Cwmderi Diary 2016: 12 January 2016

Vicky has an unwelcome visitor

Vicky is not pleased to see Ed arrive at Maes-y-Deri, with a bunch of red roses; she reminds him that, “This place is off limits!” He insists that he wants to apologise, but the roses go straight into the bin.

"It's a pity to spoil it"

“We’ve had a lot of fun in the past – it’s a pity to spoil it all,” he tells her, but she leaves him in no doubt that he has spoiled it, and asks when he is going. “You know what you said about Sioned deserving better?” he begins, “She doesn’t need to find out!”

"It's only right that she finds out what sort of bloke you are!"

“It’s only right that she finds out what sort of bloke you are,” replies Vicky, “But I haven’t made up my mind what to do yet – now go!”

The message – before Colin deletes it

Colin, in the shop, receives a text message from his father, and promptly deletes it;

"Bottle of red wine, please"

then he turns to DJ, who wants a bottle of red wine to celebrate his new relationship with Cadno.

"Got your feet under the table, then!"

“Well done – got your feet under the table at a good farm like Penrhewl!” comments Colin, “What does Gemma think? She seemed to be a good friend when you were in jail. Of course, it’s none of my business, but women are like buses – you wait ages for one, then two come along at the same time.”

DJ does not look particularly amused

DJ is not impressed; “If you’re making fun of me, you can stuff your wine! Spare a thought for other people’s feelings!” and he leaves the shop.

"Postcard from Tad-cu"

Lois has been cooking at Llwyncelyn, and when Gaynor arrives home presents her with a postcard from Tad-cu in Cardiff; “Why didn’t you say he called last week?” she asks her mother. Gaynor tries to change the subject, but Lois confirms that she still has all the postcards sent to her by Sam on his travels.

"I'll probably see him in Cardiff"

“I’ll probably see him in Cardiff – can I have his address?” she asks, but Gaynor explains that she does not want to upset Colin.

"Why not invite him for dinner?"

Lois suggests, “Why not invite him for dinner? I’m not going back to Cardiff for a fortnight, and it would be great to have him here with you and dad!”

DJ sees the enigmatic chalked sign

DJ is surprised to see the crudely lettered sign on the door of the Deri; “Open up – it’s the middle of the afternoon!” he shouts.

"Siôn White wrecked the place yesterday!"

Then Dai enlightens him about the events which happened there. “But I have to get some red wine – Cadno specifically asked for red,” DJ insists.

"Can't you read?"

Iolo pokes his head out of the door; “Can’t you read?” Dai announces that they have heard that Siôn used a sledgehammer and then took it to Bethania. Iolo stresses, “Dad is going through a hard time – and so am I!”

"All I want is a bottle of red wine"

DJ asks if he could just get a bottle of red wine, but the door is slammed in his face; Dai concludes, “I think that was a ‘NO’!”

Upstairs, Sioned is complaining that she has a nasty splinter in her finger, simply from leaning on the bar;

Ed gets his version of events in first

Ed informs her that Vicky tried to kiss him yesterday. “I’ve been seeing more of her lately, taking her in the taxi to her escort jobs.”

"I told you to have nothing to do with the agency!"

“After I told you to have nothing to do with the agency?” rages Sioned, “How do I know you haven’t done anything else? Been kissing other girls?”

"Vicky only wants to upset you!"

He emphasises that it was all over in seconds, and urges her not to make a fuss, as Vicky only wants to upset her. He simply wanted her to know, so he says.

Siôn finds Chester at Y Felin . . .

Siôn comes into Y Felin and finds Chester there, collecting more of his things; Chester asks, “Are you feeling better now? – after . . .”

“Wrecking the Deri?” replies Siôn, “Yes – sorry if I frightened you!” Chester tells him that everyone freaks out sometimes,

. . . stirring as usual . . .

and dissuades Siôn from visiting Garry’s flat, as he might wreck the place.

Siôn takes violent exception to this; “Just leave, will you? Pretending to be friends, but just winding me up! Leave, do you hear me?” he snarls,

. . . and is in the process of forcibly ejecting him

grabs Chester by the scruff of the neck and propels him towards the door, where they meet Iolo, coming in.

Chester cannot escape quickly enough, calling Siôn a ‘psycho’,

"What is wrong with you?"

and Iolo demands, “What is wrong with you? He didn’t deserve that!”

"Don't look so innocent!"

Dai arrives at Penrhewl, announcing that he has come to knock some sense into Cadno; “Don’t look so innocent – you sent him to jail in your place, now you’re messing with his head, by pretending you’re in some kind of relationship!

"A little snog and a cuddle – and your farmhand is back!"

“A little snog and a cuddle – and your farmhand is back!”

Cadno orders him to leave, but Dai is not finished yet; “You can fool DJ, but you can’t fool me! He was in a happy relationship with Gemma, until you stuck your nose in. He was going to Edinburgh to live with her. I want you to be straight with him, so he knows where he stands. See how you send him to buy wine – he’s a farmhand, not your personal servant!”

"We understand each other"

Cadno argues, “We understand each other, and we’re excited about our future as a couple. You might be too old to remember feeling like that, but we wish everyone round here would accept us as a couple!”

"There's something dodgy about this Dewi!"

Ed continues to explain to Sioned that he is worried about this dodgy bloke, Dewi, and that Vicky may have misinterpreted his concern as something else.

"What you're doing is dodgy!"

Sioned’s answer is, “This whole situation is dodgy – giving lifts in taxis, doing things for the agency behind my back. Will you stop going on about Dewi? You’re as much a fool as her – any girl would misunderstand if you worried about her all the time – it’s not right to keep secrets!”

Ed is desperate to discover if she believes him, but she says,

"I don't know what to believe!"

“I don’t know what to believe!”

Siôn takes it easy

Siôn is lounging at Y Felin when Iolo suggests they put the decorations away, but Siôn is not bothered about doing this.

"You're better off without Wiliam!"

He tells his son, “You’re better off without Wiliam!” Iolo insists that he must do something to keep his mind off what has happened, but Siôn stresses, “I’m thinking more clearly than for ages. I know we’ve both had a tough time lately,

"It's about time we started enjoying life again!"

“but it’s about time we started enjoying life again!”

"Lovely cake, Lois!"

Gaynor and Lois are at Colin’s, where he is sampling one of Lois’ cupcakes. “I can cook all sorts of things,” she tells him, “Perhaps you should come over for dinner – you, me, Mam and Tad-cu.”

Then he finds out what they are here for

Colin looks at Gaynor; “You’re behind this!” he accuses her, but Lois protests that it was her idea. Colin will not agree to this, maintaining that his father should be allowed to find his feet first, as he has only just retired.

"He went to see his father last week"

Gaynor points out that Colin went to Cardiff to see his father last week. Colin makes it clear, “I didn’t invite him here – and I won’t in the future! You’re welcome to go to Cardiff, but I don’t want to play happy families with him – all right?”

"Ed is with me – understand?"

Sioned arrives at Maes-y-Deri; “Don’t play the innocent with me – it might work with men, but not with me! Talking of men, Ed is with me – understand? Are you going to deny you kissed him?”

"I'm not desperate enough to go after Ed!"

Vicky is absolutely furious; “He kissed me! That pig is trying to put the blame on me, isn’t he? I’ve got my own man – I’m not desperate enough to go after Ed!” As Sioned warns her to stay away, Vicky responds,

"At least, I'm not with a stalker!"

“At least, I’m not with a stalker! He’s been watching Dewi’s every move – waiting in his little taxi outside Dewi’s flat in Swansea!”

When Sioned has stormed out,

"Sioned's been here!"

Vicky phones Ed to tell him, “Sioned’s been here, accusing me – I’m not talking to you again,

Bad news for Ed

and tell Dani I quit the agency!”

"Had to go all the way to Cwrtmynach for this"

DJ is back at Penrhewl, having had to go as far as Cwrtmynach for the wine.

"Dai's been here, shouting"

And you saw Dai, didn’t you?” asks Cadno, “He has just left – he shouted at me for taking advantage of you, but I shouted back! I’ve been thinking about what you said last night.”

"Don't worry, I won't say it again"

DJ reassures her that he will not repeat that particular expression of his feelings again; “You told me what you think, and I agree – we should just enjoy each other now.” She smiles.

A bowl of soup for Siôn

Iolo brings Siôn a bowl of soup, and says,

"We have to get the Deri up and running again"

“There’s a lot of cleaning up to do in the Deri, but I know a carpenter who will . . .”
Siôn stops him and smiles; “I enjoyed it – wrecking the place!

"It's nothing to do with me any more!"

“Anyway, it’s nothing to do with me any more!”

Iolo insists that they have to get the Deri back on its feet, as he is losing income, but Siôn has other ideas.

"I've already moved on from the Deri"

“You have no idea what a relief it is, not having to be behind that bar again. I need to move on – well, I’ve already moved on from the Deri” Iolo asks what he will do with the pub, and he replies, “I don’t know, and you know what? I don’t care either!”