Cwmderi Diary 2016: 14 March 2016

Ed and Sioned are back from London

Ed and Sioned arrive back from their weekend in London; Sioned feels like going straight back to bed.

"I'll make the bed warm!"

“Your boss is giving you the day off,” she tells him, “Bring the bags up and I’ll make the bed warm!”

Look who is back in Cwmderi!

Meanwhile, Mark walks up the street and pauses outside the café;

Ed is devastated . . .

when Ed take the cases to the back door of the shop he is horrified by what he sees.

. . . to see Mark a free man

Mark walks into the café, and Debbie is so astonished to see him, she drops the plate of breakfast she was carrying.

Even Gwynfor cannot believe his eyes

“What are you doing here? Why are you home, Mark!” she demands. He tells her he has not escaped, and they should talk somewhere less public. “Go upstairs to Vicky, and I’ll come up,” she tells him,

"Sort that electricity out!"

then rings Dol’s phone, leaving a message, “Mam, Mark’s out! You need to sort out the electricity now!”

Vicky greets Mark

Upstairs, Vicky is overjoyed to see him; “Everything happened so quickly,” he explains, “DS Davies came over, saying there was new evidence to do with the phone. I stopped listening when she said I was free!

"Can I have the spare key?"

“Now I want to go home – give me the spare key.”

Debbie changes the subject, urging him to have some breakfast.

"What are you hiding?"

He suspects that they are hiding something, but Vicky insists that he has to see Nicky before he goes.

"I've just seen Mark!"

Ed rushes into the shop flat and announces to Sioned, “I’ve just seen Mark! He went into the café – he’s out of prison! What did you do with that phone? Tell me!”

"I hid it in Maes-y-Deri"

She replies that she hid it at Maes-y-Deri, in order to make Mark look guilty, then phoned the police to tell them where to find it.

Ed's world is once again falling apart

“You may as well have put me in a cell and thrown away the key!” he shouts, “You’ve given the police the only evidence against me! You’ve been so stupid! Thanks to you, everyone will know what I’ve done!”

"I was looking forward to getting that tent!"

DJ comes out of Awyr Iach without the tent he won at the auction, as Dol was the only one there, doing the vacuuming; “You’re worse than Bobi! You’ve got mucking out to do,” Cadno tells him.

Siôn and Gwyneth are loading boxes

Just along the road, Siôn and Gwyneth are loading boxes into Awyr Iach’s people carrier; Megan sees this and asks Iolo what is going on.

"Isn't it obvious?"

“Isn’t it obvious?” he replies, “Gwyneth is moving in with Dad – ask him if you don’t believe me!”

A specially stage-managed kiss

Gwyneth delivers a passionate kiss for Megan’s benefit, as she walks past them.

"That murderer I used to live with"

Jason and Sara have just arrived at Awyr Iach, and Dol tells them, “I’ve seen more police this weekend than you’ve had hot dinners! “Asking questions about that murderer I used to live with.” Ed is listening as he makes tea nearby, and Sara says did not think that Mark was guilty.

"Why did they find that phone in our house then?"

“Why did they find that phone in our house then?” is Dol’s response.

She is rather put out when Jason reveals that they just saw Mark in the café, and this is confirmed by Ed.

Debbie brings the news of Mark's release

Debbie comes running in to give her the good news; “It looks as if someone planted that phone at Maes-y-Deri!”

"I knew that one wouldn't hurt a fly!"

In a typical Dol turnaround, she professes, “I knew that one wouldn’t hurt a fly!” and threatens Sara, when she accuses Dol of changing her tune. Debbie instructs Dol to sort out the electricity before she sees Mark, and is surprised to hear, “It’s already done – I paid the bill! Come on, I want to see the ‘Cwmderi One’!”

"Right, I'm off home"

Mark is about to leave the café flat, when Dol comes in

Dol is a bit too enthusiastic

and kisses him rather too emphatically. “I hope they didn’t mistreat you – Post-Traumatic Stress – you can sue for that!

"And wrongful arrest!"

“And wrongful arrest too – there’s compo waiting to be claimed!” She drags him out of the door, demanding, “What are we waiting for?”

"Where did she get the cash?"

Vicky asks, “Where did Gran get the cash to pay the bill?” Debbie does not know, and today she does not care.

Settling into Y Felin, Gwyneth hides away a photo including Britt, then they have a visit from Megan;

"Our first visitor"

“Our first visitor – cup of tea?” says Gwyneth.

"I didn't want Gwyneth moving in here"

Megan gets to the point; “I thought I made my feelings clear last week, that I didn’t want Gwyneth moving in here.”

"It's not your decision, is it?"

Gwyneth replies that it is not Megan’s decision. “You’re completely selfish! All this affects so much more than your two. You’re not going to listen to me, so I have no choice. I tried to be fair with you, but I obviously have to go to the police! It’s about time they found out about the fraud at Bethania!”

Gwyneth calls Megan's bluff

Gwyneth replies, “I’ll come with you! You’ve been hiding this for months – come on!” Megan argues that she has been giving Siôn a chance to make things right, but Gwyneth points out,

"I'd keep my mouth shut if I were you!"

“The police call it breaking the law. I’d keep my mouth shut if I were you! Now excuse me – we have unpacking to do.” As Megan leaves, Siôn is wearing a satisfied smile.

DJ now has his luxury tent

At the second attempt, DJ has collected his tent; he reads the label, “Four-man, mesh panels, fully sewn-in groundsheet.” Cadno considers it is time to give Marian’s old stuff to Megan’s shop, as she has to face doing so some time.

"Why don't we test it tonight?"

DJ suggests, Why don’t you, me Bobi and Arthur test the tent tonight? We could pitch it in Cae Glas.”

"What – in March?"

Cadno is not keen to do this in March, although he advocates taking blankets and cwtching up to keep warm.

Mark explains why he was released

Ricky is back from school and welcomes Mark, who explains, “I missed you more than anyone. My DNA was not on the phone, and Dewi had an app that measured how far he moved. It showed he stopped moving before I got to the flat.”

Debbie proposes that they start celebrating, but Mark does not want this, only to spend time with Ricky,

"You two can go – now"

and tells Debbie and Dol to go.

"Thanks for lending us the car"

Gwyneth thanks Jason for the loan of the car and hands back the keys; “Who would have thought you’d be the wife of a minister?” he asks, but she emphasises he is not a minister yet, and they are not married.

"I've got a favour for you"

Then she announces she would like to do them a favour, by offering them first option to rent her house. Sara refuses, saying that they do not want to rent,

"Let's at least have a look"

but Jason would like to look at the house.

"I've come to talk some sense into you"

Iolo arrives at Y Felin, but not to help, as Siôn expects; “I came to talk some sense into you,” Iolo begins, “You and Britt only separated a few weeks ago, and now you have another woman moving in.

"Admit that you have a problem!"

“Admit that you have a problem!”

Siôn replies that he loves Gwyneth, and asks where the problem is in that. “I think you’re ill, and I’m considering contacting Macs and Huw to see what they think,” Iolo tells him.

"You know where the door is!"

“Siôn is angered; “Gwyneth and I are happy – if you can’t be happy for us, you know where the door is!” Iolo turns and leaves.

Ed, at Maes-y-Deri

Ed sits in his taxi outside Mark’s house; Dol taps on the window and remarks,

"Someone's lurking!"

“Someone’s lurking! I know what’s going on – you’re hiding from that girlfriend of yours.”

She goes into the house

He drives away, as she goes toward the house.

"Sorry, I left my purse here"

Inside, Ricky is just asking what life in prison is like when Dol comes in, stating that she has left her purse there. She argues that she does live there, and Mark adds, “For now!” Ricky wonders why she wants the purse as she never pays for anything.

"It's not a nice place"

After she has gone, Mark answers the question; “It’s not a nice place. I’ve been in before, so I know all the tricks, but it’s still terrible! Don’t ever do anything stupid – I don’t want you going through the same nightmare.”

Does he look guilty?

Ricky looks concerned.

"I've seen bigger rabbit-hutches!"

Jason and Sara look around number 11; Sara maintains that she has seen bigger rabbit-hutches, but Jason argues, “A coat of paint and it would be like new. It’s big enough for us now.”

"No Dai, no Mam, just the two of us!"

Then he stresses the advantage of the place; “No Dai, no Mam, just the two of us, doing as we like!”

Sara concedes, “You might have a point – until we find something better!”

Ed is in a frenzy . . .

Sioned finds Ed frantically packing a bag; “I can’t do this any more! Mark and his family are everywhere – we could go abroad – I need to put everything behind me!”

. . . so Sioned takes control

She acknowledges, “Today has been difficult for you, seeing Mark and wondering what will happen next. All you have to do is keep yourself together, and behave as if everything is fine. I don’t want to lose you!