27 May 2021

Rhys has obviously not improved . . .

Rhys is once again sleeping on the sofa, which does not please Dylan;  

. . . and after seeing the mess in the kitchen, Dylan will act

he is even more disgusted when he finds the kitchen in a filthy state, and intends to do something about the situation. 

"I can't believe you're leaving me in the lurch like this!"

At Maes-y-Deri, Garry complains, “I can’t believe you’re leaving me in the lurch like this!” 

"You'll get over it, Garry"

but Gerwyn is confident that he will get over it.   “A few weeks’ notice would have been nice – 

"How am I supposed to find a mechanic in two days?"

“how am I supposed to find a mechanic in two days?” Garry continues, “Would it help if I said sorry?”

"The only thing I want from you is my pay cheque"

Gerwyn laughs, “The only thing I want from you is my last pay cheque!”   

"I know I did you wrong, Ger"

Garry tries to sound conciliatory, and confesses that he knows he did Gerwyn wrong, but there is no reply.

Dylan tells Hywel of his grievances

Dylan reports to Hywel, “I go out and he’s drinking on the sofa – I come in and he’s drinking on the sofa!”   

"He's going through a phase"

Hywel maintains that it is just a phase, but Dylan emphasises. “No – it’s getting worse, Hywel!   

"He'd been sick in the sink!"

“I came down this morning to find that he had been sick in the sink.   How do you expect me to live like that?   I have had a word with him, I know that he’s having a hard time at the moment – 

"Someone needs to sort it!"

“but someone needs to sort it!”   With that he leaves the house, and Hywel looks frustrated.

"I think I'll call in to see Rhys"

“Rhys,” he tells Gaynor, “I think I’ll call in to see him – I’ve got to go to APD about the damp.”   

"I've arranged that, Hywel"

She stops him there, advising that she has arranged for someone to do it today, and wonders if it is a good idea to go and see Rhys.

"If he's as bad as Dylan says . . ."

“If he’s as bad as Dylan says,” Hywel begins, but she warns that he does not want to make things worse.   

"Rhys doesn't want you there"

Rhys has made it clear that he does not want his father there.   “Yes, and whose fault is that?” Hywel rages.

"I'm quite jealous of you, Ger"

“I’m quite jealous of you, you know – having the chance to get away – see the world,” says Garry.

"It's something Guto's wanted to do for ages"

Gerwyn replies that it is something Guto has wanted to do for ages;  “Now we’ve got the money, there’s nothing holding me back – certainly not my ‘career’ in the garage.   I’ll bring the garage keys over to you later, all right?”

"I'm going to give you a bonus"

Garry is going to add a bonus to his last pay cheque;  “Treat yourself to – I don’t know – a sombrero or something.”   Gerwyn says they are not going to Mexico.   

"Enjoy yourselves"

“Buy whatever you like – and enjoy yourselves!” says Garry as he is about to leave the house.

"Were you trying to apologise?"

“Were you trying to apologise?” Gerwyn asks, but Garry regards it simply as facing facts, and that is all;  

"I've made a real mess of things"

he has made a real mess of things – both for Gerwyn and himself.

“When you can acknowledge that, moving on is a lot easier,” says Garry, and Gerwyn’s phone sounds;  

"Dylan wants me to look at his car"

Dylan wants him to take a look at his car.   

"It could be your swansong"

“It could be your swansong– what do you say?” Garry asks, and he agrees that it will be his one last job.

Tesni is recording make-up hints . . .

In the bookshop, Tesni is recording another of her make-up hints on her phone;  “So the secret is to use a little baby oil . . . sorry, I have to go,” as she hears Siôn coming downstairs.   

"I'll turn it off"

She says that she will turn it off, but it is not busy, 

"Has anyone been in?"

and he wonders if anyone has been in.

“Someone did come in earlier and said the T H Parry-Williams quote was wrong,” she says, 

Siôn cannot believe he has got it wrong

and on closer inspection Siôn realises that it is incorrect, and is most put out, resolving to change it

“I'll go for a walk to avoid their speech and literature, 

Back to my previous habitat, for imagination as a train.”

Mark has no interest in the books . . .

Mark comes in with the post, and Siôn tries to interest him in a book;  “What do you like – fiction or factual books?”   Mark is not interested, but is just delivering the post, 

. . . but notices the error straightaway

then he also notices the mis-spelling of the quotation.   

"I'll have a cup of tea, if you're offering"

As this is the last drop on his round, he will have a cup of tea if Siôn is offering, but he is told that only customers get a drink.

"I want you to read this by the end of the week"

Siôn finds that the parcel is the novel from Alun Llwyd which he wants Tesni to read by the end of the week, so she can recommend it to the customers.   She does not seem very impressed by this idea.

"Don't you thinks she's a bit 'glam'?"

“Don’t you think she’s a bit ‘glam’ to work behind the counter in a bookshop?” enquires Mark, 

"You don't think she's back on the game, do you?"

“All that make-up – you don’t think she’s back on the game, do you?   

"You don't want customers like that in here!"

I’d be careful if I were you!   You don’t want customers like that in here!”   

Siôn is very concerned

Siôn appears horrified by this suggestion.

"I'd rather go to the dentist than go home . . ."

In the Deri, Mark asks Cassie for a cup of coffee and she remarks that he looks happy, assuming things are better at home.   “No – I’d rather go to the dentist than go home,” he grumbles, 

". . . those two, snogging every two minutes"

“That’s why I’m here – I can’t stand those two, snogging every two minutes.”

"Why are you so jolly, then?"

In that case, she cannot understand why he is so jolly, 

He has a date with Andrea

so he takes out his phone and shows her a photo of Andrea;  “50, from Aberystwyth originally, but she lives in London now.”   Cassie thinks that is a bit far, but he explains that she is an air hostess.

Cassie supposes that it will not do any harm to meet her, and wonders where they will be meeting;  “I’m going to see her next week – she’s on a stopover.”   

"Perhaps you'll get a 'stopover' as well!"

Cassie imagines that if he is keen, perhaps he will also get a ‘stopover’.

Izzy phones Mathew 

As Mathew is locking up at the back of APD, his phone rings and he finds that it is Izzy, who is calling from outside Tomos ac Ellis.   

"Another house has gone on sale"

“Another house has just gone on sale,” she tells him, “There’s nothing wrong with looking – and this is nice – two bedrooms, gardens at front and back, a garage.”

"That's out of our league"

Mathew predicts that it is out of their league, and suggests that they might be able to afford the garage;  

"I'd live anywhere with you"

“I’d live anywhere with you,” she says, and he proposes a pint in the Deri.   

In she goes to get more details

“I’ll get a couple of brochures to look at why while we’re there,” she decides.

Ffion visits Rhys

Ffion goes to Hywel’s house and notices the unpleasant smell;  Rhys just wants her to say what she has to say.   She does so;  

"I've come to get my money back"

“You’ve had a month – I’ve come to get the money I put into the gym.”

“You enjoy seeing me suffer, don’t you?” he groans, but she insists that she just wants her money.   

"I haven't got it"

When he says that he does not have it, she instructs him to find it – she does not care where, as long as she gets it.

"You'll be hearing from my solicitor"

“If you can’t pay, you’ll be hearing from my solicitor,” Ffion informs him, “And it will be a lot more expensive for you then!”

"Must be exciting, looking for your own place"

In the Deri, Cassie remarks that it must be exciting, looking for their own place, but Mathew replies that they are just getting an idea of what is out there;  

"We can't afford anything"

“We can’t afford anything!”   Cassie suggests that they could get a ‘fixer-upper’, and Izzy has noticed that there is one in Maes-y-Deri, but it has not even got central heating.

"You can keep each other warm!"

“You don’t need central heating – you can keep each other warm!” Cassie tells them;  when Mathew sees the details, he considers that ‘fixer-upper’ is an understatement.   Cassie says that they can work on it at night or at the weekend.

"We could make it into exactly what we want"

Izzy is keen to make the house into exactly what they want it, pointing out the shed in the garden, which could be Mathew’s ‘man cave’.   “Just think how romantic it will be,” she tells him, “Creating our first home together.”   He reluctantly agrees that they can go and look at it later.

Dylan discovers the place is tidier . . .

When Dylan returns to the house, some tidying up has been done, 

. . . but Rhys is in despair

but Rhys is sitting with his head in his hands.   

"Ffion wants her money back!"

“Ffion was here,” he whines, “She wants her money back – after everything, she’s threatening me with a solicitor!”

"Finishing with someone is difficult"

Dylan can understand that finishing with someone is difficult, 

"She got rid of our baby!"

but Rhys continues, “She got rid of our baby!” which comes as a surprise to Dylan;  “How could she do that?”

"Her body, her choice"

“Her body, her choice – that’s what they say, isn’t it?” remarks Dylan, “Children make things complicated, remember.   You might be better off without them.”   

"I hoped you'd understand!"

Rhys had been hoping that Dylan would understand, and goes upstairs.

Siôn is keeping an eye on Tesni . . . 

It appears that Siôn is spying on Tesni in the shop;

. . . who rapidly puts down the phone . . .

as soon as he comes in, she puts down her phone   

. . . and looks at the book

and gives the impression of studying the novel.   

"You're holding it upside down"

“What do you think of the book, then?” he asks, pointing out that she is holding it upside down.   She assures him that she will look at it tonight.   “You’re used to working late, I’m sure – 

"This sexting business must keep you up late"

“this sexting business must keep you up late,” he says.

Her phone sounds and he urges her to answer it, if it is important;  

Tesni has had nearly enough

she seems to be getting rather tired of this.

Rhys discovers a lot of money

When Rhys comes back downstairs, he finds several bundles of £20 notes on the stairs;  

"It's for you"

“It’s for you,” Dylan tells him, and he cannot believe it; “I’ve found that the only way to stop someone hassling you is to pay.”

"I'll pay it back as soon as I can"

Rhys promises to pay it back as soon as he can;  

"Or I could be a partner in your business . . ."

“Or I could be a partner in your business,” Dylan suggests, “Call it an investment – 

". . . but you'll have to sort yourself out"

“but you have to sort yourself out, or I’ll want my money back, too!”   

"Thanks, partner!"

Rhys thanks his ‘partner’, and will now go to have a shower.

The atmosphere is still rather frosty at Llwyncelyn 

Hywel offers to make a cup of tea, but Gaynor replies and she has just had one;  

"You were right – Rhys needs some peace"

he apologises for earlier, and did not in fact go to see Rhys.   “You were right – he needs some peace,” he says, 

"They've done a good job with the damp"

adding, “They’ve done a good job with the damp.”   She is rather cagey about who did the job, but Hywel is under the impression that it was done by APD.   

"Rhys will be fine"

She reassures him that Rhys will be fine.

"The bill is £100"

Gerwyn has completed the work on Dylan’s car and reports that the bill is £100, 

Dylan was expecting it to be more

which Dylan regards as rather low.   “It was supposed to be £150, 

"I'm not going to tell Garry – are you?"

“but I’m not going to tell Garry – are you?”

"It must be strange, finishing your last job"

“It must be a strange feeling, finishing your last job,” Dylan suggests, but, on the contrary, 

"I never have to set foot in the place again"

Gerwyn is glad that he will never have to set foot in the place again.   He is invited for a drink to celebrate his retirement, and is pleased to accept.

Tesni's phone rings . . .

Tesni has left her phone on the bookshop counter, and when it sounds, 

. . . and Siôn investigates

Siôn goes over to take a look;  Tesni comes in and demands what he is doing.   

"Why are you looking at my phone?"

“Why are you looking at my phone?”

"If you're still involved in this sexting, I want to know!"

“If you’re still involved in this sexting or escort business, I want to know,” Siôn demands, but she reiterates that she is not.   “That phone is pinging all the time,” he insists, “I’m just worried about the shop – it’s a new business – we can’t afford to be associated with that sort of thing!”

"Associated with me, you mean"

“Associated with me, you mean,” she replies, 

"Yes, if that's what you're doing"

and he agrees, if that is what she is still doing.   “If you really want to know, I’ve got a make-up business – I hid it because I didn’t want you to think I was unprofessional.   But it doesn’t matter now – I’ll have time to reply to people.   

"I won't work for someone who thinks so little of me"

“I’m not going to work for someone who thinks so little of me,” 

Siôn has lost his only staff member

and so saying, she walks out of the shop.

Ffion has been given back her money

Rhys has put the money into an old envelope and taken it to Cysgod y Glyn, where he puts it down on the table.   

"How did you get hold of it so quickly?"

“How did you get hold of it so quickly?” Ffion asks, 

"Dylan has invested in the gym"

and he explains that he persuaded Dylan to invest in instead of her.

“At least, he sees potential in the place,” he says, 

"It's nothing to do with that"

and Ffion points out that it was nothing to do with that.   “Why did you do it, Ffi?   Get rid of our baby?   

"We could have been happy, the three of us"

“We could have been happy, the three of us – there might still be a chance for you and me.”

"There is no future for you and me"

She tells him, “I got rid of the baby because there is no future for you and me.”   

"But I love you, Ffion!"

He insists that he loves her, 

"And I don't love you!"

but she is equally insistent that she does not love him;  “The sooner you realise that, the sooner we can all move on.”   

He leaves the flat

Wearing a devastated look, he turns and walks out of the flat.

"I can't remember the last time . . ."

“I can’t remember the last time I finished the day with one of these,” says Gerwyn, looking at his can of Foster’s, but he refuses another one.   Dylan wonders why, as there is nothing stopping him now.

“You’ll be drinking one on the beach in a few days,” Dylan goes on, 

"The sun on my face and sand under my feet"

and Gerwyn envisages the sun on his face and sand under his feet.   

"Cwmderi will just be a fond memory"

“Cwmderi will just be a fond memory,” says Dylan.

"Life as a lot easier before I moved here"

“Life was a lot simpler before I moved here,” Gerwyn muses, but Dylan points out that is not exactly true, with all the business about Tesni’s accident.   

"Not everything was rosy"

He is just saying that things were not all rosy.

Gerwyn accepts that he may be right, and proposes a rather ominous toast with their cans, 

"To everyone getting what they deserve!"

“To everyone getting what they deserve!”