Cwmderi Diary 2018: 10 April 2018

So, Sioned is holed up in a Willerby Salisbury caravan

We learn that the accommodation DJ has found for Sioned is in fact a caravan;

DJ is snoring, while . . .

he is sound asleep on sofa, but she emerges from the bedroom, wearing her coat.

. . . Sioned purloins his wallet and phone . . .

She carefully removes the phone and wallet from his jacket

. . . and does a runner

and very quietly leaves the caravan.

The gnomes have apparently moved to Mwnt

In the village street, Diane shows Britt the postcard she has received, from the gnomes,

"Well, at least that's closer than London!"

who are now allegedly in Mwnt, which at least is closer to home than they were yesterday.

"Please talk some sense!"

Dai protests that he has never heard such nonsense; “Please talk some sense –

"You're off your heads!"

“you’re off your heads!” Diane is all in favour of the scheme to move Chester and Hannah into the café flat with Mark, although Dai tells them they have lost their marbles.

Diane anticipates impending success

“I can’t see them lasting a week with Mark!” insists Diane, “And it will be worth every penny if they come to their senses. She asks Dai why he is so grumpy today; “Nothing to do with the rugby team losing again on Saturday, is it?”

He is very concerned, as they are running out of fixtures;

Dai is very concerned about the rugby club

“If we lose again this week, it will be curtains for us!” but Diane considers that getting Chester and Hannah to wise is up is the priority.

Mark comes out of the shop,

"Are you sure about Hannah and Chester?"

and Diane asks him, “Are are you sure about Hannah and Chester?

"They won't be any bother"

“They won’t be any bother.” He is quite happy with the situation, although she feels sorry for him.

"Haven't you finished that car yet?"

In the garage, Garry is again in a bad mood; “Haven’t you finished that car yet?” he demands,

"It's not a Grand Prix pit stop!"

and Gethin replies that this is a garage, not a Grand Prix pit stop.

“Do you want me to cut corners?” Gethin enquires, and Garry points out that he wants the MOT and service done by the time he gets back from the auction.

"Yes, boss – no problem, boss!"

“Yes, boss – no problem, boss!” mutters Gethin as Garry leaves.

Dani brings him a coffee

Dani comes in, bringing him a coffee, and is told that Garry is moody with everyone and everything today.

"Watching him suffer cheers me up!"

“I can’t deny that watching him suffer cheers me up,” smiles Gethin.

DJ rouses himself . . .

After his uncomfortable night, DJ wakes up;

. . . finds little in the fridge . . .

he looks in the fridge, and finds very little in there, then calls for Sioned.

. . . and an absence of Sioned

Receiving no reply, he looks in her bedroom, and finds that she is missing.

"I'm going to see the solicitor"

Dani is about to leave the garage, as she has a lot to do; “I’m going to see the solicitor – I want to know what my options are if Garry won’t accept the divorce papers.

"I'm viewing Kath's house!"

“And I’ve got a viewing tomorrow – Maes-y-Deri, Kath’s house.” Gethin is pleased to see that she is moving on, and is proud of her.

“But I still have feelings for him,” she confesses;

"You can't go back to him"

Gethin points out that she cannot go back to him. “But it doesn’t make moving on any easier,” she says, as she goes,

"Garry is bad news!"

and Gethin reminds her that Garry is bad news.

DJ discovers that Sioned is not the only thing missing . . .

DJ feels in his jacket pockets and realises his wallet and phone are missing; he realises what has happened,

. . . but Sioned is on her way back

but as he comes out of the caravan, he meets Sioned on her way back. “I’m really sorry,” she says, handing back the items, “I’m so stupid! Please let me explain.”

"You can't help yourself, can you?"

He replies, “You can’t help yourself!” She pleads that she was scared he would force her to go back to Cwmderi.

"Do us both a favour and shut up!"

“And that’s why you stole my stuff! Nice! I don’t believe you, so do us both a favour and shut up!” is DJ’s response.

"Please, you have to believe me!"

She continues, “I couldn’t do it to you – please, you have to believe me – you’ve been a good friend, DJ.” He concludes that everyone was right about her – there is no use helping her,

"You only take advantage!"

because she only takes advantage.

"I did bring them back!"

She argues that she did bring them back, and that should count for something; he obviously wants her to move out.

"You don't have to move out"

DJ insists that she does not have to move out, and he will talk to her later.

Britt brings Carol back to her mother

Britt brings Carol back to number 7, and reports that she has been a good girl; “Did you have a good meeting with the solicitor?”

"The meeting was useful"

Dani replies that it was useful,

"Are Iolo and Tyler thinking of moving?"

then Britt notices the estate agent documents, and is told that they are Dani’s.

“We can’t live here for ever – I’m trying to find somewhere local – actually, I have a viewing tomorrow,

"Could you take Carol for an hour?"

“if you could take Carol for an hour – about 1:30pm?”

"Had enough of Dad already?"

Diane comes out of APD with a rucksack, and DJ wonders if she has had enough of his Dad already. “It’s just a few things for the homeless – food, clothes, a few toiletries.

"We have to do something for the homeless"

“After last week, I thought we had to do something. Glenys said this was a good way of helping – she’s coming to pick it up now.”

Someone is moving into the café

They look up the street and see Colin and Chester carrying boxes and bags into the café. Diane tells DJ that they are moving into the flat,

Diane is hopeful that her scheme is working

and that she is not exactly pleased about it, but is hopeful.

Seeing DJ’s mournful expression, she asks what Sioned has done;

"You need to be careful with that one!"

“I hope she appreciates all that you’ve done for her – you need to be careful with that one!”

Mark hears someone coming up the stairs

Mark is surprised by the sound of people coming up the stairs;

"You're not supposed to be moving in today"

he protests that they are not supposed to be moving in today,

"Strike while the iron is hot!"

but Colin insists, “Strike while the iron is hot,”

Chester hands over the money

and Chester produces the deposit. “This is great – it suits everyone down to the ground!” enthuses Colin. Mark does not look convinced, but realises the money will come in handy.

"You won't know we're here!"

“Don’t worry, Mark, once we sort it all out, you won’t know we’re here!” Chester assures him.

DJ is having a late lunch . . .

Downstairs, DJ is having a sandwich and receives a text from Sioned;

. . . and has a text from Sioned

“How about dinner? Thursday night?”

"You must understand my concern"

Diane comes in and tells him he must be able to understand her concern; “Sioned has had a hard time, I don’t deny it – but you can’t trust her.

"You didn't come home last night!"

“And I know you didn’t come home last night! You have every right to do as you want.”

"We're friends and nothing more!"

“Sioned and I are friends and nothing more!” he stresses, “I know she can’t always be trusted – but we understand each other. Can I eat this in peace now?”

Then there is another text . . .

His text tone sounds again,

. . . which adopts a plaintive tone

and he reads the single word ‘Please?’

"How come you've got all this stuff?"

Mark cannot understand how they have so much stuff; “Most of it is Hannah’s – you know what girls are like!” replies Chester, and is about to plug his games console into the television.

"I know what I'm doing!"

“I know what I’m doing – I want to set it up before Hannah gets here,” he says.

Colin maintains that they will get everything sorted out,

"How about making a cup of tea?"

and suggests that Mark make a cup of tea.

"Mark, where does this go?"

Chester is already having problems finding where one of the plugs should go.

"Ffion and Arwen are having a burger"

In the Deri, Gethin has been on the phone to Ffion, who has gone to the cinema with Arwen, and they are now having burgers.

"I hear you had fun with Carol"

“I heard that you had fun with Carol,” he tells Britt. Garry does not seem pleased to hear this, and Britt explains to him that Dani had a meeting.

"You didn't tell me!"

He objects to not being told, and she replies that she did not have a chance.

"I know Dani appreciates all your help with Carol"

Gethin continues stirring, “It’s really nice that you can help out so much with Carol – I know Dani appreciates it! She has a lot on her plate now, with finding a place to live.”

"What's wrong with number 7?"

Garry demands what is wrong with number 7, and is furious that Britt already knew about this;

"Well, there's not a lot of room in there, Gar"

she points out that it is a bit squashed with the three of them and two babies.

"She won't get any help from me!"

“Well, good luck to her, as long as she doesn’t expect any help from me!” he snarls.

"Oh, not that again!"

Then Dani walks in with the divorce paperwork again; “Don’t rip them up this time – there’s no point, as I have copies!” He shouts that he will look at them when he gets the chance, and goes upstairs,

"You can look after Gwern tomorrow!"

telling Britt that as she is so keen to look after the family, she can look after Gwern tomorrow afternoon, but she breaks the news that she has promised to look after Carol.

"I have as much right as you to interfere"

Gethin tells Britt, “I’m Carol’s uncle, remember – I have as much right as you to interfere in their business.”

"They're a lovely couple, Mark"

Over their cup of tea, Colin is assuring Mark, “You’ll enjoy their company – they’re a lovely couple,” but Mark is not so sure, and has not decided what he will do about Kath and Maes-y-Deri.

Colin and Mark go to the Deri . . .

Colin persuades Mark that he deserves a drink at the Deri; Mark warns Chester, that he has set a few programmes to record tonight, so he should not fiddle with it.

. . . and Hannah starts complaining

Hannah does not look very happy with the situation; “There’s no room to swing a cat in the bedroom – and Mark is obviously going to be here all the time!

"We deserve more space!"

“It’s not fair – we pay rent, so we deserve more space. There is only one thing to do –

She intends to get Mark out . . .

“get Mark out! I bet we can get him out before the end of the week.”

. . . but Chester is not convinced

Chester is doubtful about this.

The divorce papers

Garry is looking at the divorce papers when Britt comes into the room;

"You have to stop winding yourself up!"

“You have to stop this winding yourself up about Dani,” she tells him,

"Who's looking after the bar?"

but he wants to know who is looking after the bar. “You need to control that temper,” she goes on,

"You're dangerous when you're like this!"

“You’re dangerous when you’re like this – to yourself and everyone else!”

"You're not helping!"

He replies that she is not helping; “Seeing Carol behind my back, and telling lies about Dani – letting me and Gwern down.”

"You listen here, Garry!"

Britt addresses him, “You listen here, Garry, it’s a good thing that I’m on Dani’s side, and that I can see Carol – it’s good for me and good for you too.”

In a display of temper not seen for some time,