Cwmderi Diary 2018: 15 November 2018

"Fly like a bird!"

Jason is playing with Ifan, and Sara is pleased that they are enjoying themselves;

Sara goes upstairs . . .

when she goes upstairs,

. . . and Jason snaffles money from her purse

Jason grabs her purse and helps himself to money from it. Returning downstairs,

"Don't forget to pick Ifan up later"

she tells him, “I’ll see you later – don’t forget to pick Ifan up later,”

"Of course Dadi won't forget, will he?"

and she leaves for Awyr Iach.

"Couldn't you have put that through the letterbox?"

Mark arrives at Bryntirion with the post, and also has something else for DJ;

He has brought the postcards sent to Non

he takes from his pocket the postcards DJ sent to Non, and looks at them, while DJ makes a cup of tea.

Gwyneth gets a hostile welcome

Gwyneth visits Garry in the Deri flat; “What do you want?” he demands, “What do you expect after the way you behaved the other night – flowers and chocolates?

He is concerned with Gwern's wellbeing

Gwern has had to put up with alcohol fumes in his face all day!”

She has come to say sorry, and does not want any tension between them; “It’s bad enough that Megan’s destroying my business!”

"Don't be so dramatic!"

Garry tells her not to be so dramatic,

"Do you know how friendly she is with my clients?"

but she adds, “Do you know how friendly she is with my clients?” He reminds her that he warned her not to do anything stupid.

"Consider how it could affect Gwern"

“Listen, if you’re really concerned about Gwern, consider how losing the business could affect him,” she snarls,

Garry thinks about that

and then walks off.

Kelly wants some help choosing a colour

In APD, Kelly is becoming rather irritated; “Come on, Ed, you’re the one painting the bathroom – I could do with a bit of help!” He says that it must be a neutral colour,

"I don't care – it all costs the same!"

but Jason does not care, as all the paint costs the same.

"All right then – white – boring, but safe"

She fetches a tin of white, and describes it as, “Boring, but safe.”

As they leave, Jason has a visitor . . .

As they leave, Sandra comes in,

. . . whom he is not pleased to see

and Jason is not very happy to see her; “I thought you might like to attend a meeting tonight,” she says,

"Just try it once, Jason!"

“They’ve helped me so much – just try it once!” He insists that he is not going to any meeting, but she reminds him, “You need help, Jason, just as I needed it.”

He is quite adamant that there is nothing wrong with him, and he does not need any help;

"I don't need Gamblers Anonymous' help, or anyone else's!"

“Not your help, Gamblers Anonymous’ help, or anyone else’s help, thank you very much!” She turns and walks out of the shop.

"Thanks for the chat, Mark"

DJ thanks Mark for their chat, but then Mark hands over the postcards;

"Bethan kept them – and I'm not surprised"

“I’ve got them because Non . . . Bethan kept them – and I’m not surprised either. I was with her when she read some of them for the first time and I saw her reaction – you can’t hide those feelings.

"She really did think the world of you"

“Perhaps everything else was fake, but she really did think the world of you. You have to remember, DJ, you’ve done nothing wrong in all of this – we’ve both been hurt, all right? Being bitter isn’t the answer – but you know that already, or you wouldn’t have made up with Dai.”

"I just live under the same roof as him!"

DJ replies that he has not made up with his father, he just lives under the same roof as him. Mark comments that it is a step in the right direction, but DJ says, “It’s easier for you, isn’t it?”

"I have to carry a piece of her in my body to stay alive"

Mark takes issue with this; “After enough time has passed, you’ll be able to forget about her – I have to carry a piece of her in my body every day to stay alive! How am I going to be able to forget that? All I’m saying is, if I can move on, then surely you can too. Throw yourself back into life – keep yourself busy. Have you gone back to work?”

"I tried going back to work"

DJ reports that he has tried, and Sara understands, but Mark urges him to get back into the swing, and look to the future, not the past.

"Right, I have to go"

Then he has to return to his round; DJ hopes that he is right,

The postcards are consigned to the bin

and looks again at the postcards, before dropping them into the bin.

Ed seems reluctant to start painting

In the café, Kelly asks Ed, “Are you going to make a start on the painting or what?” When Ed maintains that he needs some help, Ricky volunteers, but Kelly is quite clear, “I need you here to charm the customers –

"You've done your fair share of painting recently!"

“anyway, you’ve done your fair share of painting recently!”

Then Megan comes in for a black coffee;

Gwyneth is disturbed by the arrival of the latest café customer

Gwyneth, who is sitting on a sofa, eyes her suspiciously.

"She killed Llewelyn!"

When Megan sees her there, she exclaims, “She killed Llewelyn!” and all the customers sit up and take notice.

Kelly advances, menacingly

Kelly walks threateningly towards Gwyneth; “You? Who else, eh?” Ed advises her not to do anything rash, but she continues, “Gethin? No, he’s got a decent alibi!

"I loved that cat . . . "

“I loved that cat –

". . . and Megan loved him more than me!

and I’d say Megan loved that cat even more than me! Obviously that makes no difference to a cold-hearted killer!” Gwyneth protests that it was an accident, but Kelly goes on, “There’s something wrong with your DNA –

"God help Gwern, with parents like you and Garry Monk!"

“God help Gwern, having parents like you and Garry Monk!”

Gwyneth beats a hasty retreat

Looking quite intimidated, Gwyneth gets up and leaves the café rather hurriedly, and Megan watches her go.

A stuffed owl is found in the back of Mark's taxi

Mark is vacuuming the taxi when he discovers that something has been left behind; a black bag, containing a stuffed owl.

"Gwyneth's heartbroken about it"

Garry is outside the Deri, and asks Megan how she is coping, after her loss; “Between you and me, Gwyneth’s heartbroken about it,” he says,

"I was unaware she had a heart!

but Megan was unaware that she had a heart. “That’s not like you,” he comments, “I thought people who attend chapel always talk of forgiveness,” he continues,

"Some things are harder to forgive"

but she maintains there some things are harder to forgive than others.

"Putting cats before people"

“You’re a harder woman than I thought, Megan – if you’re putting cats before people,” are his parting words.

Sara is snowed under with work . . .

Sara is very busy at Awyr Iach when she suddenly becomes aware of DJ, standing in the doorway, and she tells the person on the phone that they can deliver next Friday with no problem.

. . . but then welcomes DJ back

DJ says that he is not too bad, and he is given a warm reception; Sara is so busy, she is about to go off her head.

"I'll make a cup of tea!"

“You take a look at these orders, and I’ll make a cup of tea,” she smiles, “Welcome back!”

I would imagine that Gwen has a date tonight

In the Deri, where Gwen is sitting at the bar,

Jason is engaged with his usual pursuit – losing money

Jason is once more betting on his phone, which, as it often does, informs him, “You lose.”

The message from Sandra is ignored . . .

Then a message from Sandra pops up, inviting him to come over, as it will change his life.

. . . as he returns to his addiction . . .

Undeterred, he dismisses the message,

. . . the online roulette table

and the roulette wheel spins again.

"Chicken Milanese or Steak and chips?"

At Awyr Iach, Sara is planning her evening meal, and asks DJ, “Chicken Milanese, or steak and chips? Now my best employee’s back in work, I want to cook Jase something romantic tonight.”

"Steak and chips works every time!"

DJ’s reply is, “Steak and chips, then – it works every time!” Then he advises that he has finished the last box for today, and the rest are in the boot, ready to go out on Monday; “That company in Cwrtmynach was pleased with the last delivery.”

"How did I cope without you?"

Sara cannot understand how she coped without him, and he admits that he does not know why he stayed away for so long. “Time has flown today – I haven’t had time to think of – you know!” Sara tells him that if he enjoyed working so much, he is welcome to come back and work tomorrow.

"I'd be concerned about the standard of your steaks!"

He advises her that he does not work at weekends; “Especially if I’m having a few pints tonight – if I were you, I’d be more concerned about the standard of your steaks!

"You're in for a big night tonight!"

“I’d say you are in for a big night tonight!”

"He's quite cute, isn't he?"

In the taxi office, Debbie has been unable to find out the owner of the stuffed owl, and regards it as quite cute.

Mark ought to put on his glasses

Mark receives a message from DJ; “He’s saying thanks for encouraging him to go to work, which has done him world of good. He wants to meet up for a pint later.”

"It's another excuse for him to drink"

Debbie fears that it is another excuse for him to drink, and considers he has done enough of that. Mark is quite sure that they will be sensible tonight, and he understands what DJ is going through; “Perhaps it will do us both some good.”

"I'm home, Sara"

Jason returns home to Sara and kisses her; she tells him that DJ came back to work, but looks expectantly at him.

"Have you forgotten something?"

“Have you forgotten something?” she asks, and he realises that he did not pick up Ifan; he hurries off to do so, and in his haste, leaves behind his phone, which conveniently sounds as soon as the door closes.

Another call from this Sandra . . .

Sara looks at it, and sees it is a call from Sandra;

. . . and Sara's suspicion increases

she naturally looks very suspicious.

"Oh no – what's that?"

When Ricky returns from work, he sees the stuffed owl, and is told that his father found it in the taxi.

"Gran will say it's unlucky!"

He warns, “You know what Gran would say about bringing a bird into the house – it’s unlucky!” Debbie regards this as nonsense,

"This is Gareth!"

and introduces him to Gareth, the owl; “Mam, this is really weird,” he insists,

"You are OK, aren't you?"

“You are OK, aren’t you? Gran won’t be happy!”

Debbie’s response is, “Tough! Now where will we be able to see you at your best?” she asks the owl. Ricky appears to doubt his mother’s sanity.

Megan finds Gwyneth . . .

In the Deri, Gwyneth looks depressed, but then Megan comes in;

. . . and accepts it was an accident

“I’ve had time to think this whole business through, and I accept it was an accident,” she says, “And that you tried your best to protect my feelings.”

"Does this mean the protests will end?"

Gwyneth gives the appearance of being very upset (but one can never tell with Gwyneth). “Does that mean the protests will end?” she enquires

"I did enjoy the odd shift at the salon"

“Well, yes, on one condition,” Megan replies, “I did enjoy the odd shift at the salon,”

It appears that peace has been restored

and Gwyneth agrees to reinstate her.

"What do you think of that 'no sex before marriage'?"

At another table, DJ and Mark are already becoming inebriated; “What you think of that no sex before marriage business – did she honestly believe that?” DJ wonders.

"Perhaps she's not even a woman!"

Mark suggests that she may not be at all religious – and perhaps she is not even a woman! She may be a spy – a man in disguise.

“That’s a good excuse – so I wouldn’t find out who she was!” DJ agrees,

Gwen is still there – we cannot see with whom

and Mark goes to the bar, where Gwen is still sitting, to get another pint.

"How are you both?"

Garry asks him how they both are, and Mark is glad that they came out; he thinks that it is helping them to get Bethan out of their system.

DJ look emotionally . . .

Meanwhile, DJ gets out his phone and looks with obvious emotion,

. . . at a photo of Non (Bethan)

at a photo of Non.

He has Ifan this time . . .

Jason arrives home again, this time with his son, but receives a far from friendly welcome from Sara.

. . . but is disturbed that he left his phone behind

He sees that she is looking at his phone, and is immediately concerned.

"Who is she, Jase?"

“Come over – it will change your life. I miss it – I miss you. I know you’re unhappy, and I know how to make it better,” she reads, “Who is she, Jase? After everything, I cant believe this!”