5 July 2023

A rather scruffy box under Arwen's bed . . .

In Arwen’s bedroom, a box is taken from its hiding place under her bed, 

. . . containing the missing gun

and we find that it contains the other gun.   Arwen takes it out and looks at it, 

She hurries to hide it again

but quickly replaces it when she hears her mother calling.

"Can you take photos of rugby training?"

“What are you doing tonight?” Ffion asks, “Can you take photographs of rugby training?   I want to upload them with a message to Sioned.”   

"Of course, Mam"

Arwen says that she will.

"I thought we could go paddle-boarding"

Cai’s phone sounds, and he is pleased to see that it is his son, Twm, who is phoning;  “I’m looking forward to coming up,” says Cai, “I thought we could go paddle-boarding – yes, I know you’ve got school, but we’ll go straight after the bell.   Just don’t laugh when I fall in, all right?   

"Llangrannog?   With your mates?"

“Oh, wow – Llangrannog?   With your mates?   And Leucs is going, too?   No, no problem – 

"I thought your mother would have said"

“I thought your mother would have said – how about the week after?   

"We'll organise it some other time"

“Right, we’ll organise it some other time.”

'A Full Wrexham'

Cheryl sits down at the breakfast table with a plateful of food, which she describes as, “A Full Wrexham.   It’s better than that green sludge you eat,” 

"There's nothing wrong with my green sludge"

but Gaynor maintains there is nothing wrong with her green sludge.

Hywel walks in and looks disapproving;  when Gaynor asks if he slept well, 

"Between three and five, yes"

he replies, “Between three and five, yes.”   She appreciates that sleeping on the sofa is not ideal, but he growls, “The sofa isn’t the problem!”

"That is what I'm doing, Gaynor"

She tells him to put away the sleeping bag as she does not want Esther to see where he is sleeping, and he protests that is what he is doing.   

"Right, I'd better take Esther to school"

Gaynor now proposes to take Esther to school, 

What a waste of a good breakfast!

but Cheryl volunteers to go, leaving the majority of her ‘full Wrexham’, 

"Talk to him – yeah?"

and advising Gaynor, “I really think I should go – talk to him – yeah?”   Gaynor does not appear to relish the prospect.

Siôn check that no-one is around . . . 

Cai’s rucksack is still on the floor at Y Felin and, checking to make sure the coast is clear, 

. . . then investigates Cai's rucksack . . .

Siôn opens it and feels around inside.   

. . . finding something of interest

He finds something which he looks at, but at that moment Cai comes in through the open door.

"Fancy a game of rugby, do you, Siôn?"

“Fancy a game of rugby, do you, Siôn?” 

Siôn is speechless

and Siôn is lost for words.

"I think we should have a proper chat"

Hywel is about to walk out of the front door when Gaynor calls to him, “I think that we should talk – no arguing, just a proper chat.   

"We can't carry on with you sleeping on the sofa"

“We deserve better than this, don’t you think?   I’m suffocating here – I think you are, too – and we can’t carry on with you sleeping on the sofa.”

"Do you want me to move back into the bedroom?"

“Do you want me to move back into the bedroom?” he asks, optimistically, but that is not what she wants.   

"No – I want you to move out"

“She does want him to move out.

"You can do better than that"

Siôn has made up some weak excuse about washing the rugby kit, which makes Cai laugh;  “Come on, a clever guy like you can do better than that.   How do you expect me to sort myself out if you don’t trust me?”

"What's this, then?"

Sioned holds up the small box which he has discovered, and is informed that it is a gumshield;  “Go on – open it!”   

"I'm just worried about you"

Siôn answers, “I’m just worried about you,” and Cai repeats that he has stopped.

"Is it too much to ask you to believe me?"

“Is it too much to ask for you to believe me?   Do you want to see for yourself?”   

Cai's fury is growing . . . 

As Siôn insists that he was only trying to help Cai, his brother-in-law is becoming increasingly angry, 

. . . and they are being watched

but neither of them see that Greta has come downstairs and is watching them.

"How is this going to help me?"

“Help?   How is this going to help me?” shouts Cai, “Answer me – how is this going to help me?” and he viciously pins Siôn against the dresser.

Iolo has come downstairs . . . 

The noise has alerted Iolo, who rushes downstairs, 

. . . and shouts at Cai to stop . . .

and orders Cai to stop, 

. . . then shepherds Greta outside

then quickly takes Greta outside and off to school, 

Cai regrets what he did

while Cai looks suitably penitent.

Kath has a problem

In the Deri, Kath is on the phone to Leanne;  “Thanks very much – I’ve been so loyal to you over the years, and for what?”   She furiously ends the call, just as Cheryl arrives, in an effort to escape from Llwyncelyn.

"My hairdresser – last-minute deal to Marbella!"

“I’ve got all day now Leanne can’t see me,” moans Kath, “My hairdresser – last-minute deal to Marbella.   

"All I wabted was a good cut and colour"

“All I wanted was a good cut and colour before Brynmor comes home.”

"Today might be your lucky day"

Cheryl announces that today might be her lucky day;  “I’ll do it – I worked as a stylist at a salon in Coedpoeth [to the west of Wrexham].   

"What have you got to lose?'

“What have you got to lose?”

"You can't force me to leave"

Hywel maintains that Gaynor cannot force him to leave, and she insists that she would not do that to him;  

"Perhaps you'll see that it's for the best"

“But perhaps in time, you’ll see that it’s for the best – we don’t make each other happy.   Since Cheryl arrived, I’ve felt alive – something I haven’t done with you for ages.   It’s nobody’s fault – it just happens.   

"Things work until they don't"

“Things work until they don’t.”

"Have you thought abpout Esther?"

He wonders if she has thought about Esther, who will not like them living apart, but Gaynor is sure that if they do this right, Esther will be OK.   

"She can share her time between us"

She can share her time between the two of them.

"Perhaps we haven't worked hard enough"

“Perhaps we just haven’t worked hard enough on the relationship,” he suggests, but Gaynor points out that is all they have done.   

"Most couples would have finished years ago"

“Exactly,” he goes on, “After everything we’ve been through, most couples would have finished years ago, but we haven’t.   What does that show you?   

"Perhaps the spark is still there"

“Gaynor, perhaps the spark is still there, and we have to find it – one more chance, please?”

"It must be worth trying one more time"

As she does not say anything, he continues, “After a couple of months, if you still feel the same way, well, we can’t say we didn’t give things a chance.   It must be worth trying one more time – say something, please.”

"Sorry – I have no more to give you"

She shakes her head and tells him, “Sorry, I can’t – I have no more to give you.   You’re a good man . . .”   

"But not good enough for you"

He mutters that he is not good enough for her.   

"I think you've forgotten how to be happy"

“I think you’ve forgotten how to be happy,” she goes on, “When was the last time you woke up feeling alive?   I don’t want to hurt you, 

"I'm happier when you're not here"

“but I’m happier when you’re not here.”

Hywel now feels even more sorry for himself, as she goes on, “And I want you to be happy, too.”   

"Will Esther understand?"

He wonders if Esther will understand, and Gaynor is sure that she will, in time.

“But this is her home – it doesn’t feel right to make her leave,” he stresses, and Gaynor agrees, but maintains that there is no rush in that regard.   

"Don't tell her for a little while"

“Don’t tell her for a little while, so I can get my head around it,” he asks, 

"Well, that's it, then"

“Well, that’s it, then.”

"I don't know what to say"

Cai is in a very awkward situation;  “I don’t know what to say,” he begins.   

"There's a little girl upstairs, crying her eyes out . . ."

Iolo angrily informs him that there is a little girl upstairs crying her eyes out because her uncle has just threatened her grandfather – 

". . . and she was too upset to go to school!"

and that she was too upset to go to school.

When Cai offers to go upstairs see her, he is forbidden from doing so;  “No, you’re not going near her – and do you know what?   Perhaps Nesta  was right about you.”  

"Iolo, stop"

Siôn urges Iolo to stop and Cai apologises with the excuse that his head is all over the place;  “Lleucu and Twm are busy, so I can’t see them.   Honestly, it’s fine – 

"More fun than with an old fogey like me"

“they’ll have more fun with their mates than an old fogey like me.”

"The boys were the same at that age"

Siôn agrees that his sons were the same at that age;  he did not see them from one week to the next.   Cai maintains that is the way it should be;  

"I'd be more concerned if they did want to spend time with me"

“I’d be more concerned if they did want to spend time with me.”

"Your hair is gorgeous"

In the empty flat above the Deri, Cheryl comments that Kath’s hair is gorgeous;  “Woman pay a fortune for volume like this.   

"How are things going in the Deri?"

“How are things going in the Deri?   It’s a big commitment.”

Kath replies that she is used to it;  “I used to own the Deri years ago,” and she is asked what else she has done.   

"Postman – cleaner – taxi driver"

“I’ve been a postman, I’ve worked for Eileen, I’ve worked in the shop, I’ve been cleaner, a childminder, I’ve worked in a sewing factory – oh, and I’ve been a taxi driver.”

Cheryl has had a varied employment career

“Jack of all trades, like me,” says Cheryl, and then she reels off that she has cut hair, worked behind the bar at the Saith Seren [Seven Stars], in the centre of Wrexham, school canteen, stacking shelves – then was promoted to the checkout.   She worked in a burger van for a while, then back to the pub.   

"I had to pay the bills"

“I had to pay the bills – Mam and Dad couldn’t give handouts.”

"Not everyone is born with a silver spoon in their chops"

Kath agrees that not everyone is born with a silver spoon in their chops, 

"I think I had a fork from the chippy"

but Cheryl thinks that she had a fork from the chippy.   “It might be time to pick up my scissors again to make some cash,” she says, so Kath imagines that she intends to stay around.

“Why not?   I’m still getting to know Gaynor and everybody’s lovely.”

"Have you seen my new sign?"

Iolo is walking along the street when Maya calls to him and draws his attention to the new signage on the pharmacy;  

"I can't believe I didn't make it bilingual"

“I can’t believe I didn’t think to make it bilingual to begin with.   

"You haven't told anyone about my 'little favour'?"

“Listen, you haven’t told anyone about my ‘little favour’, have you?”   

"Don't call it that"

He maintains that describing it in that way makes it sound worse.

"I could lose everything"

“It couldn’t be worse – I gave you medication without a script,” she says, “I could lose everything.”   He apologises that he asked for help, but she reminds him that she could have refused.   

"Ymlacia – relax"

He describes her as nice and teaches her a new word, ‘ymlacia’, meaning ‘relax’, because no-one is going to know – and it is going to stay that way.   

"Ymlacia"

Unfortunately we learned in the previous episode that someone does know.

Kath is delighted

Kath is looking at the results of Cheryl’s handiwork and is very pleased;  

"The colour is gorgeous!"

“It’s lovely – the colour is gorgeous – sorry I doubted you, love.”   Cheryl says that you cannot be too careful with your crowning glory, and Kath is sure that she deserves every penny.

"I'd like to offer you a job – as a barmaid"

Before you go – it’s not the hair – I’d like to offer you a job,” says Kath, “As a barmaid – we’re short, and I think you’d be great, if you’re interested.”

"I'll take an application form"

Cheryl says she will take a application form, 

"Don't bother with that"

but is told, “Don’t bother with that – you’re experienced, you’ve got a personality – you’d be perfect.

Hywel is in a despondent state

Hywel is again sitting on the sofa, looking solemn, when Cheryl returns to Llwyncelyn.   “I think you should know we’ve decided to separate,” he tells her, 

"Gaynor decided and I agreed with her"

“Well, Gaynor decided and I agreed with her.”

"I'm sorry to hear that, Hywel"

Cheryl says that she is sorry, 

"Yeah, I bet you are"

but Hywel doubts that she means it.   “I do – splitting up is horrible – 

"The cuckoo in the nest hasn't helped"

“and the cuckoo in the nest hasn’t helped.”   

"It would have happened anyway, cuckoo or not"

He certainly agrees with that, but acknowledges that it would have happened anyway, cuckoo or not.   

"I guess you're usually the 'dumper', not the 'dumpee'"

She guesses that he is usually the ‘dumper’, not the ‘dumpee’.   

"Please look after her for me"

He maintains that Gaynor is in a better state than he is;  “But she’ll need her sister, “so please look after her for me.”

"Gaynor can look after herself"

Cheryl replies that Gaynor can look after herself, but he says that everyone needs someone, and he will be busy with Esther.   “But can I ask you one thing, please?   

"Don't tell her – I'm not ready"

“Don’t tell her – I’m not ready.”

Cheryl reminds him that he will have to tell her some day, 

"I don't know how"

but he does not know how.   She is sure that they will work it out between them;  

"Perhaps you should tell her together"

“She won’t be the first, or the last – perhaps you should tell her together, when the time is right.”

Arwen is being praised for her photography 

In the Deri, Ffion is reviewing the photos taken by Arwen, which she says are excellent.   

"Look at your Mam go!"

Maya looks over her shoulder and comments, “Look at your Mam go in that one!”   Arwen heads to the toilet and her mother will get her another drink, then comments that she likes Kath’s new hairstyle.

"It's nice to see you and Arwen doing things together"

“It’s nice to see you and Arwen doing things together,” says Kath, “I miss my chinwags with Stacey.”   

"We have our moments"

Ffion says that they do have their moments;  “A smile or two between arguments!”   

Arwen's phone sounds . . .

Then a text tone is heard on Arwen’s mobile, which she has rather carelessly left on the bar, and Ffion sees there is a message from Macs;  

. . . and there is a message from Macs . . .

‘Is everything OK?   Dad x’ 

. . . which she finds concerning

which causes Ffion some concern.

Arwen is angling for a new phone 

Arwen returns;  “I’ve been thinking, because my photos are good, what if I got a new phone?   The camera on my friend’s is amazing.   What do you think, Mam?”

"Why don't you ask Macs?"

“I don’t know, Arwen,” Ffion answers, showing her daughter the message, “Why don’t you ask Macs?”