Cwmderi Diary 2018: 22 June 2018

"It has been a hectic week!"

Diane is pleased that it is Friday, as it has been a hectic week; “Dai is like a bear with a sore head – he still cannot find his keys and phone.

"Jason is fed up with it!"

“Sara is still wittering on about buying the café, and Jason is fed up with it.”

"Is she still going ahead with it?"

Garry, who happens to be passing, if Sara is still going ahead with the café, and Diane replies that she does not know as she is trying to ignore it.

"Can I buy you a drink, DJ?"

Gwyneth comes in and offers to buy DJ a drink, which he refuses; she enquires if they are doing anything later, and Diane says that they will be going to The Bull. “DJ and Sioned are making an effort, Diane, so if they are, couldn’t we do so too?”

"You'll never get a good price for it now!"

Then Mark comes in, and she offers to buy him a drink; he says that Debbie is still upset about the café, and Gwyneth points out she will never get a good price for it now.

"I've got the contract with The Glyndwr!"

At number 7, Iolo announces that he has won a contract with The Glyndwr; “It’s fantastic – it will change my business! I’m going to be really busy.”

Tyler hoped he would be working less

Tyler’s reaction is that he had hoped Iolo would work less when he went back to school in September, and he wonders how they will cope with Greta.

"Why don't we go out and celebrate?"

Iolo is confident that they will manage somehow, and suggests going out to celebrate, but as usual Tyler has a mountain of preparation work to do. “I don’t want to leave it all until August, and I want to enjoy the summer with Greta –

"You'll have to celebrate on your own"

“sorry, you’ll have to celebrate on your own.”

"I'm going out running"

When Elgan arrives home from work, Gaynor is about to go out running; she warns him not to come as he is still hobbling after last week,

"You could cook us a meal"

and suggests that he could prepare a meal while she is gone.

Garry is secretive about his offer

In the Deri, Garry tells Mark that he has put in an offer for the café; “How much is a matter between me, Debbie and Tomos ac Ellis,” and Mark is expecting a rock bottom price.

DJ wants a pint

Gwyneth is surprised to see DJ in the pub, as she thought they were going to The Bull, and then she leaves.

Garry expresses his confidence in DJ

While DJ is in the gent’s, Garry tells Diane that he did not think that what he was accused of was part of DJ’s nature,

"I've forgotten my purse!"

then she finds she has left her purse at home, and blames memory loss in her old age.

Garry remains tight-lipped . . .

Sara arrives, wanting to know if Garry has put in an offer; he will not reveal how much,

. . . as does Sara

and neither will she. Diane demands when she will give DJ his job back;

"You have no reason not to take him on again"

“Now the police have closed the investigation, you have no reason not to take him on again.”

DJ has by now returned from the gent’s, and Sara asks him when he wants to start back;

"Do you believe I'm innocent?"

he asks in turn whether she believes he is innocent.

"Well, the police have closed the investigation"

“The police have closed the investigation,” she replies, but he points out that is not what he asked. “Is Monday morning all right?” she says, and DJ walks out.

Sara turns to Diane; “I haven’t got time to mollycoddle him – I’ve got a café to buy!”

In the café, Iolo is telling Kelly, “The contract is huge, but Tyler does not care about anything except going back to school.”

Mark come in to see Debbie

Mark comes in, and goes into the kitchen to see Debbie. He is closely followed by Sara,

"Yes, I'll be there right away"

then Iolo is called out on what he says is a job, and responds immediately.

"Have you reached a decision?"

When Debbie emerges from the kitchen, Sara informs her that she has not heard from Tomos ac Ellis yet, and wants to know if she has reached a decision.

"None of the offers are high enough!"

Yes,” she replies, “None of the offers are high enough – and Garry’s is laughable! It’s pathetic!” Kelly points out that she is not going to get the asking price, and Sara thinks she can raise her offer.

"You can have the cash straightaway"

Kelly tells Debbie, “I can’t raise the asking price, but I have got cash in the bank, and you can have it straightaway.

Iolo goes home "to collect his toolbox" . . .

Iolo rushes back home to collect his toolbox, on his way to the callout to Llanarthur;

. . . and Tyler apologises for earlier

Tyler apologises for his attitude earlier, and Iolo points out that there is more to life than work.

"I should try Bryntirion first"

Sara is looking for DJ, and Garry advises that they have gone for dinner at The Bull, but to try Bryntirion first.

The running club are limbering up . . .

Outside the Deri, members of the running club are doing some exercises; suddenly a stranger greets Gaynor.

. . . when a stranger greets Gaynor

“How are you? I haven’t seen you for ages – you look fab!” She introduces herself as Angharad Parry, who has been living in Cardiff since leaving Aber.

Gaynor still does not recognise her . . .

“Dad is in a home in Llanarthur – he had a stroke, but he was never in the best of health.” As the rest of the runners are moving off,

. . . and Angharad insists on accompanying her

Gaynor is keen to follow them, but Angharad wants to run with her.

An intruder creeps into Bryntirion . . .

The back door of Bryntirion opens, and Gwyneth sneaks in;

. . . finds the laptop . . .

she finds the laptop, and all prepared with gloves,

. . . and enters DJ's password . . .

she enters the password which she saw yesterday.

Then there is knock at the door and the sound of Sara’s voice,

. . . then she has to hide, out of sight

so she closes the laptop and hides behind an armchair,

In comes Sara, looking for Diane

while Sara shouts for Diane, but finds she is not there.

So it is not an urgent plumbing job

In another pub somewhere, Iolo meets up with Alun, and says that Tyler is busy with Greta, and that he does not mind Iolo going out with his ex.

They sit down for a chat

They sit down with menus; Alun had invited John to come but he is not ready for such a meeting. He understands that it is not easy for him, but it does become rather frustrating at times,

Iolo knows what it is like to be frustrated

and Iolo can sympathise with this.

Sara intends to borrow money from Dai and Diane

While Gwyneth is still crouching behind the armchair, Sara phones Jason and proposes borrowing some money from Dai and Diane to boost their offer for the café.

"What are you doing here?"

Then Diane comes home,

She grabs her purse

and immediately sees her purse on the shelf;

"Is there any chance we could borrow £5,000""

Sara wastes no time in asking her, “Is is there any chance we can borrow £5,000?”

"You can go and whistle, Sara!"

Diane replies that she can go and whistle; “The way you’ve treated DJ is disgraceful – you know very well that he’s innocent!

Sara maintains that they do not know what happened, let alone anyone else, and Diane is quite forthright,

"Stuff your loan!"

“If that is your attitude, you can stuff your loan, because you’ve betrayed the family!” As Sara marches out of the house,

"Selfish madam!"

Diane mutters, “Selfish madam!” and then she also leaves,

Gwyneth can new continue with her evil plan

and Gwyneth, in her hidingplace, breathes a sigh of relief.

"Accept Kelly's offer, Debs"

Mark tells Debbie that there is no point in crying over spilt milk and urges her to accept Kelly’s offer; “She made a cash offer, she knows the café

"It's what Meic would want"

“and it’s what Meic would want. It makes sense, doesn’t it? And probably you could keep working here. £140,000 isn’t a bad offer – you were asking too much – and you have to start repaying the loan.”

"You're laughing in my face!"

Debbie accuses Kelly of laughing in her face,

A reproving look from Mark

and Mark looks accusingly at her.

"All this preparation he has to do"

Iolo tells Alun that Tyler has to do preparation work for next term, and Alun suspects that they have been arguing, which is natural with a new baby;

"Ceri and I used to argue constantly"

he and Ceri used to argue constantly. Iolo complains that there is so much going on, they do not get a chance to take a breather, and enjoy themselves.

"Of course we love each other!"

He confirms that they do love each other, and Alun predicts that they will get through this, but must make time for each other

"I feel a bit better already"

Iolo is glad that they met tonight, and admits he feels a bit better already.

"I just want to teach Debbie a lesson"

Elgan wonders why Garry has his eye on the café, and he replies that he has not really, but just wants to teach Debbie a lesson.

Elgan tends to support the Joneses on this

Elgan points out that the Joneses need all the money they can send Ricky to university; “How would you feel if you had to let down Gwern or Carol?”

"She said your offer was ridiculous"

Kelly tells Garry that Debbie has not accepted any of the offers, and said that his was ridiculous. Sara arrives, saying that Debbie arranged to meet her there;

Sara is feeling confident

“It’s obvious that she wants to see me, so she must have some news,” boasts Sara, then Debbie arrives,

"I want a pint first, before I say anything"

wanting a pint first.

Gaynor cannot evade Angharad

Gaynor thinks that she has escaped to the Deri, but then Angharad catches up with her; “I’d swear you were trying to get away from me.

"I know you don't remember me"

“Don’t look so confused – I know you don’t remember me, but I have lost a lot of weight since student days. How’s Colin?”

"I divorced Colin years ago!"

Gaynor enlightens her that she divorced Colin years ago, and Angharad replies, “A fatty like me had no chance with gorgeous Gaynor around –

"You were so glamorous!"

“he fell head over heels in love with you, didn’t he – you were so glamorous.”

"I've got to go and see someone"

Gaynor has had enough of this, and hurries away, making the excuse that she has to see someone.

Greta is playing happily . . .

Tyler is playing with Greta when Iolo arrives home,

. . . when Iolo returns home . . .

bringing him a Chinese takeaway, and Tyler has cooked his favourite meal for him.

. . . and concocts a tale about a blocked U-bend

Iolo lies that his job, a blocked U-bend, was just outside Llanarthur.

They have a glass of wine

They have a glass of wine, but Iolo is wearing a guilty look.

"Come on, Debbie – I don't have all night!"

Sara insists that she does not have all night,

The three contenders listen intently

and Debbie announces, “I’m not happy about this . . .”

"Good luck, Kelly!"

after a pause, adding, “Good luck, Kelly! Tomos ac Ellis will contact you to notify you officially.”

Diametrically opposed reactions

Kelly is absolutely delighted, but Sara protests that it is not fair. Debbie points out that Kelly had the cash, she knows the café, knows how to run it, and the people like her.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Sara angrily demands, and walks out.

Then Kelly hears from Tomos ac Ellis

Kelly’s phone rings, and she is notified officially by Tomos ac Ellis that her offer has been accepted; Debbie is not particularly pleased, but as Mark said, Meic would have been happy.