20 November 2025

Eleri notices a car . . .

As Eleri is walking from Cysgod y Glyn, she notices a car parked in the back street;

. . . out of which steps Siwsi

Siwsi gets out, still cleaning her teeth.   

Eleri finds a suitable vantage point . . .

Eleri hides in the gateway of one of the gardens and watches as Siwsi hurries towards number 7.

. . . then investigates the car . . .

Then Eleri looks into the car, 

. . . full of home comforts

where it is still evident that Siwsi is living in it;  this gives her an idea and she looks quite pleased with herself.

"Yes, Mam, you said – no more £20 notes"

At Penrhewl, Mathew is looking at the laptop, while Sioned is speaking to her mother on the phone;  “Yes, you said – no more £20 notes – I’ll phone you if there are any problems.”

"If I went off and left Mam . . . "

Then she complains to Mathew, “If I went off and left Mam high and dry, I wouldn’t hear the end of it!”   

"Do you have any plans for today?"

Mathew wonders if she has any plans for today and is told that Sioned will just be working, as usual.   She asks if he would like a cup of tea before he goes to work, 

"I had better go to APD"

but he realises that he will have to go now as he is late

Sioned discovers what he has been looking at

As soon as he is out of the house, she has a look on the laptop, which he has conveniently left open;  she finds that he has been looking at the details of a house, on sale for £230,000.

"Are there any flowers left in the cemetery?"

Mark arrives in the Deri flat, carrying a large bunch of flowers;  “Are there any flowers left in the cemetery at Bethania?” his mother enquires. 

He protests that he is trying to do something nice for her;  “Look, Mam, you’ve supported me recently and I just want to say I appreciate everything.   What are you doing, then?   Keeping your mind busy?”

"I'm trying to do something nice for you"

She wonders why she would want to do that;  “Well, after what happened with Brynmor – have you heard from him?   

Kelly is lucky you didn't scratch her eyes out!"

“Kelly is lucky you didn’t scratch her eyes out, from what I heard!”

“Oh, please – she’s not worth it,” Kath replies.   He goes on to ask whether it is true that Brynmor still has feelings for her and, when she does not reply, 

"Don't say you feel the same?"

groans, “Don’t say you feel the same?”

"Are you here to interrogate me?"

“Is that why you’re here?   To interrogate me?”   

"You can't take him back, Mam"

Mark insists that she cannot take him back after everything.   “I’m not stupid, Mark!” she snarls;  he goes on that Brynmor does not deserve her and that she should remember that.

"If he was the lottery winner on a  rollover week!"

“Listen, I wouldn’t touch him if he was the lottery winner on a rollover week!” she states quite categorically, “Happy now?”

“I should think so, too, after everything he’s done,” Mark goes on, “Can I make a quick cup of tea?”

"We have cow and oat"

In the deli, Eleri asks what milks Sioned has got;  “Almond, Cashew?”   Sioned answers that they have cow and oat.   “Oh – I wanted almond for a change, but oats will do,” Eleri sneers.   

"We don't take £20 notes"

Then she is informed that they do not take £20 notes, as there are a lot of fake notes going around.

"What do you think I am – a hillbilly?"

Eleri sounds affronted;  “What do you think I am – a hillbilly?   I pay with my phone.   Bring it over, will you?”   

Ieuan and Anita come in with Siwsi

She notices that Ieuan and Anita are just coming in, accompanied by Siwsi. 

Ieuan thinks that he will go for the BLT and asks what Siwsi would like;  

"No, you don't have to fork out for me"

“No, you don’t have to fork out for me,” she protests, but Anita is insistent that she must have something.   Siwsi admits that she was in rather a rush this morning.

Eleri sees an opportunity

Eleri is looking pleased to have a chance to put her plan into action.

Mathew looks at house details

Mathew is standing outside Tomos ac Ellis, looking at what is on offer, when his phone sounds;  

He ignores a call from Sioned 

he finds that it is a call from Sioned, but ignores it.   Kath is approaching 

"Things are a strain at Penrhewl, are they?"

and comments, “Things are a strain at Penrhewl, are they?   

"Moving on isn't easy"

“It must be awkward, living with your ex-girlfriend like that.   Good luck, love – moving on isn’t easy.”

"What if I'm making a huge mistake?"

she moves away, Mathew asks, “What if I’m making a huge mistake?   How do you know, Kath?”

"You must do what's right for you . . ."

She replies that he must do what is right for him and no-one else;  

". . . you'll have to live with the decision"

“At the end of the day, you’ll have to live with the decision – yeah?”

They order a veritable feast

Howard and Mark are at the deli, ordering a rather lavish lunch;  “A sausage roll, too,” says Mark, while Howard will have prawn cocktail crisps.

"As well as the panini and cakes?"

“As well as the Paninis and cakes?” asks Sioned, so Mark will also have smoky bacon crisps.   “Are you starving or what?” she wonders 

"I didn't have a chance to eat this morning"

and he says that he did not have a chance to eat this morning.

“Neither did I – I was up first thing, feeding the cattle,” adds Howard.

"We're not accepting £20 notes"

The cost of that lot is £23, but she points out they are not accepting £20 notes;  “Can you pay by card?”   

They have both 'forgotten their wallets'"

Strangely enough, both of them seem to have forgotten their wallets, so she will set up a tab for them, but warns not to say a word to her mother.

Sioned catches sight of Mathew

Then she sees Mathew walking past the window 

"Forget about the tab"

and asks, “Can you keep an eye on this place for five minutes, please?   You can forget about the tab.”   They like the sound of that.

"I'm supposed to be in the council chamber"

Ieuan looks at his watch and comes to the realisation, “I’m supposed to be in the council chamber, discussing toilets!”   

"Just the two of you, is it?"

He hurriedly leaves and Eleri sees her chance.

"It's a girly afternoon"

“Just the two of you now, is it?” she asks;  Siwsi answers that it is a girly afternoon.  “You won’t mind if I join you, then.   

"I've heard high praise for you"

“I’ve heard high praise for you,” she tells Siwsi.

"Siwsi's the best thing that's happened to me"

Anita confirms that they have a lot of fun together and that the arrangement has just started;  “Siwsi is the best thing that’s happened to me.”   

"It's like hanging out with a friend"

Siwsi describes it as just like hanging out with a friend.

"So you're qualified and everything?"

“So you’re qualified and everything?” Eleri enquires, “That’s handy.”

"You're going to take the money, then?"

Mathew is now at APD, but still looking at house details, when Sioned comes in.   “You’re going to take the money, then, to buy a house?”   

"I'm just considering it"

He says that he is just considering it.   “Why didn’t you say?   We’re supposed to be friends at least.”

“Because I haven’t decided if I’m going to take it yet – my head is all over the shop,” he explains.   

"I know it's a big step . . ."

She wonders if he has given any more thought about getting professional help, before buying a house.   Listen, Math, I know it’s a big step and I know it’s scary – but you can do this.   

". . . and you can talk to me"

“And if you don’t want to talk to a counsellor, you can talk to me.”

"I have enough on my plate as it is"

“Right, stop, please – I have enough on my plate as it is,” he snaps 

"You and me both!"

and she points out that applies to her as well, then walks out.

Kath sets about sending a message . . .

Up in the Deri flat, Kath is deep in thought;  she picks up her phone and begins a text message, 

. . . but after the first couple of words . . .

‘Perhaps I . . .’ 

. . . thinks better of it

but then put down the phone again.

"We'd be bonkers to risk everything!"

In the kitchen of the deli, Mark snarls, “No, we’d be bonkers to risk everything again!”

"We can't give up now!"

Howard maintains they cannot give up now;  “Imagine the difference this money could make to our lives!”   

"It's not real money, Howard!"

Mark points out that it is not real money – they should have known Garry would hide duds in there.

"There's no point thinking like that"

“There’s no point thinking like that, because we’ve got them,” Howard adds, with Mark convinced that his mother will throttle him if she finds out.   The last thing he wants is the police hanging round again.

"There's only one thing we can do"

“There’s only one thing we can do then, but we don’t have much time,” says Howard.

"Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting"

“Are you suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?” demands Mark. 

“You, me and this monopoly money are hitting Carmarthen on a shopping spree!” is Howard’s plan, 

"No way am I touching it?"

but Mark insists that no way is he touching it.

“Come on – we’ll have fun!” Howard urges, but Mark reminds him that he almost ended up in the clink last week 

"I don't want to go through that again"

and he does not want to go through that again.

“Listen, you go if you want and enjoy yourself, but just be careful, OK?”

"Do you remember?"

Eleri is bored as Anita, goes on about painting with some thick paint which would not mix, asking if Eleri remembers, 

"No Anita – I wasn't there"

but she points out that she was not there.

"I've been waiting five minutes already"

She goes to the counter, where Siwsi has already been waiting five minutes, as there is no member of staff there.   

Eleri explains her idea

“Well, I’ve just had an idea that could sort both our problems out,” announces Eleri, “I can’t believe I haven’t thought of it before now.   

"We're a member of staff down at Brynawelon"

“We’re a member of staff down at Brynawelon.”

Siwsi can see where this is going and points out that there are not enough hours in the day as it is, 

"I'm juggling two jobs as it is"

as she is juggling two jobs already.   “How many hours do you think you could do?   Three days?   

"The pay is very competitive"

“The pay is competitive – very competitive – and you could come and go as you please – work around your shifts at APD, as long as you do your hours.   

"It's up to you – no pressure"

“It’s up to you – no pressure – I just thought it was silly not to ask.”

Siwsi is sorely tempted

Eleri walks out, leaving Siwsi in quite a quandary.

Kath goes to the Quantum Hydro Works office

Kath walks to the Quantum Hydro Works office and is looking in through the window when Eleri approaches;  

"He's doing some important research"

she takes a great delight in announcing, “He’s not here – he’s gone to Llan or Loch something-or-other – important research on some dam.”

"He didn't say"

Kath is disappointed that he did not say;  

"You're not important enough, then"

“Didn’t he tell you – you’re not important enough for him to tell you, then,” Eleri sneers.

Mathew is sitting in the Deri

Matthew is sitting in the Deri  when Kath comes in and sits down opposite him;  

"Like a pair of Forrest Gumps"

“Look at the both of us today – like a pair of Forrest Gumps – well, lost in this world.”

"My life isn't a box of chocolates"

“Well, I don’t know about you, but my life isn’t a box of chocolates at the moment,” Mathew groans.   

"Have you made your decision"

Kath enquires whether he has made his decision yet;  

"It's as if I'm at a crossroads"

“It’s as if I’m at a crossroads – I have an opportunity to change my life here – for the better, I think – and start afresh.   

"There's a voice at the back of my mind"

“But there’s a voice screaming in the back of my mind, ‘Don’t!   It’s not right.’   

"I just can't think straight, Kath"

“I just can’t think straight, Kath.”

"Have you discussed it with Sioned?"

She asks whether he has discussed this with Sioned;  

"This isn't about Sioned?"

he replies, “This isn’t about Sioned.”

"If you want my advice – and you're going to get it"

“Well, if you want my advice – and you’re going to get it, anyway – take every chance you get, do you understand?   Because it’s better to regret doing something than not doing it.”   He muses upon her words.

Anita is helping with the meal

Ieuan returns to number 7, remarking that the chamber was full with lots of fiery debate.   Siwsi and Anita are preparing dinner 

"People are worried about public toilets"

as he continues, “Lots of people worried about a lack of public toilets!”

Anita comments, “Ieuan doesn’t usually like going to Tomos ac Ellis meetings.”   

"Can I smell tarragon?"

He lets this go without saying anything;  however he would go as far as to say that he can smell some tarragon, 

"I'm trying to add some flavour"

which pleases Siwsi, as she is just trying to add some flavour.

"Siwsi will be eating at Brynawelon from now on"

“We have to make the most of it, because Siwsi will be eating at Brynawelon from now on,” Anita informs him.

"No, she works at APD and here"

“No, Siwsi works at APD and here,” Ieuan corrects her;  

"Eleri has offered her a job"

Anita continues that Eleri has offered her a job.   Siwsi had been hoping that Anita had not heard that, and Ieuan cannot believe that she is going to work at Brynawelon.

"I don't have a choice"

“I couldn’t refuse – I’m gutted that I can’t keep coming here, but I don’t have a choice – the money is too good and I can work around my shifts at APD.”

Ieuan suggests that she could work at number 7 instead of APD, 

"Is there any chance you could match the pay?"

so she asks, “Is there any chance you can match the pay?”   This is not what Ieuan wanted to hear.

Howard has been spending 

Howard is back at the Deri, wearing a rather gaudy green shirt 

"What are you doing?"

and Mark snarls at him, “What are you doing?   You might as well stick a Post-it note on your forehead saying you’re flogging the fake cash!”   Howard replies that he just got a bit excited.

"Blimey, Howard!"

Kath remarks, “Blimey, Howard – warn me next time, will you?   I need shades to look at you.”   

"It's from a secondhand shop"

He maintains that he got a bonus at work and bought it at a secondhand shop.

Kath knows that something is going on

Kath immediately smells a rat here;  “Fancy flowers and a snazzy shirt for Howard – in the same week that there’s fake cash going about?   

"Is this something to do with you, Mark?"

“Is this something to do with you, Mark?   Do you know what?   Two minutes ago, you almost went down for something else.”

"Hang on a minute, Mam!"

He tells his mother to hang on a minute;  “I haven’t touched the money since we found it was dodgy – he’s spent the job lot now, so there’s no need to worry.   There’s no way they can trace it back to us, OK?”

"Well, be careful"

Kath urges him to be careful.

Sioned finds Mathew at Penrhewl 

When Sioned return returns home to Penrhewl, she finds Mathew in the kitchen, although she was expecting him to be in the Deri.   

"Do you still think I should take the money?"

“Do you still think I should take that money?” he asks her.

"If you want to buy a house, go for it"

She tells him, “Look, if you want to buy a house with that money, go for it – but I do think you should spend some of it on a good counsellor.”

"It's time for me to go and see someone, then"

He nods his head;  “Well, it’s time for me to go and see someone, then,” he decides 

"It helped so much when I lost Dad"

and Sioned is sure that he will not regret it, as it helped her so much when she lost her father.

"Not a counsellor – I'm going to see Melfa"

“Not a counsellor – I’m going to see Melfa.”   

She was not expecting that

This shocks Sioned;  

"I'm going tomorrow"

he says that he is going tomorrow and has booked an Airbnb for tonight.

"Do you think that's a good idea?"

“Do you think that’s a good idea?” asks Sioned.   

He continues that his grandfather ruined his childhood and his life is in pieces;  

"I have an opportunity to start afresh"

“But I have an opportunity to change the future and start afresh, so I am going to take every penny, because I’d be stupid to refuse it.”   

He picks up his sandwiches . . .

He picks up the sandwiches which he has just prepared and leaves the house.   

. . .and Sioned watches him go

Sioned is stunned.

The buzzer sound at Cysgod y Glyn 

At Cysgod y Glyn, Eleri is preparing to pour herself a glass of wine when the buzzer sounds;  

Eleri does not check who is there

she presses the button without enquiring who is outside, assuming that it is Kath.   

Listen, Kath, it's not my fault"

As the door opens, she says, “Listen, Kath, it’s not my fault that Dad has gone to Scotland,” 

"Oh – Ieuan!"

then realises that her visitor is, in fact, Ieuan Griffiths.

"I wondered how you sleep at night . . ."

Seeing her with the bottle, he remarks, “You have to knock yourself out do you?   I was wondering how you sleep at night – 

". . . but I forgot you don't have a conscience"

“but I forgot you don’t have a conscience.”

"Are you here to insult me?"

“Is there something I can help you with, or are you here to insult me?” she demands, “Whatever it is, can you hurry up?   I’ve got a lot to do.”

"You took advantage of our tragic situation"

“You took advantage of mine and Anita’s tragic situation – you stole Siwsi from under our noses.   Don’t you care about an ill woman who’s facing the end of her life, knowing that her mind is going?”

Eleri remains silent

Eleri does not reply 

"What are we supposed to do now?"

as he continues, “What are we supposed to do now?”   

"I needed staff"

Eleri maintains that she needed staff, 

"You don't think of anyone but yourself, do you?"

so he snarls, “You really don’t think about anyone but yourself, do you?”

She prefers to describe the situation as seeing an opportunity and taking advantage of it;  

"That's business, Ieuan"

“That’s business and you, of all people, should know that.”

"Anita isn't businass, right?"

“Anita isn’t business, right?” he rages, 

"No wonder your own father can't stand you!"

“No wonder your own father can’t stand you!”   

"Get out!"

She orders him to get out, and as he goes, 

"The truth hurts, does it?"

he remarks, “The truth hurts, doesn’t it?”