20 February 2024

Maya thinks about her new evidence

Maya is looking particularly disturbed as Delyth walks into the pharmacy, carrying her rugby kit, washed and ironed;  

"I'm going at 3:30pm"

she asks what time Maya will be leaving and is told 3:30pm.   “Remember, no drinking on the bus – it’s an important game tonight.”

Colin arrives . . .

Colin comes in with the details of Yvonne’s memorial service;  

. . .hoping for Maya's help

“I was hoping that you could mention it to some of your more elderly customers – 

"The ones who are not tech savvy"

“the ones who are not tech savvy.”   Maya agrees that she will do so.

When he has gone Delyth comments, “People come here for medical advice, not to be hassled,” 

"Colin has taken it really hard"

but Maya replies that it cannot do any harm and Colin has taken it really hard.

"With you both being in there force"

“Did you ever meet her?” she asks Delyth, “With you both being in the force?”   

"Different departments"

Delyth points out that they were in different departments 

"Right, I'll let you get on"

and now she will leave Maya to get on with her work.

"Come on, Mathew – the phone's ringing"

is having difficulty getting into APD, 

This is what is blocking his progress . . .

as someone has stacked up boxes against the door and he can hear the phone ringing.   

. . . and Mathew bursts his way in . . .

In the end he forces the door open, scattering the various ‘Meddal’ boxes across the floor.

Anita explains that they were there because she mopped the floor last night, 

. . . but the phone has stopped ringing

but by the time he reaches the phone, it has stopped ringing.   

"You could have been a bit more careful!"

She moans at him, “You could have been a little bit more careful!”   

"Another customer gone!"

He points out that they may have lost another customer, 

"They'll ring back"

but she maintains, “If it was important they’ll phone back.”

“That’s not the point, Anita – listen, I mean it this time – we can’t carry on like this!   I want those boxes out today!”   She demands what she is supposed to do with them, 

"Just shift them!"

but he does not care what she does;  “Just shift them!”

Maya looks at the photo

Maya looks again at the offending photograph, 

"Do you want anything from the shop?"

just as Delyth comes back in, asking if she wants anything from the shop;  “Text me if you change your mind.”

"I've been thinking – about Yvonne"

She is about to leave the pharmacy when Maya calls her back;  “Dee, I’ve been thinking – about Yvonne.   It’s just a bit odd, isn’t it?”   

"Cases like this don't come up very often"

Delyth agrees that cases like this do not come up very often.

"Odd that you've never come across her . . ."

“No – I mean it’s a bit odd that you’ve never come across her.   You speak Welsh, you come from the same area, 

". . . both gay"

“both gay.”

"Are you listening to yourself?"

Delyth snarls, “Are you listening to yourself?” but Maya continues that she thought the two of them might have crossed paths at some point.   Delyth quite emphatically insists that they did not.

Maya produces the photo . . .

“So you’re sure you never met her?” says Maya, nodding her head and producing the photograph.   

. . . and Delyth is rather deflated

Now Delyth is looking rather sheepish and trying to think up some good excuse.

"He's only got a cough – he'll be fine"

Eileen comes into Penrhewl, having just taken Huwi to school;  DJ says that the boy only has a cough and will be fine.   Now he is leaving for the deli 

"I'll come with you . . ."

and Sioned wants to go with him, but he tells her that she should stay and rest after injuring her leg.

". . . I can do the salad"

She protests, “I can do the salad,” and his excuse is that there is nowhere for her to sit while she does it.   

"You put your feet up, Sioned"

He instructs her to put her feet up and rest, 

"I shall be here all day"

as she has her mother for company – 

"Yes, I know"

but this is exactly what Sioned does not want.

Maya waits for an explanation

Maya looks accusingly at Delyth 

"OK – we were in a relationship"

as she begins to explain, “OK, Yvonne and I were in a ‘perthynas’ – relationship.”   

"It's not the Welsh I'm struggling with"

Maya replies that it is not the Welsh she she is struggling with, 

"It was ten years ago, perhaps more"

but Delyth goes on, “It was ten years ago, perhaps more.”

"Does the DI know?"

“But when they found her body, you didn’t think to mention that she was your ex?   Does the DI know?”

"I wouldn't be allowed near the case"

Delyth points out that she would not be allowed near the case if he knew that;  “Gwyneth might be dead, but I want everybody to know what she did to Yvonne.”   

"But you lied to me, Dee"

Maya loudly protests that Delyth lied to her.  

“I know – it felt wrong – Yvonne is my past – you’re my future.   I don’t want to get the two things mixed up, I suppose,” says Delyth, but Maya appears to be unconvinced.

"Were the two of you serious?"

She asks if the two of them were serious 

"It was over almost before it began"

and is told that it was over almost before it had begun.   “You look happy on this photo,” 

"It only lasted for a while"

but Maya is told it only lasted for a while.

"That's what p[olice officers are trained to do"

“It must be hard listening to the details of her murder,” Maya assumes and is told that is what police officers are trained to do.

"I did it for your sake"

“It’s all under control – OK?   Listen, I’m sorry I hid all this from you, but I did it for your sake,” Delyth adds;  Maya has very obviously still not been persuaded.

Sioned does not seem to be enjoying herself

In the farmhouse, Sioned is bored to tears, while her mother goes on, “They were singing this morning – the children when I took Huwi in.   

♫"The farmer wants a wife"♫

“The class singing that song, ♫‘The farmer wants a wife . . .”♫

"You need a really long walk!"

“Do you know what would do you good?   A really long walk!” snarls Sioned, but is told that it looks like it is going to rain.   “Well, take a coat, then.”

♫"The wife wants a child"♫

Then Eileen continues with the second verse, ♫“The wife wants a child,”♫ which Sioned finds particularly annoying.

“You do remember that DJ and I said we’re trying for another baby?” 

"Not everything is about you, Sioned!"

but her mother describes it as an innocent little song, pointing out that not everything is about Sioned.

"Yes, DJ, I'm having a lovely morning"

Sioned’s phone on the table sounds and she sarcastically informs DJ that they are having a lovely morning;  

"Of course Mam can come to help!"

“Yes, of course Mam can come down to the deli to help!” she exclaims, 

Her mother is not as enthusiastic

“Just give her five minutes!”

"Right, I'm ready to go"

Maya is ready to leave for her rugby match;  

"You're not still going?"

“You’re not still going?” demands Delyth, and is told that she is, as soon as Gaynor arrives.   “But you’re upset.”

"I can't let the team down"

“I can’t let the team down – I want to go,” Maya insists, but is encouraged to have a cup of coffee with Delyth first.   “I need to pick up some spare kit from the club – see you later – don’t wait up.”   

What happens if someone wants a prescription now?

Now it appears the pharmacy is staffed solely by an off-duty police sergeant.

Is a 'peeping Tom' outside?

Someone appears to be looking in through the back window of number 21;  inside Colin debates, “Is there a better word than ‘terribly missed’?”   Britt suggests ‘desperately’, 

Colin deliberates

but he finally decides upon ‘greatly’, which he types into the laptop.

"There's someone out the back,`Col"

Britt gasps, “Did you see that?   There’s someone out the back!”   Colin cannot see anyone and it thinks she is imagining it.   “I must be going doolally in my old age,” Britt sighs.   

"Lois says she can't come"

Colin’s laptop has just sounded with a message from Lois, who says she cannot come to the service because she has too much work.

"You make time for something like this!"

He is furious;  “You make time for something like this – for your family!   

"She worshipped Auntie Yvonne"

“She worshipped Auntie Yvonne when she was a little girl!”   

Britt tries to point out that Auntie Yvonne was not who they thought she was;  

"Do you really think this is a good idea?"

“Look at you, Col – do you really think having this service is a good idea?” 

He replies that he does, but Britt is not sure how many people will be there;  “She deceived people.”   

"She was trying to catch people like . . ."

He emphasises that was because she was trying to keep their streets safe and in order to catch people like . . .”

"Yes, all right – the Monks!"

“The Monks – yeah!” shouts Britt, “I know she was your sister, but not everyone will want to remember her.”   

Colin is determined

He is determined that he will be holding this service and, furthermore, is confident that the Deri will be full.

Maya brings Sioned's prescription"

Maya arrives at Penrhewl with Sioned’s repeat prescription;  “I know it’s hard for you to get into the village.”   Sioned maintains that DJ could have picked it up 

"Right, I'd better go"

and now that Maya has delivered it, she had better go.

"Is everything all right?"

Sioned detects that all is not well, 

"Pre-match nerves"

but is told that it is only pre-match nerves;  “You can tell me, you know,” Sioned continues, but Maya is very reluctant, thinking that she is just being silly.

"Yvonne and Dee were in a relationship"

“It’s to do with Yvonne – she and Dee were in a relationship, years ago.”   This comes as a surprise to Sioned, who realises that Maya has only just found out.   

"I'm in the force – nothing gets to me!"

“She says she’s OK – ‘I’m in the force – nothing gets to me!’ but I’m not so sure,” Maya goes on.

"She'll be fine – she's got you"

Sioned reassures her that Delyth will be fine;  “She’s got you.”   

"She denied she ever met Yvonne"

Maya is concerned that Delyth lied to her and denied she ever met Yvonne,.

“That’s just not right, is it?   Something feels ‘off’ – 

"I feel like there's more to it"

“I feel like there’s more to it – but I don’t know what – that’s the problem.”

"No, Eileen, three salads with a quiche"

DJ reprimands Eileen that with a quiche, they give three salads, 

Eileen favours cutting corners – and salads

but she replies, “Two is enough – it’s as if you don’t want to make a profit, DJ.   

"I hope you're better as a father!"

“I hope you’re better as a father!”

Mathew is about to get stuck in

She delivers the quiche to Mathew, just as Anita rushes in, 

"Mathew, I want a favour"

wanting a favour from him.   

"I hope you don't want to keep boxes in the flat!"

“I hope you don’t want to keep boxes in the flat!” he growls, 

"I've founds someone to buy it"

but she announces that she has found someone to buy all the stock – a bulk buy.

Mathew is very pleased to hear this and asks when they will be picking it up;  

"They want me to deliver in the van"

“They’re not – they want me to deliver, in the van,” she replies.   

He hands over the keys . . .

He hands over the keys and insists that she must not take long, as he has installation to take to Maes-y-Fynnon.

“Where is this buyer?” he wants to know and Anita evasively replies that it is local-ish.   

. . . and Anita is off, out off the door

He reminds her that the second gear is a bit dodgy, but she is already out of the door 

"Hey, DJ, I should have three salads"

and Mathew complains to DJ that his quiche ought to have three salads.

Eileen has been baking

We have an unusual view of Penrhewl, where Eileen has apparently been making scones;  

"Delyth must be hiding something . . ."

“Listen, I really think you’re worrying about nothing,” says Sioned, but Maya is convinced that Delyth must be hiding something.

". . . she had to settle for second best"

“Perhaps she’s had feelings for Yvonne all these years – and had to settle for second best.”

"I've been the way she looks at you"

Sioned tries to assure her that she is not second to anyone;  “I’ve seen the way she looks at you – she worships you, don’t worry.”   

"Sorry, I haven't asked about your leg"

Maya apologises that she has not yet enquired about Sioned’s leg.

She replies that she is not sure how she feels;  

"It's difficult"

“It’s difficult – sometimes I feel like saying I’m not ready to try for another baby.   But then I think of not ever being a mother.”

"Now, you listen to me, right?"

Maya lectures her, “Now, you listen to me, right – plenty of women who miscarry go on to have perfectly healthy pregnancies.   Trust me – I’m a pharmacist!”

"If it doesn't work out this time . . ."

Sioned is simply worried that if it does not work out this time she will not be able to face it again – but she has not told DJ that part.

"There's lots of ways to have a baby . . ."

“If the worst does happen, that doesn’t mean you have to turn your back on being being a mum, full stop,” Maya goes on, “There’s lots of ways to have a baby, like IVF, surrogacy, adoption.   

" . . . I've thought about it myself"

“You know, I’ve thought about it myself.”

"I would be hard on DJ"

Sioned agrees that she has also thought about it, but is just worried that it would be hard on DJ.   Maya assumes that they have discussed the matter, but Sioned says that they have not;  

"I just can't go there"

“I just can’t go there.”   

Maybe grasps Sioned's hand

Maya takes her hand.

Colin hurried across the road

Colin runs across the road, shouting to Anita, but she angrily informs him that she is busy;  

"Mathew's giving me a hard time"

“Mathew’s giving me a hard time about the ‘Meddal’ stuff – you know what he’s like!”

"No, I think I shall be working, Colin"

Colin explains that he is organising a memorial service for Yvonne next week, but she thinks that she will be working.   “Oh – another one that’s too busy!” he shouts, “Yvonne sacrificed her life for this community!” he rather extravagantly goes on, “And this is that thanks she gets?   

"I expected better from you, of all people!"

“I expected better from you, of all people!” and he storms off.

"If there's anything I can do to help"

Anita is surprised at this and tells him that she will be there;  “And if there’s anything I can do to help, just let me know, OK?”   

Colin has cooled down now

Colin seems to have instantly calmed down.

Delyth looks at the photo . . .

Now Delyth is looking at 

. . . of herself with Yvonne . . .

that photograph, 

. . . then picks up her phone

then debates whether to make a phone call.

Where did that scone go?

At the table in Penrhewl, where one of the scones has disappeared, Maya thinks that she should go.   

"Not without their star player!"

“You can’t let the girls play without their star player,” says Sioned.   Maya is sure that whatever happens, Sioned will be able to deal with it.

At that moment Eileen comes back, complaining about DJ  “I don’t know why I had an SOS from him – God help us when he’s a father!”   

"Oh, hello, Maya"

Then she discovers that Maya is there and Sioned explains that she brought some tablets as she was just passing by.

"Show them what Cwmderi girls are made of!"

“Good luck with the game – show them what Cwmderi girls are made of!” says Sioned 

Eileen looks at Sioned 

and Eileen looks suspiciously at her daughter.

"At last – where have you been?"

Mathew is sitting in the Deri when Anita returns with the van keys;  “At last – where have you been?”   She answers that she has been getting rid of the ‘Meddal’ stuff, like he wanted.   

"Did you expect me to take it on the bus?"

He moans, “Did you expect me to take all the insulation on the bus?” grabs the keys and is about to walk out, 

"The roads were busy"

as she protests that the roads were busy.

"Was the customer happy?"

“Was the customer happy?” he asks and she thinks that he was, although she did not talk to him much because he was in a hurry.   

"David Jones, it was"

She makes up a name, David Jones, which makes Mathew immediately suspicious 

"Has he paid in full?"

and he wonders if this is totally legitimate.   “Has he paid in full?” is his next question.

"Of course – I'm not stupid!"

“Of course he has, Mathew, I’m not stupid!” she tells him, “Stop fussing!”

Delyth is having a cup of tea

Delyth is sitting at the table in the pharmacy flat when she hears the door opening and footsteps coming in;  

"Maya, is that you?"

“Maya – is that you?” she asks, but there is no reply.

A figure appears in the doorway . . .

A dark-clad figure appears 

. . . and Delyth cannot believe her eyes . . .

and Delyth is aghast to see that it is none other than Yvonne, 

. . when she sees Yvonne

last seen in Cwmderi over eleven years ago – and, of course, alive.