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| "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" |
When a light has been turned on, we are able to see clearly that it is actually Garry. Cassie demands, “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming here tonight, instead of frightening me like that?” He replies that she wanted to see him; “Yes, days ago – where have you been?” she goes on, and he says that he came as quickly as he could.
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| "Perhaps you should be moving quicker!" |
“Well, perhaps you should think about moving quicker – if you care about your children!” she reprimands him, “They need you – especially Gwern.”
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| "Has something happened to Gwern?" |
Garry wants to know if something has happened to his son, and points out that she said she had something important to tell him.
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| "Aren't your children important?" |
“Aren’t your children important?” Cassie snarls, and he reminds her that it is rather dangerous for him to be there at the moment. “Everything’s about you, isn’t it?” she snorts, and he agrees that it is at present.
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| "You should be keeping an eye on Dylan" |
He continues, “My instructions were clear enough – you should be keeping an eye on Dyl.”
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| Colin, in a state of undress . . . |
Colin, in a half-dressed state, crawls frantically across the floor at Penrhewl, muttering, “Oh no, no, no!
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| . . . tries to escape from Eileen |
“Sorry, Eileen – I can’t do this!”
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| "I don't know what came over me!" |
He puts on his shirt as he confesses, “I don’t know what came over me!”
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| "You're not going to believe what the hotel's done!" |
Then they hear Sioned’s voice, “You’re not going to believe what the hotel’s done!” She has rather a surprise when she enters the room and Colin is buttoning up his shirt;
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| Colin makes a rapid exit |
he continues to exclaim how sorry he is as he rushes from the farm.
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| "Nothing happened, Sioned" |
Eileen assures her daughter that nothing happened;
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| "So why is your blouse open?" |
“No? So why is your blouse open?” Sioned enquires, just as DJ comes in, explaining that they were double booked at the hotel.
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| "What's wrong with Colin?" |
He wonders what was wrong with Colin, as he did not even say hello as he left; Sioned makes up the excuse that Britt was angry with him for being late for dinner, and he agrees that he would not like to be on the wrong side of her.
He thinks that Eileen looks rather pale;
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| "I know Sioned told you about us . . ." |
“I know that Sioned told you about us – I just want to tell you that I adore her,
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| ". . . I promise I'll look after her" |
“and I promise I’ll look after her.” Eileen suggests that they should go out for a drink to celebrate, as they do not want to spoil their night.
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| Eileen is eager to get rid of them |
Sioned says that she is tired, but her mother tries to encourage them to go.
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| Garry has sustained a painful injury |
As he takes off the Father Christmas jacket and puts on a T-shirt, we see a painful (possibly gunshot) wound on Garry’s shoulder;
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| "You should have gone straight to the hospital" |
Cassie maintains that he should have gone straight to the hospital, but he wonders exactly what he would say to them. “Tell them the truth, and let the police deal with it,” she tells him.
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| "Us Monks don't work that way!" |
“Us Monks don’t work that way!” he snaps, but she stresses there are more important things than revenge.
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| "Nobody does that to Garry Monk!" |
“Revenge? It’s much more important than that, Cas. This is to show everyone that nobody does that to Garry Monk!”
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| "I can't see them at the moment" |
She asks if that is more important than the children, and he replies, “You know how much I want to see them, but at the moment, I can’t.”
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| "Just like Em needed you?" |
When she insists that they need him, he sneers, “Just like Em needed, you, is it? I don’t want the children to be part of this mess.” She doubts that the children will understand that, especially Seren, and especially at Christmas, as it is her birthday. He has not forgotten that fact, and has presents for them;
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| "Will you take them over for me . . ." |
he asks Cassie to take them over for him, and to say they are from her.
“It’s you they want, not presents,” she points out, but he does not expect her to understand;
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| ". . . if you really want to help?" |
he emphasises that if she really wants to help, she will do this for him.
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| "I'm not letting you sulk there all night" |
At Y Felin, Anita instructs Siôn to get his coat, warning that she will not let him sulk there all night; he grumbles, “It was my idea!” She points out that he wanted a community evening, and that is what they are having, no matter whose idea it was.
He goes on, “My idea was better,” and she says that he is behaving like a child; “Did I tell you I booked a brass band?” he says.
She irritably replies that he has told her that three times; “Look, I’ve done my share of sitting in this house and feeling bitter about the world – and look how that turned out for me. Go and get changed – we’re going!”
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| Colin is feeling very burdened . . . |
Colin comes creeping slowly up the stairs to the chip shop flat,
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| . . . as he returns to the flat |
looking very guilty; she is so glad to see him.
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| "I honestly thought you'd left me for ever" |
“I’ve been trying to phone you for hours – I honestly thought you’d left me for ever. And I wouldn’t blame you, after earlier – do you know what? I’ve been so obsessed with Garry and the businesses, I turned my back on you and Aaron. I was so nasty to you earlier.”
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| "You've been under s lot of strain recently" |
He mumbles that there is no need to apologise, reminding her she has been under a lot of strain recently.
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| "Garry can stuff his businesses!" |
She has made the decision, “From now on, Garry can stuff his businesses, and we are going to enjoy Christmas!”
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| Colin wants an early night |
He begins, “Well, I . . . er, I’m shattered, you know – I think I’ll have an early night.”
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| "I'll come with you!" |
She suggests that she will come with him, and he abruptly changes his mind;
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| "Perhaps we should go to Hywel's carol night" |
“Perhaps we should go to Hywel’s carol night – I’m the one who’s been going on and on about not feeling the festive spirit.”
Britt considers that going out would be a good idea, and stresses that he could wear his cracker costume;
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| "I sing like Mariah Carey" |
“And you know me, Col – I’m like Mariah Carey when I sing Christmas carols!”
First he will go and have a quick shower, and she thanks him for understanding;
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| "I promise I'll make it up to you" |
“I promise I’ll make it up to you.”
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| Sara has a visitor |
Daf turns up at Hywel’s house, now occupied by Sara and Dylan; he tells Sara that he is sorry for disturbing her, but she is glad of a break. She says that she has left everything to the last minute as usual.
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| "You'll have something to open on the big day" |
“Well, at least you’ll have something to open on the big day,” he says, as he puts down a bag, “There’s not much there for you and Dyl – most of it’s for Ifan.
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| "Is Dylan around?" |
“Is Dylan around?”
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| "He's out, getting Sellotape" |
She replies that he is on an emergency run, as they have run out of Sellotape,
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| Dylan makes himself comfortable . . . |
and offers him a drink while he is waiting. Just then, Dylan returns, with the last roll in the shop;
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| . . . much to Dylan's disquiet |
he is surprised, and not at all happy, to find Daf sitting there.
Mark comes back to number 9,
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| "Did you find Kath?" |
reporting that he has wasted all afternoon phoning his mother and leaving messages;
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| "She's gone away to Paris!" |
“Then I get a text saying she’s gone away to Paris! She made that huge fuss about wanting me at home and then leaves me on my own –
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| "I need a drink!" |
“I need a drink!”
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| "I've got to go" |
Cassie says that she has to go, and he tells her to give his love to Em, so she corrects him that she is only popping over to the Deri, and will be back later.
“You had no intention of going up there,” he groans,
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| "What are you and Mam doing in Paris?" |
and as he is about to open a can, his phone sounds. It is his daughter, Stacey; he asks her, “What are you doing in Paris – you and Mam?” but she does not know what he is talking about.
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| No-one seems to have turned up |
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| "Siôn would have organised a circus" |
“I had to do something, or Siôn would have organised a circus – with everyone dressed as shepherds again,” he complains.
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| "No chance, Hywel!" |
Seeing Cassie approaching, he asks if she fancies some carol singing tonight, and is told that he has no chance.
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| "It's a bit quiet, isn't it?" |
When Siôn approaches, he sarcastically comments, “It’s a bit quiet, isn’t it?” but Hywel points out that it is early yet.
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| Then the brass quartet arrives in the High Street |
Then a small brass ensemble begin playing, as they walk along the High Street.
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| Hywel smiles smugly |
Hywel laughs to see Siôn’s discomfiture.
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| Daf remembers old times |
At Hywel’s house, Daf and Dylan reminiscing, and Daf comments, “We’ve both wised up since then.”
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| "Right, I'd better go" |
Sara says she had better go to the carol service outside, and Dylan is anxious to go with her, but she encourages him to stay and chat with Daf, pointing out that in any case, Ifan is asleep upstairs.
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| "I won't be such a stranger in the New Year" |
Daf says that he will not be such a stranger in the New Year.
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| "What do you want?" |
After she has left the house, Dylan asks him what he wants; “Relax, Dyl – I’m allowed to come and see an old friend.
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| "What better time to ask a favour?" |
“It’s Christmas – what better time to ask a favour?”
Dylan’s answer is, “No!” but Daf says that it is nothing major;
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| A mystery box is placed on the table |
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| "It's better that you don't know" |
Of course, Dylan wants to know what is in it, but is told Daf cannot reveal that, and it is better that he does not know.
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| "I can trust you not to open it, can't I?" |
“I can trust you not to open it, can’t I?”
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| "I've paid my debts!" |
Dylan does not want anything to do with his dirty games, insisting that he has paid his debts, and Daf agrees that he has; “But now I want you to do this for me – and you know I don’t like people saying no!”
“I’m not scared of you,” growls Dylan,
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| "Remember, little Ifan is upstairs" |
but Daf points up the stairs, where Ifan is sleeping,
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| He sits at the bottom of the stairs |
and sits down at the bottom of the stairs.
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| "What do you want? I'm busy!" |
When Cassie arrives at the Deri flat, she is told that Dani is busy;
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| "These are for the children" |
“Are the kids all right?” Cassie asks, and puts down the bag of Christmas presents for them, maintaining that it is from her. Dani wants to know why.
“Whatever’s happened between you and me, I still think the world of those two,” she answers,
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| "I know how difficult it will be without Garry" |
“I know how difficult it will be for you this year without Garry.
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| "We don't need him!" |
“No it won’t – because we don’t need him!” Dani asserts,
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| "And if you hadn't kept his dirty little secrets . . ." |
“And if you hadn’t kept his dirty little secrets, we might not be in this situation.”
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| "I didn't mean to hurt you, Dani" |
Cassie says that she hates this as much as Dani does, and did not mean to hurt her; she says that she is sorry and leaves the flat.
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| What a strange coincidence! |
Dani looks into the bag, and the first item she discovers there is the doll with blue hair.
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| There is no room in the fridge for the turkey |
At number 9, Jaclyn finds there is no room in the fridge for the turkey the wonders if she should put it outside; Gerwyn replies that she is the chef, and his speciality is peeling.
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| Tesni has presents for them |
Tesni comes downstairs with a couple of presents, informing them, “They’re for you, but you can’t open them before Friday.”
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| "You shouldn't spend money on us" |
Her father argues that she should not spend money on them when she does not have a job,
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| "That's rude, Dad" |
but Tesni regards that as rude.
She is ready to go outside for the carols, and her mother decides that it is cold enough outside to put the turkey out there.
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| Jaclyn hears music outside . . . |
As Jaclyn goes into the back garden she is surprised to hear music playing,
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| . . . and finds a snow globe . . . |
sees a snow globe
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| . . . plus coloured lights |
and coloured lights along the fence.
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| She looks out of the back gate . . . |
She opens the back gate and looks both ways along the street, but can see nobody.
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| . . . but but fails to espy Garry, lurking there |
Nearby Garry is lurking out of sight; he replaces his father Christmas hat and walks away.
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| The socially distanced crowd |
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| Sioned intends to go back to the farm |
Sioned cannot be bothered with this, and insists that she wants to go home. She argues that someone from Penrhewl ought to be there,
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| "I'm the farm mascot, am I?" |
so DJ will stay, regarding himself as the farm mascot.
Hywel dejectedly thinks they should start, not expecting any more to turn up,
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| Britt and Colin come out of the flat |
but they see Britt and Colin coming. Hywel addresses the ‘multitude’, thanking them for coming;
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| "The special community in Cwmderi" |
“I don’t need to tell you that it’s been a difficult year, but I wanted to organise this to remind us all of the special community we belong to in Cwmderi. Before the first carol, I’d like to thank Siôn for giving me the idea in the first place by sharing ideas. That's how we achieve things, isn’t it?”
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| Siôn is looking aggrieved |
Siôn is rather put out by hearing this, and Hywel goes on,
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| "As your local councillor . . ." |
“As your local councillor, I’m always here to listen to your concerns. Let us start with ‘O come, all ye faithful’.”
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| The instrumentalists begin to play |
The brass quartet strike up.
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| Colin makes a poor excuse to go home |
By this time, Colin is feeling very uncomfortable, and makes the excuse that he may have left the oven on; he will go and check.
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| Siôn is uncharacteristically forgiving |
Siôn takes the opportunity to complain to Hywel, “I didn’t give you the idea – you stole it! But, as it’s Christmas, I’m sure I can forgive you.”
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| Daf leaves number 9 |
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| The rather sparse carol singers |
We see an elevated view of the carollers by the Deri.
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| "I'll never be able to look at him the same again" |
Sioned arrives back at Penrhewl and informs her mother, “I want to know exactly what’s going on between you and Colin! If it was nothing, why was he half-naked earlier? I’ll never be able to look at him the same again.”
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| "I almost slept with a married man" |
Eileen replies that nothing happened, but confesses, “I almost slept with a married man – Colin, of all people. What am I going to do? I’m better than that, aren’t I?”
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| Sioned does her best to calm her mother |
Sioned attempts to console her,
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| "As if sleeping with his father wasn't enough!" |
and she continues, “As if sleeping with his father wasn’t bad enough!” Her daughter was not aware of that.
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| "What's wrong with me, Sioned?" |
“What’s wrong with me, Sioned?” she demands, and it is told that there is nothing wrong with her.
“After the year you have had, you’re bound to make some bad decisions,” Sioned assures her, and Eileen hopes that Colin will not hear her say that.
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| "At least, you and Colin are good enough friends" |
“Listen, we all make mistakes – at least you and Colin are good enough friends to get over this,” and Eileen hopes that she is right.
Sioned advises that she phone him now,
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| Eileen does not consider it a good idea |
but Eileen is reluctant; “You’ll feel better after talking to him, trust me,”
she is told, so Eileen agrees.
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| Colin hesitantly answers the phone |
Colin is in the flat when the phone rings; he apprehensively answers it; Eileen thinks that they need to talk,
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| "I can't talk now – sorry!" |
but at that moment Britt returns, so he has to end the call.
“Col, I was worried about you – were you on the phone?” she asks,
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| "I was trying to contact Garry" |
and he replies he was trying to contact Garry, knowing how much she would like to see him over Christmas, but as expected there was no answer.
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| "Don't worry about him now" |
“Don’t worry about him now, because what is important is us,” stresses Britt,
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| "Why don't we cwtch up on the sofa?" |
“Hey, why don’t we cwtch up on the sofa and watch Home Alone, instead of going back out?”
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| "I'll make us some hot chocolate" |
He tells her to sit down, and he will make some hot chocolate; he looks again, guiltily, at his phone.
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| Dylan picks up the red box . . . |
At the foot of the Christmas tree in Hywel’s house, Dylan picks up the red box and looks at it.
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| . . . with great trepidation |
His phone rings and he looks panic-stricken.
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| "It will be a Merry Christmas for someone" |
We see, at the end of the back street, Garry still in his costume, meeting Daf, who comments, cryptically, “It will be a Merry Christmas for someone,” then walks away.
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| Garry is left smiling |
Garry smiles.
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