1 April 2022

Dani needs a cup of tea

Dani is still in her dressing gown and turns on the kettle;  

She thinks about her predicament

she is deep in thought, then takes her phone from her pocket and dials a number.   

"Can you come over this morning?"

“Hiya, can you come over this morning?” she says.

Garry is only too willing to oblige

Garry is in the chip shop flat and is very pleased to agree to her request;  “Just give me half an hour,” he replies, and Britt, who is listening to this, 

"Angre, was it?"

assumes from his smile that it was Andrea.

“Remember you did promise to fix that fryer!” she tells him, but he is in a hurry to have a shower, 

"I'll deal with it when I come back"

and will be back in plenty of time to deal with it.

"Why didn't you wake me?"

At Penrhewl, Sioned is in a bad mood;  “Why didn’t you wake me?” she demands, 

"I didn't want to disturb you"

and DJ says that he did not want to disturb her, as she does not have much on today, so it does not matter.   

"I didn't want to sleep"

She angrily exclaims, “Yes, it does – because I didn’t want to sleep!”   

"Next time I'll pull the duvet off"

He replies that next time he will pull the duvet off her.

"I had a dream about John"

She explains, “I had a dream about John – we were both sitting at the top of a mountain, looking down over Penrhewl.   We were laughing together – then the fields started to disappear – and then John disappeared.   

"I was screaming – but I had no voice!"

“I was shouting and screaming – but I had no voice!   This isn’t about money, DJ, I don’t want the shop – or even the business!   

"If I lose Penrhewl . . ."

“If I lose Penrhewl, I lose who I am.”

"Did you sleep?"

Garry arrives at the Deri flat and asks whether Dani slept;  

"Listen, Garry . . ."

“Listen, Garry,” she begins;  he maintains that he knows what she is going to say and there is no need.   She does not have to apologise or thank him – he is just glad that he was there.

"One thing I can't understand . . ."

“No – I wasn’t too going to say that . . . things have been going round and round in my head, and there’s one thing I can’t understand,” she continues, 

". . . how did you know I was there?"

“How did you know I was there?”   

"Does it matter now?"

He remarks that it does not matter now as she is safe, and that is what is important.

Dani wants to get to the truth 

She is insistent, “Yes, it does matter – how did you know?”   He takes off his jacket and is reluctant to answer, 

"I put a tracker on your phone –and I'm glad I did!"

but finally admits that he put a tracker on her phone, as she did not give him much choice – he could not risk her disappearing with the kids again.   He is very glad that he did, or no-one would have saved her.

"I didn't need to be saved, Garry!"

She is still adamant that she did not need to be saved, so Garry points out that Wilko has been filming her and the kids for weeks, watching everything she has been doing.   

"Says the boy who put a tracker on my phone!"

“Says the boy who put a tracker on my phone!” she screams, “You had no right!”

"People in love do stupid things sometimes"

concedes that she may be right, adding, “But people who are in love do stupid things sometimes.”

"Oh, not again!"

She laughs, and tells him that she does not want this again;  “Jaclyn, a couple of months ago, Andrea yesterday – now me?”   

"Whoever I see –you're the one"

He makes it very clear that wherever he goes, whoever he sees, Dani is the one.   “I can’t do this,” Dani groans and rushes out of the room.

"They looked great"

Jinx is in the shop, remarking to Kath that he heard about the sailors’ outfits, and is pleased that he did not join in.   She maintains that they looked great, and while she is occupied with paperwork, 

He smuggles the brandy back into the shop

Jinx slips the purloined bottle of brandy behind a magazine on the rack.

“I’d like to pay for a few sweets as well,” he goes on, “Arwen’s already chosen some – 

"Arwen helped herself the other day"

and helped herself to them the other day!   Don’t worry, it’s all sorted and will never happen again.”

"It happens to us all"

Kath is very sympathetic, stressing, “It happens to us all – even our Stacey stole bonbons once to give to her teacher as a present.   There’s always a reason for these things – 

"It's when she starts stealing alcohol and fags"

“listen, when she’s older and she starts stealing alcohol and fags – that’s when you need to start worrying!”   

This strikes a chord with Jinx

Jinx looks very serious 

He puts some money on the counter

and hands over some money which should cover the cost.

"I know, the soup's disgusting"

Sioned is very subdued over the lunch table;  DJ comments on the soup as being disgusting, 

"I'm just not hungry"

but she says that she is just not hungry.   She will go out to finish the sheep’s hooves;  

"I don't have the energy to fall out with Mam"

“Mam’s on her way back and I don’t have the energy to fall out with her any more.”   

DJ makes a phone call . . .

DJ is worried about her;  he has an idea and makes a phone call.   

. . . to Cadno

He leaves a message, “Hiya, Cadno,” can you phone me back when you get this?”

Garry brings breakfast for Dani

Garry is still at the Deri flat and brings Dani some breakfast;  “I don’t eat carbs,” she tells him.   

"Remember that restaurant?"

He recalls a restaurant they went to, but she warns him not to try reminding her of the good times, 

"I remember them all"

“Because . . . I remember them all.   No matter how hard I try, I can’t stop.”

"We're meant to be together, Dan"

She is in tears as Garry argues, “We’re meant to be together,” 

They kiss

and he kisses her.   “I’ve wanted to do that for months,” he confesses.

"It felt like the last few months hadn't happened"

“Just for a moment, it felt like these last few months hadn’t happened,” Dani sighs, “But they have – and I can’t forget that.   You’ve done a lot of things to hurt me.   

"You broke my heart"

“When you left me and the children for Jaclyn, you broke my heart,” she sobs.

"I've regretted it every day"

He says that he has regretted it every day since then, 

"I want you to leave Cwmderi"

but Dani unexpectedly announces, “I want you to leave Cwmderi.   I can’t do this.”   

One more chance, Dan"

Garry begs for just one more chance, and she explains that this is his chance;  

"If you love me as much as you say you do . . ."

“If you love me as much as you say you do, just go, please.”   

He kisses her hand

He kisses her hand, gets up and walks out of the flat.

"You're not thinking straight, Gar!"

Back at the chip shop flat, Britt insists that Garry is not thinking straight, 

"It's all my fault, Britt"

but he realises, “It’s all my fault – if I hadn’t had an affair with Jaclyn, Dani wouldn’t have had to go to someone else.   “I’ve ruined my life.”

"I thought you were in love with Andrea"

Britt was under the impression that he was in love with Andrea, and he admits that he wanted to be in love with her.   “Well, if you think there is a chance with her,” Britt encourages him, but he does not want to make a mess of her life as well.

"I'm moving back to Newcastle!"

His mind is made up;  “I’m moving back to Newcastle!”   

Britt does not agree

Britt cannot understand his attitude.

Candy rings back . . .

DJ’s phone is ringing on the table at Penrhewl when Sioned comes in;  as he is not around, she answers it.   “Yes, this is DJ’s phone – I don’t know what he called you, but I’ll tell him that you phoned back.”   

. . . which Sioned finds unsettling

She looks confused.

"Britt said you wanted to talk to me"

Garry is zipping up his case when he hears footsteps on the stairs and assumes that it is Britt;  however, it is Andrea, who has been contacted by Britt.   “She said you wanted to talk to me,” Andrea tells him, and when she notices the luggage, she continues, “Are we going somewhere?”

"I'm moving back to Newcastle"

He is rather lost for words, but manages to explain that he is moving back to Newcastle;  Andrea is incredulous and wants to know what is going on.  

"It's over"

 “It’s over,” he mutters, and there is a stunned silence.

"I thought you were going to apologise"

“I came here today thinking you were going to apologise for disappearing last night,” she growls, “That you had some big plan to make it up to me.”

"I wasn't the one who invited you"

Garry points out that he was not the one who invited her over, and Andrea realises that he did not know Britt had contacted her.   

"You were going to leave without saying a word?"

“What were you going to do, then?   Leave without saying a word?”   Garry does not say anything.

"Answer me!"

“Answer me!” she screams, but he says that it is too hard;  “What – being with me?” she demands, and he replies that it is everything.   “A lot of men have hurt me – but you’re worse than them all – 

"You made me think I had a chance of being happy!"

“you made me think I had a chance of being happy!   That it was possible for someone to love me!”

"I'm sorry"

He simply says that he is sorry, but she will not accept that;  “No, you’re not!” she snarls and hurries down the stairs, leaving Garry looking very stern.

"Where have you been?"

When Sioned comes back into the farmhouse, DJ informs her that he has finished the sheep’s hooves;  “Where have you been?   You said you were coming in to make a cup of tea – 

"That was two hours ago"

“and that was two hours ago.”

"I've been talking with Cadno"

Sioned replies that she has been talking to Cadno, which he finds concerning;  “Why did you phone her?   Planning to run off with her now, are you?” Sioned demands, 

"You can't be trusted with your exes"

“Don’t look at me like that – we know you can’t be trusted with your exes.”

"I had to talk to someone"

DJ sighs that he had to talk to someone about the situation;  “Someone who knows you, Eileen and Penrhewl.   I couldn’t stand seeing you how you were this morning – it breaks my heart.   

"If there's a wrong way, I'll say it"

“I don’t know what to say – you know – if there’s a wrong way to say something, I’ll say it!”

"The thought of leaving Penrhewl scares me!"

The very thought of leaving the farm scares Sioned, but he emphasises that it is not doing her any good to stay there;  “You’ve got a lot of memories here and you can take them with you.   

"I'm ready to pack up now"

“If it’s a choice between staying here and your mental health, I’m ready to pack up now!”

"Why are we wasting time here?"

She realises that DJ is right;  “I’ve been too sentimental – if Huwi-John’s getting everything, why are we wasting time here?   

"We need to leave – and soon!"

“We need to leave – and soon!   We’ll see how Mam copes then.”   DJ is disappointed by her attitude.

"You men in Cwmderi – you're lovely, aren't you?"

Mark finds Andrea sitting miserably in the Deri, and she growls angrily, “You men in Cwmderi – you’re lovely, aren’t you?   

"At least you were honest"

“At least you were honest – you didn’t want to get close to me from the start – but Garry!   He’s moving to Newcastle – being with me is just too hard, apparently.”

"Garry's had a lot going on with Dani"

Mark is shocked by this but points out that Garry has a lot going on, especially between him and Dani.   

"Issues with his ex as well!"

“Oh great – he’s got issues with his ex as well!” she groans, “Something else to discuss with my therapist – I haven’t got one, but I need one after being here!”

"There was no excuse – I was an idiot"

Mark apologises again for the way he reacted;  “There’s no excuse – I was an idiot.”   

"A better one than Garry – or me"

Andrea fears that she will never get a boyfriend, but Mark is quite sure that she will, “A better one than Garry – or me.”

"Haven't you had enough?"

She decides that she wants another drink, but Mark is worried that she has had too many already.   

"How are you getting home tonight?"

“How are you going to get home tonight?” he asks, and she glumly supposes that she will catch the bus.

"Come back to our house"

“Good luck with that – look, come back to our house,” he suggests, “Tyler and I are going to watch Harry Potter.”   

"I've seen them all – twice"

She replies that she has seen them all – twice.   “That’s still one fewer than me, then,” he says, 

"You can sleep in my bed . . ."

“Come on – film, popcorn, and then you can sleep in my bed 

". . . while I sleep on the sofa"

“– while I sleep on the sofa.   You don’t want to be on your own, do you?   You’ll never get a bus now, anyway.”   

"Thanks, Mark"

Andrea takes him up on the offer.

"Why are you letting her win?"

Up in the chip shop flat, Britt asks, “Why are you letting her win?” 

"This is not about winning, Britt!"

but Garry insists that this is not about winning;  he has to give Dani a chance to be happy.   “And what about the children?” she says.

He argues that this is what is best for them as well.   

"Sorry about phoning Andrea"

Britt is sorry about phoning Andrea, and he comments wryly, “You had to create some sort of drama before I left, didn’t you?”   She does not want him to go, but he makes his way slowly down the stairs.

"Has he gone already?"

Aaron comes out of his room, complaining, “He could have said ‘tara’.   What about Andrea?”   

"It's all over with Andrea"

Britt tells him that it is all over, and is determined she is not going to stay in the flat, dwelling on things all afternoon;  

"I've got a fryer to sort out"

she has to go downstairs and sort out the fryer, but reminds Aaron that Garry will not be gone for ever.

"I don't believe a word he says"

As Britt leaves the room, Aaron mutters, “I don’t believe a word he says.”

Jinx is making stirfry

When Ffion arrives home from school, Jinx is making stirfry;  “The one with the Tofu?” she enquires, and wonders where Arwen is.

"I wanted to talk to you first"

“I haven’t collected her from Siôn’s yet – I wanted to talk to you first.   

"We should talk to Arwen about your alcoholism"

“I think we should talk to Arwen about your alcoholism – you know, properly.”   

"There's no need for that"

Ffion is not in favour of this, but he goes on, “She stole a bottle of brandy – there must be a connection.”

Ffion insists that she is too young to understand, 

"That vodka business wasn't long ago"

but he is sure that it must be on her mind;  “That vodka business wasn’t long ago – she’s seen you drunk before, hasn’t she?   Look, I know you don’t like talking about it.”

Ffion makes it clear that they should leave the matter for now, regarding it as a coincidence;  

"She just wanted some attention"

“She stole something to get attention, that’s all.   I’ll go and get changed, 

"Fetching her will be enough punishment"

“then I’ll fetch her – that will be enough punishment for her!”

"Beans or spaghetti?"

As they come out of the Deri, Mark is asking what Andrea would like;  “Beans or spaghetti?”   She wonders whether they have hoops or alphabet letters.   “Hoops – I’m an adult!” he sneers.   

Garry is preparing to leave . . .

Then they notice Garry loading up the car nearby;  

. . . and receives a withering glare from Andrea

Andrea glowers at him and walks away.

"Thank you for doing this, Garry"

Dani comes out of the Deri and thanks him for what he is doing;  

"I'll do anything to make you happy"

“I’ll do anything to make you happy,” he tells her.   

"Just give me time"

She wants him to give her time, so he thinks there may still be hope.   

Garry drives out of the village . . .

He gets into the car and drives away along the High Street, 

. . . and Dani watches him go

with Dani watching him.