9 March 2016

"Will you be at the auction?"

In the café, Hywel tells Anita he regrets opening his mouth at the funeral;    “I lost my temper, and it’s inexcusable!”   Debbie brings over his coffee, and hopes that they will both be at the auction.   “I admire you,” he says, doing all this and trying to get Mark out of prison.”   Anita wonders if is a good idea for him to be back among a crowd at the auction.

"You have to come, Mam!"

“You have to come – it would look odd if you don’t,” Sioned tells her mother, “You have to accept the situation – help when you can, cry when you can’t!”   

"Not going?   Why?"

Jim has finished work early and is amazed to hear that Eileen is not going.   “She won’t accept that Angela is ill,” says Sioned, and Eileen goes out for a walk.

"Her behaviour has been strange lately"

“Have you noticed that her behaviour has been strange lately?” Sioned asks, but Jim just puts it down to worry;  “Since the village found out, she spends a lot of time alone and avoids talking about it.   I don’t know what I can do,” she tells him.

"I want to 'chill' for a while"

Tyler comes back to number 7 after school, hoping to ‘chill’ before his shift at the Deri, but Iolo objects to any music.   

"Tell me your sob story!"

“Go on – tell me your sob story!” says Tyler.

"Why was Colin pretending?"

“I can’t understand why Colin pretended to be going out with Kelly, in case Sam thought he was gay,” replies Iolo.   Tyler wonders why he is still going on about that, regarding it as simply a bit of fun.   “Obviously he has no respect for me,” complains Iolo, 

"Being gay is not a bit of fun"

“Being gay is not a bit of fun, but I didn’t expect you to understand.”

"Come to apologise, then?"

When Eileen visits Angela, she is asked, “Have you come to apologise for yesterday?”   

"I'll be there – and I'll tell everyone!"

Eileen replies that she has changed her mind and will be at the auction tonight, and there she will tell everyone the truth.   

"Weren't you listening last night?"

“Weren’t you listening last night, when I warned you what would happen if you spoil it?” Angela demands.

"I'm not going to be part of your dirty little secret!"

Eileen emphasises that she does not want to be a part of her daughter’s dirty little secret;  “I’m putting Jim and Sioned through hell – and that’s not fair!”

"They all believe I have an aneurysm!"

“Are they more important than me?” asks Angela, self-confidently, “Anyway, no-one will believe you – they all believe I have an aneurysm!”

"Look, I've laid a place for Marian!"

At Penrhewl, Cadno is upset that she has automatically laid three places at the table;  

"I still can't believe she's gone!"

“I still can’t believe that Marian has gone!”   

"You need to go out!"

DJ proposes getting Diane to babysit, so they can go out, as she never leaves the farm these days and needs cheering up.

Tyler is on his own behind the bar

As Garry and Dani are away in Swansea and Britt is looking after Chester, Tyler appears to be in sole charge of the Deri, but insists that he can run the bar.   Debbie considers it inappropriate that the landlord and landlady should be absent for such an important occasion.

As soon as Jason and Sara arrive at the Deri . . .

The various villagers come in, first Jason and Sara;  

. . . Sara starts complaining

when Sara sees the Awyr Iach tent, she is infuriated, but Jason points out that people were laughing at the cheap pair of gloves she donated.

"I'm afraid Mam will do something she regrets!"

Sioned confides to Angela that she is worried about Mam;  “I don’t think she is coping well, and I’m afraid she will do something she regrets!”

"You've been gone a long time"

Eileen returns to the flat, after a long walk and reports to Jim that everything is clearer now.   He tells her, “Sioned is concerned about you – and so am I.   She thinks you’re not coping with the illness.   

"I want to support you – and Courtney!"

“I want to support you – and Courtney!   I’m thinking how she must feel, knowing her mother’s so ill.”

Eileen replies confidently, “Courtney will be fine, I’ll make sure of that – by playing my part tonight, 

"I'll make sure the whole village knows"

“and making sure the whole village knows exactly how ill Angela is!”

More people arrive at the Deri;  Cadno is not keen on being there, and Iolo moans that he is only there because Colin is at home.   

"I'm not going to listen to your grumbling"

Tyler tells him, “I’m not going to listen to your grumbling – I’ve got work to do.”

"Shall we have a bottle of wine?"

Hywel and Anita arrive, and Hywel orders a bottle of white wine.   As Jim and Eileen come in, and Debbie wants to make a start on the auction, 

"Where do you think you're going?"

Tyler catches Sioned sneaking upstairs.   

"Just putting my coat out of harm's way"

She explains that he needs some help behind the bar, but she does not want her expensive coat going missing, so was taking it somewhere safe.

Hywel apologises for losing his temper

Before Debbie starts, Hywel apologises for his outburst at the funeral, explaining that it was not easy, coming so soon after he buried Meilyr.   

Debbie gets the proceedings under way

Debbie announces, “Remember that we’re all here to raise money for a very special cause – Angela Probert!”   Eifion loudly points out that she means ‘Rowlands’.   “Well, whatever her name is, she needs our help, so spend like there’s no tomorrow!   The first lot is a tent and camping equipment for four, donated by Awyr Iach.  Who will give me £50?”

Jason is only pushing the price up

Jason bids a hundred, explaining to Sara that he is just pushing the price up, then DJ bids £110, 

Is Gwen into outdoor pursuits?

and apparently Gwen, £120.   “I won’t ask what you are going to do with a tent,” quips Debbie.

Sioned considers that the coast is clear . . .

Sioned makes sure that everyone’s attention is focused on the auction, 

. . . and goes to find Dewi's phone

and surreptitiously slips upstairs, opens the cupboard under the sink and retrieves the phone.

Hywel is pleased to get the rugby tickets

Hywel has just secured the two tickets for Wales v Italy, then the next lot is a weekend for two at Y Glyndwr.   DJ wonders who would want to stay just down the road, 

"If you're not going with someone else's wife . . ."

and Debbie replies, “If you’re not going with someone else’s wife, there’s no problem, is there?”

"I've got a headache – I'm going home"

Sioned tells her mother that she is going home, as she has a headache;  Eileen urges her to stay, but she will not.   Jason finally wins the weekend with a £350 bid, 

Does Sara ever stop moaning?

and Sara moans, “£350 to stay at that dump?”   When Jason points out it was good enough for their wedding, she answers, “That was twelve years ago, and it hasn’t had a coat of paint since then!”

Sioned removes the phone from its plastic bag . . .

Arriving back at the shop flat, Sioned takes the phone out of its wrapping 

. . . and wipes any traces of Ed from it

and gives it a good wipe to remove any incriminating evidence.

"I want to escape for more than a weekend!"

Jason and Sara leave the auction early, with Sara complaining that he has spent all their money.   “I want to escape for more than a weekend,” and he agrees that they have to find the right place to live, then suggests a curry.   

Where is Sioned heading?

As they pass the alley, Sioned emerges and heads purposefully along the street.

Angela enjoys being the centre of attention . . .

When the auction is over, Angela effusively addresses the bidders;  “Thank you all for being so generous – this money will really help, not just to pay for the treatment I need in America, but also support me over the next few weeks.”   

. . . which makes her mother cringe

Eileen visibly cringes at all these lies.   

“I don’t think I am going to be able to work for much longer, “Angela continues, theatrically, 

Eileen's anger grows

as Eileen becomes more and more furious,

"I could not have coped without her help"

 “There’s one person I have to thank in particular – a special woman – and I could not have coped without her help.”   

Debbie looks very pleased with herself, but is rather deflated when Angela says, with crocodile tears in her eyes, “Mam!   Thank you for being there for me, and thanks for sharing the pain!”

Just as Eileen is about to spill the beans . . .

I’d like to say a word too,” begins Eileen, but she is interrupted by Hywel, who tells how he has been thinking what to do with Meilyr’s fund.

. . . Hywel grabs the limelight . . .

“After seeing how brave Angela has been tonight, I’ve decided to use it to help her stay alive!”   

. . . and Eileen gives up

Eileen, looking thoroughly crushed, declines to say anything further.

"Trying to buy forgiveness?"

As people leave, Cadno acerbically comments, “Trying to buy forgiveness?   I won’t forget what you did at Auntie Marian’s funeral!”   Anita is of the opinion that someone needs to calm down.

"Decided to keep your mouth shut, then?"

“So you decided to keep your mouth shut in the end, then?” Angela smugly remarks.   Eileen replies that she had no choice after Hywel’s speech, 

"That was donated in memory of an innocent child!"

but that Angela should give the money back, as it was donated in memory of an innocent child.

"And his father wants to give it to me!"

“And his father wants to give it to me!” grins Angela.   Eileen simply wants to go home.

"I hope I did the right thing"

Back in the salon flat, Hywel hopes that he has done the right thing, and Anita tells him to ignore what Cadno said.   “That money was there to give people a life – an opportunity that Meilyr will never have!” Hywel explains, “He’s on my mind every minute of the day.”

"I'm always thinking about Eira and Dwayne"

Anita agrees, saying that she still thinks about what Eira and Dwayne would have done each day.   “You just need time, and I’m more than willing to listen.”   

Rather bad timing there, Anita!

She leans forward to kiss him, but he recoils and demands what she is doing;  then he suggests that it is time for her to leave.