17 May 2023

Colin and Britt come out of number 21

As they come out of number 21, Colin is wondering what will happen if they come back, but Britt replies, “I don’t want to hear ‘what if this’ and ‘what if that’ – I don’t want to live the rest of my life in fear, Col!”

An unusual occupant of the car

Outside the former salon, a car is parked, with a skeleton on the front passenger seat.   

"A couple of cameras up there"

Colin continues to suggest that it would be a good idea to have a couple of security cameras, but she points out that it would cost a lot.

"Whose car is this?"

Colin is rather taken aback when he turns and looks at the car with the skeleton;  “Whose car is this?” he asks 

Colin seems astonished

and just then a stranger comes out of the former ‘Dan y Ser’ and wishes them good morning.   

"Daphne didn't give you. fright, did she?"

“I’m so sorry,” she says in English, “Daphne didn’t give you a fright, did she?   Don’t worry – they’re not real bones – it’s a medical skeleton.”   Then she realises that she should have introduced herself first before introducing her pet skeleton;  “Maya Cooper – I’m opening a new pharmacy right here in the Cwm.

"Let me give you both a hand"

As she attempts to take Daphne from the car, Colin offers to give them both a hand into the shop.   

Britt goes into MFC . . .

Britt looks somewhat sceptical as Colin comments that Daphne is beautiful, then in turn goes into MFC.

. . . and is about to open the back door

As she takes the key from the hook and is about to open the back door, she hears some music, and is very suspicious;  

She seizes a large knife . . .

as she creeps towards the counter, she picks up a large knife which happens to be lying nearby.   

. . . which causes the intruder some distress

This causes her intruder, in a sleeping bag behind the counter, some terror, and we see that it is Cheryl, who wishes her, “Good morning.”

Gwern turns on the television . . .

At number 7, Gwern comes downstairs and begins to play his video game, but then looks round 

. . . and takes out the black tie from the bin

and goes to recover the black tie from the bin.   

"What are you doing?"

Dani appears and asks what he is doing;  

"I'm so sorry, Dani"

“I’m so sorry,” he says and she gives him a hug.

"Oh, its the funeral – I had forgotten"

Cai comes downstairs at Y Felin, followed by Siôn;  “Where are you going, dressed like that?” Cai asks and then realises that it is the day of Gwyneth’s funeral.   

"Nice for some, being able to forget"

Iolo comments, “Nice for some, being able to forget so easily,” as he is looking at another picture on his phone.

"Isn't that rather insensitive"

His father considers that to be rather insensitive on a day like today;  “It isn’t a day to remember Tyler.”   

"I remember him every minute of every day"

Iolo maintains that he thinks of Tyler every minute of every day.   “It’s not good for you,” Siôn continues, “If anything, you’re making things worse – you weren’t even together when he died – 

"And when you were together, he was unfaithful!"

“and when you were, he was unfaithful!”

"Even if Tyler . . ."

Iolo immediately goes upstairs, and Cai reprimands Siôn;  “No-one’s perfect – and he has a right to grieve, even if Tyler . . .”

"Slept with someone else behind his back?"

“Slept with someone else behind his back?” snarls Siôn, “I’m not surprised you take that position – birds of a feather.   Ffion – 

"And how is your little family in North Wales?"

“and how is your little family in North Wales?

“Here we go – just leave it, will you?” snarls Cai, 

"You're no angel yourself, Siôn"

“You’re no angel yourself,” 

"Tesni, you mean?"

and Siôn assumes that he is talking about Tesni.   

"Remember how you treated Gwen?"

“Remember how you treated Gwen?”   

"What are you talking about?"

Siôn demands what he is talking about, 

Cai is already leaving for school

but Cai is already going out of the door.

"What's that noise?"

Then a loud thump can be heard upstairs followed by Iolo shouting, “Greta!” so Siôn hurries upstairs to investigate.

Cheryl is ravenously hungry

Britt provides Cheryl with some food and drink, 

"I expect you to pay for a new lock"

but is expecting her to pay for a new lock on the back door.   “Yes – I am sorry,” says Cheryl, and Britt cannot understand why she broke into MFC and not anywhere else on the street.   

"I could only find raw meat and frozen chips"

“Dodgy lock, easy pickings – and I was starving!   I could only find raw meat and frozen chips!”   Britt is surprised that she did not fancy a pickled egg, but not many people like them.

"She turned out to be as real psycho!"

“I used to know someone who loved them – someone who I thought was all right, but she turned out to be a real psycho!”

"Gwyneth, you mean?"

Cheryl assumes that she means ‘that Gwyneth lady’, who Gaynor mentioned;  “You two were an item, weren’t you?”   

"I thought I loved her at one point"

Britt was under the impression that she loved Gwyneth at one point, but that is hard to believe now.

Cheryl feel sorry for the boy, maintaining that no child should have to go through that;  

"The funeral is today, isn't it?"

“The funeral is today, isn’t it?” she asks as her phone sounds;  “It’s Gaynor!” she sighs, and is advised to just answer it.

"Life is too short to be bitter"

“Life is too short to be bitter, especially with your own family – even if it is with Gaynor Llywelyn!” says Britt.

"What do you want?"

Cheryl does answer, rather gruffly;  “Yeah – what do you want?”

Gwern is preparing

Gwern is preparing for the funeral and is struggling with his tie;  

"I'm glad you've changed your mind"

Dani is glad that he has changed his mind and straightens the tie, assuring him that it is important he goes.   “Jinx said that it will allow me to move on – 

"How long until I forget about her"

“but how long until I forget about her?” he wonders.   Dani simply announces that it is time that they went, so he puts on his jacket and they leave the house.

Rather dangerous, leaving that door open . . .

Maya is still unloading her car, with Colin’s assistance, and has left the driver’s door wide open, 

. . . and the hearse is obstructed

which proves somewhat of an obstruction when the hearse comes round the corner.   Britt is watching from inside MFC and then comes out.

"Ooh, I'm so sorry!"

Maya is extremely apologetic, closes the door and the hearse proceeds on its way to Bethania.   

Dani and Gwern leave the house

It passes Dani and Gwern and they, together with Britt, follow it along the street.   

Jinx is watching . . .

Jinx is watching from the other side of the road, 

. . . and Hywel is feeling guilty

and Hywel appears to be feeling guilty.

Arwen is loading the washing machine

When Jinx returns to Cysgod y Glyn, where Arwen has been putting clothes into the washing machine, he is on the phone to Ffion.   

"Your mother wants to talk to you"

“Your mother wants to talk to you,” he tells Arwen, and then adds, “But she doesn’t want to talk to you.”   

"Why aren't you at school?"

He enquires why Arwen is not at school 

"Bad stomach"

and she replies that she has a bad stomach.

Then he relays the message from Ffion, “She says not to be dramatic,” and Arwen insists that she is ill.   

"What do you want me to do, Ffion?"

“What do you want me to do, Ffion?” and detects from her answer that all is not well.

“Sorry, Arwen – I tried my best – I have to take you to school,” he says, 

"I'm not going anywhere"

but she refuses to go anywhere and retires to her room.   

He notices bloodstains . . .

He notices the part-loaded washing machine, which contains some bloodstained articles, 

. . . and reaches a conclusion

and believes that he has solved the puzzle.

Dani, Gwern and Britt are at the chapel

At Bethania Dani, Gwern and Britt enter and sit near the front;  the congregation is rather sparse, with only Beti, Cassie and Megan, plus a couple of others.   Llinos appears to be officiating at the organ.

Siôn apologises for being late

Siôn arrives, apologising for his lateness and explaining that Greta fell, but that everything is fine.   

"Do you want a sweet?"

As the organ strikes up, Britt asks Gwern if he wants a sweet, then comments, “‘Calon Lan?’ [Welsh hymn tune] for goodness’ sake!”

"You're an absolute legend, Colin"

As Colin assists with stacking boxes in the pharmacy, Maya tells him that he has been an absolute legend, and he thought that she would know a few words of Welsh.   

"Only. a little bit"

She replies, “Only ‘tipyn bach’ [a little bit] but I’m trying – I still can’t believe I left the car door open like that – such a fool!   

What’s ‘fool’ in Welsh?”

"As we say in these parts,'wew'!"

He informs her that it is, “Ffwl – or as we tend to say in these parts, ‘wew’!”   

"Well, I'm an absolute 'wew'!"

She describes herself as an absolute ‘wew’.   

"My daughter has fallen and hurt herself"

At this point Iolo comes in with Greta, and asks for help, as his daughter has fallen and hurt herself.

She looks all right to Colin

Colin thinks that she is all right, but Iolo replies, “With respect, you’re not a doctor, and I think she has fallen on her head.   I’ve taken her to A&E –

Iolo wants a second opinion

“they think she’s OK, but I’m really worried.”   

"Right, let's take a look at you"

The pharmacist agrees to take a look at her.

The coffin is wheeled into Bethania 

At Bethania, the coffin is wheeled in;  

"We'll sing hymn number 787 . . ."

Siôn announces that they will sing hymn number 787;  

". . . Elfed's harrowing words"

“Elfed’s harrowing words to the tune ‘Rhys’,” 

The congregation stand

and the congregation stand, but we are not permitted to hear their rendering of this hymn, [which begins with the words,‘Grant me that peace, beyond all earthly knowing’.]

Cheryl is on her second breakfast of the day

Cheryl is tucking into more food, this time at the Deri;  “It’s the least we can do,” Gaynor assures her, 

"I didn't mean it"

and Hywel apologises for what he said yesterday, maintaining that he did not mean it.

"It sounded like you think I'm a money-grabber"

“What about you?” Cheryl asks Gaynor, “It sounded like you think I’m a money-grabber.”   Of course Gaynor denies this, but Cheryl is not convinced and continues with her breakfast.

"I was trying to reason with Hywel"

“You just heard me say something silly, trying to reason with Hywel,” Gaynor goes on, 

"I'd like to pay off your debts"

“Stay – please don’t go.   I’ve been thinking – I’d like to pay off your debts.”

"So you do think `I'm after your money?"

“So you do think I’m after your money?” Cheryl says, with mock outrage.   Gaynor insists that she wants to pay her share, as Elsie was also her mother. 

He does not like the sound of this

Hywel does not look very happy about where this conversation is going, 

"I didn't contribute anything|"

as she continues, “I didn’t contribute anything to the cremation, did I?   Please?”    

Cheryl nods her approval

Cheryl nods her approval, and Hywel is now even more disapproving. 

"Life is not always rosy – not always easy"

At the funeral, Siôn observes, “Life is not all rosy – not always easy.   That is particularly true in Gwyneth’s case.   She didn’t have the best start – she lost her mother to cancer when she was 13.   

Britt is looking after Gwern

“And then she was very ill in her late 30s with breast cancer.   But she got through it, and, 

"She was a very determined woman"

“whatever anyone says about Gwyneth, no-one can deny that she was a very determined woman.

"The love she felt towards you, Gwern . . ."

“I’ve never seen anyone with such spirit, such tenacity – and the love she felt towards you, Gwern, was very special.”

"She didn't love me!"

Gwern insists, “She didn’t love me!”   He jumps up from his seat 

"I'm glad she's in that box!"

and continues, “I’m glad she’s in that box – at least she can’t kill more people!”   He marches out of the chapel with Britt in hot pursuit.

This causes some consternation

On the way she snarls at Siôn, “Did you have to say that?   That Gwyneth loved him – 

"What a stupid thing to say!"

“what a stupid thing to say!”   Dani follows her out of the chapel, 

Dani tries to contact Gwern 

and then tries to contact Gwern’s phone.   

"He couldn't handle it"

When she sees Jinx in the street, she asks if he has seen Gwern;  “He couldn’t handle it.”   

"Arwen's disappeared"

Jinx is actually looking for Arwen;  she was in her room, but now has disappeared.   

"Chasing teenagers round the village"

“Look at us – chasing teenagers around the village!” growls Dani.

Jinx comments, “It only feels like two minutes ago that I was one,” but then Dani espies Arwen across the road by the shop, 

Jinx has now located Arwen

so he hurries to her, while Dani goes into number 7.

"Sorry I ran away"

Gwern comes out of the kitchen and says he is sorry for running away, 

"Are you OK, Gwern?"

but that he is OK.   When there is a knock at the door, he does not want to see anyone, 

He goes upstairs, out of the way

so Dani sends him upstairs.

The caller is Jinx, and she asks if Arwen is OK;  

Jinx finds it difficult to explain

he is rather lost for words to describe the problem.

"She looks completely fine"

As Iolo and Greta leave the pharmacy, they are assured that she looks completely fine and that Iolo should not worry.   He is almost in tears as he insists, “I can’t take any risks.”

Maya reminds him that kids fall all the time;  “They’re tougher than we think.   

"A bit of Calpol"

“A bit of Calpol if she starts complaining, but other than that . . . 

"Are you sure you're OK?"

“are you OK?”   He maintains that he is and they go on their way.

In the Deri, a lavish wake has been prepared, and Cassie brings in more food;  she hopes that Gwern is all right.   

"Britt  Monk, so rude  to Siôn"

“Well, I can’t get over it,” says Megan, “Britt Monk, so rude to Siôn – and in Bethania, of all places.”

"She was worried about Gwern"

Siôn appreciates that she was worried about Gwern, 

"The lack of respect . . ."

but Megan goes on, “The lack of respect . . .” 

"Have a vol-au-vent, Megan"

and is recommended to forget about it and have a vol-au-vent.   

"I'm finding it difficult to forgive Gwyneth"

However, Megan is not finished yet, but continues complaining to Siôn, “After all these years, I’m finding it very difficult to forgive Gwyneth.”

"Look back on the lives of Dylan, Jaclyn and Brandon"

He responds that a lot of people are finding it difficult, but it might be comforting to look back at the lives of Tyler, Jaclyn and Brandon.

"And Llewelyn"

“And Llewelyn,” she adds, 

"Who?"

which causes Siôn some confusion.   “Llewelyn, my dear cat – Gwyneth ran him over – life has never been the same.”   

Cassie has not heard about that

Both Siôn and Cassie look incredulous at this.

"Oh, the wake, is it?"

Cai comes in, demanding what is going on and then realises that it is the wake;  he asks how it went, and would like a pint.   He enquires whether the food is free, and is informed that it is – for mourners.

"Fort he woman no-one liked, who killed three people

“Mourners?   For the woman no-one liked, who killed three people?” he exclaims.   

"And a cat!"

Cassie interrupts to point out that there was a cat as well, 

"Llewelyn"

which Megan explains that it was Llewelyn.   

Siôn chuckles

Cai appears puzzled while Siôn is chuckling.

Dani puts a blanket over Arwen 

Dani has now sorted out Arwen, puts a blanket over her and promises that she will be fine.   

All the necessities are at hand

“Are you feeling all right?   We’ve got pads, we’ve got a hot water bottle and bubbles – plus loads of chocolate – sorted!   I’m just glad I can help someone today – 

"Your Mam will be home soon"

“your Mam will be home soon, anyway.”

Arwen is adamant that she does not want to tell her mother.   

"A hot chocolate and you'll be fine"

Dani recommends hot chocolate and she will be fine;  “And I think there are tiny marshmallows in there, too,” she adds.

"I really didn't know what to do"

Then they call for Jinx and he thanks Dani for her assistance;  “I really didn’t know what to do,” and she agrees that of course he would not.   

"Make her some hot chocolate"

She instructs him to make some hot chocolate, and he is glad that Arwen feels better after talking to Dani.   

She is now in a much better humour

Arwen is certainly looking much happier now.

"We're lucky to have a godly man of principle"

In the Deri, Megan thanks Siôn for today;  “It wasn’t easy to deliver a service in those circumstances.   We’re lucky to have a godly man of principle in the village.”

"Can I have a word?"

When she has gone, Siôn wants a word with Cai;  

"What was that this morning about Gwen?"

“What was that this morning about Gwen?” 

"You can't refuse to explain"

but is urged to leave it.   Siôn insists, “You can’t say that and refuse to explain – it’s not fair.”

"Does hey name Lynwen Jenkins ring a bell?"

“Does the name Lynwen Jenkins ring a bell?”   The look on Siôn’s face reveals that indeed it does;  

"Yes, that's her"

“Yes, that’s her – the woman you used to sleep with behind my sister’s back,” Cai goes on, as Cassie is listening.   “You asked.”

He picks up a cake and leaves the Deri, 

Siôn is worried . . .

as Siôn looks worried

. . . and Cassie is intrigued

and Cassie finds the information rather intriguing..