12 April 2023

"You're still not dressed!"

Diane enters through the back door of Bryntirion just as Dai comes downstairs, yawning;  “You’re still not dressed!” she scolds him, “I’ve taken Ifan to drama club, done the food shopping – and you’re still in your pyjamas!”

"Can you hear that?   Silence"

He tells her to be quiet and simply listen;  “Can you hear that?   Silence – oh, lovely,” he says, “When was the last time we had the house to ourselves?   

"I'm going to make the most of this peace and quiet"

“I’m going to enjoy today and make the most of all of this peace and quiet.”

"What's that noise?"

However, as soon as he has said this, there is the sound of a key in the front door 

Griffiths appears

and Griffiths appears.   “Ieuan, what are you doing here?” Diane asks, 

"Everyone in the village has a key to this house!"

and Dai complains that everyone in the village has a key to this house.

"I thought I left my coat here"

Griffiths was under the impression he had left his coat there, but they have not seen it;  “Don’t worry – it must be at home,” he says but is looking very uncomfortable.   

Diane enquires if anything is wrong, 

"Anita's moving out"

and he explains, “Anita’s moving out.”

"Seen sense at last, has she?"

“Oh – she’s seen sense, has she” Dai asks, 

Then comes the bad news

but when he hears that Anita intends to come back to Bryntirion, he is outraged.

"I tried everything to make her stay"

“I tried everything to make her stay,” Griffiths protests, but Diane points out that he has not tried hard enough.   “I have to go – someone is coming to see me – five minutes ago!” Ieuan goes on, “Can you talk to her?”

"I'll sort Anita out!"

“Don’t you worry – I’ll sort Anita out!” Diane informs him, with determination.

Iolo arrives at the Deri flat . . .

Dani is folding washing when Iolo comes into the flat;  she explains, “Seren’s gone to a friend’s house, wearing Gwern’s old trousers and Gabriel is at the childminder’s with one sock on.   

. . . where Dani is a little disorganised

“With everything, the washing isn’t a priority.”

Iolo volunteers to help with folding the washing and asks if she has eaten today;  

"Go and eat something, please"

“Right, leave that to me and go and eat something, please.”   As she does so he asks about Gwern, 

"Gwern is confused at the moment"

and is told that he is confused, but that is only to be expected.   Britt is with him at the moment while Dani gets things organised in the flat.

"Does he know about Gwyneth?"

She gets out of a packet of cereal and Iolo wonders if he knows about Gwyneth;  

She puts something in the fridge . . .

“No – not yet – he just needs time to recover,” she answers.

. . . and then realises it is Seren's bunny

She opens the fridge and find a toy rabbit inside;  

"I have to go and identify Tyler's body"

“I have to go and identify Tyler’s body,” she groans.

"What's this I'm hearing?"

Diane has gone straight to APD where she confronts Anita;  “What’s this I’m hearing?   You want to move back to Bryntirion?”   

"The wedding was over a week ago"

Anita explains that she stayed with Ieuan to give everyone space during the wedding – but that was over a week ago.

"Sorry, there's no room at the inn"

Diane announces, “Sorry, there’s no room at the inn – you’ll have to stay with Ieuan.”   Anita says that she cannot do that;  “Why not?   Don’t you like him?” asks Diane.

"I'm an independent woman, you know"

“It’s not that I don’t like him – just I’m an independent woman, you know.” 

Diane counters with, “You should have thought about that before selling number 10.”   Mathew, behind the counter, appears to be amused by this conversation, 

"Bryntirion is our home"

as Diane spells it out that Bryntirion is her and Dai’s home.

"You're not going back to Australia, then?"

“You’re not going back to Australia, then?” Anita demands, and is told not to change the subject.   It appears to Diane that Anita is scared to commit, and proposes that they write down the pros and cons of living with Ieuan Griffiths.

"The police have asked me"

Iolo asks Dani if she has to go;  “The police have asked me,” she replies, 

"I'll go with you"

and he offers to go with her.   “You have no idea how much that means to me,” she says, 

Iolo grasps her hand

and he holds her hand.

"I love his aftershave"

Diane is compiling the list, Anita says that she loves his aftershave;  “Oh, sexy aftershave is it?” smiles Diane, and there is about to be another suggestion 

Then they glare at Mathew 

when they both look at Mathew.   He thinks it wise to go elsewhere while this list is being written.

"He always puts the toilet seat down"

“He always puts the toilet seat down after he uses it,” says Anita.

Diane can see that he is better than Dai;  

"Dai's like a tomcat!"

“He’s like a tomcat, spraying the walls.”   Anita seems rather disgusted by this, 

"Ieuan's used to living with his mother"

and points out that Ieuan is used to living with his mother.

“And he always says sorry if he farts in bed,” Anita adds, 

"There are only pros on the list"

which Diane regards as a sign that he is a gentleman.   She comments that there are only pros on the list at the moment, but Anita admits, “He can wind me up – but I can’t imagine being without him – 

"We feel as if we should be together"

“we feel right – as if we should be together.   

Diane is quietly confident

Diane believes that her plan has worked.

"Haven't you got any work to do?"

DJ approaches as Mathew is outside APD;  “Nice for some – haven’t you got any work to do?” he asks.   Mathew says that he is taking a break from hearing about Anita’s love life.

"I have to do everything"

“Eileen is having an operation on her leg today, so Sioned is back and forth to the hospital – I have to do everything.”   Mathew knows that they are in the middle of lambing at the moment, and wonders if there is anyone to help.

"Have you got any galvanised nails?"

“Everybody’s busy – have you got any galvanised nails in stock?”   He is told that there are plenty inside and then DJ realises he has left his wallet at home.   

"I've done a few shifts on my uncle's farm"

“Pay another time – listen, is there anything I can do to help at Penrhewl?” Mathew asks, “I have done a few shifts on my uncle’s farm – I can help you out.   

"I could use another pair of hands"

DJ admits that he could use another pair of hands, so Mathew will go and get the nails, then find his best wellingtons.

"We're having a vigil tomorrow night"

Jinx, whose right arm is in a sling, is in the shop and Colin asks if he has seen the poster;  “We’re having a vigil tomorrow night – I hope you can come.   We want to remember everyone who’s suffering.”

"Even those with minor injuries, like me?"

“Even those with minor injuries, like me?” enquires Jinx, and is told that everyone is included – 

"We will only get through this together"

they will only get through this together.

"I don't know how anything can be the same again"

“I don’t know how anything can be the same again, Colin,” he says as he leaves the shop, 

"Here, let me carry that"

and Cai, who happens to be passing, offers to help with his bags.   

"What about your shoulder?"

“What about your shoulder?” Jinx enquires, and is told that it is much better;  there is no permanent damage.

"Will Ffion be coming back?"

“Will Ffion be coming back?” is Cai’s next question. 

Jinx realises that is what this is about – sniffing around Ffion.   “No, I was just wondering if she has offered to help,” he replies.

"Sorry to disappoint you"

“She did – and I refused – sorry to disappoint you!” growls Jinx.   

Cai grumbles that at least she has phoned;  “I haven’t heard a word from her.”   Jinx reminds him that he just said that he was OK.   

"On the outside, perhaps"

“On the outside, perhaps,” Cai answers, and Jinx imagines that he wants sympathy.

"Several people have more of a right to that than you"

“Several people have more of a right to that than you,” he stresses and Cai walks towards Cysgod y Glyn..

"What if he doesn't look like him?"

As they sit in the car outside the mortuary, Dani ponders, “What if he doesn’t look like him after the accident?” 

Iolo is very uneasy

and Iolo appears increasingly uneasy.   “Sitting here won’t help,” she adds, 

"Shall we got in?"

“Shall we go in?”

He does not move and despite her encouragement, 

"I was just giving you a lift"

maintains that he was just giving her a lift but cannot go inside.   

Dani steels herself for the task ahead

Dani realises that she has to go through this ordeal on her own.

Megan looks at the poster

Megan comes into the shop and notices the poster on the door;  she snarls at Colin, “How could you?   

"I don't know if you're stupid or insensitive!"

“I don’t know if you’re stupid or insensitive!   The Welsh word for ‘Vigil’ is ‘Gwylnos’!”   

She points out the serious error

She removes the poster and demonstrates to him that he has used the word ‘Hwylnos’ instead [meaning ‘sleepover’].

"Mark made them"

He explains that Mark made the posters;  “He’s out and about, putting them up around the village.”   

Megan is astounded

Megan is absolutely astounded.

Mathew is hard at work, until . . .

Mathew is at work on the farm, carrying a bag of feed and strides out of sight behind a shed;  then there is an anguished cry 

. . . a shower of feed flies through the air . . .

and some of the contents of the bag can be seen flying through the air.   

. . . and he ends up in the mud

Matthew picks himself up and finds that he is besmirched with mud.

"I've almost finished"

Mark is putting up one of the posters in the Deri when Colin contacts him by phone;  “I’ve almost finished,” he says, 

"Hwylnos?"

and Diane remarks that it is rather early for something like “Hwylnos’. 

“Ask Colin – I’ve just finished putting them up and I’ve got to take them all down!” Mark moans.

Ieuan is anxious

As he goes off to retrieve all the posters, Griffiths comes in, looking anxious;  he asks Diane, “Did you see Anita?   

"What did she say?"

“What did she say?”

"After a word of advice from me . . ."

She takes great delight in telling him, “Well, after a word of advice from me, she has realised that she wants to stay with you.”   Ieuan cannot believe his good fortune and enquires how Diane managed to persuade her;  “She was determined to leave this morning.”

"I reminded her of your attributes"

“I didn’t persuade – I just reminded her of all your attributes,” Diane continues, and Ieuan seems very pleased to hear it, 

"And they are . . ."

asking what attributes they might be.

"Apologising after farting in bed"

She leans forward, and in confidence advises him, “It’s hard to find a man who always apologises after farting in bed.”   

He is instantly embarrassed

This tends to wipe the smile from his face, 

"Go and tell her how pleased you are"

and Diane instructs him, “Go and tell her how pleased you are that she’s staying.   You have to tell a woman how you feel as well as show it.”

"Yes, you're probably right"

He agrees that she is probably right, and goes to carry out her instructions, 

"That little problem is solved"

while Diane picks up her drink with satisfaction.

Dani returns to the car

Dani returns from the mortuary to where Iolo is waiting for her;  

"I want to remember him as he was"

“Dan, I’m so sorry – but I couldn’t.   I didn’t want the last time I saw him to . . . I want to remember him as he was.”

"Don't you that that's what I wanted too?"

“Don’t you think that was what I wanted too?” she screams, “The last thing I wanted was to see my brother in a morgue!   But there we are – 

"Someone had to do it!"

“someone had to do it!”

"It's my fault that he's in there . . ."

Iolo maintains that it is his fault that Tyler is in there, 

". . . because I told him to get on the bus"

“Because I told him to get on the bus.”

"Don't do this, Iolo"

Dani tells him not to do this, as he was not to know;  “It’s just . . . life is unpredictable 

"We just have to carry on"

“and we just have to carry on.

"I told Gwyneth that Jaclyn was expecting my baby"

At Cysgod y Glyn, Jinx says, “I told Gwyneth that Jaclyn was expecting my baby – she looked into my eyes as I told her.   How do you understand something like that?   

"Do you think she knew when she killed Jaclyn?"

“Do you think Gwyneth knew Jaclyn was pregnant when she killed her?”

"Don't go there, Jinx"

Cai warns him not to go there, but Jinx continues, “It’s hard not to – everything’s changed now.”   

Cai maintains that everything will come back slowly;  “Baby steps – and that arm will be back to normal, 

"The arm is not the problem"

but Jinx does not regard the arm as a problem.

"No – up here is the problem"

“No – up here is the problem,” remarks Cai, pointing to his head, “I can’t get Tyler out of it – can’t get rid of the image of him lying there.   We’ll all get through it eventually.”   

Jinx hope that he will get through it.

Jinx hopes that he is right.

"Yes, I know I promised . . ."

DJ is on the phone outside Penrhewl;  “Yes, I know I promised – 

". . . I'll know more in a few days"

“I’ll know  more in a few days – yes, as soon as.”   Mathew is approaching, 

Sioned hurries out of the house

and Sioned comes running from the house, telling DJ that the doctor has phoned and wants her to go to the hospital now – 

"I can't wait for you"

she cannot wait for him.   

Off the goes to the hospital . . .

She drives away 

. . . leaving DJ downhearted

and DJ looks very downhearted.

The posters have now been amended

As they make the corrections to the poster, Colin remarks that it was lucky Diane saw it;  “Dani could have seen it.”   Mark cannot understand why one letter should cause such trouble.   

"Well, they're correct now"

Megan stresses that they are corect now and that is what is important.   

"I'll go and put them up again"

Mark insists that he was only trying to help and will now go and replace the posters in their original positions, as he is glad to get out of the house.

Mathew brings tea

Mathew brings DJ a cup of tea;  

"It always helps when you're worried"

“It always helps when you’re worried about something, he comments.

"I'd set my heart on moving to Ireland"

“I’d set my heart on moving to Ireland – I’d packed everything, down to my toothbrush.   A new start in my dream job.”   

"Could you rearrange things?"

When Mathew suggests that he could rearrange things, he goes on, “Eileen’s got a long way to go – and the opportunity will have gone.”

"In the meantime, I'll be here to help you"

Mathew predicts that there will be another one;  “Several more, perhaps – but in the meantime I’ll be here to help you, all right?”   

"Look at the state of you, boy!"

Then he gets out the biscuits and DJ notices his dirty condition.

"I don't deserve anything"

Dani and Iolo arrived back in the Deri;  she thinks that they deserve a drink.   “You do – I don’t deserve anything,” groans Iolo, and she urges him to stop punishing himself.”

"I've been to identify Tyler's body"

Mark joins them and is informed that Dani has been to identify Tyler’s body;  

"I want to remember him like this"

“And I was too much of a baby to go in,” Iolo groans, “I want to remember him like this,” he says, showing Dani his phone.

"You took a photo of him in there?"

Mark is outraged at the thought that he has taken a photo of Tyler’s body, but Iolo explains, “This is one of him alive.”   Dani says that they will need a good photo for the order of service, and he is confident that he will have a good send off.

"I don't think Tyler would want a big funeral"

“I don’t think Tyler would want a big funeral, though,” Iolo suggests, but Dani maintains that it can still be special.

"It doesn't matter – he won't be there"

Mark, rather more prosaically comments, “It doesn’t matter what sort of funeral it is – he won’t be there.”

"They didn't say anything definite"

Sioned is back at Penrhewl;  “They didn’t say anything definite – her memory will slowly return, but her leg is the problem – it will take time to heal – they can’t put a date on these things, can they?   A couple of months, perhaps.”

"I'm supposed to start the job on Monday"

He wonders what they are going to do;  “I’m supposed to start the job on Monday.”

"I have no choice"

Sioned has no choice but to stay, “But you have a choice – I know how much this job means to you.   

"If you want to go, just go"

“If you want to go, just go – I don’t want to stop you.   I don’t want to stand between you and your dream.”

"Will you join me later?"

“Will you join me later?” he asks 

"Hopefully"

and she hopes that she will.   

"I doubt that I will get the chance again"

He doubts that he will ever get a chance again 

"That's the answer – you have to go"

and she regards that as the answer – he has to go.   

Sioned looks wistfully at him . . .

As she takes her coat out of the room, she looks back at DJ, 

. . . as he ponders his future

who is in a quandary.