6 November 2024

"You traitor!"

Mark cannot believe that his father has accepted this job, describing him as a traitor;  

"I've accepted it for your sake"

Dyff insists, “I’ve accepted it for your sake,” and Mark thinks that he is still drunk, as he did not come home till 2:45 am.

"Banging doors, waking everyone!"

Cheryl adds, “Banging doors, waking everyone!” but Dyff says that he was celebrating.

"Celebrating turning your back on us!"

“Yes, celebrating turning your back on us!” Mark snarls, and his father remarks that he is an idiot sometimes.   He does not understand – now they have an ‘inside man’.

"Someone on the inside"

“Someone on the inside to keep an eye on those Quantum Hydro Works boys.”   Cheryl begins to take an interest as he continues, “I’ll know everything before you know it – what’s better than having a pair of eyes on the entire site?   I can open drawers, go into cupboards – I’m bound to find something.”

"It's idiotic – Dave is a dangerous bloke!"

Mark regards this as genius, but Cheryl is inclined to call it ‘idiotic’.   “Dave is a dangerous bloke and you’re asking for trouble.”   Mark is convinced that his father knows what he is doing, while Dyff maintains that he has dealt with men who are a lot more dangerous than that fool.

"I'll see you when I see you"

She does not want to hear any more and leaves the house;  she will see Mark when she sees him.   

"It's a long story"

He explains to his father that that it is a long story.   “She can thank me once I’ve found something that helps,”

says his father, 

"I'll change out of this 'monkey suit'"

“Now you can make me a cup of tea while I change out of this ‘monkey suit’.”

"He was back and forth to the toilet all night"

At Cysgod y Glyn, Kath is moaning to Eleri that Brynmor was back and forth to the toilet all night;  she is surprised that Eleri did not hear him.   She replies that she had earplugs.   

"You don't think it's something to do with his heart?"

“You don’t think it’s something to do with his heart, do you?” Kath wonders.

"You didn't seem too worried last night"

“You didn’t seem to be too worried about his heart when you were arguing with him last night,” Eleri remarks, but Kath denies that they were arguing.   

"I take it that Dyff was the problem?"

“I take it that Dyff was the problem – is there something going on between you two?”

"You're starting to sound like your father now"

“Do you know what?   You’re starting to sound like your father now,” Kath groans and Eleri thinks it odd that she and him are both of the same opinion.

"I want to get rid of him as much as you do"

“Listen, I want to get rid of him just as much as you two, understand?”   Eleri imagines that there is a ‘but’ coming.   

"He's got a security job"

Kath explains, “Nothing’s going to happen anytime soon because he’s just got a job as security on the Deri Fawr site – and before you say anything, no, I’m not happy about it either.”

"How will this affect Dad?"

Eleri does not care how Kath feels, but is worrying about how this will affect her father;  “So you need to have a word with your ex and tell him where to go!”   

"You need to decide who's important to you!"

Kath maintains that it is not that easy, but Eleri disagrees with that;  “You need to decide who’s important to you!”

Dyff comes downstairs

Dyff comes downstairs again and Mark announces that he has had an idea;  “That doesn’t happen often!” his father remarks 

"I should come with you tonight"

and he suggests that he should come to work with his father tonight, as an extra pair of eyes.   

"Don't be stupid!"

“Don’t be stupid!” he is told.

"You might miss something important"

“You can’t read very well, can you?   You might miss something important – a name on a file, planning details,” 

Dyff agrees with him

and Dyff may be coming round to his way of thinking.

He concludes that it may be easier with two;  “But not tonight, because Tom will be around the place, keeping an eye on his new employee.”   Mark is sure that he will be at Llwyncelyn, because Gaynor is leaving hospital today;  

"What do you say?   No-brainer?"

“What do you say?   No Brainer?”   Dyff decides that he may be right, for once.   

Mark predicts that it will be just like the old days, 

"One step out of line . . ."

but is warned, “One step out of line and you’ll get a kick up the backside!   But I need to pop out first – I’ve promised to go and see Dan.”

“Don’t you think that saving Maes-y-Deri is more important at the moment?” asks Mark.   

"I don't want to disappoint either of you"

His father does not want to disappoint either of them 

"See you later"

and will see him later.

Gaynor is home . . .

Gaynor makes her painful way back into Llwyncelyn with the assistance of Tom;  

. . . and is welcomed by Cheryl

she is welcomed home by Cheryl.   

She is assisted to sit down

She is helped to sit down on the sofa and Cheryl suddenly realises that she forgot to get the painkillers from the pharmacy;  

"I'll run to the village to get some"

she will run to the village to get some.

Tom produces them

However, she is pre-empted by Tom, who has some in his pocket;  

"It's lucky one of us has a good memory"

“It’s lucky one of us has a good memory,” he comments, “I picked them up on the way to the hospital.”

"Can I have a glass of water?"

Gaynor would like a glass of water to take the tablets and Tom suggests that she should go straight to bed.   “No, I’m fine here for a while,” she replies, “I’ve only walked from the car to the house.”   

"It's important that you rest"

He insists that it is important that she rests now.

Eileen is worried

Eileen sits, looking very worried, at Penrhewl;  Siôn walks in and wishes her good morning.   

Siôn come in with some goodies . . .

“I hope you haven’t eaten,” and he produces a bag of various breakfast items, but Eileen is in no mood to eat.

    "They're going to grill me about Sioned"

“They’re going to grill me about Sioned – I know they are!” she whines and he tells her not to worry, 

Siôn grasps her hand

pointing out, as he takes her hand, that he will be there today to support her.

"I know you're a strong woman"

“Eileen, I know you’re a strong woman who wants to be independent, but there’s nothing wrong with letting a friend be a friend sometimes.”

"Thank you for being so lovely last night"

She withdraws her hand and thanks him for being ‘so lovely’ last night, 

"I didn't do anything"

but he protests that he did not do anything.   

"You know that if the circumstances were different"

“You know that if the circumstances were different, perhaps . . .” she begins.   He tells her not to mention it and that they understand each other.   Then he gets up and leaves, taking his Danish pastries with him.

"I think we should phone the doctor"

As they walk past MFC, Kath says, “I think we should phone the doctor,” but Eleri is of the opinion that they do not need a doctor to see that stress is the problem.   Kath considers that it may be those hot tacos;  he is not used to spicy food.

Dyff comes round the corner 

At that moment Dyff comes out of the alley and wishes Kathleen good morning.   

"Another thief in the security business"

“I hear that congratulations are in order – another thief in the security business – just what we need!” sneers Eleri.

"Where's your shadow today?"

Dyff ignores this and asks Kath, “Where’s your shadow today?”   

"Brynmor is ill"

She points out that it is none of his business, but Brynmor is ill.   “Nothing too serious, I hope,” is Dyff’s comment.

“No – he’s just not used to Mexican food, that’s all.”   

Dyff maintains that he cannot handle his spice.   “We’re just going back to him now.”

"To give him some comfort?"

“To give him some comfort?   You were always very good at that, from what I remember,” comments Dyff.   

Eleri instruct Kath to go, and she will be right behind her.

"I meant what I said last week!"

“I meant what I said last week!” Eleri threatens;  Dyff replies that he is shaking in his boots.   “I usually only give one warning!” she continues.

"A little girl trying to be a big girl!"

“A little girl trying to be a big girl!” he snarls, “You don’t scare me, love,” 

Eleri looks at him with loathing

before walking away.

"I feel sick after those tablets"

Gaynor does not feel much like eating, but is feeling sick after taking those tablets.   

"I'll make you a hot meal later"

Tom says that he will make her a hot meal later.   Cheryl snaps, “I made a salad because I wasn’t sure when you’d be home.”

"Let me help you"

Cheryl brings her crutches as Gaynor attempts to stand up;  

"I'm just looking forward to some peace"

“I’m just looking forward to closing the door and having some peace,” she wails, but is told that there is no chance of that because Cheryl intends to stay for a while.

“There’s no need – I’m more than happy to do it,” protests Tom, 

"I thought you worked nights"

but Cheryl was under the impression that he worked nights.   “I’m the boss, so I can change my hours,” he replies.   Gaynor does not want him to do this, while Cheryl insists that she wants to be there for her sister.

"Right, you can take it in turns"

“Right, there’s no need to argue about it,” Gaynor tells them, “If you insist on staying, you can take it in turns.”

“I’ll stay tonight – it’s a bit last minute for you to change your hours now, isn’t it?’ gloats Cheryl.

"We heard a noise outside"

In the court, Eileen is giving evidence;  “I was at home with Huwi, my son – he was only five years old at the time.   We heard a noise outside – barking, voices, a man’s voice.   Penrhewl is an isolated place, so I was frightened.”

The jury listen impassionately

The jury sit, stony-faced, as they listen to the evidence;  Malcolm asks what she did then.   

"I thought of phoning the police"

“Well, I thought of phoning the police, but my instinct was telling me to protect Huwi – and to go out to see what was happening.”

"And you took the gun with you"

“And you took the gun with you?”   

"Only to frighten whoever was outside"

Eileen stresses that it was only to frighten whoever was outside.

When she got outside, she could see a cattle lorry in the distance and two shadows near it;  

"I recognised the voices immediately"

“And I heard the sound of voices, which I recognised immediately – Howard Owen and Kelly Francis.”

"These two dangerous people"

“Now tell us what you did after you realised it was these two dangerous people who were trespassing?” she is asked.

The judge is taking notice

The judge looks intently at her as she continues, “I shouted in the hope that it would frighten them, but they just stood there.   

"I raised the gun a little bit"

“Then I raised the gun a little bit, so that they could see I had it.”

“Howard Owen claims you pointed the gun at him – is that true?”   

"Huwi came out and could not understand what was going on"

Eileen maintains that she raised it a little bit so they could see it, but they walked away and Huwi came out of the house;  he could not understand what was going on.

"My finger caught in the trigger"

“As I turned to him to comfort him, my finger caught in the trigger and the gun went off – 

"Accidentally, of course?"

“accidentally, of course!   

"I'd never hurt anyone"

“I’d never hurt anyone – especially with my five year old son crying next to me!”   

She glances up at Siôn . . .

She glances up at Siôn, 

. . . who is watching from the gallery

who is watching the proceedings and who gives her a reassuring smile.

They rather amateurishly start to search

Inside the site office of Quantum Hydro Works, Dyff does not know where to start and Mark instructs him, “I’ll look through the desk – you do the filing cabinets,” then is reminded to put on his gloves.

"How you've made it without me, I'll never know!

“How you’ve made it through 25 years without me, I’ll never know!” his father complains.

Eileen is happier tonight

Eileen and Malcolm arrive back at Penrhewl and she says that she feels happier tonight.   

"You answered well"

“You answered well, even the awkward questions from the prosecution.”

She was not sure about some of them, especially the ones where they were talking about hitting Sioned;  

"I hated lying under oath!"

“I hated lying under oath!”   Malcolm would prefer to describe it as bending the truth and points out that it worked.

“It was obvious by the end that most of the jury believed you – I told you that playing the victim would be a good idea.”   

Siôn arrives again

Then Siôn arrives on the scene once again, to congratulate Eileen and Malcolm has to leave.   He will see Eileen tomorrow, 

"The last day of the whole nightmare"

which he describes as, “The last day of the whole nightmare.”

"You did very well today"

Siôn says that she did very well today, and she appreciates that Malcolm knows his stuff.   

"Your support was the most important thing"

“But your support there today was the most important thing to me – and that’s why I have to be honest with you – what happened to Sioned the night of the shooting wasn’t an accident – 

"I did hit her – and hard!"

“I did hit her!   And I hit her hard, as well!”   

Siôn is shocked

Siôn appears shocked to hear this.

"I've been in bed for weeks!"

Tom announces that it is bedtime for Gaynor, but she protests that she has been in bed for weeks.   Cheryl insists that she should help her sister and that he can go.   

"Trying to get rid of me, are you?"

“Trying to get rid of me, are you?” he asks.

She reminds him that it is her turn to be there tonight, 

"Bye, Gaynor"

so he gives Gaynor a kiss and leaves.   She thanks him for everything, then apologises to Cheryl for the way she has treated her.

"I should have told you we were back together"

“I feel terrible about what happened before the explosion – I should have told you that Tom and I were back together.   I wanted to apologise every time you came to the hospital, but it never felt like the right time somehow.”

"Forget about it"

Cheryl tells her to forget about it.   

"But you've been so good to me"

“That’s a bit difficult when you’ve been so good to me,” Gaynor goes on.

"Love it or hate it, you're my sister"

“Well, love it or hate it, you’re my sister – now, bed – right?” and she is helped to her feet.

"You're disappointed in me"

“You’re angry with me for lying,” says Eileen, “You’re disappointed in me.”

"I'm not here to judge, Eileen"

Siôn assures her that he is not there to judge her and she agrees that is the jury’s responsibility.   

"If it was your decision tomorrow . . ."

“If it was your decision tomorrow, what would it be?”   He points out that what happened between her and Sioned has nothing to do with the case 

"You cannot judge a person on their mistakes . . ."

and they cannot judge a person on the basis of their mistakes.

". . . I'd be in a deep hole if that were true"

“I’d be in a deep hole myself if that were true!” he admits.   

"I regret the whole mess"

Eileen so regrets hitting her, and going to get the gun;  in fact, she regrets the whole mess.   

"I can understand that"

He can understand that.

"It would be easier to find a flea on the back of a camel"

As they continue their search for anything of interest, Dyff remarks, “It would be easier to find a flea on the back of a camel!”   

"What are we supposed to be looking for?"

Mark demands what they are supposed to be looking for, but his father does not know, rather vaguely replying, “Something that looks dodgy.”

"Someone's coming!"

Then they hear a motorcycle approaching and Dyff panics;  Mark proposes to go out of the window, but is told there is no time for that.   “Get under the desk!” Dyff orders him, 

Dyff tries to look nonchalant

and sits down in the office chair.

Tom comes in and Dyff remarks that he was not expected tonight;  “How’s Gaynor after coming home?”

"Her sister is fussing over her"

“Pretty good – but her sister is over there, fussing over her!   I was glad to escape.”   

Dyff is just keeping an eye on the CCTV, but it is very quiet.   

"Might as well go round the site"

Tom thinks that he might as well go round the site while he is here, 

"I'll come with you"

and Dyff will come with him, commenting that it is important to see where the dark corners are.   

They leave the office . . .

They leave the office, 

. . . so Mark is able to emerge

so Mark is able to reappear from his hiding place.

"He says that things are starting to solidify"

At Cysgod y Glyn, Kath reports that Brynmor is wanting more food now;  “He says that things are starting to solidify,” 

Eleri does not like the sound of that

which Eleri find rather distasteful.

"What did Dyff have to say to you?"

“So what did Dyff have to say to you?” but Eleri maintains that she cannot understand him talking.   

"He can talk a load of nonsense"

Kath agrees that he can talk a lot of nonsense.

"I don't know what you saw in him"

“I don’t know what you saw in him,” Eleri sneers 

"I was young"

and Kath replies that she was young.   “Thank heavens you’ve got more sensible in your old age!   

"What's he going to do with the bar in Tenerife?"

“What is he going to do with the bar in Tenerife now?”

Kath has no idea.   “Because he can’t work in Quantum Hydro Works and run a bar in another country.”   

"It's none of my business"

Again Kath confirms that it is none of her business.

“Perhaps there’s no bar at all – we don’t even know where it is or what it’s called.”   Kath makes it plain that she does not know and does not care, either, advising Eleri to ask Cassie, as she knows everything.

"I'm more worried about your father and his bowels"

“I’m more worried about your father and his bowels tonight, thank you.”

"I have a good feeling about tomorrow"

At Penrhewl, over another glass of wine, Siôn predicts that he has a good feeling about tomorrow;  

"Why don't we book a table somewhere?"

“Why don’t we book a table somewhere to have dinner after court – to celebrate?”

"I don't want to get my hopes up"

Eileen is reluctant to get her hopes up 

"What have we got if we haven't got hope?"

and he remarks, “What have we got if we haven’t got hope?”   

They kiss, repeatedly

They kiss again – and again.

"Five sugars in mine"

Tom and Dyff return to the office, by which time Mark has gone;  they agree to have a cup of coffee, 

"What – five?"

in which Dyff wants five sugars.   “Well, they’ve buried me once – so they can do it again,” he quips.

Mark has left his glove behind

Then Dyff notices a glove which has been left behind by Mark and picks it up;  

"Who are the important people round here?"

fishing for information, he asks, “Who are the important people around this place?   In case I put my foot in it some time.”

Tom does not know most of them, as they are not from around there;  

"Only one or two are local"

“Mind you, one or two are local.   It seems a lot of old cronies on the council bought shares in the company in the 60s – some of them have made a lot of money, apparently.   

"What do they say?   Money talks"

“They’re in favour of this business – what do they say?   Money talks.”

Dyff thinks that he may be getting somewhere here;  “Are you going to tell me who these people are?”   

He is told that a lot of them have died, 

"Apart from that old bloke in the Deri"

“Apart from that old bloke in the Deri – I think his name’s Brynmor.”   

Dyff thinks he has hit the jackpot

This seems to be exactly what Dyff has been looking for.