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| Cassie goes home to number 9 |
Cassie and her daughter have gone to number nine; Mai says that she could have stayed at the Deri – after all it is her birthday. “I’m fed up with them,” Cassie replies,
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| "Do you want a piece of cake and a cup of tea?" |
“Do you want a piece of cake and a cup of tea?”
Mai remarks that it is a nice house, and is told that her mother is renting;
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| "The woman who owns it is in jail . . ." |
“Gwyneth, the woman who owns it, is in jail –
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| ". . . she may have murdered someone" |
“she may have murdered someone – something to do with drug dealing, as you do. I’ve been here for a while, and we got on very well, but of course I had no idea.”
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| "I was really pleased when you sent that detective" |
Mai says that she was really pleased when she found out her mother has sent a detective to find her;
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| "That was not me – it was Garry" |
“I didn’t hire him – it was Garry, my boss, who gave me the cake,” Cassie confesses, “But I’m glad he did it – and I’m very glad that you’re here.”
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| "Or it could have been another seven years" |
“Or it would have been another seven years!” Mai sneers, and Cassie asks how her father is.
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| "He died – five years ago – cancer" |
“He died – five weeks ago – cancer,” is the reply,
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| "What – Huw is dead?" |
and Cassie cannot believe that Huw is dead.
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| Mai does not look at all comfortable |
She hugs her daughter, who does not seem at all comfortable.
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| "Me – read Diane's book?" |
In the Deri, Debbie orders a drink from Garry; “You didn’t fancy a signed copy of Diane’s book, then?” he enquires,
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| "They've gone home to read her masterpiece!" |
and explains that the place is quiet, as most people have gone home, “To read her masterpiece!” he jokes.
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| "Gwyneth? No, I don't think it's a good idea!" |
Debbie’s phone rings, and she finds to her surprise that it is a call from Gwyneth. “No, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Debbie says, then relents, “All right, I’ll see what I can do.”
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| "She wants me to go and see her" |
She informs Garry that Gwyneth wants to see her.
Britt and Colin come in, and Garry tells Britt about the phone call;
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| "That's no surprise" |
she is not surprised at all, but then reveals that Gwyneth has also been in touch with her.
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| "She wants me to persuade you to go and see her" |
“She wants me to persuade you to go and see her as well,” she says,
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| "Oh – desperate, is she?" |
and he can see that Gwyneth is desperate.
“Do you believe all these allegations against her?” Britt goes on, and he reminds her that the woman killed their brother.
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| Izzy is going to turn off the shop lights for her father |
Izzy comes over and says that Colin left the lights on in the shop, so she is going to turn them off, as she is just leaving anyway.
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| "I don't want to go and see her . . ." |
“I don’t want to go and see her!” snarls Garry,
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| ". . . but she is the mother of Gwern" |
“But she is the mother of Gwern – and I don’t want to make things harder for him.”
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| "This is so formal – as if he hardly knows us" |
Eileen is looking at the resignation letter from Eifion; “This is so formal – it’s as if he hardly knows us,” she groans, “If I’d agreed to let him have shares in this place, perhaps he wouldn’t have left.”
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| "Don't blame yourself, Mam" |
Sioned tells her not to blame herself, but Eileen continues, “He doesn’t even say where he has gone – why didn’t he talk to me, face to face?”
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| "He was probably too ashamed" |
Sioned answers that he was probably too ashamed, or he did not want to hurt her;
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| "How are we going to cope without him?" |
Eileen wonders how they are going to cope without him. Sioned is concerned that her mother is still thinking about selling the farm, and tries to assure her that they will manage. “After we clear up, I’ll go and check on the sheep.”
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| "He was given the all clear two years ago" |
Mai continues to explain to her mother, “He was given the all clear two years ago, and then the cancer came back in his lungs.” She gives the excuse that she could not phone her mother as she did not know where she was.
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| "I gave up school to look after him" |
“He went to a hospice for the last week, but before that he just wanted to be at home, so I left school to look after him,” Mai goes on, “I don’t regret it – I’ll get a chance to do A-levels again, but I’ll never get that time back with Dad, will I?”
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| "What about that sister of his?" |
“What about that sister of his? Couldn’t she have helped?” Cassie demands,
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| "She did as much as she could" |
but Mai replies that she did as much as she could.
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| Izzy is angry with Eifion |
Izzy is in the shop, and turns off the offending light; she is still trying to contact Eifion, leaving the message, “I can’t believe you’ve done this to me! You could have sorted things out at Penrhewl – if I mean anything to you, phone me back.”
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| Then she cannot resist going to the till . . . |
Then she turns and looks at the till, quickly succumbing to the temptation to open it
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| . . . and helping herself |
and help herself to a couple of £10 notes.
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| "That's when we were at Colwyn Bay" |
Mai is showing her mother photos on the iPad of her and her father at Colwyn Bay on his birthday; “We went to that Bryn Williams restaurant – I think that was six months before he died.”
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| "It's a shock to see him looking like that" |
Cassie says that it is a shock to see him like that, although Mai did not notice so much, as she was with him all the time.
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| "You're very brave, doing all that on your own" |
Cassie maintains that she has been very brave, doing all this on her own,
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| "I had plenty of help" |
but she says she had plenty of help from the cancer nurses and doctor.
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| "I'm sorry I wasn't there for you" |
“I’m so sorry that I wasn’t there for you,” says her mother, breaking down in tears.
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| "What does Dani say about this Gwyneth business?" |
In the Deri, Britt asks what Dani has to say about all this business with Gwyneth; “I can’t get hold of her – or she doesn’t want to talk to me!” Garry answers.
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| "I'm worried she doesn't want to come home" |
“I’m worried that she doesn’t want to come home,” he worries,
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| "She seemed to be OK before she went" |
and Britt says she seemed OK before she went to Newcastle. “Until I told her that I didn’t want any more children,” he goes on,
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| "I don't want people to think I'm his grandfather!" |
“I’m over 50 years old, Britt! I don’t want people to think I’m his grandfather when I’m pushing him around in a pram!”
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| "That's the best excuse I've heard" |
“That’s the best excuse I’ve heard for not having more children,” laughs Britt, but he points out that it is hard work, and tiring. He emphasises he has three businesses to run,
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| "You've got a gorgeous wife who's only 30 years old" |
but she reminds him, “You’ve also got a gorgeous wife who is only 30 years old, and more than willing to do most of the work. You’re a family, and everyone counts.
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| "Is one more child honestly too much of a sacrifice?" |
“Is one more child honestly too much of a sacrifice for you?”
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| The prison entrance bears a striking resemblance to . . . |
Debbie arrives at the gate of the east wing of the prison,
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| . . .the BBC studios, Roath Lock, Cardiff Bay |
and hesitantly goes in;
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| Debbie enters the visiting room |
she sits at a table in the visiting room, and when Gwyneth comes in,
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| "I've been framed!" |
she immediately alleges, “I’ve been framed! You should see the evidence they’ve got against me –
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| "Why the hell would I keep a bloodstained carpet in the house?" |
“why the hell would I keep a piece of carpet with her blood on it in the house? And on top of that, they’ve got a witness who claims that they saw me forcing Jessie to swallow the drugs.”
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| "You can't suspect Jaclyn" |
She is still convinced that Jaclyn is behind this, pointing out that she was friends with Jessie;
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| "All this happened after I told Jaclyn I wanted more work" |
“And all this happened after I told Jaclyn I wanted more work – she wants to get rid of me – I know too much! There’s nothing I can do while I’m in here,”
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| "That's why I wanted to see you" |
and she informs Debbie that is why she wanted to see her.
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| "Get evidence against Jaclyn!" |
“Get evidence against Jaclyn – use your imagination,” Gwyneth urges her, “Follow her, keep an eye out – find out as much as you can.”
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| "I'm not doing that!" |
Debbie refuses to do this, and Gwyneth recalls, “When you were desperate to get out of this business because of what happened to Ricky,
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| "I helped you – this is the least you can do!" |
“I helped you – this is the least you can do!”
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| "I'm moving back to Penrhewl" |
Mathew finds Sioned packing, and she explains him she is moving back to Penrhewl permanently; “Mam needs help, now that Eifion’s resigned – he’s left Penrhewl, and Cwmderi.”
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| "Where has he gone, then?" |
Mathew wonders where he has gone, but Sioned does not know, and indeed says she does not care. He points out that Eifion loves Penrhewl, and cannot understand why he would resign.
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| "Do you promise not to tell Mam?" |
“If I tell you, do you promise not to tell Mam?” Sioned demands,
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| Mathew is astonished to hear this |
“He forged Jim’s signature, so he could have a holiday – and he did it after Jim died – I saw the signature myself.
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| "I don't want Mam to know" |
“Mam doesn’t know, and I don’t want her to know, either.”
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| Izzy is helping her father in the shop |
Izzy is in the shop, and is suffering from another hangover, as she helps Colin with stocktaking;
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| "What did Aaron's last servant die of?" |
Britt comes in, complaining about all the things she has to do for Aaron.
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| Britt goes straight to the till |
She goes to the till and takes out the money for his paper round, commenting that Aaron said he takes it out of the till,
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| "Hang on, Britt – we have a system!" |
but Colin protests that they have a system. “All right – I’m just doing him a favour, that’s all!” exclaims Britt.
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| "It's lasagne for dinner tonight" |
Then she announces that it will be lasagne for dinner tonight, and suggests that someone can bring home a bottle of red wine.
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| "Could you stay away from the meal tonight" |
Colin looks concerned, and asks Izzy if she can stay away from the meal tonight, explaining, “The takings are down in the till – I’ve checked and rechecked . . .”
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| "Are you suggesting Britt's been stealing?" |
Izzy asks if he is suggesting that Britt has been stealing, and he replies, “I think it’s Aaron.
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| "He's admitted that he helps himself" |
“I’m going to confront him – he’s got keys to the till, hasn’t he? He’s admitted that he helps himself.”
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| "He only takes his wages, doesn't he?" |
Izzy stresses that he only takes his wages, warning Colin not to say anything until he has conclusive evidence; “Imagine Britt’s reaction if you’re wrong – find some proof and then do something about it.”
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| "No, you're right, Izzy" |
He concludes that she is quite right, and Izzy is feeling the effects of a guilty conscience.
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| "This is the lady who lives in your old home" |
In the street, Britt has been chatting to Madge, then Cassie arrives and introduces Mai to her as, “The lady who lives in your old home.”
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| "I don't call myself 'Mai' any more – I'm 'Em'!" |
Britt is surprised that this is Cassie’s daughter, but she makes it clear that she does not call herself Mai any more; now she insists that she is ‘Em’, and points out that it is not short for anything.
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| "Cassie says you've got a job in London" |
“Cassie’s been telling us how busy you are – you’ve got a job in London, haven’t you?” Britt goes on, and Cassie reminds her that Britt used to live with Teg; Britt invites her over some time to have a look at the old place.
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| "London – seriously?" |
‘Em’ turns to her mother and enquires, “London – seriously?”
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| "I'm 'non-binary'!" |
Then she informs Cassie that she is no longer Mai, but rather ‘Em’ – and furthermore she does not call herself a girl, either; “I’m non-binary! I don’t see myself as a girl or a boy.”
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| "Are you doing this to spite me?" |
Cassie demands whether she is doing this to spite her.
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| "Is your Mam there?" |
Tesni approaches number 10, and Debbie rushes across to speak to her; she asks if Jaclyn is around, so they go inside to find out.
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| There is no sign of Jaclyn |
They discover that the house is empty,
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| Debbie come up with an implausible tale |
and Debbie concocts a tale of doing a dinner party for Iori and Brenda, and needs some instructions, as she has never done one before.
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| Tesni looks for her mother's recipé file |
Tesni is sure that there are some of her mother’s recipés around somewhere, but cannot locate them; “It must have been a shock to your mother, the news about Gwyneth,” says Debbie, “She was quite friendly with Jessie, wasn’t she?” Tesni does not think that she was, but cannot find the recipé file, so goes upstairs to search.
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| Debbie does not know what she is looking for |
In her absence, Debbie has a quick look in the cupboards, without any definite idea of what she is looking for.
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| Surely Gerwyn should have repaired this |
She opens a drawer, and the handle comes off;
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| Cue another far-fetched story |
Tesni finds her trying to put it back, and she gives the lame excuse that it was exactly the type of handle she had been looking for, to go on an old cupboard at home. Tesni says that it is all Anita’s furniture.
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| Tesni's suspicions are aroused |
Debbie leaves the house as quickly as possible, and Tesni regards her behaviour as rather strange.
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| "You've always done everything to go against me!" |
Cassie angrily tells ‘Em’, “You’ve always done everything to go against me!” but she is told it is nothing to do with her. “Look, I’m trying to understand, all right?” says Cassie, “You’ve always been a tomboy,” but ‘Em’ replies that she is ‘gender-neutral’.
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| "What did your father have to say?" |
“All right, I don't understand. What did your father have to say?” Cassie asks,
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| "He just accepted it" |
and is told that they never discussed it, but her father accepted it and called her ‘Em’
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| "At least he didn't buy me dresses" |
“At least he didn’t buy me dresses and force me to wear make-up!” she exclaims,
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| "Well, you're still my daughter" |
and Cassie still regards the girl as her daughter. “That’s what I’m trying to tell you – I don’t see myself as a girl.
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| "Can't you try to understand?" |
“Why can’t you take a second, listen to me and try to understand?”
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| "It says 'girl' on your birth certificate!" |
Cassie’s uncompromising answer is, “Because you’re talking nonsense! I gave birth to you – and it says ‘girl’ on your birth certificate.”
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| Cassie walks out of the house |
She walks out of the house in a furious state.
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| "I managed to get in touch with Dani" |
Garry comes across from the Deri to inform Britt that he managed to get in touch with Dani at last; “She had a shock about Gwyneth – but she still doesn’t know when she will be coming back.”
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| "It's a big thing, Garry, changing your mind like that" |
Britt points out to him that he has always wanted children, and now changing his mind is a big thing.
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| "That's why I've changed my mind again!" |
“And that’s why I’ve changed my mind again,” he announces, “I’ve thought a lot about what you said yesterday – and you’re right – it’s not too much of a sacrifice.”
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| This comes as a relief to Britt |
Britt is very pleased to hear it.
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| Debbie's phone rings . . . |
As Debbie crosses the road, her phone sounds,
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| . . . and she heads for the seclusion of the alley |
and she retreats into the alley to answer it;
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| This does not go unnoticed by Garry |
Garry is watching her.
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| "How's the investigation going?" |
It is Gwyneth again, wanting to know how her investigation is going.
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| "I'm not a private detective" |
“I can’t do this, Gwyneth – I’m not a private detective,” Debbie wails, “Tesni almost caught me earlier – she’s bound to suspect something. I went over to Jaclyn’s house with some excuse, and when I got the chance, I started looking through the dresser, but the drawer handle came off – and Tesni was suspicious.”
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| "Follow her, look in her handbag" |
Gwyneth warns her that she is not to give up now, but Debbie does not know what she is expected to do; she is instructed, “Follow her, see where she goes, who she meets – look in her handbag!”
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| "Listen, I can't do that" |
Debbie says that she would like to help but she cannot.
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| "Right – so I'll have a familiar face in here" |
“All right – at least I’ll have the company of a familiar face in here – yours!” threatens Gwyneth, “I’m not taking all the blame for this!”
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| "I didn't do anything to Jessie!" |
Debbie reminds her that she did nothing to Jessie.
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| "It's bound to take some of the pressure off me" |
Gwyneth growls, “Neither did I – but if I can give the police another name, it’s bound to take some pressure off me. I’ll do anything to get out of here! Now, if you don’t want to share a cell with me, I suggest that you start making an effort!”
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| Garry has been listening carefully |
What Debbie does not know is that Garry is standing nearby, out of sight round the corner, having been eavesdropping.
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