24 June 2021

Izzy slips some papers under the laptop

Izzy is working at APD, and hides some papers when Mathew comes in;  “Working during your lunch break?” he says, surprised, and she replies that she never stops.   

"It's important you have a break, Izzy"

He insists that it is important she has a break, adding,

She likes being called conscientious

“It’s a pity everyone isn’t as conscientious as you.”   

Then she retrieves the papers

As soon as he is out of sight, she retrieves the papers from under the laptop.

Dylan puts down three packages

Dylan has visited the chip shop flat and puts down three packages on the table; 

"To be delivered today"

“To be delivered today, please, as you did such a good job the first time.”

Aaron seems quite happy with this and says, “I’m going to town after school, 

"I'll take them on my way home"

“so I’ll take them on the way home.”   Dylan is adamant that they have to be delivered now, and he cannot cart them around town.   Aaron tell him not to worry, as he will not lose them.

"You don't want to be caught with these in your bag"

“What do you think is in them, Aaron?   Sweets?” Dylan demands, and Aaron does not know.   “Put it this way – you don’t want to be caught with these in your bag,” he is told.

"I'm not delivering drugs to anyone"

Aaron makes it clear that he is not delivering drugs to anyone, but is informed that he already has;  “Right, off you go!”   Aaron wants to know what happens if the police catch him, 

"Your job is not getting caught"

and the answer is, “That’s your job – not getting caught.   I’m not asking you – I’m telling you!”

"You can't force me"

stresses, “Just so we understand each other – you can’t force me.”   Dylan smiles and looks at his phone.

“Let’s see what we have here – a photo of Dani, Tesni – 

"I'm sure PC Plod would enjoy seeing that"

“and one of Aaron in action – I’m sure PC Plod would enjoy seeing that,” and he displays the photo on his phone.   

"Your fingerprints are all over that parcel"

“Your fingerprints are all over that parcel – so, we understand each other, I have a present for you.”   

"This is a work phone"

He hands over a small phone, informing Aaron, “This is a work phone – all your contacts and today’s orders are on there – handy, eh?   

"Right, you've got work to do"

“Right, I won’t keep you – you’ve got work to do.”   

Aaron is worried

Aaron is worried.

Rhys has a phone call

Rhys is lounging on the sofa when his phone sounds;  he answers it, “Hello – PT today?   Let me just check the diary – 

"Sorry, I'm full – some other time?"

“sorry, I’m full!   OK, some other time.”

Hywel is very apologetic

Hywel calls at Bryntirion, and hopes he is not disturbing Jason’s lunch;  “I’ve come to apologise personally for not paying my debts – I forgot about it.”   

"I'll make the BACS payment now"

He gets out his phone and will make a BACS payment now;  “£400, isn’t it?”

"That's the next step, is it?"

Jason is puzzled by this and asks, “What’s going on?   Is someone holding a gun behind your back?”   Hywel wonders if that will be the next step, but does not blame APD for sending him that e-mail.   He is self-employed, and appreciates there is nothing worse than someone not paying.

"Hang on, Hywel – what e-mail?"

“Hang on, Hywel – rewind – what e-mail?” Jason demands, and is told that it is the one they sent this morning, 

"The threat of legal action was a bit extreme"

but he thought that threatening legal action was rather extreme.   

"I haven't heard about any e-mail"

“I don’t know what’s going on – I haven’t heard about any e-mail,” Jason tells him, and Hywel imagines that it must be Mathew’s new policy.

“Right, that’s sorted now – and it won’t happen again,” Hywel assures him.   

Jason is perplexed

Jason looks perplexed.

Kath seems to have spent the morning drinking

At Maes-y-Deri, Kath appears to have got through several cans, and Mark comments that it is rather early for her;  “I haven’t got anything else to do,” she groans.   He points out that she does now, because he has organised a Silver Seniors date for her, but she refuses to have anything to do with that.   

"Come on – it will be fun, Mam!"

“I’ve reactivated the account – come on – it will be fun,” Mark tells her, “And I’ve seen his photo – 

"The guy you like off the news"

“he looks like the guy you like off the news.”

"What – Huw Edwards?"

“Huw Edwards?” she says, turning up her nose, and Mark recalls that she has always had a thing for him.   

"I just want Brynmor!"

As she dissolves into tears, she complains, “I don’t want Huw Edwards – I just want Brynmor!”   

"I thought you were over him"

Mark thought she was over him, but she sobs, “The thought of going on a date – 

"No-one will be as good as Brynmor"

“no-one will be as good as Brynmor.   What he said might be true – that he wants someone to love him for who he is, not for the money.”

"He should have been honest with you"

Mark maintains that Brynmor  should have been honest with her;  “If he can hide money, he can hide anything.”   

"He didn't do anything"

Kath stresses that he did not try to hurt her, in fact he did not do anything.

Mark is surprised to see her crying, 

"Forget Silver Seniors, then"

and tells her to forget Silver Seniors – he will get her another can, but she is determined to go for a walk – on her own;  

"Tell Huw Edwards that I'm sorry"

“Just tell Huw Edwards that I’m sorry.”   

Mark makes a phone call

As soon as she has gone, Mark makes phone call.

"I've had a visit from Hywel"

Izzy has been summoned to Bryntirion, and moans, “I hope this is important, Jason – I’m busy!”   He relates that he has had a visit from Hywel, who was begging for forgiveness.

"Has he paid?"

The only thing she is interested in is whether he paid, and when informed that he did, says that it confirms that e-mails work.   “A letter will go out to anyone who doesn’t reply,” she goes on.

"You can't threaten customers with court"

“You can’t threaten customers with court, Izzy – what’s wrong with you?” Jason demands, “They’ll be too worried to use us again.”   She maintains that only applies to the ones who are too slow making the final payment.

"There's a list as long as my arm!"

“I’ve been through the accounts – and there’s a list as long as my arm!” she continues, but Jason replies that people pay in their own time.   “We’re owed £15,000, Jason!” she exclaims, 

"Oh – as much as that?"

which comes as a shock to him.

He concedes that his mother and Dai became a bit slack towards the end, 

"You and Mathew are not much better"

but she points out that he and Mathew are not much better.   “Small businesses like ours, Izzy, are completely reliant on goodwill – 

"We can't just throw out weight around"

“we can’t just throw our weight around, like some Mafia,” he insists, but she emphasises that all they are doing is asking politely for their money.

"There was nothing polite about that e-mail"

“There was nothing polite about the e-mail you sent,” Jason complains, “Some of the people on that list have been with us for years.”   

"A debt is a debt, Jason"

She replies that a debt is a debt, and that they have to pay, whether loyal or not.

Aaron has not made his delivery

In the chip shop flat, Aaron is looking very uneasy, when the buzzer sounds, and Dylan comes upstairs;  he asks if Aaron found the house, and is surprised when the answer is, “No!”

"A monkey could have found it!"

“I gave you clear orders – a monkey could have found it!” snarls Dylan.   Aaron makes it clear that he has not been, and is not going to – Dylan can do it himself.   

“If you went to the police, you will be in a lot more trouble than me,” he reasons.

"That's exactly what Jamie said"

Jason regards this as strange, recalling that is exactly what Jamie said, “May she rest in peace – 

"Jamie – nice girl – you were friends"

“Jamie – nice girl – of course, you know that – you were friends.   If she’d only listened, like a good girl . . .”   

"How do you know Jamie?"

Aaron wonders how he knows Jamie, 

"I ask the questions, not you!"

and Dylan screams at him, “I ask the questions, not you!   Aaron – that’s the end of your nonsense – you’re going to do the drop-off – 

"You're going to do it – now!

“you’re going to do it – now!”   

Aaron has little choice but to obey

Aaron simply nods his head, obediently.

"It's strange to be back here"

Mark has called Brynmor back to the house, and he says it is strange to be there;  

"You made Mam happy"

“Well, you were here enough – listen, Brynmor, I know you and I haven’t had the best start, but you made Mam happy,” Mark tells him.

"Until now"

“Until now,” groans Brynmor, 

"Mam's mouth sometimes moves quicker than her brain"

but it is pointed out to him that Kath’s mouth sometimes moves quicker than her brain.   Now she regrets finishing with him, 

"She said that?"

which Brynmor finds hard to believe.

“Can you please talk to her?” begs Mark.   Brynmor thought that Mark would be glad to get rid of him, 

"I can't live with Mam sulking for ever"

but he goes on, “I can’t live with Mam sulking with me for ever – do you think you can have a chat to her?”

Megan comes to see Rhys

Megan goes to visit Rhys, bringing him a box of chocolates;  “I shouldn’t have spoken about you like that to your father,” she says, “I should have shown far more respect towards you – I’m sorry, Rhys.”

"Is everyone talking about me?"

He asks if everyone is talking about him, and she replies that they are worried about him;  

"You're the one who's important now"

“Forget other people – you’re the one who’s important now,” she says, but he does not believe that his father would agree.

“All he could think about was the damage to Llwyncelyn – 

"He didn't care about me or the baby"

“he didn’t care about me or the baby.”   

"Baby?"

The mention of a baby surprises Megan, and he explains, 

"Rather, I was the father"

“Ffion – and I’m the father – or rather, was the father.   She had an abortion before I found out about the baby.   

"And who did know?   Dad!"

“And who did know?   Dad!

"I could have tried to stop her!"

“If he had told me, I could have tried to stop her!   Why hide something like that from me?   OK, Ffion and I aren’t a couple, but we could have been parents.”

"Hywel had no right to interfere!"

Megan is infuriated, insisting, “Hywel had no right to interfere or to judge you!”   

"I just wanted a family"

Rhys explains he just wanted a family, something he has never really had;  his grandmother hardly ever spoke about his mother, he imagines because it was too painful.

“I think about her a lot – I never knew her, as you know, 

"So I made my mother up in my head"

“so I made her up in my head – my mother.”   

"Have you had any lunch?"

Megan asks him if he has had lunch, and will go and make them some sandwiches.   

"And I'll do some ironing"

She will also do some ironing for him, as she can see that it needs doing.   “We’ll put the radio on and put the world to rights while I’m at it,” she suggests;  

Rhys is smiling

Rhys would like that.

Another angry customer confronts Jason

Cassie arrives at APD and complains to Jason, “You’ve sent a nasty e-mail to the Deri.”   

He tried to explain

Jason is about to explain, but she continues, “Garry’s not happy!   He’s willing to pay APD when APD do a proper job in the cellar.”

Jason protests that they have done a proper job, 

"How do you explain the damp patch?"

so she demands, “How do you explain the damp patch that hasn’t been sorted out?   He was willing to forget about it, but when you threaten to take him to court, it’s a different story.”

"I didn't send that e-mail"

He points out that he did not send the e-mail, but she reminds him that it has the APD name on it;  

"Telling people you do a slapdash job"

“You don’t want Garry telling people you do a slapdash job, do you?   

"Sort it out, then!"

“Sort it out, then!” and she marches out of the shop.

Izzy has approached the counter during the latter stages of that conversation, and remarks that Cassie was not in a good mood.   

"We haven't finished in the cellar in the Deri"

Jason enlightens her, “We hadn’t finished in the cellar in the Deri – now I shall have to do thework for free!   

Izzy is given a dressing down

“You’ve been upsetting our customers – I’ll have to discuss it with Mathew now – 

"Remember Mathew, don't you?   Our boss?"

“you remember Mathew, don’t you?   Our boss!”

"I don't care – do what you like"

Izzy tells him, “I don't care – do what you like,” and walks away.

"Things are OK – sometimes"

Now Mathew has gone to see Rhys, who says that things are OK – sometimes.   

"Megan was here all afternoon"

He points out that Megan has been doing his ironing, and that she was there all afternoon.   

"Did she pray for you?"

Mathew wonders if she prayed for him;  “She prayed for me after the acid – she obviously likes you more than me.   If you do feel like that again, 

"Talk to someone – it doesn't matter who"

“just talk to someone – me, Megan, the milkman – it doesn’t matter who.   

Rhys agrees to do that

“Just talk, OK?

"Do you want to reorganise?"

Rhys picks up his phone and dials the person who rang earlier;  “About that PT session – do you want to reorganise – set a date?”

"Are you escaping to the sea"

Cassie gets back to number 9, where she finds some brochures on the table;  “Are you escaping to the sea?” she asks Brynmor, 

"When I decide where to go"

and he replies that he hopes so, when he has decided where to go.   “A break from everyone and everything,” Cassie supposes.

"I'm hoping someone will come with me"

“I’m hoping that someone will come with me,” he says, “I’d be glad of the company – will you help me choose?”   

Cassie imagines that to mean her

Cassie seems to be under the impression that she is his choice as a travelling companion, 

Brynmor opens a bottle of wine

and he will open a bottle of wine.

“These are floating hotels!” she enthuses, 

"They have everything on those ships"

and he agrees that they have everything on those ships;  shops, salons, swimming pools.   

"What else could a woman want?"

Cassie wonders what else a woman could want.

"Hey, Dylan!"

Dylan is in the street, studying his phone, when Aaron shouts to him;  he says he has done the job and no one saw him.   

Dylan notices that Dani is approaching

Then Dylan notices Dani along the street;  

"That's why we don't meet face-to-face"

“Dani’s looking at us – that's why we don’t meet face-to-face,” he instructs Aaron, 

"It's too risky"

“It’s too risky – I’ll text you the details for the job tomorrow.   

"Another job tomorrow?"

“If everything goes well, I’ll pay you in cash – 

"Make sure Mami and Dadi don't see that phone"

“just make sure Mami and Dadi don’t see that phone.”

He waves nonchalantly to Dani and walks away.   

"What did Dylan want, Aaron?"

Dani hurries across the road and asks Aaron if everything is OK, and what Dylan wanted.   

He makes up an unconvincing story"

Aaron makes up a tale of giving Dylan a young person’s ideas about a new phone, which she finds rather strange.   “He’s getting old, Dani,” he adds, 

"Don't get on the wrong side of Dylan, mind!"

and she warns him not to get on the wrong side of Dylan.   

Aaron is even more worried

He walks away, looking worried.