14 March 2023

Dylan goes to see Tesni again . . .

Next morning, Dylan walks in the through the doors of the hospital ward 

. . . but she is no longer there

and is very concerned to see that the bed previously occupied by Tesni is now empty.   He looks at it with horror, and, after considering his next move, walks straight out again.

Gwyneth sees Gwern across the road

Gwyneth is coming out of the shop when she sees Gwern;  

He wants his FIFA game 

“Did you have a nice holiday?” he asks, “You did promise to bring back the new FIFA Game as a present for me.”   

"I can't remember doing that"

She pretends that she cannot remember doing that, and he demands, “Mam!”   Gwyneth says that she might have something for him at home.

"What are you going to do – sue us?"

At Deri Fawr, Sioned is on the phone to John, the owner of the farm;  “What are you going to do – sue us?” she asks, “Listen, we’ll be out of here in two weeks – so you’re not getting another penny out of us!”

"He put the phone down on me!"

Then she complains to DJ that John put down the phone on her;  “What did he say, then?” he wants to know and she replies that he said that if they leave they will not be welcome back there.   He will be phoning back later so that they can confirm that their decision.

"We've made our minds up"

“We don’t need until tonight, we’ve made our minds up,” DJ stresses, 

"Well, we've done all this packing"

and Sioned adds that they have done all this packing.   

"The three bags by the door are for Apêl Maenan"

He enquires if she is sure she wants to take all that stuff, and she advises that he will be happy to know the the three bags by the front door are going to Apêl Maenan – now.

"I might change my mind about a few dresses"

DJ asks why she is in such a hurry, and she is afraid that she might change her mind about a few dresses.   

"Do you want anything else from the village?"

“Do you want anything else from the village?” he asks, and she suggests he could get some chips for dinner.

"I don't want to see pictures of you in a bikini"

As they go into number 9, Gwyneth says that she has lots of photos to show her son before he plays any game.   “I don’t want to see pictures of you and Cassie in bikinis,” he groans, 

Then they have a visitor

and then there is a knock at the back door;  Dylan walks in and asks Gwern how he is.

"I'm looking for Tesni"

Dylan says that he is looking for Tesni, and is immediately told she is in hospital.   

'That game's on my bed"

Gwyneth sends Gwern upstairs to play with his game, which is on her bed;  “Go and practise.”   He is quite sure that he does not need to practice to thrash her, as she is worse than Dylan at games.

"Depends on what games we're playing, Dylan"

Once they are left alone, Gwyneth comments, “Depends on what games we’re playing, doesn’t it, Dylan?” 

"Where's Tesni?"

but all he wants to know is where Tesni is.   “I don’t know – I thought she was still in hospital, she answers, and he points out that she left last night.

"She won't want to see you after what you said"

“Wherever she is, she won’t want to see you after what you said,” Gwyneth snarls.   

"She gas a right to know what happened to her mother"

Dylan insists that she has a right to know what happened to her mother.   “If she hasn’t come back, perhaps she’s starting to work things out,” he suggests, 

"Cup of tea?"

but Gwyneth is confident, as she has not admitted to anything.   “I know,” Dylan declares, “You lied about the dates you were released from prison – you did it!”   Gwyneth simply smiles and asks if he would like a cup of tea.

"Sorry about then way I turned up"

Mathew also brings a cup of tea for Tesni, as she thanks him for letting her stay;  “I’m sorry about the way I turned up,” she says.   

"Anything is better than a hospital bed"

He is simply glad that she has slept today, and had been worried that the spare bed was a bit uncomfortable.   “Anything is better than a hospital bed,” she tells him.

"I don't know what Gwyneth will say"

He is pleased that she looks a lot better this afternoon than she did, but he does not know what Gwyneth will say.   

"She doesn't need to know for now"

Tesni replies, “She doesn’t need to know for now, does she?   So much goes on there with Cassie, Gwyneth and Gwern there a lot – I just need some peace.   And Gwyneth can be a bit much – she’s lovely and I’m really grateful, but when I’m ill, she’s just there, checking what I’m eating, how much sleep I’m getting.”

"So you want me to put your timetable in the bin?"

“So you want me to put the timetable I’ve made you in the bin?” he jokes, 

"I need some peace and a chance to rest"

and she says that she just needs some peace and a chance to rest.   In that case, Mathew will get out of her way and will be back around 5:30.   

"If you need anything, just phone"

“I’m only at APD, so if you need anything, just phone.”

Dylan is handed his tea . . .

When Gwyneth hands the cup of tea to Dylan, 

. . . and promptly pours it down the sink

he pours it down the sink without hesitation;  “Suit yourself,” she growls, 

"What do you want?"|

“What do you want?   You know Tes isn’t here – but you’re still here.”

"I want to hear you say it – that you killed Jaclyn"

“I want to hear you say it – that you killed Jaclyn,” he snarls, “I can say it louder if you like, so that your son can hear what sort of a woman his mother is.”

"He's got his PlayStation headphones on!"

Gwyneth laughs, “He’s got his PlayStation headphones on.   I imagine that not knowing what the murderer will do next is the most difficult thing – especially if they want to punish you.   

"Imagine if something happed to Gabriel"

“There are so many options – Tesni, Gabriel – imagine if something happened to him, such an innocent child.”

"Even you wouldn't stoop that low"

Dylan imagines that not even Gwyneth would stoop that low;  

"Stopping you seeing your child grow up?"

“What – stopping you from seeing your child grow up?”   

She fetches a small book

She walks into the other room and picks up a book;  

"Every time I thought about Gwern"

“I put a line in this every time I thought about Gwern while I was in prison – every time I missed him – every time I missed out on a special occasion.   

"Every line thanks to you!"

“Every line thanks to you!   So don’t tell me how low I’d go – 

"You have no idea!"

“because you have no idea!”   

She shows the contents of the book

She shows him the contents of the notebook.

Sioned is looking at the 'Babi' overall . . .

At Deri Fawr, Sioned is looking emotionally at the overall with the embroidered name ‘Babi’, with which she has not been able to part.   

. . . and is almost in tears

She is almost in tears when the door opens and DJ returns.

“Do you want your chips in the box or on a plate?” he asks, 

DJ sees what she is doing

and then notices what she is doing.   

"I'm not sure what to do with them now"

She confesses that she had kept these items and was not sure what what to do with them now;  she realises that it was silly to buy things so early.

"You must think it's odd to keep this test"

“You must think it’s odd to keep this test,” she says, 

"This is the only proof we have"

but DJ understands;  “I tried to throw it out, but this is the only proof we have that our baby ever existed.”   

She packs them away

She puts them back into the box, remarking, “It just makes me feel a bit . . .”

DJ supplies the missing word, “Scared?   And nervous?   What are you afraid of?”   

She is afraid she will miss Cwmderi

“She fears that she will not make friends, or that Dic will not like her – and that she will miss this place.

"We've managed to turn it into a tidy home"

“I know it was a hole when we moved in, but we’ve managed to turn it into a tidy home – and hearing John say that we couldn’t come back here . . .”

"It was hard to tell what colour the paint was upstairs"

DJ is sympathetic, and recalls it was hard to tell what colour the paint was upstairs, with all the damp.   “Half of me wants to stay here,” she confesses, 

"We've been through a lot in Cwmderi"

“But the other half knows that moving is a good thing for us – we’ve been through a lot in Cwmderi.”

"It's a good place to settle and put down roots"

“Yes, but knowing I’m leaving all that behind and starting over – with you – makes my nerves disappear,” he replies, “It’s a good place to settle and put down roots.”

"And start a family?"

“And start a family?” Sioned suggests, which he hopes will be the case.   He just wants to see Sioned happy again – 

"If staying at Deri Fawr will make you happy . . ."

and if staying at Deri Fawr will do that, he is willing to stay for ever.

"It's time to experience life outside Cwmderi"

However, Sioned is determined that she wants to take this opportunity;  “It’s time for us to experience life outside Cwmderi.”   

And he is only now getting an interview?

He will book the flight tomorrow as they want to interview him.

"I'll never get over losing Jaclyn!"

Back in the kitchen of number 9, Dylan states, “You did it!   I’ll never get over losing Jaclyn, and you know that.   Every morning I wake up and for a second everything feels OK.   

Gwyneth revels in his discomfiture 

“Then I have to go through it all again and again, every morning.   But remembering that Jaclyn is dead isn’t the worst part – it’s realising that it was all my fault!   So you’ve got what you wanted – I hate myself!”

"Good!"

Gwyneth smiles and says, “Good!”   

"I want to hear you say it"

Dylan simply wants to hear her say it;  “And what if you’re recording me?” she asks.   He assures her that he is not doing so.

"I did it!"

She stands close to him and snarls, “I did it!” 

She looks very smug . . .

then walks away with a triumphant look on her face.   

. . . until Dylan grabs her by the throat . . .

Dylan grabs her by the throat 

. . . intending to strangle her

and forces her back against the sink, shouting, “You can’t control me!”

Gwyneth reaches behind her . . .

Gwyneth, in fear of her life, reaches behind her across the worktop and grabs a handy knife, 

. . . then plunges a knife into Dylan

which she plunges into Dylan, 

He slowly sinks to the floor

who slowly sinks to the floor while making wheezing and gasping noises.

Gwyneth is horrified

She looks in horror at what she has done, 

Then, still clutching the knife . . .

but only then notices Gwern standing at the bottom of the stairs, who has witnessed this action.   

. . . she realises she has a witness

“Mam!” he exclaims, and she looks even more horrified.

Dylan does not move

As Dylan lies inert on the floor, 

"How long have you been down here?"

Gwyneth maintains that it was an accident;  “How long have you been down here?”   

"Dylan tried to kill you"

He explains that he heard them arguing, and knows that Dylan tried to kill her.

"Come here – now!"

She picks up her phone and dials a number;  she is not summoning an ambulance, but is rather ordering Garry, “Come here now!”

Tesni watches TV . . .

Tesni is watching afternoon television and then picks up her phone, 

. . . almost calls Dylan . . .

scrolls to Dylan’s number, but thinks better of calling it 

. . . but then changes her mind

and resumes watching the television.

As Dylan's life slowly ebbs away . . .

Dylan is still lying there, with Gwern and Gwyneth sitting nearby;  

. . . Gwern and his mother are talking

“Is he still breathing?” Gwern asks, and his mother confirms that he is, begging her son to go upstairs while she sorts this out.   “I don’t want to leave you alone with him again,” the boy protests.

"What have you done?"

Garry rushes in through the back door and sees the motionless body on the floor;  “What have you done?”   Gwern is quick to point out that Dylan was trying to strangle his mother, and implores his father to help them.

"Quiet!"

Then there is a knock at the front door and Garry instructs them to keep quiet;  

"Gwyneth – are you home?"

it is Matthew outside, who shouts, “Gwyneth – are you home?”   

"Go upstairs – now!"

Garry tells Gwern to go upstairs now, 

Mathew walks away from number 9

and as Mathew walks away, he repeats the order.

After the boy has done as he is told, 

"If Gwern wasn't here . . ."

Gwyneth growls, “He turned up here and accused me of killing Jaclyn – if Gwern wasn’t here . . .”

". . . he wouldn't be in this mess"

Garry complete the sentence;  “He wouldn’t be in this mess.”   

"You have to get rid of Dylan, for Gwern's sake"

Gwyneth insists that Garry has to get rid of Dylan, for Gwern’s sake, 

Garry does not relish the thought

something which he does not look too happy about.

"I've got a surprise for you, Tes"

When Mathew returns to the shop flat, he apologises for being late, but has a surprise for her.   Then he asks if she is all right;  

"I hope you've got chicken nuggets as well"

“Yes, I hope you got chicken nuggets as well,” she says.   He imagines that this is something to do with Gwyneth, and cannot understand why Tesni does not want her to know where she is.

"I went over there – but she didn't answer the door"

“Please don’t be angry, but I went over there just to see – she didn’t answer the door, all right?”   

"I don't want to see her at the moment"

Tesni reiterates that she does not want to see Gwyneth at the moment, 

"I'm starving!"

and wants to eat now, as she is starving.

In the woods, someone is digging

Out in the woods the sound of digging can be heard;  

Garry excavates a grave . . .

Garry is excavating a grave in a secluded spot.   

. . . and Dylan is watching him

The semiconscious figure of Dylan is nearby, and he looks across towards Garry, 

"Garry, please don't do this"

calling to him,  “Garry, please, don't do this.”

Garry redoubles his efforts

Taking a deep breath, Garry continues his work with added vigour 

Dylan relapses into unconsciousness

and Dylan lapses into unconsciousness once more.

Didn't Jinx say that 'Bicarb works every time'?

At number 9, Gwyneth is scrubbing at the blood stain on the floor, apparently with little effect, 

"Where's Dad?"

when Gwern comes downstairs again, asking where his father is.   “He’s taken Dylan to the hospital,” she lies, and he is anxious that Dylan will be all right.   

"Come and sit down with me"

“Of course he will be – come and sit down with me,” she replies.

“Is he going to tell the police?” is Gwern’s next question, 

"He would be in more trouble than me"

and he is told that Dylan would be in more trouble than his mother if he did that.   

"The best way is to keep quiet"

She thinks the best way forward is to keep quiet about what happened today;  he should not to tell anyone, even Dani.

She asks if he can do that and he agrees that he will;  “Go up for a shower and I’ll make some food, OK?”   

Gwyneth is definitely worried

As soon as he is out of sight, her smile evaporates.

Garry has finished his grave-digging . . .

Garry has been working extremely hard and now the hole is deep enough to accommodate a body;  he throws down the shovel 

. . . and walks towards Dylan . . .

and Dylan sees him approaching 

. . . with a determined look

with a determined look on his face.

"She killed Jacs!"

“She killed Jacs,” Dylan insists, but the exhausted Garry looks him in the eyes and asks why he came back.   

"I said if I ever saw you again, I'd kill you!"

“I said if I ever saw you again, I’d kill you!” he snarls 

He seizes Dylan . . .

and begins to drag Dylan towards his grave, 

. . . and drags him towards his grave

rolling him across the forest floor and causing excruciating pain.

"You're not like her – you wouldn't!"

As he is on the edge of the excavation, Dylan tells Garry, “You’re not like her – you wouldn’t!”   

"What makes you think I haven't done this before?"

Garry is not so sure about that;  “What makes you think I haven’t done this before?” he demands, 

He places a gag around Dylan's mouth . . . 

as he places a gag around Dylan’s mouth.

"Kill me!  Kill me!"

“Not like this, Garry, not like this – kill me!   Kill me!”   

Is Garry really going through with this?

Garry hesitates, and despite the look of hatred on his face, appears not to be able to go through with this.