27 July 2021

"Will you stop phoning?"

Eileen is doing the ironing as Sioned comes in, angrily informing someone on the phone, “No, we’ve got nothing to say about Jaclyn Parri – so stop phoning!”

"It's not good for the business, is it?"

Then she suggests to her mother, “I feel sorry for Jaclyn, honestly I do, but it’s not good for the business, is it?”   

"Jaclyn hasn't done anything wrong"

Eileen points out that Jaclyn has done nothing wrong, 

"But her brother is one of the biggest drug dealers"

but Sioned continues, “I know that, but her brother is one of the biggest drug dealers this area has seen for years.   I don’t want the business to be linked to that in any way – I think we should cut Jaclyn’s hours.”

"You mean get rid of her!"

Eileen knows what she is getting at;  “When you say cut her hours, you mean get rid of her, don’t you?”   Sioned thinks that they should consider it, at least;  whilst maintaining that they friends, she is adamant that Cae Glas should come first.

"Bring her back when things settle down"

“We could bring her back in a few months when things have settled down – I’ll phone her today.”   

"No – I'll go and see her"

Eileen decides that instead she will go and see Jaclyn, as it is the least she can do.

Garry is shown the item of evidence

DI Wilkinson has gone to number 7, where Garry confirms that the blanket is Seren’s;  

"We found it on the road outside the village"

“We found it on the road outside the village, but we can’t be 100% sure it belongs to Seren, until it has been to the lab,” says the DI.

"And that's all you have to go on"

Garry realises that is the only thing they have to go on, and they have no idea where Dani is;  the DI is forced to admit that is the case, but they have a team working on it.   

"We're doing everything we can"

“Trust me, Mr Monk, we’re doing everything we can – we’re keeping an eye on the ports and airports – following every lead – squeezing every contact we have.   I’ll be in touch the second I hear anything, I promise.”

Garry will be able to pick up the blanket tomorrow, and the visitor leaves, with Garry in a very emotional state.   

"They're doing their best, Gar"

Britt comments that it seems they are doing their best, but he snarls, “That’s not good enough, Britt!   Only one person knows where she is – 

"I'll have to do the police's job for them!"

“if the police won’t do their job, I’ll have to do it for them!”   He marches out of the house.

Eileen is feeling uneasy

Eileen feels very uneasy at number 10, as she is given a cup of coffee by Jaclyn;  

"I'm still in a bit of pain"

“I’m still in a bit of pain, but at least I can move easier now,” Jaclyn tells her, “How are things at Penrhewl?”

"That's why I'm here, to be honest"

“That’s why I’m here, to be honest,” begins Eileen, “It’s a bit awkward.”   Jaclyn is really looking forward to coming back to Penrhewl, having not left the house since it happened.   

"I just want to feel like myself again"

She just wants to feel like herself again;  she cannot sleep, and when she does, she has nightmares.

"Why don't you come up to Penrhewl with me?"

Contrary to what she had intended, Eileen suggests, “Why don’t you come up to Penrhewl with me now to start working again?   You can peel potatoes, measure ingredients – anything you want.   What do you say?”   

This greatly cheers Jaclyn

Jaclyn is pleased to accept the offer.

Ffion finds that a meal is being prepared

When Ffion returns to Cysgod y Glyn, Jinx is cooking a meal;  

"To say thank you for the B&B"

“Just something to say thank you for the B&B,” he tells her, and she remarks that he was out early this morning.   

"I'm going to be volunteering as a counsellor"

“I went over to the community centre – I’m going to be volunteering there as a counsellor.”

"So those are your 'irons in the fire', then"

“Oh, so these are your ‘irons in the fire’, then,” she realises, and he goes on that therapy has given him a good foundation over the years and he has done a few courses as well.

"I start next week"

He had contacted the community centre before he came down;  “There was a session this morning, so I went to meet everybody – and I start next week.”

"It would be easier if you stayed round here, then"

“So it would be easier if you stayed around here, then, instead of Llanelli, because you’d be closer to the centre,” Ffion enthusiastically proposes, but he has his doubts, regarding it as a step backwards somehow.   

"I don't know if I'm ready to see everyone yet"

In any case, he is not sure if he is ready to see everyone yet.   She is quite confident that everyone will be delighted to have him back.

“I can’t stay here under your feet for ever,” he says, 

"Well, if you're going to cook every night . . ."

but Ffion is in favour of that, especially if he is going to cook every night.   She pleads that it will be a laugh, having him around the place, stressing that it has not been the same without him.

Mark is feeling down . . .

Colin goes to see Mark, and suggests lunch in the Deri;  Mark rejects the suggestion.   “Come on – I haven’t seen you for ages,” says Colin, 

. . . and Colin has a fair idea who is responsible

“Let me guess – does this problem start with ‘A’ and end with ‘ndrea’?”

"I don't want to talk about it"

“There’s no problem, and I don’t want to talk about it!” growls Mark.

"These people who use online dating to deceive"

“You hear about these people who use online dating to deceive people – it’s not right!” Colin groans.   Mark knows that he is trying to be a good friend, 

"Just leave it, Col, will you?"

but would like him to just leave it.   “Yeah, I won’t say another word,” Colin assures him, “Apart from the fact that they shouldn’t get away with it!   Someone should tell her.”

"Perhaps – but I'm not the man to do it"

“Perhaps – but I’m not the man to do it,” Mark sighs, then he goes to make a cup of tea.   

Colin notices the unattended phone . . .

Colin notices his phone left on the table, and seizes the opportunity;  

. . . and starts to compose a text

he quickly picks it up, and begins to compose a text message.   

"I wouldn't mind a biscuit as well, Mark"

He tells Mark that he would not mind a biscuit as well, because with all this business about Dani and getting the flat ready for Aaron’s return, he has had no breakfast.

The milk freshness test

Mark admits that he has completely lost his appetite, then asks whether Colin wants Garibaldi or custard creams.

Colin sends off the text . . .

The text reads, ‘I want to talk – please meet me in the Deri at four,” and is quickly sent, with Colin hiding the phone down the side of the chair.   

. . . and within seconds has a reply

Within seconds there is a reply, which Colin looks pleased to see.

The solicitor emerges from Tapas

Mair Adams, the solicitor, comes out of the door of Tapas with a box file;  Garry asks, “Got business with Dylan, have you?”   

"I'm Dylan's solicitor"

She introduces herself as his solicitor, and he suspects that she is hiding evidence.

"I need to talk to Dylan"

“I’m Garry Monk – I know Dylan, and I need to talk to him.   My children are missing – I need to know they’re, safe, so please . . .”

Geraint is busy in the Deri

In the Deri, Geraint is clearing the tables when Jinx come in.   

Rhys attended the therapy session this morning

Rhys is by the bar and thanks him for the group therapy this morning;  

"I think I'll go again"

“It’s not normally my kind of thing, but I think I’ll go again.”

Then Jinx approacheds Sioned 

Sioned is engrossed in the Western Post, and Jinx wonders, “Is there anything in there to say that I’m back?”   

"Jinx!   What are you doing here?"

She is astonished to see him, and remarks that some idiot wants a statue of Owain Glyndwr in the village.   

"There are fewer than 300 statues of women in Britain"

Jinx dismisses him as another warmonger, adding, “Did you know there are fewer than 300 statues of women in Britain?”

She perpetuates the current woke mood;  “Another statue of a white man looking down on us.”   Jinx regards it as a waste of money, 

"If I can find a job"

and says that he is staying, if he can find a job.   

"Well, there's a coincidence"

“Well, there’s a coincidence,” Sioned replies, “I think I can help you – Mam and I work in Penrhewl, and we’ve got the Cae Glas produce now.   We’ve just got rid of someone, so another pair of hands would be a great help.   

"How about this pair of hands?"

Buy me a cup of coffee and we can talk about it.”

"I don't know what I can tell you, Garry"

Mair Adams has accompanied Garry to number 7, but honestly does not know what she can tell him, as Dylan will not phone him.   

"You must know something"

“You must know something,” Garry growls, but she stresses that even if she did, she could not say anything, as every conversation between her and her client is confidential.

“My children are in danger, so please . . . just tell me what you know,” he begs, “Do you have children?”   She does not, but she can imagine how he was feeling.   

"Just tell me where they are"

“Just tell me where they are – I won’t say word to anybody about where I got the information – I’ll go and get them myself.”

"I don't know anything – and neither does Dylan"

Again she assures him that she does not know anything, and neither does Dylan know where the children are.   

"I don't believe that!"

He does not believe her, 

"He didn't know – he wasn't acting"

but she replies, “I’ve seen several people lie and act out all kinds of stories over the years – but when the police told Dylan that Dani and the children were missing, he didn’t know – he wasn’t acting!”

"They're higher up the chain than Dylan"

“So if someone has them, they’re higher up the chain than Dylan,” he says and Mair stresses that would be a good way to make sure Dylan did not talk.   She does not know whether he will talk or not, 

"I've already said too much"

and suspects that she has already said too much.   

Garry does not know what to do

She really hopes that they come home safely.

Jaclyn is at work in Penrhewl 

Jaclyn is on light duties in the kitchen at Penrhewl when Sioned comes in and is surprised to see her there;  “Yeah, your mother persuaded me to come up – I’ve put the herbs into the mix,” says Jaclyn.

"What the hell is going on, Mam?"

When she has slipped out to the toilet, Sioned demands, “What the hell is going on?   We said we were getting rid of Jaclyn!”   

Eileen protests that she has been through so much;  

"I couldn't sack her"

“I couldn’t sack her – anyway we need another pair of hands.”   

"I've offered Jinx a job here!"

Sioned reveals that she saw Jinx and offered him a job at the farm.   

"You had no right, without discussing it with me!"

“You had no right to offer him a job without discussing it with me!” her mother rages.

“Well, I have – so you’d better tell Jaclyn she can’t work here!” shouts Sioned.   

"Can Jinx cook?"

Eileen enquires if Jinx can cook – 

Sioned realises there is a flaw in her plan

which seems to be the weak part of Sioned’s argument, so she is told to inform Jinx she has made a mistake.

"Jinx can work a couple of mornings"

Sioned is insistent, so they come to a compromise that Jinx can work a couple of mornings on the farm;  “But we’re not getting rid of Jaclyn, and that’s the end of it!” warns Eileen. 

"Everything all right?"

Jaclyn returns and they try to behave as if nothing has happened, with Eileen suggesting that the recipé needs some more garlic.

Jinx is talking to Siôn at the bookshop

Jinx is now in the bookshop, where Siôn is pleased to see him;  then he receives a call from Sioned, which he finds rather disappointing.   

"No, don't worry about it"

“No, don’t worry about it,” he says.   

"Sioned had promised me a job"

Siôn can see that it was bad news, and Jinx explains, “Sioned had promised me a job at Penrhewl, but it looks like she can only offer me a few days a week now.”

"I'm looking for someone to help out"

Siôn says that it is a shame, but adds that he is looking to someone to help out part-time in the shop;  

"I'm writing a novel"

“I’m writing a novel and I can’t concentrate on the shop, too.”   Jinx enthusiastically answers that would be great, and enquires about the plot of the novel.   “If you’ve got five minutes, I can give you the background – 

"Sit down over there"

“sit down, over there,” Siôn invites him, 

"A historic trilogy"

“It’s going to be epic, literally – a historic trilogy, set at the time of the Rebecca Riots.”

More of the other villagers are now putting in an appearance

As we see the unusual sight of a wheelchair-bound person in the village, Eileen and Jaclyn arrive back in the High Street;  

"See, it wasn't too bad, was it?"

“See, it wasn’t too bad, was it?” says Eileen, and Jaclyn has thoroughly enjoyed herself.

“It was lovely to have some fresh air and to use my brain,” she says, 

"I'll see you at the farm in the morning"

and is expected back at the farm tomorrow morning.   In the background, Garry can be seen walking across the road.

Andrea has just arrived

In the Deri, Colin is waiting for the arrival of Andrea;  when she comes in, he introduces himself.   

"I'm Colin, Mark's friend"

“Andrea, is it?   I’m Colin, Mark’s friend.   He asked me to . . . well, he sent to me to say he can’t come . . . puncture!”

"It only takes ten minutes to walk from his house"

Andrea knows that it only takes ten minutes to walk to the Deri from his house, 

"He needed a new tyre for the bike . . . the car"

and Colin continues, “He needed a new tyre for the bike . . . er, the car.”

"Are you going to tell me what's going on?"

Smelling a rat, she demands, “Are you going to tell me what’s going on, or what?” and he apologises that it was a misunderstanding.   

"I thought you'd broken his heart"

“Mark has been in such a bad mood recently – and I thought you’d done something to him, broken his heart.”   She assumes that he wanted to tell her what he thinks of her, 

"Mark broke my heart"

then goes on to explain that Mark broke her heart, 

This puzzles Colin

which Colin finds surprising.

“Yes, he didn’t want to be with me – I think we both know why, too!”   Colin looks perplexed, so she goes on, “It happens every time I meet a man I like – 

"As soon as they find out I'm HIV positive . . ."

“as soon as they find out that I’m HIV positive, they turn on me!   

"They think I'm dirty – a druggie!"

“They think I’m dirty, a druggie – that I sell myself.”

Colin finds himself speechless

Colin is lost for words, opening and closing his mouth, rather like a goldfish;  “Thanks for wasting my time!” Andrea roars at him, before rushing out of the pub.

There is a knock at the door

There is a knock at the door of number 7, and Garry finds that it is Jaclyn;  

"Have you heard anything?"

“Tyler told me about Dani and the children – have you heard anything?   If it makes you feel any better, I know Dylan wouldn’t do anything to hurt Dani.”   

"He might not, but he's got plenty of mates"

Garry disputes this claim;  “He might not, but he’s got plenty of mates – the police says they don’t know – nobody knows.   

"I can't do anything to help them"

“And I can’t do anything to help them.”

As he is in tears, Jaclyn says he cannot blame himself;  

"I blame you!"

“I don’t – I blame you!” he snarls, “If we hadn’t had an affair, Dylan would have no reason to hate me so much – and Dani wouldn’t have been dragged into this mess!”

"It takes two to have an affair, Garry!"

She reminds him that it takes two to have an affair;  “OK, fine – it’s our fault, then!” he growls, “Is that going to bring back Dani or the children?   

"If it wasn't for you, I don't think I'd be here"

He calms down, adding, “I’m sorry, I just . . . if it wasn’t for you, I don’t think I’d be here – but I’m glad you’re OK.”

Jaclyn stresses that Dani is not stupid;  “She probably feels in more danger after going the police – 

"Dani's probably hiding somewhere"

“so she’s probably hiding somewhere.”   Garry fears that wherever they are, they are in danger – 

"But I can't be there for them!"

and he cannot be there for them.

"I'm not sure if my children are still alive!"

“I’m not sure if my children are still alive!” he sobs, as the episode ends.