16 May 2023

Dani attempts to open the curtains . . .

When Dani comes downstairs at number 7 in the morning, the room is in darkness and Gwern is playing a computer game.   She opens the curtains 

. . . but Gwern objects

and he snarls at her to close them again.   

A black tie has been delivered

A package has been delivered, which contains a black tie for him to wear, 

"I'm not going!"

but he declares, “I’m not going!” and replaces his headphones.

Dani puts the tie with the suit

She hangs up the tie with his suit and looks very worried.

Hywel is in a bad mood

At Llwyncelyn, Hywel comes downstairs in a bad mood and Gaynor was under the impression he had a meeting this morning.   “What – in my pyjamas?” he replies, 

"Cheryl's hogging the shower!"

“Cheryl’s hogging the shower up there and her stuff is all over the place!”

They do not notice her coming down the stairs

We see in the background that Cheryl is coming downstairs, but they do not seem aware of that as he continues, “We’ve only known her five minutes – and now she’s eating our food, using our electricity!”

"Oh, is Daddy Bear grumpy?"

“Oh, is Daddy Bear grumpy?” laughs Gaynor, and he cannot understand why she would want to live with them – unless it is something to do with money.   

"You know she's up to her ears in debt"

He reminds Gaynor that she knows Cheryl is up to her ears in debt.

"Perhaps she wants to get to know her sister"

“Perhaps it’s because she wants to get to know her sister,” Gaynor suggests.   “OK, say you’re right, and she’s after our money – because, as you said, we don’t know her very well.   Even then, the least we can do is to put a roof over her head and food in her belly.   

"A hot shower isn't going to break the bank"

“A hot shower isn’t going to break the bank, is it?   So a bit of perspective –yeah?”

They do hear her going back upstairs

However, they do hear the sound of her rushing back upstairs, and look at each other.

Griffiths is at Penrhewl 

Griffiths is at Penrhewl with his official paperwork and Eileen is surprised to see him;  

"You've had your own way – again"

“Congratulations – you’ve had your own way – again!” Sioned replies, acerbically.   

"You don't really mean that, do you, Sioned?"

DJ insists that Sioned does not really mean that;  “You’re happy and grateful on the inside, aren’t you?”   

Sioned is not happy (but then, she rarely is)

Eileen is pleased that they have seen sense and hugs her daughter, which Sioned does not seem to enjoy.

"Sorry to spoil your group hug"

Griffiths is sorry to have to spoil their group hug, but reminds Eileen, “If you still want to buy Y Winllan, 

"I need a signature – just there, please"

“I need a signature – just there, please.   And I’ll need your signatures on that, so I can sign the property over to Sioned.”

"We've decided on a name – 'Tamed'"

As she sits down to sign the paper, Sioned comments, “We’ve been thinking, too.   We’ve decided on a name –‘Tamed’,” [which translates as ‘tamed’ or ‘domesticated’] 

"That's rather a silly name" 

but her mother regards that as a silly name.

"I think we should stick with 'Deli Cae Glas'"

“I think we should stick with ‘Deli Cae Glas’ and take advantage of the name people have come to know and love over the years.”   

Griffiths can see trouble ahead

Griffiths is becoming concerned that this sale will not actually happen.

"We want to put our own stamp on it"

“But Cae Glas is your business – this will be our business and we want to put our own stamp on it,” Sioned insists.

"You want me to give you £250,000?"

“Right, you want me to give you £250,000 without getting any publicity for Cae Glas?” demands Eileen, 

"If that's your attitude . . ."

as Sioned prepares to walk away from the agreement.   

"Sioned, we should talk about this"

DJ tries to intervene, proposing that he and Sioned should talk about the matter.

"If it comes with conditions, ~I don't want it!"

“Do you know what?   If this business comes with conditions, I don’t want it!” Sioned rages, “Keep your money!   Come on, DJ.”   She walks out of the farm, obediently followed by DJ.   

All that commission, draining away 

Griffiths is afraid that he has lost the sale here.

Basic pizza-making instructions . . .

Dani is receiving instruction on pizza making;  “Once you put the toppings on it, you put it straight into the oven, or it will go soggy –especially if there’s pineapple.    No-one wants a soggy pizza!”

. . . but Dani's attention is elsewhere

She is obviously taking no notice at all as he goes on, “We have ham, salami, peppers, olives and mushrooms – all these toppings are £1 each.”

Then he notices that Dani is otherwise preoccupied;  

"Goldfish and dog's testicles, OK?"

“We have King prawns, goldfish and dog’s testicles, OK?   Capishe?”   

"I don't know where my head is at today"

It is not until he loudly shouts her name that Dani responds, confessing, “I don’t know where my head is at today.”   He can see that it certainly is not in the pizza shop, and he imagines that she is worried about tomorrow.”

"I just don't know what to do"

“I just don’t know what to do – if it was up to me, I wouldn’t go near the funeral.   But she was Gwern’s mother and I think he should go,” she explains, “Now he says he doesn’t want to go and I can’t get any sense out of him – do you think he should go?   I do, but I can’t talk to him – it’s as if he’s turned into a zombie!”

"Calm down, Dani"

Jinx tries to calm her, and she says that she cannot cope with people being nice to her at the moment.   He does not like seeing her like this and she wonders if he could help;  

"Can you play video games?"

“Can you play video games?”

Beti has just visited MFC

At MFC, Beti is just leaving the shop when Britt discovers that she has a visit from DI Fielding, 

The DI comes in

something which she is not pleased about.   When asked how she is, 

"I was great until you walked in!"

Britt snarls, “I was great until you walked in!   What you want?”

"It's a terrible thing, burglary"

The DI maintains that she has just come to see how Britt is;  “It’s a terrible thing, burglary – traumatic, probably.   And things must be difficult with the funeral tomorrow.   I understand that you’re worried, 

"As I told Mr Evans on the phone . . ."

“but as I told Mr Evans on the phone . . .”

"Oh, that's why you're here!"

Now Britt realises why she is there, and is told, “He wanted an update on the investigation into the burglary.   Well, there’s no new information yet.”

"Prancing around, calling yourself detectives!"

Britt growls, “Do you know what’s traumatic?   That people like you can prance around the place, calling themselves detectives.   I pay taxes so people like you can do your job – 

"A murderer who's been hiding under our noses"

“and you can’t catch a murderer who’s been hiding right under our noses for months!”

"We have tried our best"

The DI points out that the police have tried their best;  

"You did bugger all!"

“Tried your best?   You did bugger all!   Gwern is only 14, poor dab – and because of you he has to grow up without a mother or a father.   He’ll never be the same – do you know that?   

"You swan in here and say, "We tried our best'!"

“And you swan in here and say, ‘We tried our best.’   Oh, no – don’t forget the mess you’ve created, good girl – not  that easily,”

By this time she is thinking about leaving . . .

The DI, suitably crestfallen, thinks that it is time she left 

. . . encouraged by Britt's words

and is encouraged to do so by Britt, 

Britt takes a deep breath

who appears pleased to have got that off her chest.

Hywel enters the shop

In the shop, Colin is restocking the magazines when Hywel comes in;  

"Looking for something special?"

“Looking for something special?” Colin asks, 

"A present to apologise to someone"

and is told that Hywel is looking for a present to apologise to someone.   

"You're back in Gaynor's bad books again"

“You’re back in Gaynor’s bad books again,” Colin assumes.

“No – well, I might be – I’ve been a bit unfair to Cheryl.”   Colin deduces that he has been sent by Gaynor to smooth things over, and has the very thing.   

"Bouquet of flowers – works every time"

He goes outside to fetch a bunch of flowers, 

"Bit of a cliché, isn't it?"

which Hywel thinks is a bit of a cliché.

“No, women love flowers – and if you’re really sorry about what you’ve said – or done, I’d also buy a big box of chocs,” 

Colin reaches to the top shelf

which he reaches down from the top shelf.

"You know how to take advantage"

“You know how to take advantage of a man when he’s in trouble,” groans Hywel, and is rather taken aback when the total is £29.99.   

"Forgiveness doesn't have a price"

He is reminded that forgiveness does not have a price.

"What the hell's wrong with you, Colin?"

Just as Hywel gets out his credit card, Britt bursts into the shop, shouting, “What the hell’s wrong with you, Colin?” 

"What have I done now?"

and wonders what he has done now.

"You phoned that idiot DI Fielding!"

“You phoned that idiot, DI Fielding!   I told you I don’t want any fuss – you never listen to me!” and she storms off back to MFC.   

"You probably need to buy flowers too, Colin"

Hywel diagnoses that Colin probably needs to buy a bouquet of flowers, too.

Ffion is back!

Some post is lying on the table at Cysgod y Glyn when, at last, Ffion returns with Arwen.   She calls for Jinx, then realises that he is probably at work.   

Arwen is decidedly not happy

Arwen looks particularly miserable and is urged to come in and take her coat off.

“It’s so nice to be back, isn’t it?” says Ffion, but receives no reply, “He’s left jam and crumbs everywhere – typical Jinx – he knew we were coming home today.”   

Ffion looks at the post

Then she notices the post and looks through it, before asking Arwen if she is hungry, as it is a while since they stopped in Dolgellau.   “I’ll make us a sandwich – let’s see what’s here.”

Arwen remains silent

Arwen is obviously upset about something, as her mother finds only a lump of mouldy cheese, half a tomato 

There is nothing in the fridge

and an empty milk bottle in the fridge.

"You're acting as if nothing just happened!"

“Stop it!” Arwen exclaims, “You’re acting as if nothing just happened.”

“Because nothing has just happened, has it?   

"That's what we said – remember?"

“That’s what we said,” her mother replies, “Remember?”

Gwern is still sitting in the dark

Gwern is still playing his video game when Jinx comes into the house and sits down beside him;  

He is joined by Jinx . . .

he picks up a handset 

. . . who also plays the game

and asks if Gwern minds him joining in.

Kelly puts up with Griffith's grumbling

In the Deri, where Kelly is eating her lunch, Griffiths complains, “A waste of everyone’s time – petrol to Penrhewl and back isn’t cheap, either!   Right, where’s the mustard?   

"How's your pie?"

“How’s your pie?”

"Large glass of red wine, please"

The DI comes in and asks for an Americano, then changes that to a large glass of red wine, as she has just finished her shift.   

Her phone sounds

Her phone sounds, 

"Yes, ten minutes ago"

and she answers, in English, “Yes, ten minutes ago,” as she goes to find a table.

Griffiths issues instructions

Griffiths continues, “Immediately after you sign any document, you need to take it back to the office, right, and put it in the safe.   When I say immediately, don’t stop in a shop on the way home, or put it in the boot and forget about it – that’s how documents go missing.”

"All right, Ieuan, for crying out loud!"

“All right, Ieuan, for crying out loud!   If it’s that precious, why don’t you  move with the times and get people to sign things digitally?   

"And it would save petrol money"

“You know, it would save loads of time – and petrol money, for that matter.”

"So many viruses and 'fish cats' around"

He answers that you never know who is hiding in those clouds;  “And there are so many viruses and ‘fish cats’ around,” he adds.   

"Fish cats – what?"

Kelly has never before come across the term ‘fish cats’.

"Have you signed your document?"

“Talking of important documents, have you signed yours?” he asks, 

"Why do I have to sign an NDA?"

but she cannot understand why she has to sign a ‘non-disclosure agreement’.

“This job isn’t child’s play, Kelly, right?   

"Some contracts are worth millions"

“Sometimes you have to deal with contracts that are worth millions – and some sales can be very sensitive as well.   She hands over the signed document;  

"Welcome to the club!"

“There we are – thank you and welcome to the club!”

"You always do it, Colin!"

The door of the Deri bursts open and Britt comes in, still moaning, “Yes, it’s true, Colin – you always do it – you wrap me up in cotton wool like some ornament!   

"You're wrong, good boy!"

“And if you think buying me lunch in the Deri will make up for everything, you’re wrong, good boy!”

"Whatever is the most expensive"

Then she turns to Cassie behind the bar, and says, “I’ll have the prawn cocktail, please and then the steak – sirloin, please – or whatever is the most expensive!   I’ll have it medium rare.”

"What's she doing here?"

However, when she catches sight of the DI, she demands, “What’s she doing here?   

"Forget it, Cassie!"

“You know what, Cassie, forget it!   I’ll have something at MFC – 

"The company's better at MFC!"

“the company’s better there!”   Colin looks rather embarrassed as he follows her, 

Cassie and . . . 

while Cassie 

. . . DI Fielding look at each other

and the DI look at each other.

It appears that Cheryl has gone

When Hywel gets back to Llwyncelyn, equipped with the flowers and chocolates, he finds Gaynor looking at a note which has been left;  it reads ‘Sorry for taking advantage.   Thanks for everything.’   

Hywel is probably glad . . .

She shows it to him 

. . .and Gaynor is blaming him

and advises that Cheryl has gone.

"I can't believe you sometimes"

He holds up the peace offerings he has bought, and Gaynor snaps at him, “I can’t believe you sometimes!”   

Hywel begins to celebrate . . .

Not wishing the expensive chocolates to go to waste, 

. . . with the chocolates

he begins to consume them.

As they play the game . . .

Gwern and Jinx are still playing the game 

. . . Jinx suddenly turns it off

when Jinx reaches for the remote control and turns off the television;  

"What are you doing?"

“What are you doing?” Gwern yells, “I was going to get a level up!”

Jinx appreciates that he is upset, but he insists that he is angry.   

"These emotions are important"

“It’s important if you feel upset or angry, or if you feel sad, because these emotions are important, OK?”says Jinx, “But if you close yourself off in this game . . .”

"I know Dani sent you here"

Gwern replies that he is not stupid and knows that Dani has sent him there;  

"She's worried about you"

Jinx simply explains that Dani is worried about him and that he cannot close himself off from the world for ever, because it is not healthy.   

"If you don't go, you might regret it"

“If you don’t go to your mothers funeral, might regret it.”

"Why?"

“Why?” demands Gwern, and is told that he does not want to risk regretting it.   “You’re not going – neither is Britt,” Gwern points out.

Jinx tries to use gaming language;  

"If you want to go to the next level– right?"

“If you want to go to the next level – right – you have to go to this funeral tomorrow – do you understand?”

"Nobody's going to force me!"

This does not change Gwern’s determination not to go;  “Neither you or anyone else is going to force me!”   

He despatches the tie into the bin

Jinx gets up and leaves the house while Gwern finds the black tie, crumples it up and throws it in the bin.

Arwen seems to be off her food

Arwen is playing with her food 

"Your uniform is ready for tomorrow"

and Ffion tells her that her school uniform is washed, ready for the morning.   “Do I have to go?” she pleads, “I just don’t feel very well,” 

"I'm sure you want to see your friends"

but her mother is sure that she wants to see her friends.

"We could just have a duvet day tomorrow"

“We could just have a duvet day tomorrow – you and me – we might need it, after what happened today,” Arwen continues.

"I've got enough on my plate already"

“Arwen, please – I’ve got enough on my plate without you being difficult,” protests Ffion, 

"Well, I'm going out!"

so her daughter simply decides to go out.   

Ffion is distressed

Whatever has happened is evidently causing Ffion some anguish.

"Old cow!"

At Penrhewl, Sioned brings DJ a cup of tea;  “I don’t understand what difference it makes to her – old cow!” she snarls.   

"It's not the end of the world, Sioned"

He urges her to cool down, pointing out that it is not the end of the world if they keep the name that her mother wants.

"She wants to control everything I do"

“Yes it is!” shouts Sioned, “She’s always been like this, DJ – she’s always wanted to control everything I do.   

“I just can’t cope with any more!”   He does not know what they will do now, reminding her that they did have a future – something to aim for.

Then banner celebrating 'Tamed'

Then there is a shout, “Surprise!” with Huwi and Eileen coming in with a  banner.   

"We'll go to Tomos ac Ellis tomorrow"

Eileen admits that she should never have stuck her nose in, proposes that they go down to Tomos ac Ellis tomorrow to sign everything.

“Go and get the glasses, DJ – this bottle won’t open itself,” she adds, so he and Huwi go to open it.   

"I'm sorry for being such an old cow recently"

“And I’m sorry for being such an old cow recently,” Eileen goes on, “I’ll try not to be from now on.”

"Sorry – I didn't mean it"

Sioned maintains that she did not mean it and is sorry;  

Another hug

she hugs her mother again, this time with more feeling.

Someone is out in the street

In the darkness a hooded figure approaches the door of MFC, 

They find the front door is secure

and tries to open it, with no success. 

Obviously proficient with lock-picking . . .

Then they proceed to the back door, take out a lock-picking tool and deftly let themselves into the shop, 

. . . they quickly gain access to MFC

closing the door behind them