 

". . . but I want my ring back!"

but points out, “You can’t use my ring – I want it back!”

"What are you going on about?"

Ffion demands to know what is going on, and Mathew explains that it is his ring;  he calls on Rhys to confirm this.   
“That’s why I didn’t want you to wear it, because Mathew wants to give it to Tesni on Saturday night.   I was just keeping it for Math,” explains Rhys.

Ffion has been made to look a total fool

As might be expected, this does not go down at all well with Ffion;  she looks with horror at the ring, realising that it is Tesni’s.   

"You know how to make someone feel special, don't you?"

“You know how to make someone feel special, don’t you?” she snarls at Rhys, as she hands the ring back to Mathew.   “Is this what I mean to you?”

"At least, you know how to treat a woman"

She promises Mathew, “Tesni will love it – at least, you know how to treat a woman.”   

"Right now, I don't want to be with you – let alone marry you!"

As she walks away, she warns Rhys, “Don’t follow me, because right now, I don’t want to be with you – let alone marry you!”