10 October 2023

Maya and Delyth return home early from the Welsh learning holiday and Maya is furious;  “Every time – not only the 5:00am start, but I’m missing the last day of the course – our awards ceremony!   This can’t keep happening!   I hope that DI Lloyd’s grateful that you’re stepping in today.”

Delyth looks through to the pharmacy . . .

Delyth happens to look through into the pharmacy and is dismayed 

. . . which is in a mess

to see the place in disarray, with various items strewn across the floor.   

"I can't believe it!"

Maya cannot believe it;  “What a welcome home!” says Delyth.

It is thought that the burglars must have come through the back door and Maya wonders why the alarm did not go off;  

Douglas must have forgotten

“Douglas must have forgotten to set it!”   

"Check the CCTV"

She is told to go and check the CCTV and Delyth wonders what the intruders were after.

Douglas looks like being the prime suspect

It is discovered that the CCTV is turned off, another of Douglas’s failings, and Maya will now need to check the stock list.   “I don’t have time for this – I’m supposed to be interviewing later,” she wails.

"I'll be straight back"

Delyth will report the burglary this morning and as soon as she is done with DI Lloyd, she will come straight back to help.

"Have you got five minutes, Math?"

At APD, Mathew is preparing to travel to the site in Llanelli when Sioned appears;  “Have you got five minutes?” she asks, 

"I have to get to the site"

but he is in a hurry to get to the site.   “Five minutes, Math – I have to get back to the deli,” she pleads, 

"There was a bag of power and tablets"

“You know the stuff I found in Rhys’ pocket?   There was a bag of powder and tablets as well.”

"So what are you trying to say?"

Mathew wonders what Sioned is trying to say;  

"Perhaps they were Rohypnol"

“Perhaps they were Rohypnol.”   He cannot imagine that Rhys would ‘spike’ himself, but she suggests that something went wrong;  

"He was desperate with those girls"

“You know how desperate he was with those girls – why doesn’t he want us to go to the police, then?   If someone tried to ‘spike’ someone else, the police have to know.”

He instructs her to say nothing

Mathew demands whether anyone else knows about this and when told that they do know, insists that it has to stay this way.   

"We can't ignore this, Math"

Sioned objects, “We can’t ignore this, just because it doesn’t suit us – I hope as much as you that it isn’t true – but its a possibility, and you know that!”   She walks out of APD.

"I wasn't even needed!"

Delyth is very soon back from the police station;  “It turns out I wasn’t even needed,” she grumbles, “What a joke!”   

"We're closed!"

Then a customer knocks on the door of the pharmacy and is told that they are closed.

Maya has found that the intruders took a mixture of prescription drugs;  

"This freaks me out . . ."

“It freaks me out to think someone’s been in here.”   Then she receives a message with photos from the last day of the course and Delyth is so sorry that she missed it.

". . . and I have these interviews"

“It’s a good job I came back because of this – and I need to get my head around these interviews,” Maya groans.   

She is asked whether she is still counting on Gaynor as a candidate and replies that her CV was quite comprehensive.

"She'll be sticking her beak in everywhere"

“I’m sure it is, but I’m convinced she’ll be sticking her beak in everywhere,” says Delyth, adding, “Do you want some rolls and coffee from the deli?”

Mark cannot make himself heard

Mark knocks on the back door of Maes-y-Deri but is unable to make himself heard, because the loud music emanating from upstairs.   

Cheryl almost drops her crockery

Cheryl has just finished her breakfast and is very shocked when she sees him standing in the kitchen and almost drops her plate.

He apologises profusely for startling her and she insists that it is not him, 

"I thought it was someone else"

but she thought he was someone else.   

"What's going on upstairs?"

She sits down to recover and Mark demands what is going on upstairs.

“Gaynor’s hyping herself up for a job interview,” Cheryl informs him and he feels rather awkward with the flowers he is carrying.

The DS is making enquiries . . .

DS Delyth is talking to Mathew in the shop flat about the burglary, which he knows nothing about.   She wonders if anything has been stolen from APD, 

. . . but Mathew cannot assist her

but all was well when he went there this morning.   She asks him to get in touch if he hears anything else.

Her presence disturbs Rhys

Meanwhile Rhys is coming up the stairs and is very suspicious when he sees the DS leaving.   

"Why was she here?"

“Why was she here?” he wants to know, and is told that there was a break-in at the pharmacy.

"Are you sure you don't know who was responsible?"

When Rhys sits down he is asked if he is sure he does not know who is responsible for this ‘spiking’;  “I can’t imagine it was those girls.”   

"Suspect me, do you?"

Rhys come to the conclusion that Mathew suspects him, but maintains that it could be anyone – Mathew himself could have brought the stuff.

"Everyone at the party is in the frame"

“Everyone’s in the frame, aren’t they?   Everyone who was at the party,” Rhys insists.

"Not a single person heard that door being forced"

When Delyth arrives back from the deli, she remarks, “Do you know what?   I can’t believe not a single person in Cwmderi heard that door being forced open last night.”

"That's why I don't do your job"

Maya has no idea and that is why she does not do Delyth’s job.   

"I feel so bad you missed your last session"

“I feel so bad that you missed your last session because of me,” Delyth goes on, 

"Let's just forget about it"

but Maya simply wants to forget about it.

“But you were the star pupil – they all said it,” Delyth reminds her and it is dismissed as just a course.

"Not very nice coffee, is it?"

As they walk along along a lane in Cwmderi with flowers growing along a wall, Cheryl thanks him for the coffee, but he regrets that it is not very nice.   “That doesn’t matter – it’s wet,” she answers.

"Are you all right after this morning?"

“Listen, are you all right after this morning?” he enquires, and she accepts that her reaction was rather extreme, 

"I'm a bit messed up"

describing herself as a bit messed up.   “Who isn’t?” he says.

"Sorry I walked in unannounced"

They go into the park where a child is on the swing and he says that he is sorry that he walked in unannounced like he did.   

"My ex in Wrexham wasn't very nice"

Cheryl replies, “It’s not your fault – seriously – I’ve never talked to you about my ex in Wrexham – Dave.   He wasn’t very nice – he could be, sometimes, but – I don’t know.   

"There was nothing keeping me there any more . . ."

“When Mam died, I realised there was literally nothing keeping me in Wrexham any more.   

". . . I had no responsibilities"

“I had my friends, but no responsibilities.”

"One morning I just packed my bags . . ."

As they walk past a picnic table, she continues, “Dave had been so harsh to me when Mam was ill – he didn’t like the amount of attention I was paying her – so one morning I packed my bags.”

". . . but then he came back!"

She sits down on a bench;  “Dave was at CrossFit – I’d planned everything to a ‘T’.   But just as I was about to leave, he came back – CrossFit had been cancelled.   

"He twigged that I was doing a runner"

“He twigged that I was doing a runner, that I was going, so he really went for it then, didn’t he?

“He could see that I was leaving him.   

"I was struggling to breathe"

“He held me here at one point and I was struggling to breathe.   I stretched out for a bottle of wine on the worktop – the first thing I saw – and I just whacked him over the head.   

"I left him unconscious on the floor"

“You’re going to judge me – and I don’t blame you at all – but I left him there, unconscious on the kitchen floor.”

Rhys looks anxious . . .

Rhys brings his briefcase into the kitchen of the shop flat, 

. . . as he takes something from his briefcase . . .

taking out a couple of items and then, 

. . . and very carefully . . .

keeping watch in case anyone is about, 

. . . flushes them down the plug-hole

flushing powder and tablets down the sink.

"Thank you for coming, Gaynor"

Gaynor’s interview is over and Maya thanks her for coming, just as Hywel comes in for something.   

"Working here, are you?"

He asks if Gaynor is working there and she reveals that it is just an interview.

"Would you be Gaynor's customer?"

“Actually, while you’re here, would you be Gaynor’s customer?” wonders Maya, and he is pleased to oblige.

“I only popped in for packet of paracetamol,” he says “So I could make something up.”   

"Good morning, how can I help you?"

Gaynor wonders how she can help him 

"I've got an allergy – to dogs"

and he replies that he has an allergy – to dogs.   

"Should I ask about drowsiness?"

She checks with Maya whether she should ask about drowsiness.

"Have you taken antihistamines before?"

“Have you taken antihistamines before?”she asks Hywel and he confirms that he has, but also has another problem.

"Can we discuss it in the consultation room?'

“A rash – can we discuss it in the consultation room?”   

Maya thinks this is not right

Maya looks rather askance at the suggestion as Gaynor finds the relevant medication at a cost of £3.60.

"I'm pretty sure my actor went a bit off-script"

“Although my Welsh isn’t perfect, I’m pretty sure my actor went a bit off-script,” Maya comments.

"You were scared of one of Dave's friends coming?"

Out in the park, Mark has had enough of that coffee and pours the rest away;  “So you were scared of one of Dave’s friends coming because you left him for dead?” he assumes.

"No, he's fine now"

“Oh, no – he’s not dead – a friend told me that.   He was off work for a bit, but he’s fine now,” she replies 

"Som you're scared of Dave himself"

and Mark realises that it is Dave himself who scared her.   She confirms that he is not one to let things go and has been phoning her a lot;  

"He's been asking around the pubs in Wrexham"

“A friend told me he’s been asking about me around the pubs in Wrexham.”

"I'm not one who trusts the pigs 100%"

“Look, I’m not one that trusts the pigs 100%,” admits Mark, “But I think you should talk to them, to sort out some protection.”   

"One small problem – he's a copper"

She points out that there is one small problem with that – Dave is a copper, quite high up.   

"Any more plot twists?"

“Any more plot twists?” Mark asks.

He wonders what Gaynor thinks of all this, 

"I would never tell Gaynor"

and Cheryl is adamant that she would never tell Gaynor;  “I lied to her – Dave got in touch after what happened – he wanted money from me or he’d grass me to the cops.   I didn’t have the stomach to tell Gaynor what happened – it was too messy.   

"I told her my landlord needed the money"

“I told her that my landlord needed the money.”

"Gaynor would understand"

Mark insists that Gaynor would understand, 

"But I've deceived her"

but Cheryl points out that she has deceived her sister, which is not the best start to their relationship.

"She deserves to know, Cheryl"

“If Dave is as big a problem as you say he is, Gaynor deserves to know – especially now you’re living under the same roof as her,” argues Mark, “Imagine if something happened to her – that Dave turns up and you haven’t given her heads-up.   You’d regret it for the rest of your life.”

"It's Keisha and Brynley from the course"

Maya has received several messages on her phone as they sit in the Deri, and Delyth remarks that someone is popular.  “It’s Keisha and Brynley from the course,” Maya explains and then continues, “The successful candidate for the job is coming over soon.”

"Who is it, then?"

She will not reveal who it is, but then Gaynor comes in, with anticipation, 

"I came as quickly as I could"

exclaiming, “I came as quickly as I could.”   She is congratulated on getting the job, and told that her interview was fab.   

She almost hugs Maya . . .

Gaynor is very pleased and is about to hug Maya, 

. . . but thinks that is overdoing it

but thinks it is more proper to shake her hand.

"I didn't realise that Hywel was your ex"

They will sort out all the details tomorrow, but first Maya needs to apologise;  “I didn’t realise Hywel was your ex.”   Gaynor points out that they are on good terms and wonders when she is required to start.   They decide on Thursday.

"I got the job!"

Then Gaynor goes over to the bar, where Hywel is sitting, with her exciting news, so he also congratulates her.   

"I have to go and meet Rhys"

He cannot stay as he has to meet Rhys;  apparently a problem has come up.

Delyth has a prejudice against North Walians

Delyth comments to Maya, “And so it begins – you’re going to be spending a lot of time with a ‘Gog’ – it’s downhill with your Welsh from now on!”

Rhys has backed his (single) bag

Rhys is packing his bag – just one bag, as is usual for Cwmderi inhabitants – 

"I know you've been talking to the police"

when Mathew comes into the room and asks where he is going.   “I’m going to stay with Dad for a while – I know you’ve been talking to the police – why else would Fielding have been here?”

"She was here to talk about the burglary"

Mathew points out that she was there to talk about the burglary and he was as shocked as Rhys, who does not for a moment believe this.

As Sioned joins them, Mathew accuses him of being paranoid.   

"You're both in this together"

Rhys looks at the two of them and comes to the conclusion, “You’re both in this together.   I’m the one who nearly drowned – I’m the victim here.”

They both agree with this and Sioned demands why he will not go to the police;  

"They found Rohypnol in your blood!"

“They found Rohypnol in your blood!   Aren’t you scared someone will try it again?   You’ve been spiked already!   It’s like you’re hiding something.”

"Who needs enemies when they've got friends like you?"

“Do you know what?   Who needs enemies when they’ve got friends like you?” he snarls and walks out of the flat, 

"You're not denying it, then?"

as Sioned notices that he is not denying her accusation.

“He’s starting to panic, now the net’s closing on him,” she goes on.

"His best friends suspect him"

Mathew maintains that he is upset because his best friends suspect him.   

"Only the guilty react like that"

“Come on, Mathew – only the guilty react like that,” she insists, but he reminds her that she does not have any proof – this is only a hunch.

“I’m not losing a good friend over a hunch – so, please, drop it!” he warns her and he, too, walks out.

Delyth is getting fed up with this

In the Deri, Delyth is getting rather tired of Maya with her head buried in her phone;  “I didn’t ask you out to study your scalp!”   

"They've 'friend-requested' me"

Maya has come to the conclusion that the reason they ‘friend-requested’ her is because she was one on the course.”

“I couldn’t give a monkey’s, Maya!” Delyth snaps, 

"Ive got something for you"

“I just can’t stand you been on the phone all the time – and I’ve got something for you.”   

She hands over a scroll-like paper . . .

She produces a rolled up sheet of paper, 

. . . a course certificate

which Maya discovers is a certificate advising that she has completed the course.

"Delmé e-mailed it over"

She explains, “I called Delmé from the centre and he e-mailed it over.”   

"You deserved something to cheer you up"

Maya thinks that is so sweet and is told that she deserved something to cheer her up after the break-in;  “Plus I know that I’ve been work obsessed lately.”

"He's my friend too, Math"

Sioned and Mathew have taken their argument to the bar in the Deri;  “He’s my friend, too, Math, but what are we supposed to do?   Pretend we don’t know anything when we do?”   

"You're dragging his name through the mud"

Mathew stresses that they do not know anything apart from the fact he collapsed – and now she is dragging his name through the mud.

"He was desperate with those girls"

“You saw the same things I did that night – he was desperate with those girls,” she stresses, but Mathew says that is what Rhys is like.

"He thinks he can charm everyone"

“He is confident, thinking he can charm everyone.   Sioned, you need to be careful with what you’re alleging here, right?   We’ve known Rhys for years – do you really think he’d spike someone’s drink to get his own way?”

"I honestly don't know what to believe"

She honestly does not know what to believe, 

"So stop overthinking it, Sioned"

so is told to stop overthinking it.   

"What if he saw his chance?"

However she continues, “What if he saw his chance?   If there’s any chance my hunch is right, women in the area need to know!   

"I'm going to follow my conscience"

“I’m going to follow my conscience – perhaps you should do the same.”

At that moment, Rhys walks in through the door 

"I'd like to have a word with you"

and immediately DS Fielding would like to have a word with him.   

He looks at Sioned and Mathew 

He looks across at Sioned and Mathew;  

"You did this!"

“You did this!” he growls, and Mathew denies it.   

Out he goes with the DS

The DS suggests that they go outside.

"Come on, then – out with it!"

Once out there, he exclaims, “I can’t believe this!   Come on, then – out with it!”

"I heard you'd been 'spiked'"

She merely asks how he is;  “And that’s what you wanted to talk with me about?” he demands.   She has heard that he has been ‘spiked’ and assures him that they take these things seriously.   

"Whatever Sioned's told you, don't worry"

“Whatever Sioned’s told you, don’t worry,” he snarls.

"Is it true you're taking drugs?"

“Is it true you’re taking drugs?” Delyth asks;  

"Arresting people on hearsay, now, are you?"

he laughs as he imagines that they are arresting people on hearsay now.   “I’m talking to you as a neighbour,” she answers.

"As a neighbour, mind your own business, right?"

“Do you want people to suspect me?   As a neighbour, mind your own business, right?” 

Off he goes, as quickly as possible

and he walks away.