4 June 2025

Jinx comes downstairs

Jinx comes downstairs and is told by Ffion that she is going for a walk to the village;  

"I've been stuck in the house for weeks"

“I’ve been stuck in this house for weeks – I’m going and that’s the end of it!” she insists.   He volunteers to go with her, pointing out that she is not strong enough 

"What would happen if you became ill again?"

and asks what would happen if she became ill again.

However, her mind is made up;  

"Going out on my own will do me good"

“Going out on my own will do me good – tara!” is her final word.   He shouts after her to at least take her stick, but she ignores him.

Dani is at Malcolm's house

Dani is outside Malcolm’s house in Llanarthur, where the Magnolia is in bloom outside.   She knocks on the door, but when there is no reply, she is about to walk away when the door opens.   

"Dani – you can't stay away, can you?"

Malcolm, in his dressing gown, appears to be very pleased to see her;  “Dani – you can’t stay away, can you?” he says, “Come in!”   

She hesitates before entering

She follows him into the house.

Anita is busy at APD

At APD, Anita is behind the counter when the telephone rings;  Mathew comes with Ieuan with a list of requirements for the next job;  “Dust sheets, paintbrushes, soap, the usual things,” he lists, 

"That's Howard's job"

but Ieuan points out that it is Howard’s job.

“I don’t pay you to ask questions,” Mathew reproves him, 

"Right, I'll make a cup of tea, then"

but at that moment Howard does appear, apologising for his lateness, so Ieuan intends to go and make a cup of tea.   

"Will you please do what I ask you to do?"

“Will you please do what I ask you to do – all right?” snaps Mathew.

"Get any sense out of the solicitor?"

When Ieuan goes to gather up the items on the list, Mathew asks Howard whether he got any sense out of the solicitor.   

"I regret not teaching him a lesson now!"

“That swine Malcolm is still accusing me of attempted kidnap – I regret not teaching him a lesson now!   The police have released me for now, but they’ll be back.”

"It's all right – I only dropped this"

They hear a thud and find that Anita has dropped a can of paint, but Ieuan is concerned that she is all right, 

"I forgot to mix the paint yesterday!"

then suddenly realises that he forgot to mix the paint yesterday.   Now he has some council work to do, 

"You're not serious?"

which Mathew is not very pleased to hear;  “You’re not serious?”

Anita insists that she can mix the paint 

"Five tins of Sage Dreams"

and Ieuan instructs her, “It’s five tins of Sage Dreams,” but Mathew points out that she has not used the machine for some time.   

"I don't think I'm very good at cycling"

However, she is confident that it is like riding a bike, although she does not actually think that she is very good at cycling.

"Five tins of Sage Dreams"

Mathew repeats that they need five tins of Sage Dreams, 

"There's nothing wrong with my hearing, Mathew!"

but she reminds him that there is nothing wrong with her hearing.

"Where are my work shoes?"

At breakfast time, Gaynor has prepared breakfast for herself and Tom;  when he comes in, he asks where his work shoes are 

She meekly fetches them for him

and she fetches them from beside the back door.   

"I shall need more than coffee this morning"

“I shall need more than coffee this morning,” he complains, but Gaynor hopes that they have not heard.

"Turned down in front of the whole village?"

“What?   That I went down on one knee and was turned down in front of the whole village?” he sneers, “I’ll just have to deal with people looking at me and talking about me – do you have any tips for me?”

"I'm so sorry, Tom"

She tells him that she is so sorry.   

"Enjoy your coffee"

He picks up a slice of toast and hopes that she enjoys her coffee.

"I love my sourdough"

At Malcolm’s house, he remarks to Dani, “Not everyone bothers going all the way to a bakery these days for breakfast, but I love my sourdough.   What sort of bread do you like?”

"What did you tell the police?"

“I’m here to talk about Howard – you’re the reason he’s had to talk to the police,” she begins, “What did you tell them?”

"Worried how you're going to cope without him?"

“Worried how you’re going to cope without him when he’s in jail?” he wonders, “You deserve a better boyfriend than that scarecrow, you know.”

"He didn't do anything"

Dani reminds him, “You know as well as I do that he didn’t do anything to you.”

He maintains that was only because she arrived there just in time;  

"If it wasn't for you, he would have killed me!"

“If it wasn’t for you, he would have kidnapped me and killed me!”   Dani accuses him of being off his head, but Malcolm continues, “He’s the one off his head – he broke in here like a wild man, waving his crowbar in the air!   I was scared for my life, Dani.”

"He was trying to protect me"

She urges him not to do this, as Howard was trying to protect her, 

"I have a duty"

but Malcolm is adamant that he has a duty to make sure that dangerous people like him are not part of the community.   

"OK, I'll give a statement"

“OK, I was a witness, so I’ll give a statement,” Dani informs him.

"He's important to you, then, this Howard bloke"

He walks threateningly close to her, commenting, “He’s important to you, then, this Howard bloke.”   

"Yes"

She agrees that he is 

"How important?"

and he goes on, “How important?” as he leers at her.

"Is Tom sulking?"

In the Deri, Cassie asks if Gaynor is all right, as she appears to be far away.   Gaynor replies that she is fine.   “Is Tom sulking?” Cassie enquires, 

"You didn't do anything wrong"

“You didn’t do anything wrong.”

Cassie does not believe a word of it

Gaynor says that Tom understands, which Cassie does not believe for a moment, 

"I'm thinking or arranging a trip to London"

then she adds, “I’m thinking of arranging a trip to London over the weekend;  I’ve got a court hearing in the morning.”

Ffion comes in

Ffion comes in and they are very pleased to see her, 

"Are you strong enough to be out?"

but Gaynor is unsure whether she is strong enough to be out.   

"I'm glad to get away from the house"

“I’m glad to get away from the house, if I’m honest,” she sighs.   

"We've all been worried about you"

Cassie says that they have all been worried about her.

"I'm no closer to finding out who was responsible"

“But I’m no closer to finding out who was responsible,” groans Ffion.

"I know what you were suggesting, you pig!"

Dani is becoming very angry;  “I know what you were suggesting, you pig!”   

"You've misunderstood"

Malcolm smilingly replies that she has misunderstood, but she knows very well that she has not misunderstood anything, 

"I didn't misunderstand what you did in that office"

“Just like I didn’t misunderstand what you did to me in that office!”

"You've had your money"

He calmly points out to her that she cannot use that against him again, as she has already had her money.   

I should have reported you!"

“Yeah – I regret taking it – I should have reported you!”

“No court would take you seriously after you blackmailed me,” he calmly tells her.

"If you didn't do anything, why did you pay me?"

“So if you didn’t do anything, why did you pay me?” Dani demands.   

"Easier than having you ruin my good name"

He says that it was easier than having her trying to ruin his good name with false accusations.   

"That's what you tell yourself, is it?"

“That’s what you tell yourself, is it?” she sneers.

"That's one of the possible scenarios"

He explains that is one of the possible scenarios, but can think of several others if he has to.   “You really think you can get away with everything, don’t you?” she snarls, but he does not want to argue with her about the past.   

"I'd rather we come to an understanding"

He would rather that they came to an understanding about this Howard.

"Tell the police he didn't touch you"

“All I want you to do is tell the police to the truth – that he didn’t touch you,” is Dani’s demand.

“If you want me to do that then you have to do something for me,” he points out, 

She knows very well what he is after

so he continues to spell out his requirement by lecherously looking her up and down.

"You expect me to sleep with you?"

“You expect me to sleep with you?” she says, while he points out that is how the world works.   For a moment, Dani seems undecided, 

She takes out her phone . . .

but then reaches into her pocket to get her phone, 

. . . and shows him some evidence . . . 

which we can see has been recording almost 17 minutes of their conversation.

. . . which he does not like

He does not seem so confident now, 

"Drop the charges and I'll delete the recording"

as Dani instructs him, “Drop the charges and I’ll delete the recording.”

Anita is asleep . . .

When Mathew returns to APD, he finds Anita asleep on the counter;  

. . . which concerns Mathew 

“Hey, Anita, are you OK?” he asks and points out that she was asleep, although she argues that, 

"I only closed my eyes for a second"

whatever he thinks he may have seen, she only closed her eyes for a second.

"Did you manage that paint job?"

Then he enquires whether she managed that paint job;  

"Five pots of Peppermint Cream"

she answers, “Yes, I told you – it’s like riding a bike – five pots of Peppermint Cream.”   

Mathew is horrified . . .

He is horrified, 

. . . and she acts as if she cannot believe it . . .

and she plays along with this

. . . then admits she was pulling his leg

until she assures him, “I’m only pulling your leg!”

He suggests that she could go home, but she protests that it is not lunchtime yet;  “I shall be fine until the end of the day – 

"To thank you for saving the day with this paint

“it’s a little present to thank you for saving the day with this paint.”   She does not intend to make any objection to this, but he is looking very worried.

"I'm so frustrated with myself!"

In the Deri, Ffion moans, “I’m just so frustrated with myself!”   She is assured that she does not need to apologise 

"Have you considered a therapist?"

and Gaynor wonders whether she has considered going to see a therapist.

"I can't start to come to terms with everything"

“I don’t think I can start to come to terms with everything until I know who did this,” Ffion continues, “And why.”

"How about a hypnotherapist?"

Then Cassie comes up with the idea of a hypnotherapist, who might help her to remember;  “Listen – I had a friend who was hit by a car and she needed to remember the details of this vehicle, but she couldn’t remember anything.   She went to a hypnotherapist and he took her back to what happened – 

"She remembered everything"

“and she remembered everything.”

Ffion is attracted by this idea

Ffion finds this quite interesting, but Gaynor wonders if it really works.   Cassie does not know but considers it to be worth trying.

"So this is where you've been enjoying yourself"

Then the proceedings are interrupted by the arrival of Tom, who growls, “So this is where you’ve been enjoying yourself – I’ve been looking everywhere for you.   Ffion, how are you?”

"I feel a lot better after that chat"

She replies that she feels a lot better after the chat she has just had;  

"I'll ask my friend about that phone number"

Cassie will ask her friend about that phone number and Ffion hopes that it will help with her memory.

"Shall we go home for lunch?"

Tom suggests that they should go home for lunch and Gaynor, as usual, acquiesces to this.   

Cassie is even more suspicious

It is obvious that Cassie has not lost any of her intense suspicion of him.

Malcolm talks to the police

Malcolm is now speaking to the police;  “No, I don’t think it was his intention to kidnap me now – I was mistaken – 

no, I don’t intend to give evidence.   Thanks again, bye.”

"You can delete the recording now"

Dani has been watching this and is told that she can delete the recording now.   

Dani does so  — or at least appears to do so

She presses a few buttons on the phone and shows him the screen.   

"Aren't you going thank me?"

“Aren’t you going to thank me?” he says, but she walks out without a further word.

Mathew is loading the van

Mathew is loading the van when Ieuan returns from his council meeting, reporting that everything was fine.   “I want you to know that I’m thinking of advertising a job  – someone to help out in the shop.”

"You're not sacking me, are you?"

“You’re not sacking me, are you?” anxiously asks Ieuan and he is told that no one is being sacked.

"I think she could do with a hand in the shop"

“But I do think she could do with a hand in the shop from now on,” he continues, so Ieuan assumes that something has happened.   

"I found her sleeping on the counter"

“I came back from Hendy [near Pontarddulais] and Anita was sleeping on the counter.”

"She was tired after a simple job like mixing paint"

“I can help Anita,” says Ieuan, but is reminded that he may be too busy with the council and that she was tired after a simple job like mixing paint.

"Can't you wait for a little longer?"

“Can’t you wait a bit longer before advertising?” Ieuan pleads, 

"It's nothing personal"

but is told that it is a business decision and nothing personal.   “Well, just let me tell her, will you?”   

"I need to advertise pretty soon"

Mathew explains that he will need to advertise pretty soon.

"I was surprised to see Ffion this morning"

At Llwyncelyn, Gaynor tells Tom that she was surprised to see Ffion in the village this morning;  “It’s the first time she’s been out since the attack, apparently, but she’s still suffering.   She can’t move on, which is completely natural, because she can’t remember what happened.   

"Cassie suggested a hypnotherapist"

“Cassie suggested that she should see a hypnotherapist, to try and remember what happened to her.”

"Things like that don't work"

Tom maintains that things like that do not work, but Gaynor has been given to understand that it can unlock memories.   

"That's just Cassie and her stories"

“That’s just Cassie and her stories,” he comments and Gaynor agrees that he may be right

"I was thinking about going away this weekend"

Then she raises the subject of going away this weekend to spend some time together – just the two of them.   “Because I know you’re finding it hard to be around people we know at the moment.”

"That's not my fault, is it?"

He stresses that is not his fault and she says that she just wanted to do something nice for him.   “Are you sure?   

"You don't want to spend your life with me"

“Because it feels like you’re happy to spend a weekend with me, but you don’t want to spend the rest of your life with me.”   

"Right, I'm going to the site"

Then he gets up and announces that he is going to the site.

"Do you want another one?"

Howard is draining his glass in the Deri, with Cassie asking if he wants another one and remarking that he is in a good mood today.   “Yes, I am,” he says.

Dan comes in

Dani comes in and he gives her the good news that the police have called to say that they are dropping the case, so Dani expresses surprise.   

"That Malcolm picked on the wrong bloke!"

“That Malcolm picked on the wrong bloke!” Howard boasts.

"Promise you won't do anything silly like that again!"

“But now you’re off the hook, promise me you won’t do anything silly like that again!” she reprimands him.   

"I was worried about you, Dani"

He protests that he was worried about her, which she knows and appreciates it;  

"Let's make a list of potential stalkers"

“But if you really want to help, let’s make a list of potential stalkers.”

"We should leave that to the police"

Howard would rather leave that to the police, but Dani is insistent that she cannot, after receiving that message.   “You’re letting them win by doing that,” he argues, but she says that she cannot take the risk.

"Mathew was so happy with me"

Elsewhere in the Deri, Anita is telling Ieuan, “Mathew was so happy with me for sorting out your mess with the paint that he sent me home for the rest of the day.

"Mathew's going to advertise a job"

replies that they are very lucky to have her working at APD, adding as an aside, “Did you hear the news?   Mathew’s going to advertise a job – everything’s so busy these days.   

"Another pair of hands would be a big help"

“Having another pair of hands would be a big help to us.”

"He didn't say anything to me . . ."

Anita regards it as odd that he did not say anything to her about it;  “Especially as I’m the office manager – 

". . . but it's probably a labourer . . ."

“I know why – he probably needs a pair of hands to do the labouring 

". . . and that's nothing to do with me"

“and that’s nothing to do with me, is it?”

Jinx is cleaning up outside

Outside The Pizza Place, Jinx is surprised to see Ffion, 

"I'm feeling much better"

who seems in a very good mood.   She tells him that she has been for a long nap this afternoon and is feeling much better.   

"It's nice to feel normal again"

“It’s nice to feel normal again.”

He apologises that he had no right to say that she could not go for a walk this morning, but he just wants her to be all right again.   

As Tom is watching from a distance, she advises that she has found something which might help.

Does Tom ever do any work at the dam site? 

“Cassie has given me the number of a hypnotherapist to help me remember more about the soil,” she goes on, 

He always seems to be snooping in the village

as Tom is taking a keen interest.   

"How much will that cost you?"

 wants to know how much that will cost her, 

"That's none of your business!"

so she tells him that is none of his business.

"You're just getting obsessed"

He adds, “You’re just getting obsessed with the whole thing – of course I want you to remember.”   

"You should be supporting me, then"

She snarls that he should be supporting her, in that case, 

Off she goes . . .

then walks away.

. . . and is soon intercepted by Tom

Tom hurries so that he can intercept Ffion near Bethania, then apologises for startling her;  “Do you fancy a coffee in Tamed?”   

"Sorry, I'm not in the mood"

She turns down the offer as she is feeling rather tired and is not in the mood;  she thinks that she has rather overdone it today.

"Perhaps you could cook me another meal"

However she suggests that he could come over tomorrow;  “Perhaps you could cook me another meal – I was quite impressed with the last meal you made.”   

"What do you fancy?"

Tom asks what she fancies and she would like it to be a surprise;  she will see him tomorrow.

Ffion walks away . . .

As she walks away and Tom looks at his phone, 

. . . but Jinx is keeping his eye on Tom

he is being carefully watched by Jinx, who wonders what is going on.