26 November 2024

"Breakfast is almost ready"

Dani is frying bacon for breakfast when Jinx comes in;  she tells him to sit down as breakfast is almost ready. 

"You did not need to do that"

He protests that she did not have to do that, but she replies, “I wanted to treat you – 

"We want a bit if normality"

“look, yesterday was a blip – and we want a bit of normality, don’t we?   So a walk on Tuesday, breakfast this morning – and plan for a wedding next week.”

"Yeah, sorry about that"

“Yeah, sorry about that,” Jinx begins, but she says that she was joking;  however, she considers that they should tell Gwern.   

"A bit of stability would help him"

He and Jinx are getting on better now and she thinks that a bit of stability would really help him.

"I'm not sure now is the best time"

“I’m not sure now is the best time to tell him, after the week he’s had,” Jinx suggests.   Then they hear footsteps on the stairs and Dani shouts that breakfast is ready, but Gwern goes straight out of the front door, slamming it behind him.

"I'd rather he stayed and had a chat|"

Jinx imagines that he is probably embarrassed, but Dani would rather that he stayed at home and had a chat.   “Well, at least he’s gone to school without argument,” Jinx says,.

"I thought you were starting to understand each other"

At Maes-y-Deri, Mark had been under the impression that his father and mother were starting to understand each other.   

"You know what your mother's like"

“Yeah, well, you know what your mother’s like,” sighs Dyff, “She’s been through a lot and me hanging around is not helping.”   

"I'm glad to have you around"

Mark protests that he is glad to have his father around;  “And I love being here,” Dyff goes on.

“Well, stay then – just stay away from Mam,” Mark suggests, but is told it is not that easy;  

"I've got a bar to run in Tenerife"

Dyff has a bar to run in Tenerife.   “We’ve only just started to get to know each other again,” Mark points out, “This week’s getting better and better, isn’t it?   

"Going to lose my home – and now you!"

“I’m going to lose my home – and now you!”

"You're welcome to come over and stay"

“It won’t be like before – I want to be a part of your life, Mark – and Stacey’s – and Ricky’s,” his father assures him, “You’re all welcome to come over and stay – there are plenty of spare rooms, cheap beer, beach down the road – any time you need a break.”

"Probably in the new year"

Mark agrees that he will probably come over in the new year;  “Why wait until then?” Dyff asks, “Look, Dan’s coming over for Christmas, if he’s well enough – if you come before then, it will only be me at home.   

"We'll have some time to ourselves"

“We’ll have some time to ourselves, just you and me.”

Mark is definitely warming to the idea, but asks, “What about Cher?   I can’t just leave her, can I?”   Dyff replies that she is welcome to come as well.   

"When can you get some time off?"

He wonders when Mark can get some time off.

"Thanks for that meeting last night"

Hywel and Rhys are talking in the deli when the door opens and Kath comes in;  she thanks Hywel for that meeting last night, 

"I didn't do anything"

but he maintains that he did not do anything.   “Yes, you did – you stuck with us, didn’t you?”   Rhys is looking rather askance at that, as Kath continues, “Not like that Diane – I don’t understand it!”

Rhys is now smirking, 

"I don't know how Diane will be able to look at Dai"

as Kath does not know how Diane will be able to look at Dai, knowing that all those rugby fields are going to be drowned.   

"I'm going to see her later"

Hywel proposes to go and see her later to tell her that people are worried;  he is advised to go up to Bryntirion in that case, as her car has not left there since yesterday.

"She'll have to be careful where she shows her face"

“She’ll have to be careful where she shows her face now!”   Hywel warns Kath that they should not take it personally.   “You tell that to Mark!” she snarls, “He worked hard for that meeting and spoke well – so did Ffion.   It’s a shame that it won’t be enough.”

"You're so lucky"

As she walks away, Rhys mutters, “You’re so lucky – the plans going to be approved without you having to vote in favour of it.”   

Hywel tells him not to talk about it there, but Rhys goes on, “Everyone thinks you’re a hero now – you’re not really going to see her, are you?”

"We don't want her changing her mind now"

Hywel maintains that he has to know what Diane is thinking;  “We don’t want her changing her mind now.”

"I thought you wanted to discuss the dam"

Jinx has gone to Deri Fawr to tell his troubles to Ffion;  “When you said you wanted to talk, I thought you wanted to discuss the dam, not organise a wedding,” she tells him, “Why on earth did you agree?”

"I couldn't refuse . . ."

“I didn’t know what else to say – she was desperate – I couldn’t refuse!” he whines, “Gwern had just got home from the hospital – 

". . . she's been through so much"

“and she’s been through so much.”

"But that's no reason to marry someone!"

“But that’s no reason to marry someone, is it?” demands Ffion, so he points out that they are not ‘engaged’ engaged – he has just agreed to marry her at some point.   

"She was still talking about it this morning"

He thought that she was just tired last night, but she was still talking about it this morning and even wanted to tell Gwern.

"But you don't love her, Jinx!"

“But you don’t love her, Jinx,” Ffion reminds him, “That’s what you told me.   You have to tell her.”   He predicts that it would break Dani’s heart, but is warned, “It will be much worse down the line if Dani starts planning and looking forward, then you tell her how you really feel.   

"You have to tell her the truth now!"

“You have to go home and tell her the truth now!”

"I have to open The Pizza Place"

He replies that he has to open The Pizza Place in a minute, so she instructs him to do it tonight;  

"If you don't, she'll tell Gwern!"

“Because if you don’t, she’ll tell Gwern – and that will make things even harder.”

"Music, dancing, fancy dress"

At Maes-y-Deri, Dyff is giving Mark the hard-sell by showing him pictures of Tenerife on the laptop;  “You should see this beach when the carnival’s on – it’s wild – music, dancing, fancy dress – all day and all night!”

"We've got fancy dress, haven't we, Mark?"

Cheryl has just walked in and is listening;  “We’ve got fancy dress, haven’t we, Mark?” she says, “The Star Trek stuff upstairs.”   

"I might take that with me"

Mark says that he may take that with him.  

"Take it where?"

“Where?” is her next question and Mark replies that his father has asked him to go back to Tenerife with him, leaving tomorrow.   Cheryl cannot believe what she is hearing.

"He's asked if you want to come too"

“He was going home anyway, and we didn’t want to miss out on catching up, so it makes sense.   He’s asked if you want to come, too.”   

Cheryl reminds him that she needs to be there for Gaynor and cannot just skip off into the sunset.   “Tom can look after her,” maintains Mark, so she reminds him about his job,.

“The boys have agreed to do extra shifts until I get back,” he says.

"You didn't bother checking with me?"

She is angered by this;  “So you phoned work, but you didn’t bother checking with me?”   Dyff considers that it might be wise to leave them alone for a while.

"It was such a nice surprise"

“Look, Cher, I was going to talk to you, all right, but it was such a nice surprise that Dad wanted me to go with him.”   

"When are you coming back?"

She wonders when he is intending to come back, but he is not sure about that.

"What am I supposed to do?"

“So what am I supposed to do?   Just wait for you?”   He argues that once Gaynor is better, 

"Perhaps I will have settled by them"

Cheryl can come to join him – perhaps he will have settled there by then.

"Settled?"

“Settled?” she exclaims;  he has not yet talked to his father about it, but there might be an option for them to stay out there – he is serious that perhaps they could both help to run his father’s bar, which would be a lot more fun than sitting there, watching the JCBs move in.

Cheryl does not like this one bit

He insists that this is the answer, but it is quitshe obvious that she does not are his enthusiasm.

Hywel visits Diane

Hywel arrives at Bryntirion, where Diane is looking very sombre;  “I just called round to make sure you’re all right,” he says, “You left in a hurry last night.”

"Some of the villagers are after my blood"

“Can you blame me?   Some of the villagers are after my blood,” she answers, although he maintains it is not that bad.   “I haven’t even been home to face Dai yet!” she adds.   

"Why did you vote in favour?"

Hywel asks why she changed her mind and voted in favour in the end.

"We all have to make difficult decisions"

She rather unconvincingly replies, “Well, we all have to make difficult decisions sometimes – you changed your mind as well.” 

"You're obviously braver than me"

“You’re obviously braver than me,” replies Hywel.   She complains that the phone has not stopped ringing and she has had to turn it off, so he advises that she should not ignore them;  that is why they were angry with him before.

"What am I supposed to say?"

“But what am I supposed to say?” she demands;  he advises that she tell the truth, sticking to her decision and not changing her mind.   

"They will eat you alive, Diane"

He maintains that if they see she is wavering, they will eat her alive.

Kath is passing the shop

Kath is walking past the shop when she encounters Cheryl;  “Kath!   Have you talked to your son?” Cheryl demands 

"Is he all right?"

and Kath wonders if he is all right after the meeting last night.

"Oh yes, he's moving to Tenerife – tomorrow!"

“Oh yes, he’s moving to Tenerife!” Cheryl snarls, “Dyff asked him – tomorrow morning!   The whole thing come out of nowhere – 

"Without  second thought for me!"

“and your son is going to drop everything to go with him, without a second thought for me!”

Gwern approaches the brewery

After school, Gwern is heading towards the Brewery once again;  

"You can't be here, Gwern!"

“You can’t be here, Gwern!” Rhys tells him, “You know why.”

Gwern says that Dani has changed her mind and says that he can work there as long as he goes to school first;  

"Can Dani confirm that?"

Rhys immediately sees through this and proposes to ask Dani to confirm it.

Dani is just outside 

Neither of them know that Dani is approaching, past the fire escape, as Rhys goes on, “I wasn’t born yesterday, Gwern.”   He argues that he needs this job, but is reminded, “You promised you’d never do it again!   

"Think about what you did to Dani!"

“It’s one thing stealing from here, but think about what you did to Dani!   She found you KO’d on the floor – after everything!”

"It's the only thing that's keeping me sane"

Gwern whimpers that he did not know what else to do, “And coming here is the only thing that’s keeping me sane.”   Rhys will not hold a grudge against him for what he did as long as he never steals from the brewery again.

"I can't let you work here without Dani's permission"

“But I can’t let you work here without Dani’s permission – please don’t blame her for that.”   

This changes Dani's mind

Outside, she finds what she has heard quite enlightening, then turns and walks away as Rhys advises, “She’s just worried about you.”

Dyff is packing

Dyff is packing his belongings when Kath arrives at Maes-y-Deri.   

"It's true then – you're leaving"

“It’s true then – you’re leaving,” she comments, “Is it true that Mark’s going with you?”

"I did ask him"

“I did ask him – I didn’t want him to think I was turning my back on him again!”   Kath says that it is good that Mark will get some time with his father.   Whatever has happened between them, she does not want it to affect his relationship with Mark and Stacey.

"Thank you for listening and leaving"

“And thank you for listening and leaving like I asked.”   

"You said you never wanted to see me again"

He replies that he did not want to stay if it made things difficult for her, reminding her that she said she never wanted to see him again, but today she has come looking for him.

"I haven't changed my mind"

She makes it quite clear that she has not changed her mind;  “I was listening to Mark speaking in that meeting last night and, I don’t know, I started to remember things about the four of us in this old place.   I didn’t want to leave things the way I left them yesterday – and anyway, this is a chance for me to do something I didn’t get the chance to do 25 years ago.”

"And what is that, then?"

He wonders what that is

"Say goodbye"

 and is disappointed when she replies, “Say goodbye.”

"I did what you wanted . . ."

At Bryntirion, Diane makes a phone call;  “I did what you wanted – planning has been approved – 

". . . and now the whole village is against me!"

“and now the whole village is against me!   

"If I ever find out who you are . . ."

“If I ever find out who you are, you’ll pay for this!”   

She disposes of the slip of paper

With that, she terminates the call and throws down the piece of paper bearing the number.

"If only we'd known what was ahead of us . . ."

As they sit in the darkness at Maes-y-Deri, with Kath looking at an old photo, she says, “If only we’d known what was ahead of us all when we moved in here.”

Dyff comments that he would change everything if he got to do it again;  

"Do you think we'd be married and happy?"

“Do you think we’d be married and happy if I hadn’t done what I did?”   

"We'll never know the answer to that"

She replies that they will never know the answer to that now.

He acknowledges that it has not been easy for her and she points out that it was never easy to lose him, 

"To prison, or Jean . . . and then . . ."

“To prison or to Jean . . . and then, well.   Do you remember the last time we saw each other in the hospital?   You were saying the most ridiculous things – you insisted on apologising for hurting me so much – but you knew, didn’t you?   

"You knew then you were going to leave"

“You knew then that you were going to leave?    And you also said that I was the one you loved despite everything.”   

"Every word was true"

He maintains that every word of it was true and she must not forget that.   “Yeah, I’m not perfect – I know I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but what I tried to do all those years ago by staying away was to protect you, Mark and Stacey.”

"Look after Mark, will you?"

“Look after Mark, will you?   You’ve got a lot of catching up to do,” says Kath and he assures her that he thinks the world of the boy, his first child.   “And what a surprise he was!” she recalls;  Dyff would not change any of it.

"Kathleen Pearl, my first love"

“I will always have a little place in my heart for you, Kathleen Pearl, my first love.”   

"And you, Dyff Jones"

She agrees that he will also always have a place in her heart.

"Look, I want to talk about Brynmor"

“Look, I want to talk to you about Brynmor,” he goes on, “It’s important.”

"Leave Brynmor out of it for now"

She tells him to leave Brynmor out of this now;  “Just let us . . .”   

Kath grasps his hand

She grasps his hand and there are tears in the eyes of both.   

"So long, Dyff"

“So long, Dyff!” she says decisively

"I thought I'd come home for a chat"

Dani is preparing dinner when Jinx arrives home early;  “Yeah, it was quiet – I thought I’d come home for a chat before dinner.   Put that to one side and come through.”   

They sit down on the sofa . . .

They sit down together on the sofa.

. . . but are soon disturbed

Jinx does not know how to begin, but mumbles, “Perhaps it would an idea to . . .” but gets no further, as there is a knock at the door.   

Rhys has been summoned

She already knows that it is Rhys, who she has asked to come round.   She shouts upstairs for Gwern to come down 

"Why is he here?"

and he is surprised to find Rhys there.

"I need to apologise to you both"

“I need to apologise to you both,” Dani begins, “I went over the top, banning you from working in Ceffyl Du.”   Gwern enquires what changed her mind.

"Rhys sees potential"

“Well, Rhys has given you a chance and sees potential – and if you enjoy the job, I can’t take that away from you.   It wouldn’t be fair after everything you’ve been through.”   

"So I can work there?"

He checks to make sure this means he can go back to work in the brewery.

“As long as you promise me and Jinx that we can trust you – 

"I'm not coming home to that ever again, understand?"

“because I’m not coming home to that ever again, do you understand?”   Gwern promises, as he so often does, and she agrees that if Rhys is happy . . .

"See you tomorrow, boy"

“See you tomorrow,” says Rhys as he leaves the house 

"Thanks, Dani!"

and Gwern is very grateful to Dani, who turns to Jinx, asking what he was about to say.

"It wasn't important"

“It wasn’t important,” he replies, once again dodging the issue

"Why aren't you answering your phone?"

Mark arrives at Llwyncelyn, telling Cheryl that he has been looking for her and wondering why she does not answer her phone.   “I’m busy – Gaynor and I are having a night in.”

"Oh, where's your father?"

He says that tonight is his last night and he wanted to spend it with her;   “Oh – where’s your father?” she sneers.   

"Let's talk properly, Cher"

He urges her to stop fussing with the food so they can talk properly.

"You didn't want to talk before you decided"

“You didn’t want to talk before you decided to leave – why bother now?” she snarls.

“Come on, Cher, I’ve told you I want you to come out and join me at some point,” he explains.

"Can you hear yourself?"

“Can you hear yourself?   Come out and join me at some point – as if we are friends who need to catch up now and again.   I’ve just moved back to Maes-y-Deri because I miss you – 

"You swan off to Tenerife"

“two nights later, you swan off to Tenerife and leave me.”

"It doesn't mean things have to change"

He argues that it does not mean things have to change between them;  

"Of course it does!"

“Of course it does!” she snaps, so he asks whether she does not want him to go.   “Only you can answer that question,” she answers, 

"You've obviously made your decision"

“You don’t want to cancel the flight, that’s the point.   Just go, Mark – you’ve obviously made your decision!”

"Are you finishing with me?"

He asks whether she is finishing with him, 

"I'd say you're finishing with me!"

so she replies, “I’d say you’re finishing with me!”   

So off he goes

He leaves the house without a further word.

Dyff walks towards Cysgod y Glyn . . . 

A shadowy figure, carrying a case, walks along the road towards Cysgod Y Glyn 

. . . puts something through the letterbox . . .

and posts an envelope through the letterbox, 

. . . then continues

then continues walking.

Kath finds the memory stick . . . 

Kath has picked up the envelope and finds the memory stick inside;  she plugs it into the laptop 

. . . clicks on the 'Brynmor' file . . .

and clicks on the file marked ‘Brynmor’.   

. . .and finds the clear CCTV footage . . .

The crystal clear CCTV recording shows the two ‘heavies’ confronting Brynmor in the site office 

. . . which causes her some consternation

and she watches with horror as they begin their attack.

Dyff walks past Bethania . . .

Dyff walks past Bethania, looking along the High Street towards the Deri.

. . . as Kath sees him appear after the attack 

Kath gasps as she watches the assailants leaving as Dyff approaches and goes to Brynmor’s assistance.   Now she knows exactly what happened.

He looks, nostalgically . . .

Dyff stands looking at the Deri, 

. . . at the remains of the Deri

with its covering of plastic sheeting, then turns and walks away.