7 January 2026

Loud banging on the door brings Kelly downstairs

In the middle of the night, there is a banging on the door of number 7 and a voice shouts, “Kell!   Tycs!   I don’t know where my key is!”   Then she apparently finds it as Kelly is hurrying down the stairs to unbolt the door.   

She turns off the alarm

An alarm sounds, which Kelly quickly turns off.

"Kelly, you're a lifesaver!"

Indeg and Siwsi come in;  “Kelly, you’re a lifesaver!” Indeg exclaims, but Siwsi is more restrained, apologising for their arrival.

"What are you doing here?"

Kelly wants to know why they are there, advising, “That’s Auntie Neet’s new alarm – it goes off when someone opens the door.   Anyway, not important – what are you doing here?”

"We shared a taxi back from Swansea"

Siwsi offers the explanation that they met at the taxi rank in Swansea and shared a taxi back.   

"And now we're best friends!"

Indeg, who appears to have had plenty to drink, loudly informs Kelly that they are now best friends.   “Indeg said it would be all right to stay here.”

"That key was for emergencies only!"

Kelly makes it very clear that the key was for emergencies only and she is supposed to text to let them know, “So we can let Auntie Neet know – routine, remember?   

"Auntie Anita is probably not asleep now"

“Auntie Anita is asleep – mind you, probably not now!"

"What's going on?"

Right on cue, they see Anita coming downstairs, wanting to know what is going on, 

"Oh, it's Siwsi!"

but when she sees Siwsi she cheers up considerably.

"That was a nice evening . . ."

Having returned home to the shop flat, Eileen remarks that they have had a nice evening;  

". . . do you know what would make it even better?"

“Do you know what would make it even better?”   Siôn guesses at a black coffee, as she appears to have drunk quite a bit, but she has other ideas.

"Huwi is sleeping soundly"

“Huwi is sleeping soundly,” she adds, but he tells her to calm down.   She reminds him, “We haven’t for ages – don’t you want to?”

"I'm trying to be a gentleman"

He replies that it is not that, but rather that he is trying to be a gentleman, pointing out that she drank a lot more than he did.   

"I'm not drunk, Siôn"

She resents the inference that she is drunk 

"I don't think you fancy me any more"

and moans, “Don’t you fancy me at all?   I don’t think you do.”   

She sits down, long-faced

She sits down sulkily on the sofa and he will get her a glass of water and two paracetamol, 

"You'll thank me in the morning"

predicting,  “You’ll thank me in the morning.”

Sioned is unable to sleep

Mathew is studying the laptop when he hears Sioned coughing;  she comes into the room, carrying a hot water bottle and is surprised to see that he is still up.   

"I might as well finish this"

He says that he might as well finish this paperwork, rather than lie in bed, thinking.

She asks if he wants to talk about it, but he does not, insisting that he is all right.   

"I know Christmas Day was a lot"

“Look, I know Christmas Day was a lot with your mother here – I should have spoken to you before arranging for her to come,” she says.

"I'm glad you did it"

Mathew assures her that it is all right and that he is glad she did it;  

He checks her temperature 

he wonders if she still has a temperature, but she says that she is feeling cold, so was hoping that the hot water bottle would help.   

"I'll fill it up for you"

He will go and fill it up for her and she should go back to bed.

Indeg appears to be 'out of it'

Indeg appears to be in such a state that she is unable to take off her own shoes, so Siwsi does it for her.   

Anita is amused

Anita finds this performance quite amusing, but Kelly suggests that she can see Siwsi some other time and now it is time for bed.

"Go and make a cup of tea"

However, Anita insists that Siwsi and Indeg have come to see her, telling Kelly to go and make a cup of tea.   

"Is there any bread for toast, Kel?"

Indeg wonders if there is any bread for toast;  when Kelly objects to this, 

"And make some toast as well"

she is reprimanded by Anita who instructs her to go and make some toast.

"I wanted chicken nuggets from MFC"

“That would be amazing, Kels – I wanted chicken nuggets from MFC, but it was closed – absolute joke!”

Kelly remarks, “It’s almost 1 o’clock, like,” but Indeg objects to them closing so early.

"When I come back it's bedtime!"

“Do you know what?   I’m going to get blankets for Indeg and Siwsi to sleep on the sofa, OK?” Kelly decides, then warns Anita, “When I come back, it’s bedtime – for everyone.”

Indeg is still wanting the toast and Anita describes Kelly as a ‘spoilsport’.   

"Have you got something stronger than tea?"

Then Indeg asks, “Have you got anything stronger than tea?   Anita thinks that she can oblige.

Siôn can find no paracetamol

While Eileen sulks on the sofa, Siôn is unable to find any paracetamol in the flat, so she groans that she will be fine.   

"Have you forgiven me for Bedwyr?"

“Have you forgiven me for Bedwyr?” she enquires and he answers that of course he has, 

"I've told you, several times"

having told her that several times.   

"We could go away for the weekend . . ."

Then he suggests they could go away for the weekend, just the two of them;  

". . . it will be an opportunity to reignite the spark"

he is sure that Sioned will be able to look after Huwi-John.   “It will be an opportunity to reignite the spark,” he predicts, 

"I can give you all my attention"

“I can give you all my attention – what do you say?”   

The drink proves too much for Eileen 

By this time, Eileen has fallen asleep.

Sioned's coughing has woken Jac . . .

Sioned is back downstairs again, this time carrying Jac;  “My coughing woke him and I was worried it might wake Lili,” she says.   

. . . and she has persistent chest pain

She now has a persistent cough and a pain in her chest, so Mathew will go and get some water.   She will make a bottle to settle her son, but then the pain in her chest worsens,

"Let me take Jac"

She is urged to sit down and to pass Jac to him;  

"I'm worried it's the pacemaker"

Sioned is worried that it is the pacemaker causing trouble.

Anita has found the Buck's Fizz

At number 7, Anita brings a glass for Indeg 

"Right, party time's over!"

and when Kelly returns with the blankets, she demands what is going on, insisting that party time is over. 

"I'm just getting a drink for Siwsi"

Anita will not accept that, stressing that she is going to get a drink for Siwsi.

"Seriously, are you having a laugh, like?"

“Seriously, are you having a laugh, like?” Kelly snarls, but Indeg simply describes it as a little innocent nightcap.    “It’s not innocent – Auntie Anita is not supposed to drink – 

"Siwsi should know better!"

“and Siwsi should know better!”   

"I've found another bottle"

Anita announces that she has another bottle of Buck’s Fizz after this one.

Kelly angrily points out that Ieuan is trying to sleep upstairs, while Siwsi thinks that it might be a good idea for them to sleep as well.   

"Wow – this is cool"

Indeg notices the keyboard, which she says is cool and Anita suggests that they could have a singalong.   

"Siwsi can play the keyboard"

" knows that Siwsi can play the keyboard.

Kelly clears away the bottle

Kelly removes the bottle to the kitchen.

"Two hours for an ambulance?"

By now, Sioned is feeling worse;  Mathew is on the phone to the ambulance service and shouts, “This isn’t good enough – two hours for an ambulance?   What do you mean – phone 111?   

"You'd be worried, too, if your partner had a pacemaker!"

“You’d be worried, too, if your partner had a pacemaker!   No, I’ll bring her in myself!”

"The twins can come with us"|

He prepares to take Sioned to the car;  “The twins can come with us,” but Sioned protests that he cannot drive as he has been drinking.

"Phone Mam"

“Phone Mam,” she instructs him, 

He does so . . . 

so he does so, 

. . . but her phone 's ringing . . .

but Eileen’s phone rings on the table beside her, 

. . . goes completely unheeded

while she is fast asleep.

"Calon Lan!"

Kelly looks thoroughly disgusted, as she leans on the door post, with the others lustily singing the Welsh tune Calon Lan:

"A pure heart, full of goodness"

♫A pure heart full of goodness, fairer than the pretty lily.

None but a pure heart can sing,

Sing in the day and sing in the night.♫

They seem quite pleased with that

As they are applauding their performance, Ieuan comes downstairs, 

"What on earth is going on here?"

demanding, “What on earth is going on here?”   Kelly explains that they have unexpected visitors, 

Apparently we're having a party!"

so apparently are having a party.

"Ieuan's been sleeping!"

Anita comments, “Here’s Ieuan – he’s been sleeping.   Look, Siwsi can play the piano – that’s good, isn’t it?”  Siwsi asks what they would like her to play next and Indeg wonder if she knows ‘Hot to Go’.

"The one about the long night"

Anita would prefer that song with Ryan Davies – “The one about the long night.”   

"Oh yeah – I'd love to hear that!"

Ieuan sighs unconvincingly that he would love to hear that one.

Kelly is even smiling

Even Kelly is smiling when she sees that Anita is enjoying herself.

Siwsi begins playing

Siwsi begins, as Anita gets up 

"Dance with me, Ieuan"

and invites Ieuan to dance with her, 

Anita is enjoying herself

which he does, very reluctantly

"When the night is long"

♫When the night is long, 

Battling through the long hours,

Without an hour of sleep.♫

Kelly is moved to tears

Kelly finds this very emotional and a tear comes to her eye.

Eileen is awakened . . .

Siôn turns on the lights and awakens Eileen;  

. . . by Siôn, who has news of Sioned 

“Mathew has phoned,” he tells her, “Sioned has chest pains.”   

"It must be her heart"

She immediately leaps to the conclusion that it is her heart.

"You're over the limit"

“Mathew wants to take her to the hospital, but you can’t take her – you’re over the limit.”   

"Sioned will want me there`"

Eileen insists that Sioned will want her, but is told that she should stay there with Huwi.   However, Eileen’s mind is made up that she is going with him, as is Huwi;  

"Oh, right, then"

Siôn realises that he has, once again been overruled.

Now Ieuan is dropping off

Now both Ieuan and Anita are asleep on the sofa;  sounds of laughing and giggling can be heard from upstairs, 

"They're taking off their make-up"

which Kelly explains is the two girls taking off their make-up in the bathroom.

“Do you know what?   They’re quite sober considering they've been out on the pop and then drank Buck’s Fizz.”   

"There's no alcohol in it"

Ieuan knows the answer to that, explaining that there is no alcohol in it;  he bought it in case Anita wanted to share a glass of fizz with them over Christmas.

"Sometimes you an be a genius!"

“You know, I don’t say this often, but sometimes you can be a genius!” Kelly tells him.   As she listens to the noises coming from the bathroom, Kelly continues, “Oh, to be in my 20s again!”

"I think Anita was back in her 20s"

Ieuan thinks that Anita was back in her 20s tonight, 

"What did you say?"

just as she starts to wake up;  

"Just that I enjoyed dancing with you"

“I was just saying that I enjoyed dancing with you tonight, love.”

"Thank you, Meic"

“Thank you, Meic,” she murmurs and he does not make any comment, simply pleased that she is happy.   

"Time for bed now, Anita"

He tells Anita that it is time for bed now, 

They go upstairs

so they go upstairs.

"There's a taxi on the way"

“Are you coming to the hospital with me?” Sioned asks Mathew.   He answers that there is a taxi on the way and the twins can come with them.

"You do look pale"

Siôn comes in and reports that Eileen and Huwi are waiting in the car;  he remarks that Sioned looks very pale.   

"I've already looked a taxi"

Mathew insists that he did not need to come as they have already booked a taxi.   

However, Siôn is adamant that he will drive them and, 

Eileen takes charge

at that moment, Eileen comes in and takes over, as usual;  

"I want Mam there"

Sioned says that she wants her mother to be with her, and asks if Siôn will look after the twins.   He will be pleased to do so and Huwi can stay there as well.

"The children should stay with us"

Mathew is very anxious that the children stay with him and Sioned, 

"A hospital is no place for small children"

but is told by Siôn, “A hospital is no place for small children – they’re better off with me.”

"I can do that, if you want"

Mathew will make a bottle for Jac  before they go, but Siôn offers to do that;   

Mathew is not at all happy

Mathew is not at all happy at leaving the children there.

Siwsi comes down

Kelly is arranging the blankets when Siwsi comes downstairs;  

"I'm very grateful, Kelly"

“I don’t know how comfy this is going to be for you, mind,” says Kelly.   Siwsi is very grateful for being allowed to stay.   

"As long as it doesn't happen regularly"

“That’s all right – as long as it doesn’t happen regularly.”

Then Kelly raises the subject of the Buck’s Fizz;  

"I checked that it was non-alcoholic"

Siwsi is quick to assure her, “It was non-alcoholic – I checked, I promise.   

"We do the same at Brynawelon"

“We do the same at Brynawelon for the people with dementia – mocktail nights and stuff.”

"You're worth your weight in gold"

Kelly is very relieved to hear that, “And in Auntie Anita’s words, you're worth your weight in gold.”

Siwsi assures Kelly that she is doing well;  

"I didn't mean to be patronising"

“Sorry, I didn’t mean that to be patronising at all – I just know how difficult it can be, especially for families.”

"Thanks for that"

Kelly appreciates that, then retires to the kitchen, 

"As long as the key is safe"

where Indeg is apologising to her grandfather for waking him.   “Well, as long as the key is safe,” he replies and she assures him that it is.

"Gran is still fuming with me"

She adds that she just could not face going back to the flat or to her Grandmother’s tonight;  “She’s still fuming with me.”   

"Everyone makes mistakes"

Ieuan accepts that everyone makes mistakes.

"Good night, Kel"

When Indeg has left them, 

"What Auntie Anita said was a mistake"

Kelly reminds Ieuan that what Auntie Anita said was a mistake as well;  

"Was it?"

he is less certain about that.

He has to hand the bottle to Siôn 

Mathew has finished making the bottle for Jac and Siôn advises that the taxi has arrived;  he reluctantly hands over the bottle to Siôn, 

"He only needs one bottle . . .`'

instructing him, “Remember, he only needs one bottle – 

". . . and then straight back in his cot"

“put him straight in the cot afterwards and he’ll settle.”  

Siôn assures him that the children will be fine, as he has done this before, and that everything will be all right with Sioned, so he should not worry.  

Siôn's hand on his shoulder . . .

As Siôn puts a reassuring hand on Mathew’s shoulder, 

. . . causes Mathew some alarm . . .

he flinches, gets up 

. . . and cannot get out of the place quickly enough

and immediately walks out of the door, 

This puzzles Siôn 

 Siôn rather confused.

"That dementia – it's cruel!"

“Auntie Anita loves you,” says Kelly, “It’s the dementia – it’s cruel!”

"It's not easy to her her call me Meic"

Ieuan knows that, it is just not easy to hear her call him Meic, “But I’m OK with it.   I hold tightly on to those small moments of light, you know?   Those moments when I know that she knows who I am.   

"That's why I bought alcohol-free"

“And that’s why I bought a load of alcohol-free Buck’s Fizz – in case Anita felt she wanted to drink alcohol with us.”

"You're lush – do you know that?"

“You’re lush – do you know that?” says Kelly,   

"If you're OK, I'm going to bed"

“And if you’re OK, I’m going to bed, good night.”   

"Thanks for sorting out the girls"

Ieuan thanks her for sorting out the girls.

Ieuan is left alone with his thoughts

He is left sitting alone at the kitchen table, with his thoughts.