10 September 2025 (1st)

Ffion is beside herself with worry

At Deri Fawr, Ffion is in a very agitated state and is trying to phone someone, with no success.   

She wonders what to do next

She wonders what to do next and, as she picks up her car keys, the phone rings.

"Arwen, where are you?"

“Arwen, are you all right?   Where are you?   

"What do you mean, 'chill out'?"

“What do you mean, ‘chill out’?   It’s seven in the morning and you haven’t been home since yesterday!   I haven’t slept a wink – right, you’ve got half an hour to get home, OK, or . . .”   

Arwen has ended the call

Arwen has already terminated the call.

Eleri makes breakfast

At Cysgod y Glyn, Eleri has prepared breakfast for herself and Jinx.   

"Don't expect this every day"

“Don’t expect this every day, but I thought you deserved a celebration, as your first commission is ready to go.”

As he takes some ketchup from the fridge, he thanks her for letting him work in her flat, 

"Griffiths always tries to get a sneak peek"

complaining, “Griffiths always tried to come over for a sneak peek – I’ve become obsessed with the painting – 

"I dreamed last night that it was alive"

“I dreamed last night that it was alive and walking down the High Street.”   

He likes a good dollop of ketchup

She wonders what is going on in his head, then looks disgusted as he squirts ketchup on his meal.   

"That's the last time I waste avocado on you!"

“That’s the last time I waste avocado on you!” she snarls, “The misuse of condiments gives me the ‘ick’!   That doesn’t need ketchup.   I don’t like it – because I’m not six!”

He puts a dab on her nose

He puts a dab of it on her nose, commenting that it suits her.   

She quickly retaliates . . .

She is outraged and takes her revenge by squirting the ketchup at him – but unfortunately, her aim is not accurate, 

. . . but Jinx manages to dodge

he ducks and instead it ends up over the painting behind him.

"Oh, no!"

“Oh, no!” she gasps, so he turns to see what is concerning her;  

"Can we sort it?"

“Can we sort it?” she asks 

Jinx is devastated

and Jinx looks ready to burst into tears.

"Half an hour, I said!"

Arwen has now returned to Deri Fawr, where her mother reprimands her, “Half an hour, I said!   Where have you been all night?”   Her daughter replies rather vaguely that she has been with friends.

"Why didn't you phone?"

“Why didn’t you phone?”

"No battery"

“No battery.   I’ve charged it now, obviously!”

"Who are these 'friends'?"

Ffion demands who these ‘friends’ are, and is told, “Kim.”

“And you slept there all night?   

"Kim's mum hasn't seen you for weeks"

“So why did Kim’s mum say she hasn’t seen you for weeks?”   

"You didn't phone her mum?"

Arwen cannot believe that her mother phoned Kim’s mother, so she reveals that she phoned everyone’s parents;  

"I was about to phone the police!"

“You disappeared all night without a word!   I was about to phone the police.”

"You're so cringe!"

Arwen sighs disparagingly, “You’re so cringe!   The other parents are so chilled, they’ll think you’re overreacting.”

"I've been fearing all kinds of things"

Ffion does not care what they think – she has been fearing all kinds of things.   

"Perhaps I just wanted some freedom!"

“Perhaps I just wanted some freedom!” is Arwen’s response, but Ffion maintains that she has had too much of that.   “I wish!” Arwen sighs.

"Where were you?    And I want the truth this time"

“Right, where were you last night?   And I want the truth this time.   With Ethan?   Answer me!”

"Yes – happy now?"

“Yes – happy now?” says Arwen.

"You're too young to . . . you know"

“I’ve said you can’t stay there – you’re 15 – you’re too young to . . . You know what I’m talking about.”

"You think you're the best person to give me 'the talk'?"

Arwen replies, “And you think you’re the best person to give me ‘the talk’ after everything?”   

Arwen has had enough

When Ffion maintains that they need to talk, Arwen disagrees and walks away.

Lleucu brings in a chocolate cake

At Y Felin, Lleucu comes into the room carrying a lovely chocolate cake;  “Do you think I’ve made too much fuss?” she asks Iolo, who is putting up some bunting.   

"He'll be glad you made the effort"

He maintains that her father will be glad she made the effort.   He will pick up Cai after dropping off Greta.

Siôn has gone rather 'over the top'

Siôn comes in, having borrowed the karaoke machine from the Deri;  both of them want to ask him why.  “Cai loves to sing,” he replies, but Iolo points out that is usually after a few pints.

"That's what he needs – fun and normality"

Siôn maintains that it will be fun – and that is what he needs now – fun and some normality.   Iolo protests that there is nothing normal about singing karaoke in the living room in the afternoon, but Siôn says, “Singing is balm to the soul.”

"You singing might put a smile on his face" 

Iolo considers that his father’s version of ‘Anfonaf Angel’ [I send an angel] might put a smile on Cai’s face.

"I'm going to break his heart, aren't I?"

Lleucu groans, “It doesn’t really matter who puts a smile on his face, because I’m going to break his heart, aren’t I?”   

"You're doing the right thing, Lleucu"

Iolo tries to convince her that she is doing the right thing, but Lleucu asks, “Why do I feel like the worst daughter ever, then?”

Siôn maintains that he will be angrier if she stays there and is unhappy;  he is sure that Cai will understand.

The clean-up process is ongoing

Eleri is trying to remove the ketchup from the painting with a roll of kitchen towel while Jinx talks to Ieuan on the phone;  

"Nothing to worry about . . ."

“No, there’s nothing to worry about – it’s just a small problem.   

". . . it will be ready tomorrow"

“Yes, I’m truly sorry about that – yes, it will be ready tomorrow.”   

Eleri does not look too hopeful about that;  “Tomorrow?” she demands, “It’s not coming off!”

Jinx fears . . .

 He looks at the painting and grimaces;  

. . . he will have to do it again

“I’ll have to redo it all now!”

Rolls for lunch

Ffion has prepared a couple of rolls for lunch, and attempts to call Arwen, who is upstairs, playing loud music;  

"Or at least turn that down!"

“Or, at least, turn that down!”

"Having a party?"

At that minute, Gaynor arrives, wondering if they are having a party, which Ffion quickly denies;  

"No, just a grumpy teenager"

“No, just a grumpy teenager.”   She had forgotten about Gaynor coming over to talk about a bridesmaid’s dress.

Ffion tries to tell her that it is not convenient at the moment, but Gaynor argues that they can do this while Ffion eats.

"I'd like to try and talk to her"

“Arwen has been a nightmare all morning and I’d like to try to talk to her.”

"A word of advice, Ffion"

Still Gaynor will not take the hint, but offers a word of advice from someone who has raised two girls;  “Don’t even try until she’s ready – she’ll come down when she wants something – right?   

"What do you think of this purple?"

“What do you think of this purple?”   Ffion realises that she will have to put up with this.

Lleucu is delighted that her father is home

Cai has arrived at Y Felin, where his daughter hugs him and is so happy to have him home.   

"Have I forgotten someone's birthday?"

He thinks that perhaps he has forgotten someone’s birthday, as he looks at the table, but is told this is all for him.   “Sorry if it’s too much,” says Lleucu, but he replies that it is perfect.

"I'll go and help Iolo in the kitchen"

Siôn will go and help Iolo in the kitchen, so as to leave the two of them alone, but before he goes, Cai has some news;  

"I'm ready to leave the hospital"

“The doctors and I have agreed that I’m ready to leave the hospital.   I’ve decided not to come back here – not yet, anyway.”

This disappoints Lleucu 

Lleucu looks very disappointed 

"They've found me a place in a hostel"

as he continues, “They’ve found me a place in a hostel – somewhere for people like me who aren’t quite ready to return to everyday life.”

"Sounds like a sensible idea"

That sounds like a sensible idea to Siôn;  

Cai asks if that is all right with Lleucu, as he wants to do things right this time.   Siôn enquires if this is a private hostel, but Cai reassures him that it is health service, so there is no need to pay.   Siôn protests that is not what he meant.

"I won't be there long"

“I won’t be there long and then we’ll be back together properly – I promise,” Cai continues.

"Wow – poor Griffiths!"

Eleri looks at the picture and exclaims, “Wow – poor Griffiths!”   

"I've let everyone down"

Jinx is convinced that he has let everyone down after being trusted with such an important job.

“Any other painting, it wouldn’t matter, but letting Anita down . . .”   

"I'll never finish this by tomorrow"

Eleri tells him that he has not let anyone down.   “Not yet – but I’ll never finish this by tomorrow – Griffiths has organised a buffet and champagne for the unveiling.   It was only while painting that I realise how much of an impact this illness has had on Anita – 

"This was supposed to bring them all together"

 “this was supposed to bring them all together.”

"We've got two choices"

“From what I can see, we’ve got two choices,” says Eleri;  he queries the word ‘we’.   “Yes, we can sit here and watch you feeling sorry for yourself all afternoon, 

"We can do something about it"

“or we can do something about it.”

"I've already tried"

He points out that he has already tried, “And look at the state of it!”   She determines that they will have to try something else, in that case.

"Abstract, emotional, surreal"

“Why don’t you turn this into a more abstract, emotional, surreal portrait like you did with mine?   Ieuan wanted this portrait to remember who Anita is, not what she looked like.   Perhaps that’s exactly what he wants.”

He thinks she may be right

Jinx has to admit that she may have a point there.

"There are so many other warm colours"

Gaynor is looking at squares of different colours and think that the red is very obvious because it is a winter wedding;  “There are so many other warm colours, aren’t there.”   Ffion’s mind is obviously elsewhere.

"They soon get bored"

Suddenly, the music upstairs stops, so Gaynor declares that they soon get bored if they do not get any attention.

"I never thought it would be so difficult"

“I never thought these years would be so difficult,” Ffion admits, “How were the girls with you?”

"Angry, dramatic, hormones all over the place"

“Angry, dramatic, their hormones all over the place – it’s a very difficult age,” is the reply, “You think you’re an adult, but . . .”

"You're far from one"

“You’re far from one,” Ffion completes the sentence.   Gaynor feels that she got a lot wrong with the girls as well;  if she could turn the clock back, she would do things very differently.   

"I would talk more, listen more"

She would talk more, listen more – just be more open.   She believes that it would have avoided a lot of pain, especially for Lois.

"I'll come back when things are quieter"

Then the loud music starts again and Gaynor thinks that she should come back when things are quieter – 

"We could organise a night out"

or they could even organise a night out – perhaps a hotel with a spa, unless that interferes with the plans for the ‘hen-do’.

She will leave the colour samples with Ffion, and advises her not to worry about Arwen;  “They’ll come back to you in the end – 

"Just buy some earplugs for now"

“just buy some earplugs for now.”

Ffion picks up her roll . . .

Ffion sits down, 

. . . then changes her mind . . .

picks up her roll, 

. . . and looks worried

but rather than eating it, puts it down again.

"Hywel is strange"

Eleri takes a look at the picture and is asked by Jinx if she thinks that Hywel looks strange;  she agrees that he does, adding, “But he is strange – you’ve managed to catch his personality – 

"You're really talented"

“you’re really talented.”

He comes to the conclusion that the stress this morning has been worth it, just to hear her say that.   She wonders if every corner is going to take as long;  he predicts that they are going to be there all night, so she will get some wine.

"Stand at least ten metres away"

warns her, “If we are drinking wine, we need to stand at least ten metres away from the picture.   Aren’t you working this afternoon?   Don’t you have a meeting?”   

She replies that she has cancelled it, reasoning that he cannot do it without her, 

"There's no time for that"

but when he puts his arm around her, she protests that they do not have time.   

"Some of its have been up since six"

“Some of us have been up since six and I’d like to see my bed tonight.   Come on, Picasso.”

Siôn's vocal performance

The karaoke machine is turned on and Siôn is rather tunelessly singing something about ‘my heart’.   

"Those lyrics always get me"

He says that the lyrics get him every time, but no-one else seems to be interested in singing.

"Get it back over Christmas"

“Get it back out over Christmas – I’ll have practised by then,” says Cai.   Siôn wants to play a game now, but first Cai wants to thank him;  “The fact you agreed to help pay for the hospital has given me a fresh start – and I promise I’ll pay every penny back.”

"Seeing you home is enough"

Siôn replies that there is no need for that;  seeing him home is enough.   

"Thanks for sticking with me"

Cai is aware that he has not made things easy for them over the last year and has not thanked them for sticking with him through it all.

Lleucu says that he does not have to do this, 

"I don't know what I've done to deserve you"

but he sits down with her;  “I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve you, but I’m going to do everything I can to show how much I appreciate you.”

She wants him to stop this, arguing that she does not deserve it;  

"I'm going home to Gran"

“I don’t, because I’m leaving – I’m going home to Gran.”   

He was not expecting that

This comes as a shock to Cai.

Ffion is searching for something . . .

Ffion is anxiously looking up something on a search engine;  

. . . teenage contraception

‘teenage contraception’, but then closes the laptop 

. . . and is extremely concerned

and looks extremely concerned.

"I'm letting you down . . ."

Lleucu is in tears as she continues, “I know I’m letting you down and I’m sorry,” but her father never wants to hear her say that again.   

". . . I should be here with you"

“I’m being so selfish – I should be here with you.”

"It's not your rôle to look after me"

He points out that it is not her rôle to look after him and all he wants is for her to be happy;  “I shall be all right.”   She demands what makes him happy, 

"That's what I've been trying to work out"

with him admitting that is what he has been trying to work out.   But he stresses that is his journey and he has to follow it on his own.

“So you’ll be all right without me?”   He confesses that he will miss her, obviously, but she’s not going far.

"How are you going top cope with Val?"

“One thing does worry me,” he goes on, “How are you going to cope with Val?   You won’t get away with leaving towels on the floor with her.”   

"I can handle Gran"

Lleucu is optimistic that she can handle her grandmother and Cai does not doubt that for a second.   

He hugs Lleucu 

He gives his daughter a hug.

Jinx appear to be still concentrating on the same area of the portrait 

"Will you help me?"

and asks Eleri, “Will you help me?   I want to add more colour here, but I’m not sure it will work.”   As there is no reply, he looks and finds her fast asleep on the sofa.

He covers her with a blanket . . .

He gently covers her with a blanket and kisses her, 

. . . and continues his work

before resuming his work.

Arwen is coming downstairs

Ffion is stirring a bubbling saucepan on the hob when Arwen comes downstairs and goes straight out of the front door.   

Ffion remembers to turn off the gas . . . 

First turning off the gas, Ffion goes after her, 

. . . before rushing after her

shouting, “Where do you think you’re going?”

"What's it to you?"

“What’s it to you?” Arwen shouts back;  

"You're grounded!"

she is instructed to get back inside, as she is grounded.

"I'm not five!"

“You can’t do that to me – I’m not five!” Arwen snarls, 

"Stop acting like it, then"

and is told to stop acting like it, in that case.

"You have to stick to the rules"

“You have to respect and stick to the rules,” her mother insists.

"Why should I?"

“Why should I?   You always do what you want and expect me to accept it!   When was the last time you asked me about my friends – Ethan – my life?   

"You and your minging affair!"

“Everything has revolved around you for months – you and your ‘minging’ affair!   Everything is just you, you, you!   You’ll die alone on this boring old farm – and no-one will even notice!”

Ffion 'loses her cool' . . .

Ffion is furious 

. . . and delivers a powerful slap . . .

and viciously slaps her daughter’s face, 

. . . throwing Arwen off-balance

then realises what she has done 

Then she apologises

and apologises, but it is too late.   

"Don't you dare come after me!"

“Don’t come near me.   Don’t you dare come after me, or I’ll make sure everyone knows what sort of mother you are!”

Ffion is distraught

As Arwen walks away towards the gate, 

Tom has all this on CCTV

we discover that Tom has installed another one of his spy-cams with a panoramic view of the area.