September 2013

Monday 2 September 2013

As Wil is going back to school tomorrow, Anita proposes taking him to Cardiff for the day;  Sheryl objects, as she has arranged for him to go to Cai’s, but after she has gone to the salon, Anita rings Cai’s mother and tells her plans have changed.   She remarks to Wil that they will not tell his mum, as she will only stop them, because she likes getting her own way.   

When Sheryl pops back to get her phone, she is furious that they have gone behind her back;  “Do what you like – that’s what you usually do!” shouts Sheryl.   Wil has had enough, shouts, “Stop –you’re spoiling everything,” refuses to go to Cardiff and storms upstairs.

After Jim warns Colin he can expect a letter from his solicitor, after the slander of his performance, Colin is worried, and goes to Gaynor, wanting the number of her solicitor;  she advises him instead to grovel to Jim.   On Mark’s first day as postman he is accompanied by a supervisor, and insists that Eileen prove who she is before handing over her parcel, then he will not give Gaynor her post unless she opens her front door.

Tudur goes to see Angela, as he is leaving, but would like to see Courtney, who comes in, but Angela tells that Mr Davies is talking about care for his mother.   Tudur tells Angela that she is a professional, and a good mother;  he has no right to expect anything from her.   When he leaves, he hugs Angela.   

Courtney sees Jim and Eileen meet and hardly speak to each other;  she asks Eileen about it, gets no answer, so asks Jim, who tells her that he and Eileen have finished, loses his temper and shouts at her.   Meanwhile, Eileen tells Colin in the shop that they have split up.   

Back home, Courtney asks Angela if she knew of the split;  Angela tells her that not everyone wants to share their personal feelings:  Courtney responds, “You and Dad are as bad as each other – I’ve had enough!”   Colin goes to Jim at APD with an abject apology, telling him it was wrong and irresponsible;  Jim, with bigger problems on his mind, tells Colin, “Just go!   If I see you in here again, you’ll be in court!”   Later Angela asks Jim if they are doing the right thing, keeping the truth from Courtney;  when he bemoans the fact that he has had to “break the heart of the woman I love,” Angela rather callously replies that being a parent is all about sacrifice.

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Wil leaves school after the first day;  Anita has his tea ready and phones him but receives no reply, so she asks Sheryl if he has anything after school.   When Sheryl also gets no reply, Anita goes to the school and cannot find him;  by this time Sheryl fears that Moc has returned, so she contacts the police, and then enlists Meic’s help – he radios his taxi drivers to keep watch for Wil.   

Eifion again tries to find out Cadno’s whereabouts from Gwyneth, who insists that Cadno does not want him to know;  later when he has drunk too much in the Deri, Sioned comes in and he accuses her of causing the marriage breakdown.   Eifion says she was “all legs in short skirts, and wearing low-cut tops.”   When he challenges her, “Fancy your chances with me?” and starts manhandling her, Ed shows him the door.   

Sioned asks Ed if she could have her bar job back, as the supply teacher work has not picked up yet;  she thinks it is time she started mixing with people again, and tells Ed she is living a healthy lifestyle, drinking four pints of water a day.

When Meic phones Eifion to warn him he is looking for Wil on Penrhewl land, Eifion is asleep in a drunken stupor;  he is woken when Gwyneth goes there and finds he is not eating properly and the place is in a mess.   As Marian is due home tomorrow, she helps him tidy up.   When he moans about his situation, Gwyneth says she will help him, as long as he helps himself and stays sober.    

The police come to get some details about Wil, and ask, “Could he have run away?” but neither Anita or Sheryl will admit to that.   As Meic searches the fields, he continually dials Wil’s phone, and at last hears it ringing in the distance;  when he locates Wil, after notifying Sheryl, he is told, “I’m not going home.”

Meic does not blame him;  “They’re at it like cats and dogs every minute!”   When Wil says that it is all his fault, Meic assures him that he can depend on his family.
But Wil answers, “I’m not sure who my family are any more.   We move from place to place, and live with so many different people.   Everybody’s lives would be easier if I weren’t around.”   

When Meic asks him where he will go, he thinks probably to his dad in Canada;  Meic says, “I’m your dad’s dad, and you’re very important to me.   Think of me on your travels, having to cope with those two on my own, without your help.”   After thinking for a minute, Wil gets up;  “Come on, we’re going home.   I can’t let you face them on your own.

Meanwhile, when the police have left, Sheryl and Anita are arguing again, blaming each other;  finally they agree they have to look after each other – they are family.

Wednesday 4 September 2013

At the farm, Eifion is angrily walloping in fence posts;  he sees Mark the postman, who tells him that he was not in at the farmhouse, so he will have to collect the parcel from the depot, but his manager say he can deliver it if he gets a signature.
The parcel contain a message saying that Cadno and Bobi are happy.   

Dani receives a text from Ed asking if she wants to “stay over;”  Sion tells her that Marian would like to see her, but she cannot understand why;  when she goes there, Marian tells her she saw Bob in heaven, where he is happy, and wants her to be happy and safe;  Brandon wants the same things for Dani.   Dani is somewhat doubtful.

When Ffion and Jinx go to the café, claiming their “free food for a week”, Meic tackles Debbie about it, and she reveals the droppings in the lasagne affair, blaming him because of his age and failing eyesight.   If it had not been for Angela keeping quiet, she says, H&S would have closed down the café.   He warns Debbie that he is keeping his eye on her, then goes home and carries out a careful investigation, finding no trace of rat droppings;  Kevin believes him that there are no droppings at his home, and urges him to forget the matter.

At the Deri, Dani tells Siôn that the way Brandon treated her always made her feel special;  then Mark comes in after his shift, and is called “Postman Prat” by Colin, after which they think they could form a double act, “Stars of the Valley.”   

When Mark mentions the school rat doing tricks for Ricky, Meic realises what is going on, and hurries to the flat above the café, where Debbie proudly admits what she did;  not to destroy the business, but to get rid of him.   

“You’ve never thought I was good enough for Kevin;  you treat me like dirt, and I’ve had enough!”   When Kevin comes in, he knows what has happened, and tells them to stop arguing;  he knows Debbie framed his dad, and urges them to show more respect and co-operation.   After Meic leaves, he tells Debbie that he has a share in the business and they need him.   

Ed returns from training with the rest of the team, and Sioned, who takes over behind the bar, to Dani’s disappointment;  Ed gives Dani little attention, so she refuses his offer to stay over and sadly leaves.   

Eifion picks a quarrel with some of the rugby players, so Gwyneth drags him away;  when they arrive back at Penrhewl, he says trouble follows him around as he is so lonely, and asks if Gwyneth is too.   He kisses her, and apologises, but Gwyneth then realises that this is his attempt to find out Cadno’s address from him, so she hurriedly leaves.

Thursday 5 September 2013

Dani is in a pensive mood at the salon;  she tells Sheryl that she just wanted a casual relationship, and wonders why Brandon had to die.   At the Deri, Garry watches as the girl from the previous evening comes downstairs;  Ed says she was too drunk to go home, and what business is it of Garry’s?   He replies that it is if Dani gets hurt.

Diane suggests that they invite Anita and Meic over for a meal, but Dai objects;  later, in the Deri, he asks Hywel to call him away to a Rugby Club meeting, so he can escape, and explains what happened when Anita collapsed on his bed.   Meanwhile, Anita refuses to go, and explains why, but Meic insists they go and sort things out.   

Dani goes to Gethin’s, where he is sorting through a box of Moc’s old photos;  she tells him he has to “let go”, like she did after Brandon’s death, but he tells her not to interfere.   Garry tells Dani about the girl who stayed the night with Ed, as she “has a right to know.”   When Dani returns to Gethin’s, he is not around, and she takes away the box of photos;  when she gets to the salon, she finds a memory stick in the box, and Sheryl expects it to have pictures of children, so they look, and are astonished to see Gwyneth by the door of Garry’s flat, lighting something and putting it through the letterbox.

Meic and Anita arrive at Diane’s, and soon after, Hywel comes, but not to save Dai, rather to revel in his discomfort;  he goads Dai and talks of “open marriage”.
When Diane prepares to serve the meal, Dai corners Hywel, who tells him he must be honest;  he declines an invitation to join them and goes, after which Dai tells Anita to forget what happened.

Dani says that they must give the stick to the police and let them ask the questions, but wonders why Gethin has been keeping this information to himself.   He knows that Gwyneth did it;  Dani says, “Justice for Brandon is the most important thing”.

Friday 6 September 2013

Gwyneth answers the door to Eifion, who has a letter for Cadno he wants her to send.   

Dani bursts into Gethin’s;  “You knew Gwyneth killed Brandon!” she shouts, and Gethin denies it, asking why Gwyneth would do something like that, but Dani insists he must have known;  he says he would never lie about that.   

The police arrive at Gwyneth’s and DS Fielding arrests her on suspicion of arson on 22 September 2011.   She asks Eifion to take Gwern to Britt’s, and is driven off in the police car.   Garry is at Britt’s when Dani arrives and says she knows who killed Brandon, she has seen it on film, but Gethin maintains he did not know.   Britt is worried that her part in this will come out.

When Iolo comes home, Gethin tells him Gwyneth has been arrested for the fire, and wants to go to the Deri to see what people are saying about it.   Eifion takes Gwern to Britt, who is more worried about what Gwyneth might say;  Dani is convinced that Garry knows more than he is saying, but he says being angry will not bring Brandon back.

The police interview is at 8:10pm;  DS Fielding asks what Gwyneth was doing on the night in question, then shows her the film, and Gwyneth admits it is her.   Gethin and Iolo arrive at the Deri, and as soon as the news about the fire is mentioned, Siôn hurriedly leaves.

Dani protests to Garry that she had trusted Gwyneth, and still thinks it was something to do with him.   Siôn gets home, where Britt says the important thing is what Gwyneth will say about her, and when Siôn says the truth has a habit of coming out, she predicts the children being put in a children's’ home or with foster parents if she is jailed.

Gwyneth makes the excuses that she was under stress;  Garry was making her life hell, and Yvonne was an undercover investigator;  she did not know who was telling the truth, but only intended to frighten Garry, and did not know Brandon would dash into the building.   “If I knew what would happen...” she says, and DS Fielding replies, “That’s what they all say.”   

Gwyneth continues about her cancer, and how she hates herself for killing Brandon, but says she has been punished enough.   Expert reports will be prepared into her mental state and circumstances.   Then comes the revelation that Gwyneth had been blackmailed;  when asked who was doing that, she replies, “Gethin Thomas.”

In the Deri, Eifion calls Gwyneth, “devious,” kissing Cadno;  he says that he will continue farming Penrhewl.    Garry tells Gethin that he said every copy of the film had been destroyed – “How could you have been so negligent?”

Monday 9 September 2013

As Gwynfor and his mate watch, two cars arrive in the village:  a taxi bringing back Gwyneth, who has been bailed by the police, and the police themselves, who bang on Gethin’s door.   DS Fielding arrests Gethin on suspicion of blackmail, and he is loaded into the police car;  incidentally he is managing to walk better now, but pretends to need the crutches.   When questioned, he says he knew nothing about any memory stick, and says that in a court he, who has been abused and the victim of a hit and run, will be believed, rather than Gwyneth Jones, an arsonist, fantasist and murderer.

Gwyneth goes straight to Siôn and Britt;  she greets Gwern, and then hurries off to the Salon to talk to Dani, who is far from pleased to see her.   She tells Dani that Gethin has known about her starting the fire for a long time, and blackmailed her about it, but Dani refuses to believe this, and tells her to leave;  but when thinking of the memory stick being found in a box at Gethin’s, she begins to have doubts.   

Mark the postman is chatting to Colin on his round, puts a parcel on the roof of a parked car and, predictably, the car drives off;   as Mark, despite a chase, cannot catch the car, the recipient, Jim, insists on Mark repaying him for the set of Doc Martin DVDs in the parcel.   Mark and Colin are also talking about their “double-act.”   Gaynor gives Mark a card from the school staff and cleaners, reading, “Pob Lwc,” and saying that the school is not the same any more.

Courtney and Eileen are talking, but Eileen will not explain why she and Jim have split up;  when she tells Colin that she may be able to give him the details one day, he hugs her, Courtney sees them and reports to Jim that she is having an affair with Colin, but Jim dismisses this.   

When Siôn tells Britt that they are both involved with Gwyneth’s arson, Britt snarls that the only important things are her family:  her, Siôn, Garry and the children;  she will do anything to protect them, and does not care what happens to Gwyneth or Dani.

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Gethin phones for a taxi from the police station;  meanwhile, Gwyneth leaves her house, with Garry volunteering to clean the red graffiti from her door, while she goes to the salon.   She soon finds she is not welcome there;  Sheryl says Brandon was like a father to her and was Dani’s boyfriend, but Gwyneth killed him — they tell her she cannot work there any longer.   

Gethin tells Iolo that the police business was nothing important, just something made up by Gwyneth;  he also says that he could have told them about his accident, to show how they charged the wrong person.   This makes Iolo anxious, but Gethin says he did not in fact tell them.

Jinx is worried about Gwyneth being arrested, as he did not inform the police about what he knew;   Ffion tells him to go and see Gwyneth, to find out whether she mentioned him.   When he sees her and finds out she told the police nothing about him, he quickly leaves and reports back to Ffion, waiting in the Deri.   

Britt and Garry talk about the situation, with Garry seeming to be very protective towards Dani.   When Gethin visits Gwyneth, he suggests that she withdraw the allegation about the blackmail, as there is no evidence to back it up, but she flatly refuses.   Then Dani goes to Gethin’s, and despite his protestations tells him she believes Gwyneth’s story;  she wants nothing more to do with him, and gives back the key to Iolo’s house.   

At the Deri, the rugby team come in after training, Rhys nursing an injury where he was tackled like “a rhino tackling a meerkat,” according to Sioned.   Ed’s bruised chest needs an ice-pack, administered by Sioned, and Dani confronts him about ignoring her and making her look a fool in front of her friends;  he says that they agreed it would be a casual relationship, but she confides to Sheryl that she thought it might develop into something more.   After going upstairs and being bandaged up, he kisses Sioned, but she goes back downstairs.

Gwyneth collects Gwern from Britt’s, protesting that everyone is against her;  Britt typically snarls, “You cannot blame anyone else for that!”   When Garry accuses her of being harsh, Britt replies that Gwyneth will definitely be going down for this, and Britt will have to be a mother to Gwern;  she cannot forgive Gwyneth for what she did — and she will get exactly what she deserves.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Gwyneth rings Cadno, but receives no reply, then she texts Eifion, saying they need to talk;  Eileen comes to the farm to collect fruit and eggs for the shop, and finds the place in a mess.   When she offers to do some washing for him, she finds a t-shirt covered in red paint;  she realises that he had painted the word “murderer” on Gwyneth’s door, but he says she deserves to be hanging from a lamp post.   

Anita is angry when Meic tells her he has invited Dai and Diane over;  when they are alone, Anita admits to Diane what happened when she was drunk, but she cannot remember any of it, so relies on what Dai told her.   Diane realises that Dai’s version of what happened is not true, and when he returns she and Anita expose his lies;  he thinks he can get away with an apology and buying wine for them at the Deri, but Anita and Diane devise a punishment for him:  to work on the bank building, of which they own the lease.

In the shop, Colin is trying to sing like Elvis, as he and Mark are performing on Friday.   When Jim comes in, Eileen tries to improve their relationship, saying she still loves him, but he leaves.   

Gwyneth has an unexpected visitor — Cadno — who cannot believe that she has killed Brandon;  Gwyneth comes out with her usual excuse, that it was an accident.   Cadno thought she knew Gwyneth, but cannot be friends with a murderer, so hand back the pendant she was given, and leaves.

Meic takes Colin some lyrics he wrote years ago, wanting him to perform them, but Colin says they need a lot of practice.   Eileen sees Eifion in the Deri, and asks if he saw Cadno, who was in the village half an hour ago;  he rushes off to Gwyneth’s, where he threatens to trash the place if she will not tell him where Cadno is;   she replies that Cadno wants no more to do with her and tells him to go.   She looks despairingly at the pendant.

Thursday 12 September 2013

Dani is reading a book in the salon when Garry comes in to check on her;  she says she is guaranteed to pick the wrong bloke.   They reminisce about Brandon being a big softie, he says she deserves better than Ed and that he is always there for her.   He has to do what is best for Gwern.

Gethin is now standing unaided, but still pretends to be disabled and treats Iolo like a servant, asking him to go and get him a lasagne.   Gethin goes on about the abuse, his failed marriage and business and the accident, and is sure the police have forgotten about him now.   

In the Deri, Rhys is asking Ed about supplements to build him up, and suggests steroids, but Ed advises against them.   Gemma wants to organise something for Dani’s birthday tomorrow.   After Sheryl warns Dani about Garry liking to control people, Gemma comes in and Sheryl agrees to help do something to cheer up Dani.   Garry confronts Ed, telling him he should be ashamed of how he is treating Dani.   

In the café where Iolo has gone on Gethin’s orders, Dani says he is being treated like a slave;  Gethin is a liar and a cheat.   When Iolo gets home, Gethin wants the lasagne put in the oven, but Iolo says he can do it himself, as he is going to Swansea;  later Gethin finds him in the Deri and thinks Iolo is avoiding him.   

After training, Rhys is chosen to play number 7, and Ed is made captain;  Rhys goes outside and surreptitiously buys tablets from Gerwyn.   Gemma wants a birthday party for Dani in the Deri, but Colin and Mark will be “performing” then.
Garry gives Dani a DVD version of the sequel to Dani’s book, but later apologises for the title – “The girl who played with fire.”   Sheryl watches, concerned, from  the other end of the bar.

Angela demands to know from Ed why he is close to Sioned;  despite his insistence that it is his business and he will not be lectured by her, she tells him that Sioned is a spoilt child and that he should not go near her.   He wants to live his own life and tells her to go.

Friday 13 September 2013

Dani gets up on her birthday feeling depressed;  Garry arrives, bringing a bottle and a present for her, which cheers her up, and she hugs him.    She says she was feeling empty, and he is the only friend she can trust;  this is when he drops the bombshell that he knew about Gwyneth starting the fire, but was trying to protect Gwern.   She deserves to be told the truth, he says, but Dani is horrified that almost everyone knew except her, and screams at him to “Get out!”

Diane and Anita are supervising Dai as he starts the decorating of the bank building, and comment about his laziness and lack of fitness.   Colin and Mark practise their songs and when Sheryl calls, they tells her that Meic’s songs are only fit for the bin;  Colin says that Siôn has cassettes of Welsh songs, and goes to borrow them.

In the evening Diane tells Dai he can stop work, and he thinks he will have Saturday off to watch the first match of the season, but he is told that he will be working.   He describes Diane and Anita as “sadists.”   

Sheryl and Gemma are in the salon when Dani comes in and tells them she will be at the Deri later;  first she has something to do.    She goes to the police station, and reports that certain people have withheld information about the fire, and have known about it for a year;  they are Siôn White, Britt White and Garry Monk.   

When she nears the Deri, she changes her mind and turns, only to meet Sheryl, who steers her back to the pub.   Inside, Dai is asleep, and when Diane wakes him with a pint, he apologises for everything.   When Dani enters, she sees Garry and walks straight out again;  he follows her out and she tells him she has reported him to the police.   “You were going to let Gwyneth get away with killing Brandon!” she says.   

Later, when she is called upon for a speech in the Deri, she thanks everyone for coming, recalling that it is two years since she lost Brandon.   

“If Brandon could be here, he would . . . ” then she checks herself, and continues, “He’d want us all to enjoy ourselves.   To Brandon!” she says, raising her glass.   She and Garry glower at each other.

Monday 16 September 2013

Garry is eating his breakfast when a policewoman calls, wanting “a word at the station” as he is suspected of perverting the course of justice;  as he is getting into the police car, he sees Dani watching.   Siôn is encouraging Catrin to eat bread “with bits in it” when DS Fielding arrives, asking both Britt and Siôn to come with her.

Dai thinks his punishment is over, but Diane expects new skirting boards to be fitted today, and he says she wants her pound of flesh.   Dani tells Sheryl that Garry, Britt and Siôn have been arrested, and that she informed the police when Garry told her.   

Under questioning, Siôn admits that he did withhold evidence, and says he is not sure if he has a conscience any more.   Britt, on the other hand, insists she knows nothing about the matter, and will say no more until her solicitor arrives, despite DS Fielding’s exhortation to tell the truth, like her husband has done.   Later, when the solicitor is present, she repeats that she knows nothing, and rants that all she is worried about is getting back to her children.   Meanwhile, someone from Children’s Services is leading Catrin, Chester and Aaron to a police car.

In the bank, Anita and Diane are keeping Dai busy, and he suffers an attack of cramp, making his shout like “the squeal of a dying pig” according to Diane;     later, she tells him his punishment is over, and they have a drink in the Deri.   

Sheryl tells Dani that Garry should not have kept quiet about something like that, and Dani laments, “My ideas are always wrong.   I’m useless.   Ed and Garry treated me like dirt, and the only man I loved, and who loved me, has gone.”   Then Anita joins Dai and Diane to tell them of the arrests;  Dani publicly announces that she informed the police.   “They knew who killed Brandon, and they deserve everything that’s coming to them.

Garry is faced by DS Fielding, and reminded that he faces a serious allegation.   He replies that it was his brother who died, and he is guilty, but as well as loving his brother, he also loves his son;  that is why he kept quiet about Gwyneth.   “Dani deserved to know the truth;  she needs peace now, wherever that leaves the rest of us.”

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Gwyneth receives a letter telling her she is on bail until a court appearance.   Siôn is told at the police station that Garry has been released but Britt is still being questioned;  he goes home and the children are returned to him.   Soon after, Britt returns, makes a fuss of the children and ignores Siôn.   She then says she is taking them to the park — but he is not coming!

Gwyneth goes to the salon and tells Dani she pleaded guilty and will be punished, but Dani is unimpressed, and reveals that Garry, Siôn and Britt have been arrested;  she is the only one doing the right thing for Brandon.   When Gwyneth expresses concern for Gwern, Dani retorts that she did not care when she lit the fire.   Gwyneth then sees Garry, and asks why he told Dani about her starting the fire;  “Why is Dani suddenly so important?”   

He replies that it is impossible to control people by threatening them or keeping the truth from them;  he is glad he told her, and will now face the consequences.   He realises that seeking revenge on Yvonne was the start of all this, and says that he must face the consequences and take his punishment.

Later Eifion visits Gwyneth and bewails the loss of Cadno and Bobi, and the fact that Cadno wants the farm;  he would rather burn the place down, he says.   She advises him not to let hate take hold of him.

Britt is snarling at Siôn again that his conscience is more important than his family;  why did he not simply deny everything, as the police had no evidence;  he is too weak to fight back.   When Garry arrives, she tells him that Siôn has admitted he withheld evidence, and he, Garry replies that was the best thing to do.   As Britt stands, amazed, he says that even if Dani is not family, this has been gnawing at her for two years.   “No more lies,” he says, “Plead guilty and maybe you won’t lose your children.”

Later, when Dani visits Garry and says she was doing the right thing for Brandon, he says he does not blame her;  he did not want to lie to her, but had to protect Gwern, whom Brandon thought the world of.   Dani says, “You’ve been cruel to me and a bad brother to Brandon;  you always wanted to come between us and you succeeded!   If you had treated Gwyneth better, there would have been no fire and Brandon would be alive.   There’s no-one more to blame than you, and I hate you for it!”

Wednesday 18 September 2013

Sioned is busily working behind the bar when Dani comes in for a word with Ed;  she tells him that she went to the police, but when he asks what will happen to the children, she wonders if she did the right thing.   He later confides to Sioned that he never thought Dani would speak to him again.

Eileen receives a text from Courtney, wanting to meet in the Deri;  she has told Angela she is going to Rhian’s.   When Jim tells Angela that Eileen and Courtney are still friends, she wants to stop them, in case Courtney finds out the truth.   Just as Courtney is asking Eileen about Colin, and being assured that Eileen still loves her father, Angela walks in, accuses Courtney of lying to her, and tells her to go home.   

Then she turns on Eileen:  “What are you doing?   Are you up to something?   You have no right to be part of her life!”   When Dani sees Eileen in the alley, she wonders whether she should have kept her mouth shut.   When she says that it was bound to come out in the end, Eileen hurries away.

Lois is not making much progress with what she needs for university, so Gaynor takes over compiling it;  she tells Lois that her mother did not want her to go to university, but she stubbornly went.   Lois says she is scared she will not be like the others, as she had a baby and 16 and gave her away;  she is worried how she will explain that if she “meets” someone.

Sioned has been scared by a spider in the cellar, then Ed invites her upstairs, much to Angela’s disgust, on the pretext of a new fitness regime;  Sioned sees the bottle of steroids, and tries to look unconcerned, but obviously is worried.   They kiss, then go off somewhere together . . .

Angela gradually becomes more drunk;  Debbie comes in and is told that Courtney has lied to her mother.   Meanwhile, after their assignation, Ed says he has nothing to hide, they are both single, so can do what they like.   When they reappear behind the bar, Angela launches into a tirade:  “You haven’t let that bed get cold since I left!   You’re just trying to prove you’re a man!”   

Then she addresses Sioned:  “You think you can have what you want, but Macs saw right through you, you slut!”   As Jim tries to remove her from the pub before she causes any more upset, she breaks down in tears, sobbing, “It’s all such a mess!”

Ed apologises to Sioned for that scene, but she assures him he has done nothing wrong.

Thursday 19 September 2013

As Siôn sits, worrying about the situation, he is taunted by Britt:  “You should have done your thinking in the cop shop, you should have kept your mouth shut!”   
Siôn says he has let everyone down – the family, the village, the chapel.   He goes to see Megan, reminding Britt that he is not the one who lied to the police.   

In the chip shop, Ed asks Mark if he and Colin will perform that evening;  Colin is not keen, but the prospect of £60 changes his mind.   Jim finds Angela drinking again in the Deri, and tells her she cannot change the past, but Angela does not want Courtney’s life destroyed like hers;  she does not want Courtney to see Eileen again, and threatens to take her away, so Jim will not see her either.   Jim tells her that she cannot control Courtney’s life, and that she loves Eileen, as he does.

Siôn sees Megan in her shop, seeking advice, and she agrees that some chapel members feel they have been let down, but they are in a minority;  this does nothing to reassure Siôn, and he buys a bottle of whisky at the Deri to drown his sorrows.   Later, in the street, he meets Dani, and apologises drunkenly, falling to his knees and sobbing, but Dani says he is pathetic.   

Colin and Mark are practising, but Colin is afraid of failing;  when they get to the Deri, late, Sion is still swigging the whisky out in the alley, then he lurches across the road and bangs on Iolo’s door.   He then goes round to the back, where Iolo finds him, and asks, “After all the preaching, is this how you deal with your problems?”   Siôn slurs, “I’ve let myself down, and Dani, the children and you.   I hate myself;  how can I live with myself?”   While this is going on, Gethin opens the back door, then retreats back inside.   Iolo helps his father, almost unable to walk, upstairs in his house.

Jim goes to see Eileen and tells her that Courtney has told him that they are both behaving stubbornly;  when she asks him what he wants, he replies, “Us!   Us is what I want!   I miss you!”   Eileen says he hurt her when he walked away just when she needed him, and they cannot turn the clock back.

Iolo confronts Gethin and demands how long he was been able to walk;  he says the emotional blackmail ends tonight.   To Gethin’s reply, “What if I walk to the police station?” Iolo calls his bluff:  “Go on then, you have no proof.”   He says enough is enough, and he will not be Gethin’s slave any longer, but he can live there.   “Game over?” and tells Gethin to get his own beer from the fridge.

Mark and Colin’s entertainment goes better than expected, and they enlist the help of Gwen from the café;  amidst the praises, Ed hands over the £60;  Colin will put his share towards Lois’ expenses.

Jim insists that things may have changed, but they have not.   Eileen replies that he made her feel like she did when she was sixteen – she was punished for being pregnant;  but she acknowledges if the baby had been anyone but Angela, he would not have behaved as he did.   “You are a good man, and I love you!”

“How much do you love me?” asks Jim, “Enough to marry me?”  he produces the ring, and Eileen responds, “Yes, I will!”

Friday 20 September 2013

Colin is full of his successful performance, when Siôn staggers downstairs, and Iolo gives him a glass of something for the pain;  he also texts Britt.   Siôn feels like an idiot.   She, meanwhile, has written a note for Siôn and tells the children they are going away for a few days.   

Gaynor packs a box of food for Lois, and Lois reminds her there are shops in Cardiff.   Hywel remarks that he will have to throw Rhys out of bed, and Gaynor hopes he will throw Rachel out as well.   When they come downstairs, Rhys gives Lois a picture of him and her;  “Just like brother and sister,” remarks Rachel.   Later, Rachel asks Rhys if he will give her a gift, and as he is busy on a computer game, and ignoring her, she leaves.   

When Colin speaks to Dani in the street, she takes little notice, as she is watching Garry walk past;  when he gets to the garage, he looks at a photo of him and Brandon.   When he walks back along the street, Siôn is staggering out of Iolo’s door;  Garry remarks, “Looks as it you had a night on the pop!”   He says he is not ready to face Britt and they walk together through the park, Siôn hoping that the worst is over, but at that moment, Britt is taking cases out to the car.

Gaynor is glad that Lois and Rhys understand each other;  Lois says that she did fancy him, but now she sometimes feels sorry for Rachel, being so false and two-faced.   

As Garry and Siôn walk through the park, Dani is sitting on a bench;  Siôn says he always believed that no good would come from evil deeds, but he has failed, and everyone will get their comeuppance.   He does not want to go near Dani, after last night, so walks on, while Garry approaches her.   

Garry remarks that even Siôn makes mistakes, and when Dani invites him to sit down, he jokes that Siôn will probably never be able to forgive himself;  he continues that they must try to forget, or there is no point in going on, and he reminds her that she has done nothing wrong.   He puts his arm around her.

After being delayed looking for Aaron’s toy, Britt bundles the children into the car;  they see Sion coming down the road behind them, so Britt starts the car, and drives away, with Siôn trying to run after them.   Inside the house he finds the note, pulls Aaron’s toy from the sofa and cries.

Monday 23 September 2013

An unshaven Siôn is trying unsuccessfully to contact Britt, when Megan arrives to check the grant application forms have been sent off, but Siôn has more important things on his mind.   

Eileen announces to Angela that she and Jim are engaged;  Angela is stupefied and wants to tell Courtney herself.   When Sioned comes in, she is glad her mother is going to marry Jim;  later, Courtney sees the ring and knows what is happening, and Sioned says they will be the bridesmaids.

Garry invites Dani to the Deri, to have a Newcastle Brown in memory of Brandon;  he tells her he has not apologised properly for keeping the truth from her for so long, but she understands he was protecting Gwern – and her.   “Brandon can now rest in peace,” says Dani, then Siôn arrives and tells Garry that Britt is missing, and the children;  they ring all the contacts they can think of, but with no success.
Dani is glad that Brandon found out about her sleeping with Garry in Newcastle, because he forgave her, and she could forgive herself.

Megan reports to Anita and Diane that the deadline for the grant has been missed, and incurs their wrath by referring to the Welsh Language Initiative, when they had intended it to be a Business Enterprise.   

Courtney excitedly tells her mother that she is going to be a bridesmaid, so then Angela confronts Eileen, calling it, “Not a wedding, it’s a pantomime and Courtney won’t be part of it!”   Eileen points out that Courtney will suspect something is going on in that case.   Then Angela threatens, “Does Sioned know your dirty little secret?   That would be a nice surprise – a half-sister and a mother who has lied to her for twenty years!   Leave Courtney out of it, in case I put my foot in it.”   Then she goes to moan at Jim, saying she will not sit back and let him make the biggest mistake of his life.   “I did that when I married you!” he retorts, and just wants to eat his meal in peace.
Dani and Garry have enjoyed their time together, and will meet for lunch tomorrow;  speaking to a friend in the trade, Garry finds that Britt put £70 of petrol in the car at Llanarthur and bought food, so they will not be anywhere local.   He then phones Ned and Gloria in Newcastle, but gets no joy there.   When Siôn kicks the furniture, Garry admonishes, “Losing your temper isn’t going to help, is it?”

In the café, Dani asks Anita and Diane about what to wear on a first date that is not a date;  they ask who is the lucky bloke, but she keeps quiet.   Despite Garry’s objections, Siôn reports Britt’s disappearance to the police;  he tells them she has broken the terms of her bail, and Garry says now he has landed her in even more trouble.

Tuesday 24 September 2013

Dani is ready for her “date”, but Garry has to see the probation officer, so asks her to look after Gwern until he returns, as Gwyneth also has to see the same officer.   

At the police station, Gwyneth says she had no energy and no control;  it would be simpler without Garry controlling her life, and Gwern’s.   She could not carry on like that – she wanted Garry to realise he did not have all power, but she did not intend to kill anyone;  all she wanted was to get control of their lives, and in prison she will have no control of what happens to Gwern.

Eileen tells Sioned that she and Jim do not want to rush things, and asks Sioned to try and let Courtney down gently;  Sioned jokingly calls her “bridezilla”, getting her bridesmaid to do her dirty work.   Just then, Courtney comes in with dress patterns.   Mark and Colin have to think of a name for their act, and look for suitable clothes at the charity shop, ending up with black and white;  they think they can go on CwmFM and get listeners to suggest a name.

When Garry is interviewed by the probation officer, he says he blames himself;  he drove Gwyneth to do what she did, not intentionally, but he pushed her into it.   
He is not surprised she targeted him;  he deserved it, and it is a pity she did not succeed, for them Brandon would still be alive.   He hated her, but did not want Gwern to feel the same hatred;  he was trying to protect Gwern, which he now realises was wrong.   

Meanwhile Gwyneth gets home and finds Dani with Gwern, talking about Uncle Brandon, who has now gone.   She rants that she will be the only one to talk about Brandon, and will decide what and when to tell him.   Dani replies, “Meaning nothing and never!   He has a right to know the truth,” but Gwyneth does not want her near him.

Courtney is talking to Sioned about a Christmas wedding, but Sioned warns her they are in no rush to get married;  when Courtney gets home, she puts the pattern books in the bin and goes to do her homework.   Garry comes home and Dani tells him that Gwyneth was displeased, but Gwern has to know the truth, why his mother is in prison;  Garry says she may get away with a suspended sentence, at which Dani is furious:  “A suspended sentence, for killing Brandon?”

Gwyneth talks to her solicitor, asking what is the maximum sentence:  “Life, minimum twelve years;”  not much can be done to minimise the sentence;  she considers the return of the cancer, Gwern’s illness and absconding.   Later she runs after Dani when she comes out of Garry’s, telling her to stay away and stop poisoning her son’s mind.   Dani replies, “I don’t think the person who killed Brandon will be honest about it.   If anyone wants to tell Gwern the truth, there is not much you can do about it – in prison.   He is bound to find out.”

Back at home, Gwyneth tells Gwern, “Mummy has to go away for a long time, but I’ll make sure you’re safe.”

Wednesday 25 September 2013

In the Deri, Gwyneth finds Eifion, who has given up hope of seeing Bobi again;  when Garry at the other end of the bar shows Dani a picture of her which Gwern has painted, Gwyneth jumps up, snarls, “I know what your game is – keep out of Gwern’s life!” and walks out.   Sheryl follows her out, and asks what is going on;  Gwyneth explains that Dani is turning Gwern against her, forcing her way into his life and using Garry to do it.   She continues that when she is in prison, Dani will act like a mother to him and turn him against her;  Dani had spoken to him about Brandon, and would do anything to hurt her.   She asks Sheryl how she would face twelve years without Wil, and Sheryl says she would do everything possible to defend her son.

Meanwhile Garry is trying to explain to Dani that the looming sentencing is making Gwyneth oversensitive;   Dani asks if this is a “date” and Garry says, “Gwern might not be the only one who likes your company.”   

Rhys performed well at the rugby game, with the opposing coach wanting to sign him, and Hywel says he wants to join the university team.   Rhys wants more tablets, but Dai sees Gerwyn doling them out and “turns a blind eye,” telling them to “be careful.”   When the players get to the Deri, Siôn says he has heard their opponents all use steroids, and that if he were in charge he would suspend anyone caught using them.   Then Dai decides he wants Siôn off the committee, and manages to persuade him to resign;  then he can get Jim, who he regards as easily led, to replace him.

Gwyneth goes to see Garry, telling him what Dani is doing;  he says she is not brainwashing Gwern, but Gwyneth insists she is getting revenge for Brandon’s death.   Garry tells Dani about her allegations, and Dani responds that anyone could tell Gwern the truth.   Garry says that Gwern will be told when he is old enough to understand;  Dani asks when that will be – at 10, or 18?   Dani is convinced that Gwern will never be told, and tells Garry, “At times like this I miss Brandon, because he could talk some sense into you, and I can’t.”

Eifion tries to reassure Gwyneth that Dani is only trying to scare her, but she has convinced herself of Dani’s motives;  “How does it feel to be separated from your child?” she asks, and Eifion replies that it is almost worse than if the child were dead – he is still out there, somewhere.   

“Make the most of Gwern, while you still have him,” is Eifion’s advice.

Thursday 26 September 2013

Megan has exciting news to share with Anita and Diane when she rushes into the café;  the late Eirlys Peterson, who lived at Maesglas, has left a bequest to the village in her will.   They have differing ideas what to do with the money, and Debbie wants to get her hands on some of it;  there will be a meeting tonight, where the amount will be announced.   Debbie tells Ricky about it, concluding it must be a fortune.

Gaynor clears up Rhys’s room and finds tablets, syringes and some liquid;  Rhys roughly grabs them from her and leaves for the gym:  she texts for Hywel to come home from the Deri, where he is talking with Dai about “boy wonder”.   The news about the windfall is spread around the village.   

When Hywel reaches home, Gaynor is turning the place upside down, looking for more evidence;  she tells him of the steroids and the other things, and that he hurt her wrist as he was not aware of his own strength.   When Rhys returns, his reaction is that he does not care;  Hywel says, “If you had any respect for me, you would not be doing this to yourself.”   Rhys says he needs strength and speed, and when his father warns him of the long-term effects – premature ageing, depression, heart problems, fertility issues – he says he is taking the tablets responsibly.   Hywel says he will have to tell Dai, the club chairman, but Rhys tells him that Dai already knows that most of the team take them, and turns a blind eye.

After all the build-up, the meeting assembles (including Ffion in the back row) and the total sum is revealed to be only £134.50;  this causes some ridicule, but Kevin suggests that there should be a competition for business ideas, so the winner can invest the money.   Rather like Dragon’s Den (or, in Welsh, “Ffleu’r Lewod”, according to Siôn), or “Antur Challenge”, say Anita and Diane.   At the Deri afterwards, Ricky enquires about entering, and Gemma might give it a try;  Meic thinks the judging panel needs three members, and puts himself forward.

When Kevin gets home he is virtually ignored by Debbie and is getting fed up.   Hywel visits Dai, and asks him how long he has known about the steroids in the club;  Dai argues that all the other teams take them, so their club needs to keep up – he is only protecting the club.   Hywel replies he is protecting his son’s health, and that the chairman has to set an example;  they could be thrown out of the league.   Dai warns him to be careful or he will stir up an enormous hornets’ nest.

Friday 27 September 2013

Kevin is excited about the Antur Challenge catching on, but Debbie is completely disinterested;  when he remarks her being so cold towards him, she says she keeps thinking of what he did to Sheryl.   He suggests buying her an eternity ring, and shows her a catalogue, but she tells Angela she wants an expensive one.   

At the salon, Sheryl is grumpy, then DS Davies, accompanied by PC Reed come to see Dani;  they need more evidence that Gethin knew about Gwyneth setting the fire.   Dani says there is nothing more she can tell them.   They next go to Gethin and ask him about the memory stick;  he says when he came out of hospital, Gwyneth had thrown all his belongings out, and the box contained mostly his father’s stuff.   The money going into his account was a loan Gwyneth was paying back.

In the Deri, Gemma tells Iolo she is starting a jewellery business;  later in there, Jinx is broadcasting an interview with Mark and Colin, and invites listeners to vote for their name – “Co-Ma-Di” or “Deri Grifwyr.”   When both Colin and Mark secretly vote for their own choice, Jinx exposes them and adds a third choice – “None of the Above.”   In the end, Jinx announces that the result of the popular vote is that the Duo’s new name is “None of the Above.”

Dani rushes round to Gethin’s, to tell him that he knows he is guilty, she knows and the police know;  she wants nothing more to do with him, and thinks now he actually believes his own lies.   When she arrives back at the salon, Sheryl vents her anger that Dani got Gwyneth arrested, and that she intends to tell Gwern what happened, turning him against his mother.   Dani insists that she and Garry are no more than friends, “At least, I can be friends without jumping into bed!” she says.   

In the café, Debbie is showing off her expensive ring, and says she could do with a manicure;  Gemma mentions this to Dani, who was thinking she might set up Dani Dwylo (Dani’s Hands) to offer cheap manicures.   However, when Sheryl walks in on Dani’s treatment of Debbie in the salon, she demands that the money go in the till, despite Dani using her own materials in her lunch-hour.   That sort of activity would break the terms of the flat lease, she says, and Dani asks, “Where’s your community spirit, Sher?” to which Sheryl replies, “The same place as your conscience!” and promptly tells Dani she does not want her working there.

Angela visits Debbie and is shown the new ring;  she is nevertheless informed that nothing has changed.   “No ring can make up for the way I’ve been hurt!   I deserve something from this marriage!   I want to be happy and make sure that I don’t leave with nothing!”

Monday 30 September 2013

Siôn has heard no news from the police, but Garry says no news is good news;  Britt knows how to hide from the police.   Hywel tells Rhys there are better ways to build up the body, but Rhys is not interested;  his father lists the side-effects and says it merits a 4-year suspension from rugby.   When Hywel sees Angela in the shop, he asks her to have a word, but Rhys dismisses it as “recycled medical information”, and says he thinks the risk is worth taking;  in any case it is his life, and he will do as he pleases.   

Marian comes out of the salon and informs Garry that Dani has been sacked, adding that Siôn should be ashamed of himself for harbouring a murderer;  Siôn agrees that he is a disgrace to Bethania.   Colin collects his share of the challenge money, which only amounts to £8.90, for use in his “Col’s Trees” firewood enterprise.

Garry goes to Dani’s and is told about the sacking, as Sheryl took Gwyneth’s side in the dispute, so he goes straight to Sheryl, who argues that Dani is simply using him to get to Gwern, with the intention of ruining his relationship with his mother.   She tells Garry of the anguish Gwyneth is going through, and how he has to choose between Gwern and Dani.   Then he goes to tell Gwyneth that he will ensure there is no contact between Dani and Gwern.   

Colin is not managing to sell any firewood, until Anwen agrees to purchase in the Deri;  Sheryl is in there, agreeing to keep an eye on Gwern while Gwyneth is inside.   Siôn is feeling very depressed, having lost the confidence of the community, while Garry has a whisky to give him dutch courage.   He goes to Dani’s and tells her straight, “I don’t want you near Gwern again.   I am not going to sacrifice Gwern for your sake.   

Dani replies, “If I could change one thing about my life, it wouldn’t be losing Brandon, or anything to do with Gethin.   I wish my parents had been honest with me;  there were so many lies, I still don’t know what true.”   She pleads with Garry to be honest with Gwern, as children know when their parents are lying – that does not give them stability.   “You can’t protect him from the truth – he will find out and realise you deceived him;  he won’t trust you again, or anyone else.”

Unconvinced, Garry warns her, “Stay away from Gwern – and me!”