Cwmderi Diary 2018: 26 September 2018

Kath has some parcels to deliver

Kath is speaking on the radio in the taxi in the High Street, and tells Chester that a fare from Cwrtmynach to Pont-y-Berw suits her just fine;

She pulls out, without checking her mirror

she tosses two parcels on to the passenger seat, and, without looking behind, pulls away in the taxi.

"What do you think you were doing?"

Then there is a tremendous crash, as Jason, who was driving past in Dai’s car, collides with her. Jason demands what she was doing;

"You weren't looking where you were going!"

“You weren’t looking where you were going. I didn’t know you were going to pull out without looking!”

"You drove into me!"

Kath continues to insist that he drove into her, and Chester arrives to investigate.

“I hope you’ve got insurance,” Jason shouts, “What am I supposed to tell Mam and Dai?”

"We can sort this out without involving Garry"

Chester is of the opinion that they can sort this out without Garry becoming involved.

Sara is feeling the after-effects of last night

In the shop, Sara is feeling fragile after last night, then they hear the sound of raised voices outside, and go to investigate.
Jason is sure that there is CCTV in the village, and a crowd begins to gather;

"Kath was to blame!"

he assures Sara that Kath was to blame for the accident,

"Deri Deithio is not paying a penny!"

but Kath is adamant that Deri Deithio is not paying a penny.

Then she blames Sara; “If you had given me more shifts, I wouldn’t have been driving a taxi!” Chester is concerned that Garry will find out and make a big deal of it –

Garry comes to investigate

and at that moment he arrives.

"Have you been drinking?"

He inspects the damage, then asks if Jason has been drinking; “I could report you for drinking over the limit.”

"I could report you for employing a dangerous driver!"

Jason counters this with the threat that he could report Garry and Deri Deithio for employing a dangerous driver; “We were sorting this out sensibly before you turned up.”

"£200 cash, and I won't ring the police!"

Garry will not report him if he pays £200 cash, but Jason exclaims,

"Who do you think you are?"

“Who do you think you are? Go on, then, phone them – you’re the one who’ll look a fool.”

This appears to be getting out of hand

Garry does so, as Chester and Kath can see this situation spiralling out of control.

"Col, have you seen Eifion this morning?"

Iolo asks Colin if he has seen Eifion this morning, then heads to Cysgod y Glyn, to find him.

"I wouldn't like to be in Jason's shoes"

Colin would not like to be in Jason’s shoes when Dai and Diane find out about the accident.

"No, I'm not ready yet"

Iolo tells Eifion that he heard from Tyler that he was thinking of coming back to the rugby club; Eifion is quite clear that he is not ready yet, but is told that they do not have enough players.

"Will you do it as a favour to me?"

Iolo has a job on at the moment, and taking his shirt out of the bag, asks, “Will you do it as a favour for me?”

Eifion replies that he has not played for months, and that Iolo cannot force him to do so. “If you don’t play, we shall have to cancel,” he is told,

"Staying here is not going to help you"

“You can’t hide for ever – the longer you leave it, the harder it will be!” Eifion admits that he is a coward; Iolo’s parting comment is, “Staying here is not going to help you — so, you’re playing!” and he leaves the shirt as he goes.

The police have arrived on the scene

The police have arrived in the High Street,

Jason takes a breathalyser test . . .

and Jason is given a breathalyser test, which unfortunately he fails;

. . . and is hauled off to the station

“We’ll take you to the police station for another specimen,” the constable tells him. Sara tries to reason with them,

"He could have killed me!"

and Kath remarks that it is no wonder he crashed into her, if he is over the limit, and that he could have killed her.

"No-one threatens Garry Monk!"

Garry explains to Chester, “What I’ve done is remind him, and everyone else, that no-one threatens Garry Monk!”

Eifion looks at the shirt . . .

At Cysgod y Glyn, Eifion sits, thinking, then looks at the rugby shirt,

. . . and after some consideration . . .

holds it against himself in front of the mirror,

. . . puts it on

and finally puts it on; perhaps he will play, after all.

Sara goes to the taxi office, in the hope that they can sort something out without involving the insurance, but Garry points out that it is in the hands of the law, and everything needs to be official.

"Thanks to that stupid, drunken husband of yours"

“I have to deal with all the paperwork, thanks to that stupid, drunken husband of yours!”

Kath explains her movements

Kath comes in and is asked where she was going this morning; “I’d been to Llanelli, and then I was on my way to Cwrtmynach and Pont-y-Berw.”

"Oh, what a coincidence!"

Garry finds that to be quite a coincidence, as he has recovered from the taxi two parcels addressed to those very villages; “What’s going on?” he demands, “Do you miss being a postman?”

"I just had a couple of parcels to post . . ."

She maintains that she had a couple of parcels to post, and as she was passing that way, thought she might as well deliver them.

"And about 20 more in the boot!"

“There were about 20 other parcels in the boot of the taxi,” he continues, “Explanation?” She is forced to admit that she delivered stuff she has been selling on eBay, but assures him that there is nothing dodgy going on.

"You don't work here any more!"

Garry is clear, “I don’t want to hear any more – out! You don’t work here any more!”

"Isn't that a bit harsh, Garry?"

Chester protests that Garry is being too harsh,

"This is not a personal courier service!"

but he exclaims, “No-one is allowed to use Deri Deithio as some sort of personal courier service! Get out!” Kath slinks away, carrying her parcels, and Chester looks very apprehensive.

"When were you going to tell me about it?"

“When were you going to tell me what Kath’s game was?” Garry enquires, “I trusted you – and you lied, about Kath and about the accident!”

"I was trying to save you the hassle"

Chester replies that he was told to take responsibility and prove himself; he was trying to save Garry the hassle.

"Please don't let me down again!'

“But you went behind my back – I’ll give you one more chance!” Garry threatens, “Please don’t let me down again!”

"I can't believe Jason has been arrested"

On the field, before the rugby match, Tyler cannot believe that Jason has been arrested, and Colin replies that he would not have been much use to the team with his hangover.

"Right, I want a good clean game"

The referee tells them that he is expecting a good clean game, and calls the players for a stud inspection.

The man who was hassling Eifion at the cattle market is playing for the opposing team,

"I bet you enjoy inspecting studs – you poof!"

and makes the comment, “I bet you enjoy inspecting studs – you poof!” which angers Eifion.

Jason is in court on 12 October

Jason arrives home, informing Sara that he has been charged with driving under the influence; “The court case is next month, October 12. Garry Monk! Who on earth does he think he is – phoning the police on me? I’m not playing his games, Sara, I wasn’t going to give him a penny!

"He wanted me to pay him £200!"

“He wanted me to pay him, so he wouldn’t phone the cops – he wanted 200 quid!”

"Well, why didn't you, then?"

Sara is outraged that he did not pay – then they would not be in this mess, but he did not know that he was over the limit, and he was certainly not going to let Garry Monk blackmail him. He reminds Sara, “You were the one pouring wine down my throat last night, but she shouts that she did not know that things would turn out like this.

Then Ifan starts crying, and she goes upstairs to him;

Jason again contacts this mystery person

Jason gets out his phone and composes a text, “Hellish day,” but we are not permitted to see to whom it is sent.

"That's Garry for you!"

At Maes-y-Deri, Debbie cannot believe that Kath has been sacked; “The accident wasn’t your fault – Jason was not fit to drive.”

Chester is all apologetic

Chester comes calling, wanting to see Kath, and says he is sorry that she got the sack; “It was me who upset Garry, I kept it from him and kept quiet about delivering the parcels.”

"That's why Garry sacked her"

This is news to Debbie, but Chester enlightens her, “That is why Garry sacked her,” and Debbie realises that Kath has been using the taxi for eBay deliveries.

“So you deserve the blinkin’ sack!” she snarls;

"Things can't get much worse!"

Kath is of the opinion that things cannot get much worse,

"I might be able to bring Garry to his senses"

but Chester urges her to come to have another chat with Garry. He is hopeful that he can bring Garry to his senses. Kath does not have anything to lose.

"Goodness knows what I'll catch, you faggot!"

The rugby game is in progress, and Eifion’s tormentor warns him not to come too close; “Goodness knows what I’ll catch, you faggot!”

"Keep your hands to yourself, homo!"

When he says it again, Eifion grabs him, but is told, “Keep your hands to yourself, homo!”

Eifion lets fly with his fist

Eifion furiously punches him, knocking him to the ground, and the rest of the players prevent him from doing any more damage.

"You'll pay for that – do you hear me?"

From his position on the ground, the felled man threatens, “You’ll pay for that – do you hear me?”

Eifion inevitably is given the red card

Eifion is shown the red card by the referee, and leaves the pitch.

"I don't blame you for what happened"

Jason says that he is sorry, and does not blame Sara for what happened. She agrees that it was her fault;

"If I hadn't opened another bottle . . ."

“If I hadn’t opened another bottle, none of this would have happened.” He points out that he is the one got in the car and started to drive – and he should have known better.

"I shall probably lose my licence"

They will have to wait for the court case, and he will probably lose his licence.

“How are you going to run APD if you’re not driving?” she asks,

"If you don't want APD to go down the pan . . ."

“You’ll have to employ Mathew – do you have a better idea? If you don’t want APD to go down the pan before Dai and Diane come home, it’s the only option.”

"It's from Jim, asking how it went"

A text message arrives on his phone, and Jason says it is Jim, wanting to know how it went at the police station. “You’d better let him know he will have to chauffeur you around,” Sara tells him.

The text actually reads, “Hope you’re OK.”

"Why are you all so miserable?"

In the Deri, Iolo asks why they all look so miserable, if Cwmderi won the game;

"Someone punched a Tremyrddin player"

Tyler replies, “Because someone punched a Tremyrddin player, and was given a red card.”

Iolo is shocked that Eifion assaulted a player on his first game back,

"You would have done exactly the same"

but is told, “You would have done exactly the same, if you heard what he said – he called me homophobic names!” Tyler says that he has to ignore losers like that.

“Why?” Eifion demands, “I’ve never taken abuse before, and I’m not starting now!” Iolo points out that he needs to grow a thick skin or will get himself into trouble.

"The Ref is going to report to the WRU"

Colin says that the Ref is going to report the incident to the WRU, and mentioned a disciplinary panel. Eifion could be banned, and the club could face a hefty fine.

"I don't care!"

Eifion is adamant that he does not care.

“You’ve changed your tune since this morning,” comments Iolo,

"I'm not letting an idiot from Tremyrddin scare me!"

and Eifion answers that he is fed up with hiding in the flat. He is not going to let an idiot from Tremyrddin scare him.

Chester and Kath come in;

Kath comes in, full of apologies

she apologises for the business with the parcels, and admits that she was wrong; she swears that it will not happen again. “You’re right there, Kath,” Garry replies,

"You're not allowed anywhere nears Deri Deithio's taxis!"

“You’re not allowed anywhere near Deri Deithio’s taxis!”

She pleads that he cannot sack her for such a trivial matter; “That’s unfair dismissal,” and he enquires if she is threatening him.

"She is only trying to explain"

Chester interrupts to say she is only trying to explain, but Garry goes on, “If you are, I will make sure everyone knows about your scam –

"It will be enough to make sure you never work again!"

“at your age, Kath, and with your track record, it will be enough to make sure you never work again!”

Chester protests that Garry is not perfect, but Kath advises him to leave it, and walks out.

"That's how I deal with staff who don't respect me!"

Chester considers that his uncle overreacted, when he sacked her, but is told, “That that is how I deal with staff who do not respect me!”

"Take these drinks over there"

Garry tells Chester to take the tray of drinks to the rugby players, but he refuses and walks away; Garry calls to Colin to mind the bar for him, and goes upstairs,

"What do you think you're doing?"

where he demands, “What do you think you’re doing?

“You told me to stand up for myself,” Chester answers, but is told only when it is right to do so.

"It's never right to stand up to you, is it?"

“But it is never right to stand up to you, is it?

Garry points out that he needs to show some respect;

"You don't respect me, or your workers!"

Chester asks, “Why? You don’t respect me, or your workers.”

Garry snarls, “Here we go again – workers’ rights – who do you think you are? Che Guevara?” Chester says that all he did was to stand up for Kath, who was sacked for an innocent blunder,

"You've flouted the law for years!"

while Garry has flouted the law for years; “You hypocrite!”

"Remember who the boss is!"

Garry reminds him who the boss is,

"Can the boss carry on as he pleases?"

but he continues, “Can the boss carry on as he pleases? You tried to blackmail Jason, and when he refused, you reported him to the police – now he’s going to lose his licence.” Garry reminds him that Chester broke into Jason’s home and now has the nerve to call him a hypocrite.

"I used to look up to you when I was a boy"

“I used to look up to you when I was a boy – you were a hero – I wanted to be like you,” says Chester, “But that’s what the Monks always do – cheat and let people down! I don’t want to be a Monk!”

Garry informs him that he has no choice; “The family, the pecking order!” Chester replies that it is always Garry at the top,

"You're nothing without me!"

and is told, “As long as you’re living under my roof, I employ you, put money in your pocket, stand up for you in front of others – you’re nothing without me!”