12 February 2020 (2nd)

Eifion puts on his boots

It is raining heavily at Penrhewl, as Eifion puts on his boots, 

Jim is coming across the farmyard

and  Jim is coming across the muddy farmyard;  

"There's no milk!"

“All I wanted was a cup of tea, but there is no milk!” Eifion moans, and Jim explains that he used it up last night.

"Right, I'll get some more"

He will go to the village to buy some more now, as he cannot expect Eifion to work without his cup of tea.

Gwyneth urgently needs money

Gwyneth is looking on the Facebook page of her Reiki business when Gwern comes downstairs in no better mood than yesterday;  

Gwern will not speak to her

when she says there is some toast for him, and that he has to eat something, he simply puts on his coat and walks out of the house.

"We're meeting your father at lunchtime"

She tries to tell him, “We’re meeting your father at lunchtime,” but the door slams.

"You've been busy with these candles"

Izzy is hard at work in the kitchen of the chippy flat, and Colin can see that she has produced many more candles;  

"They're for the Deri Valentine's night"

“They’re for the Deri’s Valentine’s night,” she tells him, and he wonders about the rest of the arrangements for the night.

"You're doing too much for Aaron and me!"

He hopes that she is not neglecting her work;  “You’re doing too much here, for Aaron and me!”   She replies that she likes helping them and suggests that she should make Fajitas for dinner tonight, 

"I haven't seen any posters"

but her father insists, “You need to focus on this Valentine’s night – it’s tomorrow night, and I haven’t seen any posters – there’s nothing in the shop.”

She informs him that is what she is doing today, and he advises her to get a move on, or the night will be a shambles;  

"Don't give Hywel Llywelyn an excuse to sack you"

“Don’t give Hywel Llywelyn an excuse to sack you.”   She naïvely predicts that everything will be fine, that he should stop panicking.

Then they realise that Aaron is still not out of bed, 

"You've got posters to create, my girl"

and Colin instructs Izzy that he will deal with it, as she has posters to create.   

She gets out the laptop

She opens the laptop and makes a start.

Gwyneth checks if anyone has taken a flyer

Gwyneth comes into the café and finds Debbie is serving;  she has not come to buy anything but is checking if any of her advertising flyers have been taken.   “Skint, are you?” deduces Debbie, 

"I want to prove to Gwern that I'm trying"

and the reply is that it would be nice if she can prove to Gwern that she is trying, as he hates her at the moment.

"Yes, I remember that with mine"

Debbie has experienced it;  “Sulking and slamming doors?” she says, “Yes, I remember that with mine – they get over it – before learning how to sulk properly!”

They are standing near the poster board with its police notice about Bethan Price, 

"How are people responding to that?"

and Gwyneth asks how people are responding to it;  

"I've heard that people are desperate""

“I’ve heard that people are desperate – there’s been nothing since Jessie died, and people want their fix,” Debbie replies.   

Gwyneth has an idea

This puts the thought of a moneymaking scheme into Gwyneth’s head.

The printer is playing up . . .

Izzy is printing her posters when the printer jams again, and she cannot do anything with it;  Aaron comes to her rescue, 

. . . but Aaron has the knack of dealing with it

and demonstrates that, with a quick flick of the wrist, the paper can be freed from the machine.

"Don't tell Dad, but I'm behind"

She groans, “Don’t tell Dad, but I’m behind – I’ve only got a day to sort out this Valentine’s night.”   

She is unsuccessful when asking for Colin's help

Colin comes in, and Izzy asks him if he can make a playlist of love songs, Welsh ones if possible, for tomorrow night.   He tells her that she has left it too late, and does not have the time.

"He's got too much schoolwork!"

When she turns to Aaron, Colin informs her, “He’s got too much schoolwork – no way, boy!   Izzy’s organising the night anyway, not you!”   

"Thanks for offering, Aaron!"

Izzy thanks Aaron for offering, 

Yes, he appears to have a crush on Izzy 

and Colin warns him that he will be late for school.

"I'm glad she's out of our lives!"

At a table in the café, Debbie appreciates that what happened to Jessie is terrible;  “But I’m glad she’s out of our lives – 

"I never want to see drugs again!"

“I never want to see drugs again!”   

"There's very good money to be made . . ."

Gwyneth reminds her that very good money to be made;  Debbie said herself that there has been a lot of demand.

As Debbie makes it clear that she wants no part of it, Gwyneth repeats, “There’s loads of money in it – 

". . . and I know I need it!"

“and I know I need it!   We’ll contact people higher up . . .”   

"I lost everything because of those drugs!"

Debbie tells her to forget it, recalling how she lost everything because of those drugs – including Ricky.   She wants no part of it, 

"You'd be an idiot to go back there!"

and warns Gwyneth that she would be an idiot to go back there.

"Can I put up one of these posters?"

Izzy comes in and asks Debbie if she can put up one of her posters;  she is told that it is rather short notice before something tomorrow night.   Izzy asks her to push it with her customers, and remarks that they are both single, so they ought to come to meet people.

"I'm going to tell Kelly to start charging"

“I’m going to tell Kelly to start charging for all this advertising,” remarks Debbie, 

Gwyneth is still fixated by that money

and Gwyneth again points out her proposed source of income, 

"There are plenty of honest jobs out there"

but Debbie snarls, “There are plenty of honest jobs out there – you just have to find them.”

Jim arrives outside APD

Jim comes round the corner by APD and sees Mathew, moving some boxes into the shop.

"Are you all right, Jim?"

He looks rather preoccupied, and Matthew wonders what is the matter;  “Are you all right?” he asks, and Jim says that he is here to help, wanting to know which boxes go in first.

"I'm not too old or weak to shift a few boxes"

“Listen, I’m not too old or weak to shift a few boxes,” he stresses, 

Then Dai comes out

and as Dai comes out, Mathew replies that it is not Jim’s problem – 

"You don't work here any more"

he does not work there any more.   

Jim is perplexed

Jim appears totally confused, and Dai steps in to try and sort things out.

"Jim owes APD half a day's work"

“Look, that’s where you’re wrong, Pharaoh, because Jim owes APD half a day’s work!” he maintains, “That’s what we agreed when he handed in his notice.”   

"Do I?"

Jim looks even more perplexed, and Dai comments that for once he agrees with Mathew, and tells Jim to go home;  they will forget about the half day.   “Compliments of APD, as they say!”

"Do I still work here?"

When Mathew has taken the boxes inside, Jim asks, “Do I still work here?   Do I owe you half a day?   Because I am willing to do it.”   

"That was just an excuse _ that's what friends are for"

Dai explains that it was just an excuse in front of Mathew, arguing that is what friends are for.

"Is it?   To confuse me?"

“Is it?   To confuse me?   

"To make fun of me?"

“To make fun of me?” rages Jim, and walks away.

Eifion could do with that cup of tea . . .

Eifion walks through the rainswept farmyard, 

. . . and sees Jim returning . . .

and as he approaches the farmhouse, Jim arrives in his yellow Porsche;  “Just in time – I’m parched!” says Eifion, 

. . . but he is in a terrible state

but Jim is in tears as he gets out of the car and hurries straight into the house.

"What's wrong, Jim?"

Eileen wonders what is wrong with him, 

"Blinkin' Dai Ashurst!"

and he shouts, “Blinkin’ Dai Ashurst!   

"He's messing with my head!"

“He’s messing with my head!   He said I owed him half a day’s work – and then when I turned up he sent me home!”   

Eifion has followed him in

Eifion has followed him in, as Eileen tries to understand what he is talking about.

"Are you talking about APD, Jim?"

She asks whether he is talking about APD, and he replies that of course he is;  

"Wasting my time like that!"

“Wasting my time like that, as if we don’t have enough to do on the farm, with the lambing on top of all the other work!”   

"Make a cup of tea, Eifion"

She tries to get him to sit down, and tells Eifion to make them a cup of tea.

"He doesn't think of anyone but himself!"

“He doesn’t think of anyone but himself,” Jim goes on, “He thinks I have the time and patience to be at his beck and call.”   Eileen encourages him to forget about it, and brings him a glass of water;  

"I want a cup of tea!"

he protests that he wants a cup of tea.

Eifion will go to the village and get some milk, as Eileen encourages Jim not to upset himself;  “I’ll phone Dai and tell him what’s what, OK?”

Aaron is busily . . .

Aaron is working with his phone and the laptop, compiling a suitable playlist;  

. . . making a playlist for Izzy . . .

one song says, “Take me into your loving arms,” another, “Rwyt ti’n hardd [You are beautiful], I can be your hero, baby,” and a third, “Os ddoi di i fyw hefo fi, fel y mor o gariad [If you come and live with me, like the sea of love].”   

. . . and appears pleased with his work

He appears quite pleased with his work. 

Mathew will not be there . . .

In the Deri, Izzy is promoting the occasion, but Mathew does not think he will attend, and when she tackles Dai, 

. . . and Dai is very scathing about Valentine's Day

he comments, “Playing Cupid, lovey-dovey, one day every year – when all the pubs and restaurants increase their prices 20%?   No, I don’t think so, thank you very much!”

Eifion is persuaded to buy a ticket

Eifion comes in, carrying the bottle of milk, and she gives him a ticket, stressing that it is not free;  “But if you want to spend Valentine’s night with me . . .”   He hands over £5.

"You can't afford it, anyway!"

Gwyneth and Gwern arrive;  he is still refusing any food, and just then Garry comes downstairs carrying a large case.   “I don’t want any food – you can’t afford it anyway!” Gwern exclaims.

"Jim was all over the place"

Dai explains to Eifion, “He was all over the place – he had no idea why he was there!”   He is told that Jim is at home now, blaming Dai for everything.   

"Perhaps I did make things worse"

Dai admits, “Perhaps I did make things worse by trying to make excuses for him – but I didn’t want to embarrass him in front of Mathew,” Dai emphasises.   

"It's hard to know what to do"

Eifion agrees that it is hard to know what to do.

Aaron surprises Izzy 

Izzy returns to the chippy flat, and is surprised to find that Aaron is there;  “I’ve been doing some work for you,” he informs her, 

"I've made a playlist of romantic songs . . ."

“You seemed stressed earlier, so I’ve made a playlist of romantic songs for you – it will last about three hours.   

". . . all you have to do is press 'play'!"

“All you have to do is press ‘play’, and then you can enjoy your night.”

"That's great, Aaron!"

She is very grateful, as he explains that most are in Welsh, with some in English and even French – the language of love.   

Izzy gives him a hug

“You’re so sweet!” she says, and gives him a hug;  “That’s exactly what I needed – do you want to come tomorrow night to be a DJ?”   He points out that all that is necessary is to press ‘play’, 

"It would be better if you were the one doing it"

but she insists that it would be better if he were the one doing it, so if anyone made a request, he could play it.   

Aaron's 'crush' is developing

She is convinced that they will have a laugh, while everyone else is enjoying themselves.

"What happened, step by step?"

“Why won’t you let me have a cup of tea?” demands Jim, but Eileen replies that he can have it in a minute;  she just wants to know exactly what happened with Dai, step by step.

“You went to the village, you went to APD,” she begins, 

"I went to APD, as arranged with Dai"

and he confirms that he went to APD, as he had organised with Dai.   He gets up to make that cup of tea, 

"I'm perfectly capable of making tea"

and maintains that he is perfectly capable of doing so, and then discovers there is no milk in the fridge.

Eifion is back, with the bottle of milk

At that moment, Eifion comes rushing in with the bottle of milk, which he places on the table.   

"That's why I went to the village – to  buy milk!"

Jim looks at it, and then it dawns upon him what has happened;  “That’s why I went to the village, wasn’t it?   To buy milk.”   

"You're tired – go and have a lie down|"

Eileen tells him that he is tired, and should go upstairs to lie down;  she will bring a cup of tea up to him.   

They look at each other

She and Eifion look at each other

"Right, we're all ready to go"

Garry comes back into the Deri, and tells Mathew that they are all ready to leave;  when Dai assures him that they will keep an eye on Cassie, 

"She'll be keeping an eye on you, Dai!"

Garry replies, “She will be keeping an eye on you, Dai!”

"Going to miss me, are you?"

Then he sits down with Gwyneth and Gwern, and is informed that Gwern is sulking;  “You’re going to miss me, are you?   

"We're only going for a couple of weeks"

“Come on, Gwern  – we’re only going for a couple of weeks, and I’ll FaceTime you every day.”   Gwern is still arguing that it is not fair, but is instructed by Gwyneth  to say goodbye to his father.   

"He can't go on the skiing holiday"

Garry wants to know what is unfair, and she points out that he is jealous that Seren is going on holiday, but he cannot go on the skiing holiday.

"I'm missing out!"

Gwern emphasises that he is missing out, 

"What if I said I'd paid for the whole trip?"

so Garry asks, “What would you say if I told you I just phoned Mrs Llywelyn, to pay for the entire trip?   So you are going skiing!”   

"Thanks, Dad!"

Gwern is extremely grateful to his father, 

"I didn't realise you were that skint!"

and Garry explains that he did not realise Gwyneth was so skint.   She walks out, furious at him, followed by Gwern.

As she makes the tea . . .

Eileen makes the tea, and, 

. . . Eileen bursts into tears

when she looks at the bottle of milk, bursts into tears;  Eifion tries to comfort her, 

"Don't cry over spilt milk"

advising her not to cry over spilt milk;  “Or whatever the English say.”

"What if I can't do it, Eifion?"

“What if I can’t do it, Eifion?” she demands, “Cope with Jim’s illness – this is just the beginning.   I don’t think I can stay around to see him deteriorate – 

"It's too difficult!"

“it’s too difficult!”