12 April 2022

"Have you tried tickling her feet?"

Cassie has just served someone called Andrew in the Deri when Mark comes in, speaking on the phone;  “There must be something you can do . . . well, have you tried tickling her feet?   She can’t stand that!   

"I don't want Mam to be in a wheelchair, do I?"

“I am taking it seriously – I don’t want Mam to be in a wheelchair do I?   Right – I’m coming up later to see her – and I want to talk to the top dog about her condition.”

"Drunk and looking for some more, was she?"

Rhys comes in from the toilet and says that he was sorry to hear about Kath’s accident;  “She was drunk and looking for some more ‘lush’, was she?”

"Why don't you shut up?"

Mark angrily tells him to shut up;  “If you must know, she’s suffered a serious injury!” he snarls, and walks out of the pub.   

"She could end up in a wheelchair"

Cassie adds that she could end up in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, and Rhys realises that he has put his foot in it.   

"Me and my big mouth again"

“Me and my big mouth – again,” he groans, and Cassie agrees with this evaluation.

Lois heads towards the Deri

Lois is walking along the street when Rhys emerges from the Deri;  

"You're still not angry with me?"

“You’re not still angry with me?” he says, and she makes it very clear that he is not forgiven for contacting Gwen.   He offers to buy her a drink, 

"I'm not ready to talk yet"

but she is only picking up some lunch, and is not ready to talk yet.

Rhys is given the brush-off

“OK, I understand, and I’m willing to wait,” he continues, but she goes into the Deri without another word.

DJ is engrossed in paperwork

DJ is studying some paperwork at Penrhewl when Sioned comes in, smartly dressed, and at first he ignores her;  

"Those clothes are inappropriate"

when he does look up he remarks critically, “Those clothes are not appropriate for lambing.”

"I'm taking a shopping trip . . ."

She replies, “You said the strain of work is getting to me – I’m taking a break.   A shopping trip, that’s all – I won’t be long – 

". . . I know exactly what I want"

“I know exactly what I want.”   

Sioned puts on her coat . . .

In the hall she puts on her coat, 

. . . but welly boots are rather out of place

rather incongruously picks up her wellies and leaves the house.

"Are you sure he hasn't made a copy for himself"

In APD, Ieuan Griffiths is examining a key which has been cut for him, suspiciously asking, “Are you sure Mathew hasn’t made a copy to keep for himself?”

“And what use would that be?” wonders Anita, “You won’t even say what the key is for.”

"I own a business in the Cwm!"

“I’m not one to blow my own trumpet, but I own a business in the Cwm!” he proudly announces, and tells Anita to put the change in the charity box;  “The least a businessman can do is to contribute to a good cause.”   

Anita continues with the job in hand

When he leaves the shop, Anita returns to her examination of the contents of the till;   

"I could have sworn there were two £20 notes"

Jason comes in as she mutters to herself, “I could have sworn there were two £20 notes in here earlier – yes, there definitely were.   Do you hear me, Jason?   There’s money missing from the till – and it’s not the first time.”

"How much are we talking about?"

He wonders how much they are talking about, and apparently it is £10 or £20 here and there.   “Is that all?   You make it sound like hundreds has gone missing,” he answers, “Check it again – you might have made a mistake, Anita – these things happen.”   

Anita has already decided who is the guilty party

It is obvious that Anita is jumping to a conclusion, as so often happens in Cwmderi.

Brynmor prepares to go to the hospital

Brynmor comes downstairs at Maes-y-Deri, struggling to do up his shirt cuff, when there is a knock at the door.   

"I've brought you some food, Brynmor"

It is Cassie, who has brought him some food.   He reports that he has just been on the phone to the hospital, 

"They can't tell me any more"

and they cannot tell him any more.

She knows that Kath is getting the best care, but is worried about Brynmor;  

"I'm still being eaten alive by guilt"

“If you want to know the truth, I’m still being eaten alive by guilt,” he confesses, “I’m trying to get ready to go and see Kath again.”

Cassie suggests that she should make a cup of tea, and promises not to put brandy in it this time;  

"We're not to blame for what happened to her"

“I’m worried about Kath as well, but, as we discussed, we’re not to blame for what happened to her.”

Brynmor sighs, “If only I’d talked to her rather than to you.   

"Why do you find it easier to talk to me?"

Cassie asks if he has wondered why he finds it easier to talk to her than to Kath.   

"Kath and I are fine"

“Listen, Kath and I are fine,” he stresses, 

"I'll stay out of your way for a while"

and Cassie proposes to stay out of his way for a while, so that he can focus on Kath, but he knows where she is if he needs anything.

The new key evidently works

Ieuan Griffiths is just locking a door with the key he has obtained from APD, and we see that it is the door of Tomos ac Ellis, the estate agents.   

"Thinking about buying a new house?"

Hywel is approaching, and imagines that he is thinking about buying a new house.

"I'm selling people's houses now . . ."

“Not a house – the business!   I’m selling people’s houses now,” Griffiths brags, but Hywel points out that he does not know anything about selling houses.   “Houses sell themselves these days,” Griffiths rather naïvely tells him, and Hywel predicts that the prices will rise as well.   

". . . and thinking of opening a branch in Llanarthur"

Griffiths has great plans and is thinking of opening a branch in Llanarthur;  “Have you got time to run a business on top of your council work?” he is asked.

Griffiths maintains that is where they are different;  he is always looking for a new challenge to expand.   

"Providing work for local people"

“I take pride in providing work for local people,” he says, just as Rhys comes out of the door behind Hywel, “To be honest, I’m looking for someone to help out now – 

"Time you had a proper nine-to-five job, Rhys . . ."

“it’s about time you had a proper nine-to-five job, Rhys.   I’m serious – 

". . . better than making videos nobody watches!"

“it’s better than making videos nobody watches.”

"Thanks, but no thanks, Ieuan"

Rhys wastes no time in flatly refusing the offer, and as he walks away, Griffiths comments, “Oh dear – he’s really lost his way – 

"Shame his father doesn't have a tidy business"

“shame his father doesn’t have a tidy business to pass on to him.”   Hywel does not appreciate this.

"I'm slipping home for lunch, Anita"

Inside APD, Anita is still looking into the missing money when Mathew comes in, advising that he is slipping home for lunch, and she tells him that Lois is bringing her a sandwich from the Deri.

"There's something I'd like to discuss"

She would like to discuss the financial problem, but he does not have time;  “After lunch I’ve got to go to Fynnonwen for a concrete delivery – if you need anything, talk to Jason – he’s out the back.”

Jason comes in 

When he comes in, she is reluctant to talk to Jason, who asks if she checked the till;  

"There's still money missing"

“There’s still money missing,” she answers.

"Right, you might as well say it"

“Right, you might as well say it, then,” he tells her, “You think it’s me, don’t you?   

"You think I'm gambling again"

“You think I’m gambling again and I’m just helping myself.”   Of course she denies that she thinks that, so he suggests, “Do you think you can share that information with your face, then, please?”

"It can make someone behave out of character"

“Look, the thing is, Jason, an illness like that can make someone behave out of character,” she argues, but he insists that he is not ill – 

"I was ill, but now I'm better, Anita"

yes, he was ill, but now he is better – after a lot of hard work.

"I don't need to be reminded every time!"

“What I don’t need is to be reminded every time money disappears from the till!” he rages, but promptly calms down and apologises.   

"I didn't accuse you, Jason"

She maintains that she did not accuse him, 

"It sounded like that to me"

but it sounded like that to him.   “As you know, Anita, I never touch cash any more, so I don’t know who it was – you tell me.”

"I hope you told hm where to stuff his job!"

Rhys informs Mathew about Griffiths’ suggestion;  “I hope you told him where to stuff his job!” is the reaction.

"But I'm not in a position to refuse"

Rhys does not think that he was serious;  “He was just winding up Dad – but when you think about it, I’m not in a position to reject an offer like that.”   Mathew reminds him that he has a successful business of his own, and will now get out of his way, so that he can record his next video.

"No, I'm not in the mood"

Rhys decides, “No, I don’t have the patience – I’ve got fewer clients and the truth is I’m not in the mood to smile into the camera and encourage people to exercise.”   Mathew diagnoses that Lois is still on his mind and suggests that he should phone her.

“I tried to chat to her earlier, but she didn’t want to know,” Rhys groans, 

"I don't blamer her for being angry with me"

“I don’t blame her being angry with me.”   

"Otherwise you'll end up working for Ieuan Griffiths!"

Mathew recommends that he should keep making the videos – warning that otherwise he will end up working for Ieuan Griffiths.   Rhys promises that the next video will be ready by the time he comes home;  

"You'll need a good workout after that lunch!"

“And you’ll need a good workout after that lunch!”

Sioned strides up to Deri Fawr . . . 

Sioned marches resolutely into Deri Fawr and calls for John, but receives no reply;  

. . . and into the barn

she enters the barn which she previously visited with DJ, and there is still no sign of life, except for a few cows.

She cannot shift the door . . .

On reaching the chained and bolted door, she pushes on it with all her might, with no effect.   Then her gaze lights on a wrecking bar which has been left lying around 

. . . so uses a handy implement

and she picks it up, wedging it in the door and levering the door open.

As she peers in through the gap . . .

She looks through the small gap and notices some rudimentary bedding, together with some food on a rough table.   Again she calls John’s name, 

. . . a face suddenly appears . . .

but then a dark-skinned man’s face appears 

. . . giving Sioned a terrible fright

and she jumps back in terror, dropping the wrecking bar.   She runs from the farm, as fast as her legs will carry her, in the direction of Penrhewl.

"I'm sure if we stuck a pin in your foot . . ."

In the hospital, Mark suggests to his mother, “I'm sure if we stuck a pin in in your foot, you would feel it.”   

"I'm enough of a pincushion already"

She warns him not to dare, as she is enough of a pincushion already.   “Why don’t they take you somewhere else to see if they can fix it?” he demands, she points out that she is not a car that has failed its MOT.

"You can go home if you want, Mark"

Then Brynmor arrives and tells Mark that he can go home if he wants;  “We don’t want to tire your mother.”   

"I've only just got here"

Mark objects to his attitude, and is informed that Brynmor spoke to Kath earlier on the phone.

“She doesn’t need those grapes, because I’ve already brought some,” Mark grumbles, 

"I never want to see another box of chocolates"

and Kath declares that she never wants to see another box of chocolates.   Brynmor alleges that she looks better today, but she maintains she feels terrible.

"I'm surprised you're on your own"

“I’m surprised that you’re on your own,” comments Mark, “I just thought you might have bought someone else with you.”   

"I don't want to see anyone else"

Kath does not want to see anyone else except the two of them;  

"How about a cup of tea, then Mark?"

Brynmor suggests that she might like a cup of tea, and that Mark might like to fetch it.

Mark is definitely not happy

He reluctantly goes to do so, with his mother reminding him to put plenty of sugar in it, then Brynmor fusses around her;  

"Why did you you want to get rid of Mark?"

“What was that about?” she says, “Why did you want to get rid of Mark?” and she insists that he should explain.

"I want dot say how much you mean to me"

“Well, I just wanted to say how much you mean to me – there’s nothing wrong with that, is there?” he replies, then notices the painkiller tablets on the table nearby;  

"You are taking those, aren't you?"

“You are taking those, aren’t you?” he enquires.   She tells him that the doctor is supposed to come back before long with the test results.   

"I'm sure everything will be OK"

Brynmor is sure that everything will be OK.

Sioned locks the door

Sioned arrives back at Penrhewl in a panic-stricken state and locks the door behind herself.   

"One of the shortest shopping trips ever"

“That must be one of the shortest shopping trips ever,” says DJ, 

"I'll make us a quick cup of tea"

“I’ll make us a quick cup of tea while you get changed.   We’ve got loads of sheep and lambs to sort out.”

She looks likely to burst into tears

Then he notices her troubled state and realises, 

"You didn't go shopping, did you?"

“You didn’t go shopping, did you?”   She is scarcely able to speak.

The recording is about to end

In the shop flat, Rhys is just coming to the end of his video;  

"Three, two, one  – relax!"

“Right, three, two, one – relax!” he says, “Well done, everybody!”   

He sends a text to Lois . . .

He composes a text to Lois; 

. . . in the hope of building bridges

 ‘Lovely to see you earlier.   Looking forward to having a chat.’

She does not reply immediately which makes him rather disappointed, 

He gets a glass of water after his exertions

but as he gets himself a glass of water, his phone sounds.   

There is a message from Abi

He finds that it is a message from Abi, asking, ‘Did you get my message?’

Lois looks, unimpressed, at Rhys' message

Lois looks on her phone at Rhys’ message and puts it back in her pocket;  

"Doing anything nice tonight?"

Anita asks if she is doing anything nice tonight, 

"I'm skint, to be honest"

and she replies, “Not really – I’m skint, to be honest.   If there were any more hours to do here, I’d jump at them.”

Predictably, this sets off more suspicions in Anita’s head, and she tells Jason, 

"That money that's gone missing . . ."

“You know – the money that’s gone missing?   I’ve been thinking – 

". . . it might be Lois"

“it might be Lois.   There was money missing from the till before she went to lunch, and it’s only been happening since she’s been working here.   She just said that money is tight.”

"You're doing it again, Anita!"

“You’re doing it again, Anita – you can’t just make these big accusations without any evidence!” Jason warns her, 

"It's too much of a coincidence"

but she regards it as too much of a coincidence;  she intends to have a word with Mathew about it.

"I'll sort it out – OK?"

Jason stresses that there is no need to drag Mathew into this;  “If this stealing continues, I’ll sort it out – OK?”

"I'll pay for the best care for you"

A doctor has just been talking to Kath and Brynmor is convinced that there is bad news;  “Don’t worry, love,” he says, “I’ll pay for the best care for you – a top notch private hospital with 24/7 care.”

"The machine's just down the corridor"

Mark arrives back with the tea for his mother, and Brynmor says that he is not interested in tea;  “The machine’s just down the corridor,” Mark informs him, “It’s not hard to use – you just need some coins.”

"I'm not here to drink tea!"

Brynmor makes it quite clear that he is not there to drink tea, and Kath urges them to stop bickering;  

"I'll ask them to throw you out!"

“If you don’t behave, I’ll ask them to throw you out!” she tells them.

"The truth is, we're worried about you"

“The truth is, we’re worried about you,” Brynmor goes on, but she assures him that there is no need, because she is going to get better.   He regards that as the right sort of attitude, 

"That's what the doctor said"

but she stresses that is what the doctor said;  the scans show that there is no permanent damage to the nerves, and she will not need an operation.

"I won't be doing Strictly this year, though"

“I won’t be doing Strictly this year, though,” she jokes, “Listen, not a word to the rest of the family until I’m back on my feet – do you understand?”   

This news cheers them up

Both Mark and Brynmor I delighted to hear this news, and she is glad that they agree on one thing at least.

Then Kath asks Brynmor what he wanted to tell her earlier, but he replies that it was nothing important, and that she is what is important now.

"You promised you wouldn't go up there"

At Penrhewl, DJ reprimands Sioned, “You promised you wouldn’t go up there,” 

"I thought something was not right"

and she argues that she thought something was not right, which proved to be true.   

"You could have been hurt – or worse!"

“You could have been hurt – or worse!” he exclaims.

"Whoever's in that shed needs help!"

“Whoever’s in that shed needs help!” she rages, but DJ remind her that it is nothing to do with them.   “Come back with me!” she begs him, but he refuses and forbids her from going there.

"We can't just ignore it"

“We can’t just ignore it – someone is locked in a shed,” she repeats, 

"Well, phone the police, then"

and he tells her to phone the police in that case.   She points out that she was trespassing and had no right to be there, so DJ advises that she does not have to give the police her name.

"Perhaps I imagined hearing something"

She suddenly changes;  “Do you know what?   Perhaps I imagined hearing something – perhaps it was a dog,” she says, “As you said, it’s none of our business, is it?   

"We've got work to do"

“I’ll go and get changed – we’ve got work to do.”

An arm reaches out . . .

Back at the Deri Fawr shed, an arm reaches out of the partly-open door 

. . . and grabs the wrecking bar . . .

and manages to reach the wrecking bar dropped by Sioned 

. . . for future use

which is taken back inside.

The prisoner looks out