28 September 2018

Gwyneth receives a surprise

Two men are putting up a ‘For Sale’ notice outside the salon, and Gwyneth takes exception to this;  “What do you think you’re doing?   This is my business!” and she grabs the sign, snarling, “If your boss wants this back, he’ll have to come and get it!”   The two men look at each other.

Sara is preoccupied with her call to Jason . . .

Sara is walking along the road, speaking to Jason on the phone;  outside the café she turns to cross the road, without looking, 

. . . and Chester has to save her from a nasty accident

and is only saved from being mown down by a van by Chester, who comes out of the café at exactly the right moment and pulls her back from the kerb.

"Don't you touch me!"

“Don’t you touch me!” she screams, and he points out that he has just stopped her from being run over.   “You grabbed me!” she squeals, 

"Chester saved your life!"

but Britt, who is approaching, points out that she should not accuse him of attacking her – he saved her life.

“Chester saw the van – and that’s all the thanks he gets!”   He urges his mother to calm down, and Sara, who is rather shaken up, is taken home by Mathew.   

"Why did you have to have a go at Sara?"

Chester demands why Britt had a go at Sara, but she protests that she was defending him.   “Why do you have to interfere all the time?” he asks, 

Britt continues her unwanted interference . . .

"There was a good response to the 'pop-up' evening"

but she refuses to let people accuse him of something he has not done.   

. . . and he walks away

He walks away in disgust.

Siôn is reading on the laptop that there was a good response to last night’s ‘pop-up’ in the café, and reports that it is highly praised by everyone.   Anita is less than impressed, 

"You must be proud of Kelly's success"

but he says that she must be proud of Kelly’s success.

“Of course I am,” she begins, “But if the café is going to open as a bistro in the evenings, it will be direct competition for Tapas and the Deri.”   

Siôn sees that his father's house is for sale

Then Siôn finds a picture of his father’s house, which is up for sale, and says that it will be good project for someone to update it.   

Anita suggests that it should be done up a bit before selling, then his father would get a better price.   

"It's best not to interfere"

Siôn cannot imagine that his father would come back from South Africa to do some DIY, but she advocates at least changing the curtains and taking up the carpets.   He thinks that it is best not to interfere, as it is his Dad’s house.

"I didn't think I was interfering!"

“Sorry, I didn’t think I was interfering!” she replies, grumpily.

"No, Jason, I wasn't hurt at all"

Jason is anxious about Sara, but she assures him that she is not hurt;  he wants a word with the driver, although she tells him to leave it.   

"I heard about Jason's accident"

APD’s phone rings, and while he is answering it, Mathew says he heard about the accident the other day.   Sara maintains that it has left APD in a right mess.

The phone call was from Griffiths and Pugh, contractors;  

"I turned down building an extension"

“I turned down building an extension for them,” Jason tells them, “It’s the other side of Carmarthen – and I won’t have a driving licence!”   Sara immediately decides he will have to find a driver, but he sees where is she is leading, 

No way is he employing Mathew 

and is quite adamant, “No way, Sara!”

As they are arguing, a young woman comes into the shop;  

That young woman seems to be taking an interest

Sara enquires of Mathew, “Would you be willing to work for Jason again – after the way he treated you?” and Mathew agrees that he could be persuaded.   

"And how about a pay rise?"

Then Sara suggests a pay rise, as a gesture of goodwill.

“I’m in charge at the moment,” says Jason, but Sara points out that he has not been able to sort out this mess.   

Jason is quite adamant . . .

“We can’t afford to employ anyone, let alone offer a pay rise!” roars Jason.

. . . until asked what Dai would say

“What would Dai say if he finds out you’re turning down big contracts?” she demands, 

Sara has finally worn down Jason's resistance

and Jason finally crumbles, telling Mathew to make a start by clearing the pallets out the back.   Sara says she is sorry for interfering, 

"It will make our lives much easier"

but this decision will make their lives much easier.

"Come out with me, please – I'm celebrating!"

When she has gone, Jason turns his attention to the young woman, who says she could not stay away;  “Come out with me, please – I’m celebrating!”   

"I'd love to – but I'm too busy!"

Jason says he would love to, but he is busy – there is a lot of work at the moment.   She looks rather stern and orders him to phone her if he changes his mind. 

Garry reports on Dani's travels

As Britt looks through the photograph album, Garry tells her that he heard from Dani;  “They went to a seal sanctuary yesterday and an adventure park today – Seren is having a great time!”   Britt warns him not to go and join them, and when he sees Chester approaching the bar, 

"How much the Monks have to be proud of"

he adds, “These photos will remind us all of how much the Monks have to be proud of,” but Chester walks away without a word.

"I wanted to thank Chester"

Sara arrives and wants a word with Chester;  “I wanted to thank him.”   

"You two could do with a crash course in road safety!"

Garry is of the opinion that she and Jason need a crash course in road safety.   She is not amused, and exclaims, “Jason’s going to lose his licence, thanks to you – and I was nearly killed.”

"Oh, so Chester's a hero now, is he?"

“Oh, so Chester’s a hero now, is he?” sneers Britt, “All you could do was accuse him of attacking you!”   

"No wonder, with the Monks' track record!"

Sara says it is no wonder, with the Monks’ track record.

"Large G&T, please"

The mystery woman arrives in the Deri, asking for a large G&T.   Britt mutters to Garry, “The more I talk to Chester, the more I push him away.”

She sends a text to Jason

The woman at the bar types a text message, reading, “A quick drink?” and sends it to Jason.

"I have to go to work"

Siôn has prepared a snack for Anita, but she has to go to work, otherwise she will be late.   He asks what she would like for dinner tonight, 

"You choose"

but she tells him to choose, and leaves in rather a disgruntled mood.   

Siôn surveys the room, and has an idea

Siôn looks at the furniture, appears to have a bright idea and grabs his car keys.

"I'm an estate agent, acting for Erin Medi"

In the salon, someone arrives, but is told by Gwyneth that she was just closing;  “My name’s Rhian Owen, I’m an estate agent, acting for Erin Medi.”   

Gwyneth wants to know what is going on

Gwyneth informs her she is not getting her sign back until she is told what is going on.

"The salon and flat are already on the market"

Rhian continues, “I thought you would have heard – Erin Medi has decided to sell the building.   The salon and flat are already on the market, and we have had a few enquiries.”

"I've got tenant's rights!"

Gwyneth is furious;  “You’re talking about my home and livelihood – I’ve got tenant’s rights!”   Rhian appreciates this, and suggests that it would be best if she talked to the landlord about it.   Then she takes the sign, as Gwyneth assures her that she has not heard the last of this.

Anita returns unexpectedly

Anita is back at Y Felin earlier than expected, and explains that she has left her phone somewhere;  then she notices what Siôn has done in her absence.   

Anita is rather doubtful

“Do you like it?” he asks, but after feeling a fluffy cushion, she is not sure.   “It’s supposed to be a surprise for you – to make you feel more at home,” he continues, 

"They can go back to the shop"

“After all, Y Felin’s your home too, for the time being.   But there we are, if you don’t like it, they can go back to the shop – you can come with me if you want, and choose your own.”

"There's no need to do this, Siôn"

She replies that she does not want to seem ungrateful, but he does not have to do this for her – there is no need.  

"Perhaps it would be for the best if I moved out"

“I’ve been thinking, perhaps it would be for the best if I moved out – I need some space for myself.”   Siôn points out that her house is not fit to live in at the moment, so she thought that it would be an idea to stay with Kelly and Ed at the café.

"Well, if that's what you want, Anita"

He concedes that if is what she wants, he will not object;  she maintains she would appreciate the peace and quiet.   She will pick up her stuff after work.

"I'm annoyed that nobody let me know"

Gwyneth comes across the estate agent in the Deri, and apologises for earlier, but is annoyed that nobody let her know;  “Erin Medi should have mentioned it, seeing that you’re a tenant,” Rhian replies.   

"What is the asking price, then?"

Gwyneth enquires what is the asking price, and is told £105,000 for the salon and flat;  

"The low price reflects the recent murder at the flat"

“The low price reflects the recent murder at the flat.   Would you be interested as a buyer?”   Gwyneth thinks that she should consider it.

Jason has succumbed to the temptation . . .

The mystery woman receives a reply to her text;  “Free!   Where are you?” 

. . . which cheers her up

and this makes her smile.   

Mathew is very grateful to Sara

Mathew thanks Sara for getting his job back, and she explains to Ifan that Mathew is helping Dadi out of a hole.   “I’m surprised he let you finish early, considering there’s so much to do,” she adds, but Mathew explains that he had a lot of paperwork.

"1980s glamour!"

Britt and Garry are still looking at the historic photographs, describing them as, “1980s glamour!”   As Garry takes the album upstairs, Chester comes down, 

"I'm sorry – I overreacted!"

and Sara apologises for her behaviour earlier, admitting that she overreacted.   

She gives Chester a card

She gives him a card, from Ifan and herself,   

"Not after everything I've done"

but he says he cannot accept it, after everything he has done;  “Breaking into your house, and trashing the business unit!”   She replies that it is obvious to her after today that he is not all bad, and he feels very humble.   

She would buy him a drink, 

"Chester's underage!"

but Britt is quick to point out that he is underage.   She goes on to say, “Don’t think that pathetic card is going to make up for the way you behaved!  

"Ifan wouldn't have a mother, if it wasn't for Chester"

“Maybe Ifan wouldn’t have a mother, if it wasn’t for Chester.”

"Considering who his mother is!"

Sara’s angry response is, “I’m surprised Chester has turned out as well as he has, considering who his mother is!”   

"What is wrong with you, Mam?"

Chester demands what is wrong with his mother;  “Sara came to say sorry.”   Britt accuses him of paying more attention to that cow than to his own mother.

Jason has a woman in his back garden . . .

Jason hustles the mystery woman into the back garden of number nine, so as not to be seen, but as she pleads with him to come out with her, 

. . . and someone is watching them

someone appears to be watching over the fence.   “We can go where nobody knows us!” she pleads, and he admits that he would love that, but it is too risky.   

"Sara is back – you'll have to go!"

“I’ll make sure we have a good time!” she promises, but then they hear a sound from inside the house, and she hurries away out of the back gate.

"The house felt empty without you"

Siôn discovers Anita in the Deri, but he says he will leave her alone and go over to the corner.   He admits that the house felt empty without her, 

"I have given Ed and Kelly some space"

and she has come out to give Ed and Kelly some space.

“I don’t want us to quarrel,” he says, and she maintains that it is less likely to happen now they are not living on top of each other.   

"We can still enjoy each other's company"

There is no reason why they cannot enjoy each other’s company.

"That took a lot of guts, Chester!"

Then Siôn notices Chester, and calls attention to his heroic deed today;  “That took a lot of guts!” 

"He saved Sara from being run over"

but Anita has not heard about it.   Chester maintains that he only did what anyone would have done, and it is no big deal.

Garry begs to differ, and tells him he behaved like an adult today, so he is going to be treated like an adult;  

Now Garry gives Chester a pint

he hands Chester a pint.   “I’m not proud of myself – I haven’t done anything,” Chester snarls, 

"I'm underage, remember?"

“I’m under age, remember?   I don’t want it,” despite his mother’s entreaties to take it.

She demands why he is being so ungrateful, 

Chester's deliberately dropped pint makes rather a mess

so he picks up the full pint glass and deliberately drops it on the floor, which is not appreciated by Anita, whose dress is covered in beer.   

"Go and clear up the mess, now!"

Garry follows him upstairs and demands that Chester goes down to clear up the mess, and apologise for what he did.   

"You made the most ridiculous fuss the other day!"

Chester replies, “No – you made the most ridiculous fuss the other day – you said you’d lose your licence because I had a pint in the Deri!   

"Were you deliberately trying to embarrass me?"

“Were you trying deliberately to embarrass me in front of the boys?”

"I'm on your side, Chester!"

Garry insists that he is on Chester’s side, and wonders when he will realise that.   “I don’t want to be praised in front of people – 

"I want to be left alone"

“I want to be left alone to be myself,” Chester informs him.

"And who are you, without the Monks?"

Garry shouts, “And who are you, Chest – without me?   Without your mother?   Without your family?   Without the Monks?”   Then he walks away.

This looks ominous . . .

Chester goes to a drawer and finds a Stanley knife;  

. . . but it is used to cut out his picture

he opens the photograph album and begins to cut out his picture from the photos.

"I'll cook dinner, Sara"

Jason arrives home and says that Sara looks shattered;  he admits that it is a stressful time for all of them, and will now cook dinner for them.

The eavesdropper has sent photos . . .

Her phone sounds, and she discovers some photos have been sent to her;  

. . . and Sara wants to know who she is

“Who’s she?” Sara demands.   

"Sandra – she's a customer"

Jason replies that the woman is Sandra, a customer, and Sara recognises it as their garden.  

"What's she doing in our garden?"

“What were you doing, bringing a customer into our garden?”

"I was showing her the decking"

He replies that he wanted to show her the decking, to check that is what she wanted, but Sara suspects they were not talking about decking.  

Sara puts all the evidence together, and reaches a conclusion

 “I saw her earlier in the Deri, and I saw Mathew, who said that you had closed early because you had paperwork to do.   You lied!”

"Paperwork after pricing a job for a customer"

He explains that he was doing paperwork after pricing a job for a customer;  “I was supposed to meet her the night we had Tapas – remember?”

“So that’s why you didn’t want to come out with me – because you’d arranged to see her!” Sara furiously continues, 

"What's her name, then?"

“What’s her name?”   He replies that she is called Sandra.

Jason explains the reason for the secrecy

“Look, I know I’ve been secretive about this job, but there’s a good reason – she’s had a quote from a company in Cwrtmynach, but she doesn’t trust them.   She wants to be sure of APD before turning them down, that’s all.”

"Tell me this isn't what it looks like"

“Please Jason, just tell me this isn’t what it looks like,” she pleads, and he swears that it is not.   She wonders who would be so nasty has to send her the photos, and he says there are warped people around, who get a kick out of doing stupid things like that.

Jason has a guilty look

He continues with preparing the meal, but looks guilty.