14 March 2024

"Griffiths is meeting his accountant today"

Rhys is pouring himself a coffee and Mathew is dealing with some paperwork;  “Griffiths is meeting his accountant today,” says Rhys;  Mathew points out that they are really busy at APD, so if he is looking for work, they have loads of labouring jobs.

"Just as one door closes . . ."

Rhys has just received a text message and comments, “When one door closes, your future wife matches with you on Tinder.”   

"I can help you look for a job"

Mathew goes on that he can help Rhys look for a job or write a CV, if he wants.   However he is told that there is no point worrying about nothing;  

"Kelly and I have a plan . . ."

“Kelly and I have a plan to save the business – 

". . . and I have a date – spicy!"

“and, in any case, I have a date – spicy!”

"This is more important than any date"

Mathew tries to impress upon him that this is more important than any date, but is told that he needs some balance;  

"The beds in 'Beds R Us' get more action than yours"

“The beds in ‘Beds R Us’ at Llanarthur get more action than yours!”   Mathew says he is happy with his life as it is, but it is pointed out that he has not had a date since Tegwen – and it is about time.

"You're going to be a monk for the rest of your life"

“I appreciate your concern, but you’re going to be a monk for the rest of your life – and I think that subject is much more important,” Rhys tells him.

Gatnor is still at the hotel . . .

Still at the hotel in the Gower, Mark is surprised to see that Gaynor is also there;  he thought she had gone home,   

. . . having stayed there overnight 

“Well, I decided to stay in the end and I was lucky to get a room,” she tells him.

"Dani's moving in with Jinx!"

His phone sounds and he does not like what he sees;  “Dani - she’s moving in with Jinx!”   

"At least someone's happy"

Gaynor is pleased to hear that someone is happy, but he moans that he will not be able to afford the rent by himself.   “It isn’t enough that my relationship’s over – 

"Now I'm homeless as well!"

“now I’m homeless as well!” he wails.   

Another breakfast goes to waste

He abandons his breakfast, maintaining that he had better go to pack, now that he has to find somewhere to live.   Gaynor suggests that he should talk to Cheryl, 

"I'm the last person she wants to see"

but he replies, “You saw her last night – I’m the last person she wants to see.”

Britt has been to visit Garry

Britt is speaking to Colin outside the shop;  “Garry had a huge shock – I’m glad I went to tell him in person and not do it over the phone.”   

"He knew Yvonne quite well at one time"

Colin comments that Garry knew Yvonne quite well at one time, when she was living with Gwyneth.

"Have you seen her recently?"

She wonders if Colin has seen Yvonne recently and he says that he has not;  he is not avoiding her, but does not know what to say.   

"Having her around is too painful"

“Having her around is too painful.”

"I've had people asking awkward questions"

Griffiths strolls along the street with Anita;  “I’ve had people asking awkward questions about this Rohypnol business.   Whatever came over Kelly, admitting everything on Facebook?”   

"I think it's a good thing"

Anita considers that it was a good thing, so now she can draw a line under it all.

“But it doesn’t reflect well on the business,” he complains, 

Megan is organising 'Keep Cwmderi Tidy'

as Anita looks across to the group of people, supervised by Megan, preparing to tidy up Cwmderi.

"She looks like some Queen Mother"

She is not looking forward to joining them;  “She looks like some Queen Mother,” Anita sneers and then walks towards Megan, who is instructing where the helpers should go.

"Thanks for joining us, Anita"

She ticks off Anita on her list;  “Thanks for joining us.”   

"I believe in caring for the environment"

Anita maintains that she believes strongly in caring for the environment – and where better to start them on her own doorstep?   

Megan directs her to clear a nearby drain, 

Autumn leaves – at this time of year?

where there is a lot of stuff choking it.

Anita is given the tools of the trade

“I think it would be best if I gave you these,” Megan tells her, handing over gloves and a litter-picking tool, 

"I've a feeling that there's a dead rat down there"

“I’ve a feeling that there’s a dead rat down there.”   

Anita does not relish that

Anita regards that prospect with revulsion.

"This place is cute"

Eleri walks into APD and informs Mathew, “I want to buy a lock.   This place is cute – who owns it?”   

"No-one has called APD 'cute' before"

Mathew finds it strange that the place is described as ‘cute’, but replies that he is the owner.

"Bedroom – I don't want anyone walking in . . ."

She calls him, “An entrepreneur,” and he asks whether this lock is for inside or out.   “Bedroom,” she answers, “I don’t want anyone walking in – 

". . . unless they've been invited"

“unless they’ve been invited!”

"Cash is king"

She introduces herself as Eleri and does not wish to pay by card, insisting, “Cash is king.”   

"I'll see you around"

She will see him around, 

"Fancy going for  drink some time?"

and he wonders if she fancies going for a drink some time.   

"What's your number?"

She replies that there is a possibility of that and asks him for his number, 

He enthusiastically types it into her phone . . .

then describes him as ‘keen’, as she walks out of the shop.   

. . . and has a good feeling about this

Mathew thinks that his luck has changed.

Gaynor finds Cheryl out in the hotel grounds 

This time, Cheryl is sitting out in the grounds of the hotel and Gaynor finds her.   “Where have you been?” she asks 

"In a B&B down the road"

and is told that Cheryl spent the night in a B&B down the road.

"There's nothing going on, you know"

“Look – about last night – there was nothing going on between me and Mark, you know that?”   

"Sorry – I overreacted"

Cheryl apologises that she overreacted, and Gaynor thought that this was all behind them, 

"Do you want to end things with Mark?"

“So what is wrong?   Do you want to end things with Mark?   If you don’t, I wouldn’t be surprised if he finishes with you!   He won’t be able to handle this – you running away every time something upsets you, without explaining to him what he’s done wrong.”

"He hasn't done anything wrong – it's Dave!"

Cheryl answers, “He hasn’t done anything wrong – it’s Dave!” then she refuses to explain any further.   

Gaynor is not giving up

She walks away and Gaynor follows her;  

"I find it hard to trust men since Dave"

only then does she explain, “Dave, my ex – I find it hard to trust men since Dave.   I don’t want to talk about it.”

"Cheryl, I want to understand"

Gaynor pleads that she wants to try to understand, as it has affected her sister so much.   

"He took over my life!"

She is told, “He took over my life – I don’t think ‘controlling’ is a strong enough word.   Things were really bad.”

Yvonne wants to visit Izzy's grave . . . 

Colin is surprised to see Yvonne arrive outside the shop;  she picks up some flowers and tells him, “If it’s all right with you, I’d like to visit Izzy’s grave with these.   Will you come with me?”   

. . . and Colin agrees to go with her

He nods his head.

A bit of desultory sweeping

Anita, clad in her high viz jacket, is rather halfheartedly sweeping leaves from the gutter 

Ieuan does his best to ignore her

when she notices Ieuan coming out of Tomos ac Ellis with a client and calls to him.

He does his best to ignore her, which Megan finds quite amusing;  

"Don't think he's ashamed of you, do you?"

“You don’t think he’s ashamed of you, do you?” she wonders.

"It was all right for him to play away"

Cheryl continues explaining to Gaynor, “He’d get jealous if I talked to anyone, especially men – but it was all right for him to play away!   He cheated on me loads of times.   He was so charming to begin with – 

"Perhaps I should have seen the signs"

perhaps I should have seen the signs.   I’m so ashamed, and that’s why I couldn’t tell you the truth.” 

"You're not to blame for that"

Gaynor tells her that she is not to blame for that – it could happen to anyone;  “But I would have liked it if you could have told me at the start – I could have helped you.”   

"I just wanted a fresh start in Cwmderi"

Cheryl just wanted to close the door on her past and have a fresh start in Cwmderi.

“And I know Mark’s nothing like him, 

"Has Dave ruined me for anyone else?"

“but perhaps Dave’s just ruined me for anyone else.”   

"But you did leave him"

Gaynor has never been in the same situation, and is sorry if she is saying the wrong thing;  she stresses that Cheryl did leave Dave – she had the strength to go – but he is still controlling her.

"This is exactly what he wants"

“This is exactly what he wants – you being unhappy and not being able to be in a relationship with anyone else.   Don’t give him the power!   

"You deserve so much better – and so does Mark"

“You deserve so much better, Cheryl – and Mark deserves so much better, too.”

Eleri comes to meet her 'date'

Eleri comes downstairs at the Deri where her date, Rhys, is waiting for her.   He asks if she would like to go anywhere and 

"We've only got 30 minutes . . ."

she replies, “Gosh, no – we’ve only got 30 minutes,” setting the timer on her phone.   

". . . I never give a first date longer than that"

“I never give a first date longer than that,” she informs him, 

"Think about the pressure"

“Think about the pressure of having a meal with someone you don’t like.”

He agrees that would be awkward and she adds, “Not that I’m saying I don’t like you, but I don’t know.   

"Go and get me a drink, then"

Go and get me a drink then – gin and slim.”

The flowers are taken to Izzy's grave

Yvonne is placing the flowers in a vase by Izzy’s headstone while Colin stands nearby.   

"Sometimes it hits me like a wave . . ."

“I miss her terribly,” says Yvonne and Colin tells her that sometimes it hits him like a wave, 

". . . and at other times, it's like she's here with me"

but then at other times, it is like she is there with him.

"I'm sorry I haven't been here for you, Col"

“I’m so sorry I haven’t been here for you, Col,” she goes on, and he wonders why she did not get in touch after she heard.   

"It's probably shame"

She thinks that it was probably shame, after all the deception and the lies.  

“I can’t blame it all on work – I could have been there for you and Izzy.   

"The longer I stayed away, the easier to was"

“The longer I stayed away, the easier it was not to go back.   The truth is, I couldn’t face how much hurt I’ve caused – 

"How much of a failure I've been as a sister"

“how much of a failure I’ve been as a sister.”

Colin gives her a hug

Colin’s response is to hug her and again she repeats how sorry she is.

Rhys speaks about his job

In the Deri, Rhys is telling Eleri how he did up his house, and so gets good money from letting it;  he also gets a bonus from Tomos ac Ellis.   

"Who are Thomas and Ellis?"

She enquires, “Who are Thomas and Ellis?” and is told that they were the original owners, but it is now owned by Ieuan Griffiths.

"Does he have any other companies?"

“Does he have any other companies?” she wants to know, and Rhys does not think so, but he is a councillor with a finger in many pies, as well as chairman of the golf club and all that.

"Half an hour is up!"

The alarm on her phone sounds, indicating that the half hour is up;  

"I have a meeting"

she has a meeting, so she simply gets up and walks away.   

Rhys finds her enigmatic

Rhys shakes his head in confusion, then finishes his pint.

"Did I do the right thing, coming back?"

As they sit on a bench in the cemetery, Yvonne asks, “Do you think I did the right thing coming back?   Perhaps it would have been better for you if you didn’t know what had happened to me.”

"Not knowing if you were alive or dead?"

“Do you really think I could carry on with my life without knowing if you were alive or dead?” Colin demands, 

"It was hell on earth"

“Living without answers – it was hell on earth for all those years, with no idea where you were.”   

"Can you forgive me, Col?"

She wonders if he can forgive her, 

"Of course I can"

and he assures her, “Of course I can.”   

"You're too nice"

Yvonne describes him as ‘too nice’, and asks if he is happy for her to stay in the village for a while.   He agrees that he is very happy, so she would welcome some help in finding somewhere to live;  “Jinx wants the house for himself and Dani.”

"I don't think Britt would be too happy with that"

Colin suggests that she could always stay with him and Britt;  “I don’t think Britt would be too happy with that.”   

"I know how to handle Britt"

He tells her not to worry about Britt, as he knows how to handle her.   Yvonne describes him as ‘the boss’.

Cheryl returns to Mark

Cheryl comes back into the hotel, where Mark is looking at his phone;  he motions for her to come and sit down.   Again she says she is sorry, really sorry;  

"I'm letting Dave spoil everything"

“You didn’t do anything wrong – unless booking a posh hotel, spending a fortune and buying a lovely present is a crime in some parallel universe.   I’m letting Dave spoil everything.”

"It's not the first time, is it?"

Mark is not going to disagree with that, but does point out that this is not the first time she has let Dave spoil everything.

"I'll always spoil everything good"

“I don’t know how to let him go,” she sighs, “I’m worried that I’ll always spoil everything good that happens to me – but if I’m honest, 

"You're the best thing that's happened to me"

“you, Mark, are the best thing that’s happened to me a long time!”

"Now I understand why you react like that . . ."

Now Mark is able to understand why she reacts like she does;  

". . . but you know how I feel about you"

“But you know how I feel about you – I want to be with you – that’s all I’ve got to offer.”   Cheryl smiles at him

"Nobody's set a timer before"

Now it is time for Mathew’s date with Eleri;  “Nobody’s set a timer on a date with me before,” he comments.   

"You should be grateful for that"

She replies that if she was boring, he would be grateful for that.

“How do things work round here?   Who’s the big cheese?” she enquires, “I met a councillor today, Hywel Llywelyn.”   

"Well, he does a a lot for the community"

Mathew informs her that he does a lot for the community 

Eleri has been doing her homework

and she already knows that he runs an IT business.

He goes on to enumerate that Eileen and Sioned own ‘Tamed’ and the shop, Britt Monk owns the garage.   “So many successful women,” observes Eleri.

"Oh, Rhys"

Just then, Rhys happens to be passing and is surprised to see Mathew talking to her.   Eleri introduces them, 

"Actually, we share a flat"

but it is explained that they share a flat.   Rhys asks how she knows Mathew and she replies, “I wanted a lock.”   Mathew is also eager to know how she knows Rhys 

"Tinder"

and is told that it was through Tinder.

"Those 45 minutes have flown by"

The the alarm sounds once more and she remarks that 45 minutes have flown by;  Rhys complains that he only got 30 minutes and she explains that she sort of knew Mathew, assuring him that he will get 45 minutes next time – 

"If I want to see you again"

if she wants to see him again.   Mathew and Rhys look at each other in amazement.

They leave the hotel . . . 

Mark and Cheryl leave the hotel together, 

. . . in a much better state

now reunited, and they are followed by Gaynor, 

"I'll give you a lift from Mark's house"

who suggests, “I’ll follow you in my car, then I’ll give you a lift from Mark’s house.”

"Mark's coming back with me . . ."

Cheryl has other ideas;  “Mark’s coming back with me after we’ve got some of his stuff – we’ll fetch the rest at the weekend.   

". . . he's coming to live in Maes-y-Deri"

“Sorry, I haven’t had a chance to tell you – Mark is coming to live in Maes-y-Deri.   

Mark looks happy at the prospect

“There’s no point renting a house when he’ll be with me most of the time – well, that’s the intention, anyway.”

Off they go, hand in hand

They continue walking to the car, hand in hand.

DI Lloyd is in the Deri

DI Lloyd is relaxing with a drink in the Deri when Delyth comes in, 

"What are you doing here?"

wanting to know what he is doing there.   

"You know how news goes round the station"

He replies that it is nothing official, and understands that he needs to congratulate her;  “You know how news goes round the station.”

He looks at the message on his phone

His phone sounds and he looks concerned at the message he is reading;  

"I think we've got an ID!"

“We’ve had a tip-off about the body at number 9 – I think we’ve got an ID!”

"That's a crucial development"

Delyth is surprised and comments that it is a crucial development;  

And for Delyth a very worrying one

she looks worried as the DI leaves the Deri.