24 May 2023

"Three, please, if you have therm"

As Jinx emerges from the shop, Cheryl is passing and speaking on the phone;  “Yes, tonight – three, please, if you have them.   Great!”

Cassie also appears and greets Kath, 

Kath walks straight past

who totally ignores her;  “Stubborn as a donkey!” Cassie grumbles to Jinx, who smiles.

The High Street is quite busy, with Ffion the next to come along, and she remarks that he is a good mood.   

"Enjoying watching Cassie and Kath behaving like kids"

“I’m enjoying watching Cassie and Kath behaving like kids,” 

"Don't leave me on my own with him"

but before he can explain any further Cai approaches, wanting to talk to Ffion.

“Don’t leave me on my own with him,” she pleads, 

"I have to go to work"

but Jinx has to go to The Pizza Place.   Cai accuses her of avoiding him all day and is referring to the Western Post statement.

Cai is moaning about the rugby

“Since when has the women’s team been the official Cwmderi RFC team?” he demands, 

"There is no men's team"

so she points out that there is no men’s team.   “But there will be!” he insists, 

"If not, there won't be a Cwmderi RFC"

Or if not, there won’t be a Cwmderi RFC!”

“Because rugby is a man’s game?” Ffion demands, 

"You just can't stand strong women"

“You just can’t stand strong women.”   He grumbles that he has to, as they are everywhere.   

"It's just punishing us for existing"

He regards it as not strength, but punishing men for just existing;  then he marches off into the shop.

"It's not clocking-off time yet"

In Tomos ac Ellis, there is the sound of a text alert;  Kelly looks around for her phone, but Griffiths warns her that it is not clocking off the time yet.   “I’m not clocking off – but do you know what?   I need to give you a ‘heads up’ – 

"An English company wants to buy the Deri"

“I’ve heard that an English company wants to buy the Deri.   And I want to know if that’s true.”

"Why does that interest you?"

He asks why she is interested in that;  

"Because I've got an interest, like a lot of people"

Because I’ve got an interest in what happens to the local pub in the village, like a lot of other people – is it true?”

"Not from an English company"

Griffiths replies that he has not had any enquiries from an English company, 

"How about Wales, Scotland – or anywhere else?"

so Kelly widens her enquiry to include Wales, Scotland – or anywhere else.

"Are we in court?"

“Are we in court?   Where have you heard all these lies?” he demands, and she replies that people talk, again wanting to know if it is true.

"Not anywhere at any time – your honour!"

He repeats, “I haven’t had any enquiries from any company from anywhere at any time – your honour!”

"Good!"

She is pleased to hear that, but Griffiths is determined to have the last word;  

"You signed a confidentiality agreement"

“Even if I have, remember that you have signed a confidentiality agreement – you can’t discuss my business with anyone – right?   Kelly, don’t waste my time with stupid questions like that again, please.   I’m a busy man.”

"As you wish"

As you wish,” says Kelly, but is obviously not going to let the matter rest. 

"Are you looking for somewhere else to live?"

At Y Felin, Iolo brings Cai a cup of tea and asks if he is looking for somewhere else to live.   

"No – are you?"

“No,” is the answer, “Are you?”

"Well?"

At that moment Siôn comes downstairs and demands, “Well?”   

"I'll forgive you – only to keep a roof over my head"

Cai says that if Siôn is happy that he is only being forgiven to keep a roof over his head, fine.

Then Siôn turns to Iolo for his response, 

"Forcing me to forgive you . . ."

which is, “Yes, I forgive you – but forcing me to forgive you to make sure Greta and I have a home 

". . . is the most selfish and unprincipled thing . . ."

“is the most selfish and unprincipled thing you’ve done – 

". . . apart from the affair itself!"

“apart from the affair itself.”   

Siôn retires upstairs

Siôn returns upstairs.

They are amused

Iolo and Cai glance at each other and laugh.   However, as Cai looks at Facebook on his laptop, he sees a message from Nesta;  

Then Cai sees a Facebook message . . .

‘Huge thanks to Llion Jones for a brilliant holiday – the kids were over the moon.   Love you’.   

. . . which disturbs him

He finds this rather disturbing.

Maya is in the pharmacy

In the pharmacy Maya is putting items on display when Mark knocks on door with a parcel for her, 

"Sorry the post is late"

apologising that it is late.   

"I don't speak Welsh, but I'm learning"

“Sorry, I don’t speak Welsh, but I am learning,” she tells him.   

He recalls that he learned Spanish once;  

"Hola – Mark Jones, your postman"

“Hola – Mark Jones, your postman.”   Noticing the skeleton, he asks if it is real, 

"That's Daphne, my auntie"

and is told that is Daphne, Maya’s auntie.   “They let you do that with relatives, do they?   

"Saves on the cost of a funeral, I suppose"

“Saves on the cost of a funeral, I suppose.”

Maya is anxious to point out that she is joking, and it is not her auntie;  

"No – your uncle!"

“No – your uncle!” laughs Mark, “See you again – whoever you are,” he says to the skeleton.

"He seems nice, doesn't he, Daphers?"

“He seems nice, doesn’t he, Daphers?” Maya comments.

Cai watches the ladies' team celebrating

The women’s rugby team are celebrating in the Deri, while in the background, Cai is at the bar.   

"Your hard work has paid off"

“We had a great session yesterday – I’m so proud of you – and your hard work has paid off because we are now the village’s official team.”   

"Shut your gob, Cai!"

Cai cannot resist making a comment, and Kelly tartly responds, “Shut your gob, Cai!”   Ffion advises them not to take any notice of him;  she has put some money behind the bar so encourages them to get drinking.

"You're world champions?"

“One training session, a picture online and you’re world champions?” Cai sneers.   

"You men just need to accept it"

Ffion predicts that they may be, and men just need to accept how it is with women.

“We’re independent now,” she insists, but he also describes it as cruel;  

"What has Nesta done now?"

“Oh, what has Nesta done now?”   He simply tells her to forget about it and will not listen to her offer to help.   

She begins to feel peculiar . . .

She suddenly starts feeling unwell 

. . . and makes her way to the ladies'

and carefully makes her way to the ladies’ toilet.

Gaynor is washing-up

At Llwyncelyn, Gaynor is doing the washing-up when Cheryl comes in, 

"We're going to watch Llanarthur play Beulah"

informing them that she has three tickets to watch Llanarthur play Beulah in the summer league tonight.   Gaynor enquires if that is football, 

"No – ping pong!"

 she replies, No – ping-pong!   I am going to turn you into a football fan – whatever it takes.”

"I'd better find someone to look after Esther"

Hywel says that he had better find someone to look after Esther, and then Cheryl discloses that it is Gaynor, Esther and herself who are going.   

He is not included in this little outing

Esther comes in and seems quite keen to watch a football match.”   

Hywel is aggrieved

Hywel, on the other hand, is looking rather puzzled;  

"Aren't you going to say anything?"

“Aren’t you going to say anything about the fact that she isn’t polite?” he asks Gaynor.   

"Accusing her of lying was not very polite, either"

She points out that accusing Cheryl of lying about the funeral was not very polite, either.

"She did lie about the funeral"

“But she did lie about the funeral,” he stresses, but it is alleged to have been for a good reason.   “We’re paying for her to be here – she’s eating our food – the least she could have done was to buy four tickets!”he complains.   Gaynor invites him to buy himself a ticket, if he is that keen to go, 

"I don't want to go now!"

but he moans that he does not want to go now.

"This had better be important, Kelly"

Jinx meets Kelly outside the Deri;  “Right, this had better be important,” he tells her 

"It's about the Deri"

and she says it is about the Deri.   

"I thought I was useless"

“I was under the impression that I was useless,” he recalls, but she says that she has no choice – they have to do something.

"Massive English company buying the Deri"

“Think about it, right?   A massive English company buying the Deri – they’ll make a go of it for a year.   But they’re shareholders – the profits aren’t enough, so they sell it – nobody local can afford to buy it.   

"Griffiths and his cronies swoop in"

“So, wait for it, Griffiths and his cronies swoop in and build – oh, I don’t know – flats, or an old people’s home.   Exactly what he tried to do with Bethania.”

"You want to prevent Griffiths making money?"

“So you want to prevent Griffiths from making money?” says Jinx;  she concedes that is perhaps one motive.

"It's the death of the village, man!"

“But no local pub?   Jinx, it’s the death of the village, man!”   

"When you put it that way . . .

He agrees that when she puts it that way . . .   

"Cassie and Kath need to join forces"

“Cassie and Kath need to join forces, combine their cash.”

He scoffs at this suggestion;  “That won’t happen – they’re at each other’s throats.”   

"Someone needs to talk to them . . ."

Kelly is adamant that someone needs to talk to them, 

". . . and I signed a confidentiality agreement with 'Voldemort'!"

and she cannot because she has signed a confidentiality agreement.

"Well, just rip it up!

Jinx advises her to rip it up, 

"I've got a family, responsibilities!"

but she protests, “I’m not in my 20s any more – I’ve got a family, responsibilities – and I need the job, unfortunately!   But you – you haven’t signed a confidentiality agreement!”

Jinx is not keen . . .

Jinx is rather reluctant to get involved, 

. . . but Kelly is irresistible

but Kelly can be remarkably persistent.

Siôn is sitting on the sofa, looking rather pensive, and when Cai comes downstairs, 

"Do you think I'm a selfish person?"

he says, “Can I ask you a question?   Do you think I’m a selfish person?”

"Yes!"

“Yes – you do what you like with your life,” is the reply, 

"Is that really selfish?"

but Siôn wonders if that is really selfish.   “Depends if somebody else gets hurt,” says Cai, 

"Takes your kids on holiday without you"

“If one person does as they like – and takes your kids on holiday without you, the other person’s going to get hurt.”

"I don't think anyone is missing out"

Siôn is not aware that anyone is missing out on his account;  Cai thinks it strange that he believes that.   “You’ve got a good life.”

"I hardly see Macs, I don't know where Huw is"

Siôn acknowledges that his life is not perfect – far from it;  “I hardly see Macs, I don’t know where Huw is, I’m single – and now I’m selfish.” 

"Talking about yourself isn't selfish at all"

Cai snarls, “Don’t worry – talking about yourself all the time isn’t selfish at all!”   

"I can seem selfish at times"

Siôn realises that he can appear to be selfish to people sometimes, 

"You're not the only one with problems"

but is assured that he is not the only one with problems.

Cassie gets a shock . . .

When Cassie goes into the ladies’ toilet in the Deri, she has a considerable surprise;  

. . . Ffion lying on the toilet floor

Ffion is lying motionless on the floor and does not respond to her name being called.   Cassie hurries to get help.

Arwen is very concerned

soon arrives in the shape of Arwen and Maya the pharmacist, 

"She's still breathing"

who confirms that she is still breathing.   

That is a relief for Arwen 

This comes as a considerable relief, 

Ffion is now getting up . . .

and Ffion begins to move.   “It’s OK – you passed out,” says Maya, “Any head pain, neck pain, pain in your chest?”

. . . and they return to the bar

Ffion maintains that she is all right and they slowly make their way back to the bar, where Hywel is drinking;  he asks if everything is all right and is told that Ffion passed out in the ladies.   

"I haven't been drinking!"

“I haven’t been drinking!” she is quick to point out and adds that she just has not eaten.   In answer to Maya’s question, she says this has not happened before, 

"I'm all right, Arwen"

and assures Arwen that she is all right.

"I've got some leaflets in the pharmacy"

“I’ve got some leaflets in the pharmacy about fainting,” says Maya, but Ffion insists that there is no need.   

"Thanks for the chocolates"

As she is on her way she meets Iolo, who thanks her for the chocolates.

“I went too far about the OCD – I recognised the signs so . . .”   

"I have a lot of things going on in my head"

He understands and explains that he has a lot of things going on his head.   

"By the way, I'm gay"

Iolo also thinks it wise to inform her that he is gay, 

"Me too"

and is very surprised when she replies, “Me too.   You didn’t think?   Lunch tomorrow – and I promise not to propose!”

A couple of football fans come in

As she goes out of the door, we hear the sound of rowdy singing, “Despite everyone and everything, we are still here!” which is coming from Gaynor and Cheryl.

"I had a pasty for the first time!"

“Iolo, we’ve just been to a football match – and I had a pasty for the first time!” Gaynor enthuses, then informs Hywel, “Esther’s waiting for you outside – the poor thing’s tired, she wants to go home – but she enjoyed herself!”

Hywel is definitely not impressed

“Great!” he growls, as he leaves the pub.

"I don't know anything about this Llion Jones"

“I don’t know anything about this Llion Jones – and now he’s been on holiday with my children,” Cai complains to Siôn, “It’s obvious what she wants – a divorce and full custody of the children!”   

"She might not succeed"

Siôn reminds him that it is not inevitable that she will succeed.

“I’ve had an affair, I’ve moved out of the area, I haven’t seen my kids for months.   

"They'll be calling him 'Dad' before I turn round"

“They’ll be calling that Llion ‘Dad’ before I turn round.”

"Losing Gwen was bad enough"

Siôn appreciate that a divorce is horrible;  “Losing Gwen was bad enough, but a divorce would have been worse – at least Gwen and I loved each other.”   

"Nesta and I love each other, too"

Cai maintains that he and Nesta love each other, too, and Siôn realises that he needs to think before he speaks – again.

"I must have hurt so many people over the years"

“I must have hurt so many people over the years – giving my opinion on things without thinking – but you learn something new every day.   Perhaps more volunteering would help – I always enjoyed that – perhaps that would be a step closer to me becoming less selfish.”

"You go on and on about how you feel"

Cai predicts that it will be a long journey for him;  “What do you expect?   I show you this message, and you go on and on about how you feel!”   

"Not much has changed, then"

Iolo has just come in and observes that not much has changed.

"A big company will have a lot of money"

Jinx has gone to Maes-y-Deri to speak to Kath;  “But a big company like that will have a lot of money,” she says, and Jinx tells her that she will have to find a lot more money.   “Brynmor isn’t a money tree!” she continues and Mark is unable to help financially.

"But Cassie . . ."

Jinx proposes, “Cassie . . .” 

"She's a traitor!"

but he gets no further, as Kath insists that she is a traitor.   

"You haven't fallen out, Mam?"

Mark is surprised to find that they have fallen out now, and his mother argues that she has got a good reason.   She is convinced that neither of them have any hope now.

“I was looking forward to seeing my mother as the Deri’s landlord,” says Mark, 

"There's only one way this will work"

and Jinx explains that the only way this will work is if she and Cassie put in a joint bid.

“What’s wrong with you?   Are you serious?” rages Kath, 

"I don't even want to talk to her!"

“I don’t even want to talk to her – and I definitely don’t want to be her business partner!”   

She takes the biscuits from Mark

She grabs the packet of biscuits from Mark and goes to sit down.   

It looks like stalemate

It appears to Jinx and Mark that the idea is a non-starter.

Ffion is going home now

By now Ffion is feeling better and Maya is going to walk her home;  

"Do you mind coming in with me?"

“Do you mind coming in with me when we get back to the flat?’ she asks, 

"I want you to tell me there's nothing wrong with me"

“I need you to tell Arwen that there’s nothing wrong with me.”

“I’ll do that when you’ve had the all clear from a doctor,” Maya answers, but Ffion does not want her daughter to worry.   

"I can't tell her something that might not be true"

“I know, but I can’t tell her something that might not be true,” the pharmacist adds, “Let’s get you home.”

"Not drinking, is it?

Mark comes in and asks what is wrong with Ffion;  “I found her passed out on the floor of the ladies’,” Cassie replies, and he naturally assumes that she has been drinking again.

"An English company wants to buy the place"

That he gets to the point of his visit;  “I’ve heard that an English company wants to buy this place,” 

"Well, I can't compete with them"

and she accepts that if that is the case she cannot compete with a company.

"You and Mam could buy it together"

“Well, you and Mam could buy it together,” he suggests, 

"A traitor as a business partner?"

 she is sure that Kath would want a traitor as a business partner.   He knows that it would not be as simple as an apology, and Cassie says it is strange to think what will happen to the place.

“At least you won’t have to work with Mam then,” he comments, and she snarls that she would rather work with the devil himself than see the Deri  change, but there is nothing she can do.

"There's no reason for me to stick around"

“Without this, there’s no reason for me to stick around,” she continues, 

Mark does not like the sound of that

and Mark finds this rather concerning.

"Llanarthur forever!"

Hywel is making a drink at home when two football fans arrive, still shouting, “Llanarthur forever!” and Gaynor says she has had a lot of fun.

“What?   Making a fool of yourself in the Deri?” Hywel sneers, 

"She was swearing at the ref!"

but she was referring to the football, and apparently was swearing at the ref, who Cheryl describes as a ‘wet fart’.   

"And I had a pasty!"

“And I had a pasty,” Gaynor repeats, with obvious pride, “I feel as if I’m getting to know Mam better,” she goes on, “Doing the same things, having the same experiences – 

"Please let me pay for a memorial service"

“please let me pay for a memorial service for her.”

DI Fielding pays a visit

Meanwhile there has been a knock at the door and Hywel goes to answer it;  DI Fielding and a constable arrive.   

"Cheryl Thomas ?"

“Cheryl Thomas?” asks the DI, “Can you come to the station?   

"We need to talk to you about a serious matter"

“We need to talk to you about a serious matter.”

"What is that all about?"

Cheryl leaves the house with the police and Gaynor is very puzzled.