18 October 2023 (1st)

Siôn is preparing for a meal

Siôn is preparing the meal table at Y Felin, making sure that the glasses are sparkling, when Iolo come downstairs, 

"Who's the luck woman, then?"

demanding, “Yeah – who’s the lucky woman, then?   It’s obvious that you’ve made an effort for someone.”

"Don't talk nonsense, Iolo"

His father tells him not to talk nonsense, 

"Please tell me it's not Ffion"

but he continues, “Please tell me it’s not Ffion.”   

"You're leaving it a bit late for your film"

Siôn maintains that his son is leaving it a bit late to go and see the film, and stresses that it is not Ffion.

“Are you going to tell me who it is?” Iolo asks, “Do you want me to text you on the way home, just in case?”   Siôn glowers at him and he leaves the house.

"Have you seen this, Dad?"

At Llwyncelyn, Rhys is angry;  “Have you seen this?   ‘He defo did it.   Guys like him should be put away’.”

"I told you not to read that stuff"

Hywel has already told him not to read that stuff, but he protests, “I can’t help it – it’s all over social media.”   There is a knock at the door and Rhys sinks into a chair, while his father goes to answer it.   

Matt visits

The caller is Mathew, who has come to bring back Rhys’ iPad.   

"Want to make sure I don't come back?"

Mathew hands it to him;  “You want to make sure I don’t come back, is it?” Rhys growls, but Mathew simply thought that he might need it.

“Have you seen what people have been saying about me?”   Mathew advises him to just ignore it.   “How can I?   

"Everyone thinks I have an agenda"

“Everyone thinks I have an agenda to take advantage of people – even the police suspect me.”

"Delyth wanted an informal conversation"

His father interrupts to say that he thought Delyth just wanted an informal conversation, but Rhys is sure that she considers him guilty.   

"Do you still think I did it?"

“Now the police are keeping an eye on me – thanks to Sioned.   Do you still think I did it?”

Mathew remains silent

Mathew does not answer, so Rhys laughs, “You can’t even look at me – Math, after all the years we’ve been friends, do you think I’d do that?   You’ve been brainwashed by Sioned.   

"Why is she determined to ruin my life?"

“Why is she so determined to ruin my life?   She has something against me – she’s on a mission to make everyone think I’m guilty!”   He storms out of the room.

"I've never felt so ashamed"

Out in the street, Sioned is talking to Jinx;  “I can’t believe Megan went to the police,” she says and Jinx has never felt so ashamed.   

"They must have believed me –because I'm here"

He assumes that they must have believed him, as he is there, talking to her.

"Someone set him up for stealing"

Then Iolo approaches, and she tells him, “It’s a shame – someone set him up for stealing from the food bank – who would do such a thing?   It makes you wonder who you can trust round here.”

She continues her journey to the Deri with a box of Cae Glas produce, and Iolo realises that he has to do something.   

"I want a word with you"

At the end of the street he sees Britt coming out of number 21 and instructs her to go back inside, as he wants a word with her.

"I've got a fostering interview"

“I haven’t got much time today – I’ve got a fostering interview,” she says.

"This has to stop, Britt!"

He forcefully tells her, “This has to stop, Britt!” 

"What are you talking about?"

and she pretends not to know what he is talking about.   

"Jinx has been questioned by the police"

“These pranks – I know I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone – but Jinx has been questioned by the police.”

"It's not my fault Megan went to the cops"

“It’s not my fault Megan went to the cops,” she replies, so he wonders what she did think would happen.   

"Now he knows what it feels like to be wronged!"

“Well, now he knows how it feels to be wronged!” she snarls.   

"This has gone too far, Britt"

Iolo insists this has gone too far.

"Gwern is in the youth detention centre"

“Too far?” she demands, “Gwern is in the youth detention centre – he wouldn’t be in there if it wasn’t for Jinx!   

"Walking away with Gwern's inheritance"

“So it’s fair for Jinx to walk away with Gwern’s inheritance, is it?   Everyone thinks he’s such a nice guy – if only they knew the truth!   Has he thought for a second what our family has been through?   

"Brandon's gone, Garry's in jail!"

“Brandon’s gone, Garry’s in jail – and now little Gwern.   

"Everything is ruined, Iolo"

“Everything is ruined, Iolo!”

"Our home feels empty without children"

In the Deri, Colin is talking to Jinx;  “I can’t wait, to be honest – our home feels empty without children – but the nerves are jangling.”   

"I can't think of better foster parents"

Jinx rather naïvely comments that he cannot think of better foster parents.

"Thought anymore about Eileen's offer?"

Cassie asks Colin if he has thought any more about Eileen’s offer;  

"Listen, I want to keep my job"

he replies, “Yes, I’m going to accept her offer – listen, Cas, I want to keep my job – especially if I’ve got a house-full of children to look after.”

"You gave your word not to tell her"

Cassie reminds him, “That woman owes you money – if Britt knew . . .”   Colin is confident that she will not find out, because Cassie gave her word, which she regards as unfortunate.

"Oi!   That boiler's still to the blink!"

As he leaves the Deri, he meets Hywel;  “Oi!   Did you get the message about the boiler – it’s still on the blink,” he complains, and Hywel protests that he has only just walked through the door.   “It needs to be sorted!” Colin exclaims.

"Who'd be a landlord?"

“Who’d be a landlord?”Hywel groans and asks for a pint, then receives a text message.   

"Councillors like a scandal!"

“Rhys – councillors like a scandal, don’t they?”

So it is Ffion, after all

At Y Felin, the candles are lit on the table when Siôn’s guest arrives, in the form of Ffion.   

"I can't stay long, Siôn"

“I think it’s important to discuss the next steps regarding Cai,” he says, but she cannot stay for long, as she has work to do by tomorrow.   

He takes her coat and then she notices the table;  

"This isn't for me, is it?"

“This isn’t for me, is it?” she asks;  he maintains that they might as well enjoy themselves while they talk, and invites her to take a seat.

"I bought fresh mussels this morning"

“I bought fresh mussels this morning – it’s a recipé from Brittany,” he goes on, 

He is getting rather too close for comfort

while she is rather uncomfortable at his proximity.   “I’ve been looking for an excuse to try it out.”

"You do realise that this is Gwyneth's fault?"

At number 21, Iolo points out, “You do realise that this is Gwyneth’s fault?”

Britt replies that she is no longer there;  “Even after dying, she’s still destroying everything!   But Jinx had an opportunity to make up for that.”

"Jaclyn was expecting his baby"

Iolo reminds her that Jinx also suffered at Gwyneth’s hands;  “Jaclyn – she was expecting his baby when she died – perhaps he thinks he deserves the house as much as Gwern.”   

"I hadn't thought of that"

This had not occurred to Britt, 

"You're going to make yourself ill"

 he urges her, “Britt, you have to let this go, or you’ll make yourself ill.”

"How do you stay so cool?"

She cannot understand how he stays so cool after everything that he has been through;  

"It's not easy"

he admits that it is not easy, but he does have ways of coping.

"Perhaps I should stop it . . ."

She concedes that perhaps he is right and she should stop these pranks, 

". . . especially with the fostering business"

“Especially with this fostering business coming up.”   

"With a house-full of children"

Iolo imagines that she will not have time to think with a house-full of children.

"Have you forgotten the interview, Britt?"

At that moment Colin bursts in through the front door, shouting for Britt;  “I’ve been looking for you outside – have you forgotten the interview?”   She immediately gets up and goes with him, as he comments, “We don’t want them to think we’re unreliable – we have to go.”

Sioned is loading more boxes of organic veg into the 4x4 at Penrhewl when Rhys approaches.   “Happy now?   You got what you wanted – you’ve turned everyone against me!” he moans.   

"You've turned everyone against me"

"I don't have time for this"

She says she does not have time for this, 

"Perhaps you bought the Rohypnol"

but he goes on, “You’ve got time to spread lies!”   She protests that she is not lying, and he suggests that she bought the Rohypnol, which she regards as a ridiculous accusation.

"It's a deflection tactic"

“It’s a deflection tactic,” he argues, “It makes sense – I know it was you and I'm going to make sure everyone else knows!”

After describing him as talking nonsense, she gets into the 4x4 and drives away.

"Was the sauce too salty?"

Siôn enquires whether the sauce was too salty, adding that it is difficult to know with sea salt.   Ffion is keen to turn the conversation to Cai;  

"Have you discussed it with Iolo yet?"

“I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to discuss it with Iolo yet.”   

"We mustn't tell Cai about the kiss . . ." 

Siôn seems to be mainly concerned that they do not tell Cai about the kiss, and she wonders why on earth they would do that.

". . . we don't want to rile him, do we?"

“We don’t want to rile him, do we?”   

"Let's just forget about that kiss"

Ffion insists that they should just forget about that kiss, as they do not want to complicate things.   

"This family is complicated enough as it is"

Siôn looks rather disappointed about this, but agrees that the family is complicated enough as it is.

"If we are meant to be together . . ."

However he cannot help adding, “If we are meant to be together, Ffion, who are we to deny it?”

"Think about it, Math"

Rhys has gone up to the shop flat, where he reasons with Mathew, “Think about it – she insisted on coming to the party and she was flirting with you, flat out.”   

"This is ridiculous, Rhys"

Mathew regards this whole thing as ridiculous;  “Is it?   Open your eyes, Math – why was she so quick to go to the police and accuse me?   It’s the best way to draw attention away from herself.”

"Sioned would never do such a thing"

Mathew is adamant that Sioned would never do such thing;  

"What?   But I would?"

“What?   But I would?” Rhys demands, 

"Thanks, Math!"

“Thanks, Math!” and he storms out of the flat.

Hywel is drowning his sorrows

Hywel continues drinking in the Deri, 

"I think you've had enough"

although Cassie is of the opinion that he has had enough.   

"I'm going to stay and enjoy myself"

“I’m not going to listen to Rhys, feeling sorry for himself – I’m going to stay and enjoy myself, so I’ll have another one, please.”

"The interview was harder than we expected"

Colin and Britt come in, after their interview, and Colin would rather just go home, but Britt insists that they will have a bottle of beer each.   “The fostering interview was harder than we expected – this bipolar business.”

"And being in prison didn't help"

Colin adds that the fact that they had both been in prison did not help, but Britt maintains that will not prevent them fostering.   “You heard what the woman said – it will just take longer to assess us, that’s all.”

"What are you celebrating?"

Sioned comes in with the box of vegetables as Britt says she is going to celebrate, even if Colin will not.   She even offers Sioned a drink as well, so she wonders what Britt is celebrating.

"I don't know how I'll be the second time around"

“We’ve taken the first steps to becoming foster parents – fingers crossed, we’ll have a house full of children before long.”   Sioned will have a lemonade.   “Mind you,” Britt goes on, “I don’t know how I’ll be the second time around.

"Did a great job the first time!"

Hywel pipes up, “You did a great job the first time, didn’t you?”

"That house isn't fit for children!"

This angers Colin, who growls, “What about the job you’re supposed to do?   That house isn’t fit for children – I’m not standing here with him!” and he marches out, followed by Britt.

"Your son isn't a great example, is he?"

Sioned remarks to Hywel, “He’s right, you know – you’re the last person who should be throwing stones.   Your son isn’t a great example to the community, is he?”

"And you are, of course"

“And you are, of course – with all the drugs – you know what, Sioned?   

"You're quite pretty when you're angry"

“You’re quite pretty when you’re angry,” he remarks, 

"You can't be serious?"

and she cannot believe he is serious.   

"Forget that lemonade, Cassie"

She tells Cassie to forget that lemonade and leaves as well.   “What’s wrong with these girls?” Hywel asks, “Can’t they take a compliment or what?”

"What's under your nose"

At Y Felin, Siôn continues, “And sometimes it’s difficult to see what is under your nose – until someone opens your eyes.   Perhaps that’s what the kiss was.”

"What has this got to do with Cai?"

“Siôn, don’t take this the wrong way but I don’t know what this has to do with Cai,” Ffion replies.

He wants her to listen to a podcast 

“Well, it’s important that we are united in supporting him,” says Siôn, “I heard a podcast last week on mental health – a good one – and I downloaded it.   I thought we could listen to it – it’s only an hour long.”

Iolo returns in the nick of time

Ffion welcomes Iolo’s arrival, to save her from the podcast;  “Sorry to disturb you – I missed the film and . . .”   He is shocked to see Ffion there.

"It would be such a relief if Cai could live here"

“Listen – about Cai – it would be such a relief if he could live here after leaving hospital,” Ffion begins, and Iolo says that has already been agreed with his father.

Ffion now decides it is time that she went and thanks Siôn for dinner;  

"I'm sure Iolo will eat the pudding"

she is sure that Iolo will eat the pudding.   

"Thanks for spoiling things"

After she has gone, Siôn complains, “Thank you very much for spoiling things!”   Iolo reminds him that he said it was not Ffion.

"I can feel there's something between us"

“The kiss wouldn’t have happened unless there was something between us – I can feel it.”   

"Don't make a fool of yourself, Dad"

Iolo shouts at his father to forget it, and avoid making a fool of himself.

Hywel is chatting up another one

Now the well-lubricated Hywel is chatting up another young lady;  

"Come over and meet Bronwen"

when Rhys comes in, he is introduced to Bronwen.   

"Cassie called me to take you home"

Rhys has been summoned by Cassie to take him home, 

"I'm enjoying talking to Bronwen"

but he insists that he is enjoying talking to Bronwen, and refuses to leave.   

"You're being embarrassing"

“Please, Dad, you’re being embarrassing,” Rhys tells him.

"My son and Rohypnol"

“Embarrassing?   Do you know what’s embarrassing?   Councillors getting in touch with me all the time, asking about my son and Rohypnol!”

"Do you think it was my fault?"

Rhys insists that is not his fault;  “What are you saying, Dad?   Do you think it was me?”

"No smoke without fire, is there?"

“Well, there’s no smoke without fire, is there?” observes Hywel, “And this wouldn’t be the first time you’ve done something stupid.”   

Rhys slinks away

Rhys sadly walks out of the pub.

Mathew visits Sioned 

Sioned is leaning on a gate post in the farmyard with a cup of tea when Matthew arrives;  “Sorry to disturb you,” he says, “I could see you were miles away.”

"Do you want a cup of tea?"

She offers him a cup of tea and has some home-made apple pie;  he tells her that DJ is a very lucky man.   

"I know things are not very special at the moment"

“Look, I know that things are not too special between you at the moment.”

She is trying not to overthink things, and is concentrating on enjoying herself;  

"That's what the party was meant to be"

“That’s what the party was meant to be – a chance to forget.”

Mathew appreciates that strain does strange things to people – he knows that better than anyone;  

"Did you bring the Rohypnol?"

“Sioned, did you bring the Rohypnol to the party?”   

"You've been talking to Rhys"

She hopes that he is joking and realises that he has been talking to Rhys.

"Look at Hywel . . . "

“If you need any more evidence that Rhys did it, look at Hywel;  he was trying to flirt with me in the Deri earlier,” she says, 

"Rhys Llywelyn is his father's son!"

“Rhys Llywelyn is his father’s son, I’m telling you.   Hand on my heart, I would never do such a thing.

'I can hardly keep my eyes open"

“Is the hot chocolate ready, Col?” asks Britt, “I think I’ll go to bed early – I can hardly keep my eyes open.”   

Colin is having difficulty walking

Colin does not feel right and finds it difficult to get to the chair.   

"I don't feel very special, either"

“I don’t feel too special either,” she realises.

"Colin's left his papers behind"

In the Deri, Iolo sits, looking at his pint as Cassie discovers that Colin has left his foster parent documentation behind 

"I'll drop them in on my way home"

and Iolo agrees to drop it in on his way home.

Jinx comes in and is sorry to disturb Cassie, but wonders if she has any salami she can sell him, as the pizza shop has run out.   

"Salami?   I'll have a look"

She will go and have a look.   

"Business is picking up a bit"

Jinx comments that business is picking up a little, and Iolo remarks that it was probably kids playing games.

"No, this was personal"

“No, this was personal – I’ve offended someone, somehow,” Jinx concludes, “Who knows what they’ll do next?   They’ve tried to give me a criminal record – where will they stop?” 

"They'll leave you alone now"

Iolo appears confident that they will leave him alone now,  but Jinx is anticipating worse to come.   Iolo decides that he had better take the paperwork to Colin and Britt;  “Jinx, you’ll be fine,” he says.

"I'm on tenterhooks, Iol"

“Sorry – it affects more than just my business – I’m on tenterhooks,” Jinx replies.

Iolo reveals that he might know who it was, and is confident that it will not happen again;  

"She's promised to stop"

“She’s promised to stop.”

"She?   Tell me, Iol!"

“She?   Tell me, Iol!” Jinx demands, but Iolo does not want to get dragged into this and hurriedly leaves.  

"Your salami, Jinx"

 Cassie returns with the required salami.

Britt will get Colin a glass of water

The condition of Colin and Britt is becoming worse, with both of them scarcely able to move.   

"What's wrong with us, Col?"

“What’s wrong with us?” says Britt and then there is a knock at the door.  

Iolo is concerned at their state

She staggers to answer it as quickly as she can and finds Iolo there.   

Are you all right, Colin?"

He can immediately see that they are in a terrible state;  

"I feel as if I've been poisoned"

Colin feels as if he has been poisoned 

"Call an ambulance, Iol!"

and Britt tells Iolo to phone for an ambulance.