Cwmderi Diary 2016: 8 November 2016

Eileen is losing track of time

As she has a cup of tea at Penrhewl, Eileen tells Cadno that Jim came home on Sunday; “Well, I think it was Sunday – I don’t know what day it is at the moment. And it’s hard to know how Jim is – he doesn’t say much.”

"Give him time"

Cadno advises her to give him time, as he is still in shock, as indeed Eileen is, after losing her granddaughter. “It’s important that I accept that she’s gone,” replies Eileen,

"I fell to pieces at the hospital"

“I fell to pieces at the hospital, and it if wasn’t for Eifion, I don’t know what I would have done – I’ll never forget what he did.”

DJ does some eavesdropping . . .

DJ has just come in from the farmyard, and waits just out of sight, as Eileen goes on, “I didn’t have the guts to tell Jim about Courtney, but Eifion did.

. . . and does not like what he hears

Then DJ enters the room, looking none too pleased.

"Stop it, Ed – you're making me nervous!"

Sioned tells Ed to stop pacing up and down, as he is making her nervous; “Oh, you’re talking to me today, are you?” he asks,

"Why did you accuse me?"

“Answer me one thing – why did you accuse me of doing something to Courtney’s car? She is anxious that he should keep his voice down, and indeed Jim comes in at that moment.

“Thanks for letting Angela know – how did she take it?” he asks Sioned,

"She was terribly upset"

and she replies that Angela was terribly upset. “Not upset enough to phone me, though!” he grunts.

Sioned takes her sister’s side; “Perhaps she doesn’t know what to say – why don’t you phone her?” Jim flatly refuses,

"You're as bad as each other!"

so she snaps, “You’re as bad as each other! This isn’t about you – it’s about Courtney!”

"Do you think I don't know that?"

“Do you think I don’t know that?” demands Jim, and retires to his bedroom.

“See what you made me do?” Sioned moans at Ed,

He looks as if he is ignoring it

and he simply looks exasperated.

"What do you want to fold pants for?"

Diane tells Dai to fold the pants

"That's good news, Jason!"

while she talks to Jason on the phone; then she announces,

"She'll be out by the end of the week"

“Sara should be out of hospital by the end of the week – I’m glad she’s all right.”

"That's good news"

This comes as a relief to Dai.

As Eileen leaves Penrhewl, Cadno tells her to give Jim her regards;

"And Eifion, if you see him!"

DJ sarcastically adds, “And Eifion, if you see him!”

“You’re not sulking because Eileen praised Eifion?” says Cadno,

"All he's done is to offerer help and support"

“All he’s done is to offer help and support. It must have been difficult for him to tell Jim about Courtney.”

"Everyone will miss her"

Eifion goes to see Jim; “Everyone will miss her – she was very popular,” he says, but Jim remains silent.

"You should talk to Eileen about it"

“Look, I know you’ve had a nasty blow on the head, but you should open up about how you feel – not to me, but to Eileen.” Jim demands if she told him to say that, but Eifion replies that bottling up things will not help anyone.

"Sorry if I'm letting everyone down!"

“I’m sorry if I’m letting everyone down – I’ve never been in this position before!” stresses Jim.

"You should be thanking Eifion"

When Eileen comes in,

So Jim does as he is told

Jim does thank Eifion for his help at the hospital.

"The impact of the car caused the scaffolding to fall"

As they eat their meal at Bryntirion, Dai says, “I could go mad, thinking about the scaffolding that fell, questioning everything, blaming myself and APD, but the impact of the car caused the scaffolding to fall.”

"It was my fault she was hit by the car"

Diane answers, “I’m not thinking about that – it was my fault that Sara was hit by the car. I criticised her for drinking alcohol when she was pregnant, and she walked off, straight into the path of the car.”

"The car caused the accident – not you!"

Dai assures her, “Yes, the car – that caused the accident – not you!” Diane hopes that Sara will see it that way.

"I should have been at your side"

Eileen confesses that she should have been by Jim’s side when he woke,

"Don't make her feel guilty"

and Eifion explains, “She had just lost her granddaughter, and didn’t know whether you would live – don’t make her feel guilty – she’s done nothing wrong!” He leaves the flat

"I shouldn't have insisted that you two got on"

Eileen tells Jim she was wrong, insisting that Jim and Courtney should try to get on – that was why he was there instead of Eifion. Jim however is quite adamant;

"I have to live with that for the rest of my life!"

“I was the responsible adult in the car – I have to live with that for the rest of my life!” They both sob uncontrollably.

"You like playing with cars, don't you?"

Ed is checking the oil in the taxi; “You like playing with cars, don’t you?” comments Sioned,

and he replies that if it was a joke, it is not funny. “Don’t talk to me like that!” she orders,

"It's not unreasonable to think that"

“It’s not unreasonable to think you did something to Courtney’s car, considering how much she knew about you.”

He once again denies that he did anything to it, while Sioned still insists it makes sense, with his history.

"I could accuse you just as easily!"

“I could accuse you just as easily!” is his reply, “You were obsessed that Courtney knew too much – and you were the one who argued with her!”

She does not like him disagreeing with her

She walks off in a huff.

A peace offering from DJ

DJ brings Cadno some red roses, and Cadno thinks that he should have given them to Eileen. “Or Eifion?” he suggests.

"He is no threat to us"

She describes his reaction as being ‘over the top’, and urges him to chill out about Eifion, as he is suffering too; he was close to Courtney, and he is no threat to their relationship.

"Take the price off next time"

As she goes to find a vase, she remarks, “You got a bargain there – take the price off next time – it’s more romantic.

"Don't upset him again!"

“Don’t upset Eifion again!”

"I'll try not to"

DJ confirms that he will try not to.

Sioned is sulking

Sioned is sitting on the bench outside APD;

"I was only defending myself"

Ed apologises that he went too far, but was only defending himself.

"From what? The truth?"

“From what? The truth?” she enquires. He argues that he is finding it difficult at the moment, living under the same roof as Jim and her mother, in a house full of grief.

"Jim almost heard you talking about doing something to the car"

Again she berates him, “Jim almost heard you talking about doing something to Courtney’s car!” He points out that she raised the subject, then her phone rings,

A phone call from Angela

and she shows him who is calling – Angela. She walks off to answer the call.

Jim looks in disbelief

Jim and Eileen walk from the shop to the scene of the accident;

There are flowers and candles

flowers and candles have been placed there as a tribute.

He is not sure about this

Jim is not sure about having something so public, but Eileen says that people want to show how much they thought of her.

He considers that they will have to start planning the funeral, and Eileen once more apologises for not being there when he woke;

Jim hugs Eileen

he hugs her.

"You know best – I understand that"

Sioned has gone into the café, still on the phone to Angela; when Eileen and Jim follow her in,

"Angela won't be coming to the funeral"

she tells them, “Angela won’t be coming to the funeral.”

"Typical!"

Jim’s comment is, “Typical! She has no interest in us, does she?”

"She's trying to avoid causing more trouble"

Sioned insists that he should not talk nonsense, and that Angela is only staying away from her daughter’s funeral to avoid causing more trouble on the day. After consideration, Jim replies,

"Yes, but can we trust her?"

“Yes – keeping away is best – but can we trust her to keep her word? She always wants all the attention!”

Just like old times at Penrhewl

Eifion brings the boys home to Penrhewl, and tells Cadno that Courtney is the only thing he can think about.

Reality is beginning to hit Eifion

“Only now is it all sinking in,” he says. He is told that earlier Eileen was praising him for all his help at the hospital, and is reminded that it should have been him in the car, not Jim.

DJ looks at the scene . . .

In the doorway, DJ surveys this family scene,

. . . and is concerned

and is very disturbed by what appears to be Eifion’s intrusion into Penrhewl, again.

"We're in each other's pockets in that flat"

Sioned and Ed are having a meal at the Deri;

She suggests this to Ed

she shows him a photo of the notice on the café window.

"£600 a month to live over the café?"

“£600 a month to live above the café?” is his response, but Sioned is confident they can get it for less.

"It's worth talking to Debbie"

“If you’d rather live where we are – fine!” she says, “But it’s worth talking to Debbie – we need more privacy –

"Just us, no-one else!"

“just us, no-one else!”

"Oh yes, a very inviting prospect!"

Ed seems less than ecstatic at the prospect.

Jim goes round to Eifion's

Jim calls at Eifion’s house, thanking him again for his help.

"She got on with everyone"

Eifion describes Courtney as a lovely girl, who got on with everyone; “Even with her father sometimes,” adds Jim. Eifion reminds him that they have their memories of her,