Cwmderi Diary 2016: 17 May 2016

"Chester's refused to go to school"

Britt is serving a customer in the chippy when Siôn enters, asking how she is;

"That's £4.90, please"

she hands the cod and chips (£4.90) to the customer, and tells Siôn not to go round and see Chester, who has again refused to go to school.

Madge has made a momentous discovery

Then Madge reports that there is no more fish in the freezer, much to Britt’s dismay.

"A fish and chip shop without fish!"

When she announces this to the customers, “But we have pies, sausages, fish cakes and pasties,” Dol is rather uncomplimentary about a fish and chip shop with no fish.

"Where do you get your fish from?"

Sam asks where she gets her fish from, and offers to fetch a further supply; Britt writes the address

"That's great, Sam – here's the address!"

and says she will sort out the bill with Fred next week.

Freshly cooked chips

Siôn asks for a box of chips.

An unwelcome visitor

Chester is not very pleased when Siôn comes visiting

"I'd rather starve!"

and offers him the box of chips. “I don’t want them – I’d rather starve!” he says, “What do you want? I haven’t changed my mind about therapy.”

"Throwing your future away!"

Siôn replies, “I know you, and you can’t change that. You’d rather starve than eat chips that I paid for – you’d rather suffer as you are than show that your Mam and I are right. You’re a clever boy, throwing your future away just to annoy a man you say means nothing to you. This is about your future and the kind of person you’re going to be!”

"I'm not going to be like you!"

“Well, I’m not going to be like you – I’m sure of that!” Chester tells him.

"It's too late for me"

Siôn wishes he could turn the clock back, as there is a lot he regrets doing, but it is too late to do that. He urges Chester that he can change, so as not to turn out like him, Garry or his mother.

Surely you are not going to waste those chips?

Siôn goes, leaving the chips behind.

"I need to talk to you!"

Mark has been waiting to see Dani in the Deri; he wants to have a chat with her, but she is working tonight.

"I'll come round tomorrow afternoon"

She agrees to go round to Maes-y-Deri tomorrow afternoon.

New barmaid in the Deri . . .

Sioned and Ed come into the Deri and order a meal from the new barmaid.

. . . it's not Gwen – she's on the other side of the bar

Sioned is amazed that they are sitting down for a meal together, and Ed comments, “I can’t remember the last time we smiled at each other.”

"I hope to get the truth out of her"

Mark arrives by their table, informing them, “I’ve persuaded Dani to come over after lunch tomorrow. It won’t be easy, but I hope to get the truth out of her – and tape her confession.”

"You don't have any evidence!"

Sioned points out that he has no evidence, and after he has gone, she tells Ed, “This is spiralling out of control!”

"Iolo's being cagey about it"

Dani goes to number 7 to see Iolo about a leaking tap, but Tyler tells her that he is about to go out, and suspects it is for a date. “I’m not jealous about it, but I don’t want him getting hurt after last time – and he’s being cagey about it.”

"Are you talking about me?"

Iolo has come downstairs and heard this; “I can look after myself,” he assures Tyler, adding,

"Mind your own business!"

“Mind your own business!” He leaves the house; after a few seconds consideration, Tyler grabs his keys and follows, with Dani chasing behind.

"Two sausages for the price of one?"

Britt tempts Geraint with the special offer, “Two sausages for the price of one?”

"Nah – forget it!"

but he is very dismissive and tells her to forget it.

Sam is back from Fred's of Llanarthur

Just then, Sam returns with the box of fish from ‘Fred’s Fish of Llanarthur’

"Hallelujah!" says Madge

which is welcomed by Madge, manning the fryer.

Sam tells Dol that his boat is finished and now in the harbour,

"We could do with someone like you at Awyr Iach!"

and she decides, “We could do with someone like you at Awyr Iach – you’d be an asset,” while she helps herself to the chips Britt has given him. He agrees that the money would be handy.

Iolo White's van is followed . . .

Iolo’s van arrives at a run-down building,

. . . to this unprepossessing building

and Tyler’s car is not far behind.

"Is there anything going on between you?"

“Is there anything going on between you?” asks Dani, and despite Tyler’s denials, she continues, “You’re going to a lot of effort for someone who means nothing – you like him, don’t you? It’s obvious!”

"I've been trying not to admit it"

Tyler explains that he has been trying not to admit it to himself; “I was angry with him for telling everyone, and then he went on Volcano!” Dani urges him to go and tell him how he feels, but Tyler replies that he cannot just gatecrash.

"I don't think he's on a date in there!"

She maintains there is only one way to find out, and she does not think he is on a date in there.

Inside the gym, (for that is what the building is) . . .

They walk in and find it is a gym;

. . . they look around for Iolo . . .

they look around and spy Iolo with Kelly.

. . . but Iolo spots them

As they attempt to make a hasty exit, they are spotted by Iolo; “What are you doing here?”

"He would be an asset to Awyr Iach!"

Dol explains to Sara how Sam would be an asset to Awyr Iach. Sara reminds her she is supposed to be at home with her feet up; “You know, backache!” Dol insists that the tablets are doing their job – at the moment.

"Come to the house in half an hour"

Sara tells Sam to come to the house in half an hour for a chat.

"We'll have to think of another story"

Sioned is becoming agitated; She tells Ed, “We’ll have to think of another story. Your lies got us into this in the first place!

Sioned is cracking under the strain

“I can’t do this any more – I can’t relax, I can’t sleep – it’s all I think about!” Ed answers that blaming someone else will not help.

"What if he comes after me?"

“Once Mark realises it’s not Dani, what if he comes after me? Dani was a good friend, too!” panics Sioned, then suddenly stops.

"I know – Angela!"

“Angela!” she exclaims,

"Don't drag her into this!"

and when Ed strongly objects to this, demands, “Do you have a better idea?”

"Why did you follow me?"

Iolo is irate that they have followed him after he told them not to; “I thought you were meeting someone else, and wanted to make sure you were safe,” blurts out Tyler. Kelly wants to know what could happen in a gym with her.

Tyler asserts he was only looking out for Iolo

“You only broke ribs a few weeks ago – this is not the way to deal with the attack!” insists Tyler, but Iolo is adamant that he does not need a bodyguard, and that they should go home.

Dani remarks about, “Taking self-defence lessons from Kelly!”

"Are you taking the mick?"

and Kelly objects to her ‘taking the mick’. She also advises that the two boys need to talk,

"I've got nothing to say to you! Go away!"

but Iolo stresses he has nothing to say.

Sam rambles through his life story

Sam goes on about his years at sea and his hobby of fishing, and when asked by Sara about anything relevant to Awyr Iach, he adds that he can repair anything, makes a good cup of tea and bakes cakes. He would welcome the opportunity to drive the van and make deliveries,

"I'll give you a trial at the end of the week"

so Sara invites him for a trial at the end of the week

"Game over"

Chester has finished a game of Astromatix

Chester sits and thinks

and sits morosely on the sofa.

"I shall be out making deliveries"

Sam finds Dol in the Deri and advises he has got the job, but they will not see much of each other as he will be out, making deliveries.

"I've got something that needs collecting from Carmarthen"

This pleases Dol as she has bought a dress off the internet for a fiver and has to collect it from Carmarthen on Thursday

"Don't cancel the therapy – I'll go!"

Chester comes in and surprises Britt with, “Have you cancelled the therapy? Don’t, because I’m willing to go, not that I’m sure what one session will do – and I don’t want anyone to know – I’m not soft in the head!”

Siôn has just arrived, so Britt announces the news to him;

"You took notice of what I said, then?"

“Oh, you took notice of what I said, then?” Britt looks rather disconcerted as Siôn adds, “You’ve taken a big step forward!”

Iolo tries to ignore Tyler

Iolo comes out of the gym and tries to ignore Tyler, who is waiting, having sent Kelly and Dani home. Tyler admits to his jealousy,

"You had your chance a while ago!"

but Iolo points out he had his chance some time ago. Tyler insists, “I was really, really jealous – I want you!

"I can't stop thinking about you"

“I think the world of you and can’t stop thinking about you!”

They appear to have made up

Iolo kisses him.

Sioned has worked out the details of her story

Sioned has worked out all the details; “We could say she was an escort, she killed Dewi and planted the phone. I’ll say that she made me promise not to tell anyone for Courtney’s sake!”

"The whole idea is nuts!"

Ed replies that the whole idea is nuts, and that whatever Angela may have done, this is not fair.

"You'd rather see me in prison?"

“So you choose her over me?” rages Sioned, “You’d rather see me in prison than accuse her?”

"I have no choice - I have to tell the truth!"

Ed tells her, “I don’t want anyone to go to prison for something I did! I deserve punishment – no-one else! I have no choice – I have to tell the truth.