18 September 2025

Lleucu has called for reinforcements 

Lleucu opens the door of Y Felin and welcomes Colin;  “Thanks for coming – I don’t think I can do this on my own,” she tells him.   

"You haven't changed your mind, then?"

He assumes that she has not changed her mind and she replies that she has made a list of pros and cons, so she is 100% sure.   Colin is glad to hear that.

"Have you come for Lleucu's farewell breakfast?"

Iolo asks Colin if he has come to join them for Lleucu’s farewell breakfast;  “We’ll see, shall we?” Colin rather enigmatically replies.   

Siôn points out that there is enough food to feed the 5,000, 

"I'm not sure about the farewell"

so Colin explains his statement;  “Oh, I’m staying for the breakfast – but I’m not sure about the farewell.”

"I've invited Colin for moral support"

Lleucu takes over, informing them that she has invited Colin for a bit of moral support, 

"Is there something wrong?"

so Siôn imagines that something is wrong.   

"Can I stay at Y Felin?"

“No,” she goes on, “I just wanted to ask if I can stay at Y Felin.”

"Of course – any time"

Iolo immediately confirms that she is welcome to stay there at any time, but she stresses that she means to stay permanently.   

"I don'[t want to go and live with Gran"

“I don’t want to go and live with Gran – I want to stay here with the people who love me – not with Gran, who only shows her face if I ask her to.   

"Please can I stay?"

“Please, can I stay?”

Siôn tells her that they would be thrilled, 

"Greta doesn't want you to leave"

while Iolo stresses that Greta does not want her to leave, besides which he would be lonely in the house without her.   

"You'll have to talk to your father"

Siôn adds that she will have to talk to her father about this – and the school, plus making sure that Eileen has not given her job to anyone else.

Then comes the sticking point;  “And obviously, Val would have to agree as well.”   

"I was afraid you would say that"

Lleucu was afraid that he was going to say that.

"Late night last night?"

Siwsi is applying her make up at APD, so Howard deduces that it must have been a late night last night, 

"I slept through the alarm"

but she explains that she slept through the alarm.

"I saw your mam last night"

Kath comes in, commenting that she saw Siwsi’s mam last night, walking the dog;  “She said you were busy – 

"Trying to get back on your feet, are you?"

“trying to get back on your feet, are you, love?”   

Howard is eavesdropping

Howard, who is stacking a shelf nearby, is listening to this with interest.

"I'm looking after Dai Sgaffalde . . ."

“Something like that – I’ve taken a few shifts doing my old job as a carer,” Siwsi replies, “Looking after Dai Sgaffalde – he’s a character, isn’t he?   I’m going this afternoon – 

". . . I have to take Garibaldis"

“I have to take a pack of Garibaldis.”   Kath asks Siwsi to give Dai her regards.

"You're looking smart, Ffion"

Mark is cleaning the windows of the deli when Ffion comes out and he comments on her smart appearance.   “Yes, it feels strange wearing work clothes again,” she says, 

"A meeting about a return to work"

“I’ve got a meeting to discuss a phased return to work – part-time to start with and then we’ll see.”

Mark is glad to see her fighting fit again;  

"I was coming to do Deri Fawr's window"

“Will you be at home later?   I was going to do Deri Fawr’s windows.”   

"I should be home this afternoon"

She agrees that she should be home this afternoon, so he will come over.

Ffion meets Iolo

As she walks through the alley, she meets Iolo, who wants to discuss Lleucu;  

"Lleucu wants to stay"

“Things have changed – she wants to stay.”   Ffion hopes this is not because of Cai, but is assured, “She has realised how much she loves being here – she wants to come back to school and do her A-levels.”

"The term has already started"

Ffion points out that the term has already started, 

"If the headteacher is allowed to start late . . ."

so Iolo suggests, “If the headteacher is allowed to start later . . .”   

"I'll raise it at the meeting"

She agrees that she will raise it at the meeting this afternoon.   

"We're expecting Val this afternoon"

Iolo wants to know how likely it is, as they are expecting Val this afternoon, so Ffion will do her best to sort the matter.

Kath goes to Bryntirion for a gossip

Kath goes round to Bryntirion and remarks to Diane, “I hear you’ve got a new carer.”   Diane realises that the news has travelled fast, 

"She said she was coming to look after Dai"

and it is explained, “I saw Siwsi this morning, you see – she said she was coming to look after Dai.”

"Dai loves her"

Diane says that Dai loves her, but detects that Kath is withholding something;  “No, I’ve known her since she was a girl – she lived on the estate.   

"It might not be any of my business, but . . ."

“It might not be any of my business, Diane, and I’m not here to gossip about her because I love the girl – but if she’s going to be here, it’s only right that you know.”   

Now Diane is worried

Now Diane is really worried.

"What are you doing after you've finished?"

“What are you doing after you’ve finished window cleaning?” Siwsi asks Mark, who has come to get some sponges for his job.   “I still owe you a drink – perhaps I could come round later with a couple of cans.   

"If I could stay on the sofa again"

“We could make a night of it – if I could stay on the sofa again.”

"Dani's not happy about it"

Mark is not sure about that, as he will probably be at Deri Fawr quite late;  he explains that, actually, Dani is not particularly happy about people staying on the sofa, because of Gabriel.

Again Howard is listening

Howard is hovering in the background, listening to this conversation, and doubtless jumping to some sort of conclusion, as Siwsi says that she quite understands.   

"We'll go to the Deri some time"

Mark promises that they will go to the Deri some time.

Lleucu has been speaking to her father . . .

Lleucu has been speaking to her father on the phone;  

. . . who is glad she is staying in Cwmderi

He’s glad I’m staying – he said he never wanted me to go, but didn’t want to influence me.”

Siôn declares that if her father is happy and Iolo is happy about her staying;  

"Ffion is sorting out everything with school"

Iolo adds that Ffion is sorting out everything with the school.  

"That only leaves one person now"

“That only leaves one person now,” says Siôn, just as there is a knock at the door.   

Lleucu goes to answer the door

Lleucu goes to answer it.

"Are you ready?"

“Are you ready?” Val demands, 

Val looks at the opposing forces

then looks at the welcoming committee.

Ffion's meeting is over

Ffion arrives back at Deri Fawr and discovers that Arwen is not there;  as she walks through to the kitchen, she sees a note on the table.   

There is an invitation on the table . . .

‘Come to bed!’ it reads and she quickly realises what this means, 

. . . she can doubtless guess from whom

looking anxiously at the stairs.

Up the stairs in Deri Fawr . . .

We have our first view of the upper storey of Deri Fawr as she climbs the stairs and walks into the bedroom, 

. . . where Tom is all prepared for her

where Tom is in the bed waiting for her.   “It’s you!” she groans, 

"Who else were you expecting?"

so he wonders who else she was expecting.

"I told you it's over!"

“I told you it’s over!” she snarls, “What are you doing here?”   

"It's comfortable in here"

He replies that it is comfortable in the bed.

"Well, you and your note can go back to work"

“Well, you and your note can go back to work!” she instructs him, but he argues that he wants her as much as she wants him – and there is no point denying it.

"What if Arwen saw you here– again?"

“What if Arwen saw you here – again?”   He answers that she is at school, 

"Are you coming in or what?"

pulls back the duvet and asks whether she is coming in or what.   It is fairly obvious what will happen next.

"I don't believe these rumours myself, but . . ."

At Bryntirion, Kath giving Diane the juicy details, being careful to add, “As I said, I don’t believe those rumours myself – but I didn’t want you to hear it from anyone else.”

There is a knock at the door, so Diane predicts that it will be her now;   

'I've brought these for Dai"

she invites Siwsi in and is given the packet of Garibaldi biscuits.   Then Siwsi can see that Kath is also there.   

"Twice in one day"

“Twice in one day,” says Siwsi, 

Kath is oner way out of the house"

but Kath is already leaving.

"I'd like a word with you"

Diane would like a word with her, so Siwsi is concerned that something is wrong with Dai.   She is invited to sit down;  

"Is it true you were sacked?"

“The last time you worked as a carer, is it true you were sacked for stealing from clients?”   

Siwsi is speechless

Siwsi is initially lost for words.

"This coffee's a bit weak"

Val complains that the coffee is rather weak, assuring Lleucu, “I’ve got a new machine in the kitchen – you can have a strong espresso every morning.”   No-one makes any comment, so she assumes that they are waiting for Ffion, 

"She has a meeting at school"

but is told that she has a meeting at school.

"She's talking less sense than usual"

“Have they let her go back already after that bang on the head?” Val demands, “She’s talking less sense than usual!”

"We might as well go now"

Still silence, so she proposes that if they are not waiting for anyone, they might as well go now.   

"I don't want to move back to North Wales"

Lleucu informs her, “I don’t want to move back to North Wales,” 

"Don't be so silly!"

so her grandmother tells her not to be so silly.   “I’m serious, Gran – I don’t want to leave Cwmderi.”

“I’m sorry, madam, but I’ve come down to this dump again to get you – and I’m not going home without you!” Val shouts, 

"Come to the car – or I'll drag you out!"

“So you either come to the car like a good girl, or I’ll drag you out!”   

Neither Iolo nor Siôn make any objection

Siôn and Iolo look as if they are scared of her.

"I've just arrived at Deri Fawr"

As he approaches Deri Fawr, carrying his ladder, Mark leaves a voicemail for Ffion;  “It’s Mark here – I’ve just arrived so I’ll get started, OK?   If I don’t see you, I’ll give you a knock after I’ve finished.”   

Meanwhile, the other side of one of those windows . . .

He looks up at the task ahead, while inside the house, behind one of the windows, 

"Are we going to stay here all afternoon?"

Ffion is asking, “Are we going to stay here all afternoon?”   

"Do you have anything better to do?"

Tom enquires whether she has something better to do, so she succumbs with no further argument.

Mark's message arrives

Her phone sounds, with the message from Mark, but when she reaches across to get the phone, Tom tells her to leave it.   “What if it’s Arwen?” she says, 

"We have another hour at least"

but he maintains they have at least another hour before she gets back.

"It's drama club after school"

Ffion informs him that she has drama club tonight after school;  

"Better make the most of it, then"

“We’d better make the most of having the place to ourselves, then,” he recommends.

"I hate the fact we have to sneak around"

“I hate the fact we’ve got to sneak around like this, hiding, ” Ffion complains.

"Perhaps one day we won't have to"

“Perhaps one day we won’t have to,” he answers, but she insists that is not true, 

"You're marrying Gaynor, remember?"

as he is marrying Gaynor, so they will have to put a stop to this some time.”

"Kill Gaynor and steal all her money"

“Well, I only have one choice then – kill Gaynor, steal all her money, so that you and I can live comfortably without having to break anyone’s heart.”

"I'll drive the getaway car!"

Joining in with what she believes is a fantasy, Ffion suggests, “I’ll sort out some new passports for us and drive the getaway car,” which he considers sounds like a plan.

Siwsi shows Diane the exonerating evidence

Replying to Diane’s accusation, Siwsi shows an email on her phone from the company she worked for, apologising to her.   “I’ve never stolen anything – an old grandmother made an accusation.   

"She used to say horrible things"

“She had never liked me – she always asked for someone else at the start my shift.   She used to say some horrible things – she was an old racist cow!   

“I told the company several times, but I did nothing.   

"One day I told her exactly what I thought of her"

“One morning I just snapped and told her exactly what I thought of her – you should have seen her face!   But then I got called to head office, as an official complaint had been made against me.”

Diane is horrified

Diane is horrified by this tale, but apparently some of the old lady’s rings had gone missing and she maintained that Siwsi was the last person there.   

"They couldn't sack you without proof"

Diane insists that they could not sack her without any proof, 

"I quit the job"

but is told that Siwsi quit the job;  “I wasn’t going on trial for something I didn’t do – I was so upset, Diane, I was so angry!”

"They are offering you the job back"

Diane does not blame her and is told that the apology came after they found the rings.   “They are offering you your job back,” Diane points out, 

"I left Cwmderi for a while"

but Siwsi left Cwmderi for a while after that, as she just needed a break.

“Then the job in APD came up, so I contacted a care agency to see if I could have a few shifts – not the same agency, don’t worry.   I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you,” 

"You have nothing to apologise for"

but Diane insists that she has nothing to apologise for,

"I understand if you don't want me to come back"

“I understand if you don't want me to come back again,” she says, 

"Dai would never forgive me . . ."

but Diane knows that Dai would never forgive her, 

". . . and I also need you"

plus, in any case, Diane also needs her.

Siwsi is pleased to have had a chance to explain;  “Instead of talking behind my back, like Kath did.”  Diane maintains  that Kath only said that there were rumours, not that she had actually stolen anything.

"Only two Garibaldis . . ."

“Now go up and show Dai these Garibaldis – but he’s only supposed to have two – 

". . . doctor's orders, OK?"

“doctor’s orders, OK?”

"You're coming home with me!"

The meeting around the table at Y Felin is still going on, with Val becoming more impatient;  “It’s too late – you’re coming home with me and that’s that!” she rages, “I’ve made all the arrangements now!”

"We've also made arrangements"

Iolo tries to point out that they have also made arrangements;  

"What – she keeps her job in some corner shop?"

“What – that she gets to keep her job in some corner shop?”

This is 'guaranteed' to make Colin angry"

This is the last straw for Colin, who demands, “Right, stop this right now!   Look, we’re all here because we want what’s best for Lleucu.   

"Don't you think we should be listening to her?"

“We want her to be happy, so don’t you think we should be listening to her?”

"Exactly what does the shop manager have to do with this?"

“And what exactly does the shop manager have to do with my granddaughter’s future, anyway?” snarls Val.   He points out that they are good mates, but Val insists that she should be with her family.

"She's got family here"

“She’s got family here!” Colin angrily reminds her.

"Her father's in a straitjacket somewhere . . ."

“Her father’s in a straitjacket somewhere, 

"Shacked up with a woman who shoots people!"

“her uncle’s shacked up with a woman who’s been in jail for shooting people – her cousin is a bit better, I suppose – but I’m her grandmother!”

"That doesn't mean you can control her life!"

Colin makes it very clear to her that being her grandmother does not mean she can control Lleucu’s life.   

"I know what's best for her!"

“I know what’s best for her!” shouts Val.   

"You haven't been down here once to help!"

Colin shouts back, “You hardly know her – Lleucu’s had a very difficult year – and you haven’t been down here once to help!”

Lleucu sits between the two warring factions

The shouting match continues, “Look here, I can’t jump in the car every time there’s a drama in this little village, can I?   Just because I don’t text or phone it doesn’t mean I’m not there for her!   

"You know that, don't you, Lleucu?"

“You know that, don’t you, Lleucu?”

"You've never been there for me"

Lleucu is not sure that she does;  “You’ve never been there for me – I didn’t even get a text when Dad went to hospital.   

"The people in this village are more my family"

“It’s the people in this village who have supported me and helped me.   They’ve been more of a family to be than you’ve ever been.”

Val maintains that she will be there for Lleucu more now, 

"I'm sorry, Gran – I'm stying in Cwmderi!"

but Lleucu’s final word is, “I’m sorry, Gran, but I can’t move to live with you – I’m staying in Cwmderi.”

"I'm not angry . . ."

“There we are, then – I’m not angry – 

". . . I can move the exercise bike back into the spare room"

“I can move the exercise bike back into the spare room now, can’t I?   

"Don't you come crying to me"

“But don’t come crying to me when you realise you’ve made a mistake.   

They are promised a bill

“These three wise men will be getting a bill through the post from me 

"For all the petrol Ive wasted!"

“for the petrol I’ve wasted coming down here again.”

Off she goes . . .

She gets up and marches out of the house.   

. . . much to the jubilation of all concerned

They all breathe a sigh of relief, 

"Result!"

with Colin laughing, “Result!”

Kath is behind the bar in the Deri and remarks, “Oh heavens, three times in one day.”

"You couldn't wait to spread that rumour"

Siwsi does not want a drink, but wants to talk to Kath;  “You couldn’t wait to share that rumour with Diane.”   

"That's not gossiping"

Kath maintains that she felt Diane should know about the rumours, just in case, which she does not regard as gossiping.

"Are you sure?"

“Are you sure?   Because if you ever hear something about me again, ask me about it first, OK?   

"Life's hard enough without all the lies!"

“Life’s hard enough without lies flying around the place!”   Having said her piece, Siwsi walks out again.

Howard closes APD . . .

Howard is shutting up shop at APD 

. . . but then notices something

and notices Siwsi’s little car outside, with a pile of blankets on the back seat.   

"You're not sleeping here, are you?"

“You’re not sleeping here, are you?” he asks, 

She jumps into the car and drives away . . .

but she quickly gets into the driving seat and accelerates away, 

. . . leaving Howard wondering

leaving him wondering what is going on.

Ffion has obviously left the door unlocked

Mark knocks on the door of Deri Fawr, but receive no reply, so goes in, looking for Ffion.   

He is about to leave her a note . . .

He also sees the note on the table, ‘Come to Bed’ 

. . . then hears tell-tale sounds from upstairs . . .

and hears sounds and laughter from upstairs.

. . . from their frolics

“Don’t – I’m ticklish!” comes Ffion’s voice and Mark looks up in horror.   

Ffion gets rather a surprise

Then Ffion comes downstairs, fortunately clad in her dressing gown, and he advises her that he has finished the windows;  he was going to leave her a note to tell her the price, 

"I'll text you later"

but now will text her later.

"Did he hear us?"

Tom has followed her downstairs, wondering if he heard them;  

"I don't know!"

“I don't know!” exclaims Ffion.