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| "A charming house . . ." |
Siôn and Iolo are looking at the details of Anita’s house on the Tomos ac Ellis website; “A charming house located in a traditional, picturesque, vibrant Welsh village,” Siôn reads (in English), but then his mood changes as he continues, “Perfect as an AirBnB type letting investment! Doesn’t he have any shame?”
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| "Rhys has to sell the place" |
Iolo points out that Rhys has to sell the place;
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| "But to someone like you!" |
“But to someone like you!” his father insists, “Not as an AirBnB so someone miles away can make a profit – I’ll lend you a deposit!”
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| "I don't want to do this, Dad" |
Iolo is quite adamant that he does not want to do this, as, even if he had a deposit, he does not want to be tied to a mortgage.
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| "A young man like you can't afford a home" |
“It just angers me that a young man like you can’t afford a home in his own village!” Siôn rages,
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| Now he receives a solicitor's letter |
he opens a letter from Cuthbert Mason and Grace, solicitors, from London. “This is from a solicitor about that book token!” he growls, and reads what the letter says; “The date was unclear on the token, neither was its potential to expire made clear to our client at the time of purchase.” Iolo wonders what he is going to do about it.
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| "The token was only £10" |
Siôn grumbles that the token was only £10, and he cannot imagine Griffiths spending hundreds on a court case.
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| Now a letter from Carmarthenshire Council |
Then he opens another letter and this time discovers a letter from Carmarthenshire Council.
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| "Well, the underhand swine!" |
“Well, the underhand swine!” he exclaims, “The Council is writing to notify me that they will no longer order their Welsh books from Y Winllan. This must be Griffiths again – well, we’ll see about that!”
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| "You look very smart, Mark!" |
Outside the shop, Colin says that Mark looks very smart,
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| "It won't make any difference" |
but he doubts that it will make any difference at his disciplinary panel. Anita and Ieuan Griffiths are approaching along the street,
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| "I don't know why he made a complaint" |
as Colin groans, “I don’t know why he made a complaint in the first place, but that’s what he’s like.”
Colin advises, “Just tell the panel you had a urine infection,
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| "Don't forget to tell them about . . ." |
“and don’t forget to tell them about the . . .” He points down in the general direction of the kidneys.
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| Tegwen comes round the corner |
Tegwen is crossing the road and meets Mathew outside APD; “I’m off to get the passport photos,” she tells him, adding, “I don’t want a handout.
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| "Ken and I looked at the Lapland website . . ." |
Ken and I looked at Lapland websites last night –
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| ". . . exciting!" |
“exciting!” Mathew is also looking forward to it,
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| Colin is taking a great interest |
but then Tegwen notices Colin along the road staring at them.
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| "What's his problem?" |
“What’s his problem?” she asks, but Mathew replies that she should take no notice of him,
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| "How about lunch in the Deri?" |
and proposes that they have lunch in the Deri. She is busy today, but is free tonight, so he will see her then,
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| Mathew hugs her |
and they hug. Mathew betrays some signs of doubt.
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| Tyler is cleaning windows |
Tyler is cleaning the windows of Tomos ac Ellis when Rhys comes out;
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| "I hope you're going to pay me!" |
“I hope you’re going to pay me before you disappear!” Tyler snaps, but he says that he will not be long.
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| "You should have cleaned the windows of the Deri" |
Then Eifion comes over, pointing out that he should have cleaned the windows of the Deri first thing this morning.
Tyler says that he will do them after he has finished there,
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| Rhys and Iolo go into number 10 |
then he notices that Rhys has met Iolo outside number 10, and they both go inside.
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| "Is Iol thinking of buying number 10?" |
“Is Iol thinking of buying number 10?” he asks, and Eifion wonders if it is any of his business.
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| "They're asking far too much money!" |
“It’s stupid – they’re asking far too much money!” Tyler goes on,
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| "We have been thinking of moving in together" |
and Eifion informs him that they have been thinking about moving in together, but did not want to hurt his feelings, adding that he should do the Deri windows next.
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| This does not go down at all well |
Tyler is obviously not happy about this.
Inside number 10, Rhys launches into his spiel; “I have a lot of viewings, and I don’t want you to miss out.”
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| "I've told you, I don't want to buy the house" |
Iolo is irritated; has already told him that he does not want the house, and is about to go out of the back door when there is a knock at the front.
Rhys opens the door and tells Eifion that if he wants a viewing, he should organise it with the office.
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| "What are you – Estate Agent of the Year?" |
“Who are you – estate agent of the year?” sneers Eifion, and is told that Griffiths has put him in charge while he sorts out his mother’s things.
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| "Tomos ac Ellis Senior Sales Executive!" |
His phone rings and he answers, “Rhys Llywelyn, Tomos ac Ellis Senior Sales Executive.” He quickly switches to English, “Oh right, Birmingham – of course I can sort you a viewing, no problem at all,” and goes outside to continue with the call.
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| "Someone has become very important" |
“Someone has become very important very quickly,” observes Iolo, and tells Eifion that he is not there for a viewing, but to quote for a boiler service.
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| "I thought you were planning things behind my back" |
Eifion is relieved, as he had been thinking that Iolo was planning things behind his back.
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| "I was steamrollered into it by Dad" |
Iolo continues that he has something to admit – he viewed the place last week; “I was steamrollered into it by Dad – it was his idea.”
Eifion reminds him that he is an adult and does not have to obey his father. “No – but it’s easier to keep him quiet,” Iolo explains, “I just wanted to see whether we could get a mortgage in the future – that’s a long way down the line. We don’t know what will happen in the meantime – sorry, I should have told you.”
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| "Shall we go to Swansea?" |
Eifion has a night off tonight and promises that they have a couple of drinks and a night out in Swansea. Iolo agrees, but tells him to go now so that he can get on with his work.
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| Mark is looking anxious |
At Maes-y-Deri, Mark is looking anxiously at the laptop when Colin comes in through the back door,
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| "How did you get on, then?" |
asking, “How did you get on, then?”
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| "They wanted a doctor's letter" |
Mark replies that they would not accept he had a urine infection without a doctor’s letter.
“Although I had to go to the toilet during the thing!” he adds, and Colin says that they know about his history with his kidneys.
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| "They're going to give me an official warning" |
“The last test I had with renal was clear – they’re going to give me an official warning,”
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| "Well, that's not too bad, then" |
which Colin does not regard as very serious.
“It might be, Col,” Mark continues,
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| "Do you know anything about prostate cancer" |
“Do you know anything about prostate cancer?”
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| "He deserves to be sacked!" |
As they sit in the Deri, Griffiths gleefully tells Anita, “My contacts said the disciplinary hearing was this morning.” Anita is concerned that Mark might lose his job, but is told, “He deserves to be sacked – what he did was unforgivable!”
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| Siôn confronts Griffiths |
At that moment Siôn comes in, with the letter he has received;
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| Here's what I think of it" |
“Have you seen this? Here’s what I think of it,” he says, as he screws up the letter and throws it at Griffiths.
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| This attracts Hywel's attention |
Hywel, at the bar, is taking an interest in this altercation,
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| "No communication unless it's in Welsh!" |
as Siôn continues, “Tell your solicitor in London that I won’t accept any communication unless it’s in Welsh!”
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| "You could offer your own translation service" |
Griffiths suggests that he could offer his own translation service in that case.
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| "Couldn't you just accept the token?" |
Anita tries to calm matters by asking Siôn to accept the token and give Ieuan the book, then they can forget about it. Siôn is having none of that, protesting, “He’s trying to destroy my business.” Griffiths simply laughs.
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| "We can sort this out like adults" |
Hywel intervenes that he is sure they can sort this out like adults. Siôn is not surprised that he is on Griffiths’ side;
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| "Talk about sleaze in Westminster!" |
“Talk about sleaze in Westminster – you’re just as bad here! He’s stopped my book deal with the council!” Griffiths says he does not know what Siôn is talking about.
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| "I'll show everyone what rotten people represent them!" |
“I’m going to prove it – and then I’m going to show everyone what rotten people represent them!” Siôn snarls and then walks out.
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| "What was he talking about, Ieuan?" |
Hywel asks Ieuan what deal he was talking about;
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| "No idea" |
“No idea,” he replies.
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| They are both looking grim |
Both Mark and Colin are looking grim at the table in Maes-y-Deri;
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| "Do you remember Dewi Jenkins?" |
“Do you remember Dewi Jenkins?” asks Colin, “He sang with us on the circuit years ago.” Mark recalls he was Dewi ‘Kenny Rogers’ and is informed that he had prostate cancer.
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| "He said it was lucky they found it early" |
“I saw him in Swansea a while ago – he was full of life – he said he was lucky because they found it early.
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| "You should see a doctor – don't waste time" |
“If you think you’ve got the symptoms, you should see a doctor – don’t waste time.”
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| Mark is determined not to do that |
Mark is adamant that he is not going to do that, and that Colin is not to mention a word to anyone else;
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| Siôn appears to be lacking inspiration |
Siôn is writing on a notepad, then tears up what he has written and throws it away;
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| "I've asked for an investigation" |
Hywel visits the house, advising that he has asked for an investigation into the allegation he made about Griffiths and the Y Winllan book deal. “I don’t want you to think that everyone on the council is rotten.”
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| "And who will carry it out?" |
Siôn enquires who will carry out this investigation,
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| "An internal investigation" |
and is told that it will be an internal investigation.
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| "Just making sure I don't name you?" |
Siôn concludes, “So you’re just making sure I don’t name you in this mess. Ieuan Griffiths is abusing his power to intervene in council contracts – and I’m going to prove that. Now, if you don’t mind, I’m busy!”
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| "No wonder Rhys has no morals!" |
As Hywel heads for the door, Siôn snarls, “No wonder Rhys has no morals with you as a father!” and he throws away another of his drafts.
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| "Bottle of Merlot, please, Geraint" |
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| "No-one thinks any less of you, Mark" |
and Brynmor assures him that no-one thinks any less of him because of what happened, because he could not help it.
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| "Is that why I had a disciplinary?" |
“Is that why I had to appear before a disciplinary panel?” Mark groans, “I was warned not to do it again,” and at this point he has to adjourn to the toilet.
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| "Buy a house in Llanarthur or Cwrtmynach!" |
Iolo comes in, and Tyler comments, “Eifion told me about your big plans – do me a favour and buy a house in Llanarthur or Cwrtmynach. I don’t want you living across the road, with Greta having to see you parading your relationship around!”
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| "How much have you had to drink?" |
Iolo wonders how much he has had to drink,
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| "No, but Dadi can!" |
and points out that he cannot afford number 10; “No, but Dadi can!” Tyler snarls,
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| "Middle-class snobs!" |
“That’s what happens to middle-class snobs!”
Brynmor interrupts to say that he might have said too much now,
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| Tyler storms out |
so Tyler finishes his pint and storms out, saying, “Tell Mark I’ll be home late.” Iolo seems to have gone off his drink as well and also leaves.
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| "Where's Tyler gone?" |
When Mark returns from the toilet, the message is given to him,
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| "Have you got a minute, Brynmor?" |
and Mark asks if Brynmor has a minute, as he wants to talk.
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| "Why did you tell Tyler I was going to buy number 10 . . ." |
Iolo has gone to the shop flat to see Eifion, who is pleased to see him. “Why did you tell Tyler I was going to buy number 10?
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| ". . . and what's this about you and me living there?" |
“And what’s this about you and me living there?” Iolo demands.
Eifion describes it as a bit of fun and is warned to stop stirring. “You just can’t help yourself, can you?” Iolo sighs,
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| "He's so easy to wind up" |
and Eifion says that he is so easy to wind up.
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| "It would be nice, wouldn't it?" |
“It would be nice though, wouldn’t it? Having a place of our own one day,” and Iolo agrees that it would be one day, but they are fine as they are. His health is good and his business is OK – and he is enjoying your life.
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| "You know so many people round here" |
Mathew and Tegwen are in the Deri when Mathew remarks that it is odd; “You know so many people round here and we had never met before.” She would not say that she knows a lot of people, and all her close friends have moved away.
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| "You don't have anyone else you're close to?" |
“So you don’t have anyone else that you’re close to around here?” he asks.
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| "There is one person – you, you idiot!" |
She says that there is one person; “You – you idiot!” and wonders why all this interest in her friends.
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| "Someone saw you cwtch another man" |
After a pause he explains that someone said they saw her with another man, and she gave him a cwtch yesterday lunchtime.
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| Her expression changes |
Her expression changes
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| "You said you hadn't seen anyone else" |
as he continues, “That is odd because you said you hadn’t seen anyone else yesterday.”
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| "I don't want to discuss that here . . ." |
She does not want to discuss that there, and that she does not want lunch;
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| ". . . let's go to the flat" |
she wants them to go back to the flat, which Mathew finds rather strange.
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| "I've been looking online" |
At Maes-y-Deri, Brynmor has made Mark a cup of tea, and he says, “I don’t know much about it. I’ve been looking online.”
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| "That's the worst thing you could have done" |
Brynmor maintains that is the worst thing he could have done, so he wonders how else he is to find out;
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| "And don't tell me to go to the doctor" |
“And don’t tell me to go to the doctor, because I won’t.”
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| "I had prostate cancer – years ago" |
Brynmor says that he has had it; “Prostate cancer – years ago. I was terribly worried, just like you,
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| "It might turn out to be a urinary infection" |
“but the best thing I did was to go to the doctor and get it treated quickly.” Mark cannot believe that Brynmor has had cancer. “It might turn out to be a urinary tract infection, but there’s only one way to find out,” Brynmor goes on.
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| "I've got a half-brother, too" |
In the shop flat, Tegwen admits, “I know I said I’ve only got sisters, but I’ve got a half-brother too. I know I should have told you about him, but we don’t talk about him much as a family.”
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| Mathew can appreciate that |
Mathew can understand that; he knows that all families have things they don’t want to discuss, and his family is bad enough; “Is he nasty to you?” he asks,
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| "I can't do this, Math" |
but Tegwen sighs that she cannot do this.
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| "I won't ask any more questions about him" |
Mathew agrees that he will not ask any more questions about him.
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| "I thought we trusted each other, Math" |
“I thought we trusted each other, Math – you thought I was two-timing you,” she tells him, and he insists that he does trust her, but she continues,
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| "The last thing I want is another man we can't depend on" |
“The last thing I want in Ken’s life is another man we can’t depend on.”
He protests that she can understand why he misunderstood; he just wants to know what is going on and that is all.
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| "I thought we had something special – wrong again!" |
She sighs, “I thought we had something special – wrong again!” Matthew is sorry, and so is she,
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| "I can't risk making another mistake" |
but she cannot risk making another mistake; she has to think of Ken.
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| "We can sort this out, Tegwen" |
Mathew maintains that they can sort this out; “We will go away and Ken is looking forward to it,” but she stops him there,
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| "Ken is used to being let down" |
pointing out that Ken is used to people promising the world and then letting him down.
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| "I'm not like other men" |
Mathew insists that he is not like other men and promises he will not let her down again;
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| "It's too late, Math" |
she tells him, “It’s too late, Math – Ken always comes first.”
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| "Don't try and contact me again!" |
She puts down her glass of wine and instructs him, “Don’t try and contact me again!” as she leaves the flat.
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| Mathew is in a terrible state |
He is devastated.
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| "Is this the cancer helpline?" |
Mark sits in the dark and is hanging on the phone; “Is this is the cancer helpline? The thing is, I’ve started to notice that . . .”
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| Tyler is back unexpectedly . . . |
Then he hears the door open, so abandons the call. Tyler appears to have had a disappointing evening
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| . . . and heads straight to bed |
and is going straight to bed.
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| Mark discards his phone |
Mark looks at the phone again, then puts it down on the table.
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