28 December 2016

Ricky arrives home . . .

Ricky walks in through the back door of Maes-y-Deri and discovers a welcoming party – 

. . . and was not expecting this

his Mam and Dad, together with DS Davies and a PC.

"Have they tried to deliver a parcel?"

Anita arrives home with Diane and asks if a card has been left about  a parcel for delivery, as she is expecting something from Kevin.   

"You'll never guess what Jim did!" 

Diane  starts telling her, “You’ll never guess what Jim did!” but Anita does not want to know, and in order to avoid awkward questions from Diane, 

"I just want to go to bed, Diane"

she says that she wants to go to bed, as per doctor’s orders.

"But why were you locked in?"

The DS cannot understand why Ricky was locked in, 

"He didn't want to hurt me"

so Ricky explains, “So I couldn’t run away – he didn’t want to hurt me – he was just angry.   He started calling me names, but never touched me.”   

"If you're not being honest . . ."

Debbie warns him , much to the annoyance of the DS, that if he is not being honest, he can forget about going out with his friends.

"We talked about Courtney for a while"

Ricky continues, “He was angry with me, but then he started to understand that I liked Courtney too – we talked about her for a while, and that was it, really.   Then Diane Ashurst came in and got things a bit wrong.   She is upset because of the wedding and a friend going off in an ambulance – and I think she had been drinking.”   

"Did she imagine the shovel, then?"

The DS wonders if Diane imagined she saw Probert threaten him with a shovel.   Ricky says he has to go to the toilet, 

Debbie is certain he is lying

and on the way up the stairs, he hears Debbie remarking that he is lying, and that Diane is in a state.   

Ricky sends an emergency text

Ricky starts composing a text to Dani, Diane and Jim, as Debbie worries that Jim might try to kidnap Ricky again.   DS Davies assures them that she will get to the bottom of the matter.

"Have you heard from St Garry?"

Siôn and Gwyneth are in the Deri, buying a bottle of red wine;  Dani asks them, “Have you heard from St Garry?”   Gwyneth is disappointed that he has not spoken to Gwern by Skype as she said he would;  “Oh, so it’s not just me he’s avoiding then,” observes Dani.   

"Off to see Iolo now"

Siôn tells her they have to go and call on Iolo before collecting Gwern.

"Haven't you seen the text, Dani?"

Diane rushes in, quite distracted;  “I thought I had persuaded Debbie not to tell the police!” 

"Why did you go and tell Debbie?"

and shows Dani the text.   Dani is disgusted that she told Debbie about what happened;  

"You really are Muppet of the year!"

“You really are Muppet of the year, aren’t you?” she exclaims.

Jim is terror-stricken . . . 

Jim is very disturbed 

. . . by Ricky's text

when he too reads the message.

They have the popcorn and everything

At number 7, Iolo and Tyler are preparing to snuggle under a duvet, about to watch The Walking Dead, series 1.   As Iolo draws the curtains, he sees Siôn and Gwyneth, “The wicked stepmother,” approaching, and worse, still, they see him.   

"We're not feeling too well, actually"

His excuse that he and Tyler are not well is swept aside by Gwyneth, and they enter.   Siôn says he is concerned as they have not seen Iolo over Christmas.

"Just going to watch some Zombies"

As Tyler points out they were about to settle down to watch a series about Zombies, Iolo extracts the present from its bag, 

"Talking of Zombies, what the hell is this?"

and comments, “Talking of Zombies, what the hell is this?   

"A self-portrait, is it, Gwyneth?"

“A self-portrait, is it, Gwyneth?”

Siôn is offended, and tells Tyler to get some glasses for the wine, as he is not leaving until Iolo apologises.   

Iolo appears to be in the doghouse

Iolo looks somewhat sheepish.

"That's all for now"

DS Davies has finished her questions for now, and as they leave, 

Ricky is caught alerting the others . . .

Debbie catches Ricky firing off a quick text, “Cops on the way – Haven’t told them anything.”   She is furious that he is tipping Jim off, seizing the phone and telling Mark that now they have the proof which will mean Jim rots in jail.   

. . . and cannot dissuade his mother

Ricky is exasperated.

Siôn enjoys this Tempranillo

At number 7, Tyler thinks that the wine is Rioja, but Siôn superciliously corrects him, “Rioja is a Spanish wine, whereas this is Tempranillo from Argentina.”   

"He's full of interesting facts"

Gwyneth remarks that Siôn is full of interesting facts;  “Why else would you be with him?” Iolo enquires.

"I've had enough of this childish attitude!"

Siôn is becoming angry;  “I’ve had enough of this childish attitude – I know that you and Britt were very close, but don’t you think it’s time we all moved on?   Now in the season of goodwill is the perfect opportunity to bury the past and look forward to the future – politely!”

Iolo tries to look contrite

Iolo looks contrite and says, “Sorry, Gwyneth – I’m tired and not thinking straight.”   She suspects he has been celebrating too much, 

"Come on, time to get Gwern"

and as they leave to collect Gwern, 

"Thanks for that . . . voodoo thing!"

Iolo adds, “Thanks for that . . . voodoo thing!”

Iolo tells Tyler that at least he did not throw anything at her, and that Christmas is the time to tell family what you think of them.   

"Let's get back to the Zombies!"

Tyler is keen to settle down with the Zombies again;  

"Perhaps Gwyneth will be in it!"

“Perhaps Gwyneth will be in it!” suggests Iolo.

"Come on, Ricky, tell us what happened"

At Maes-y-Deri, Mark insists that Ricky tells them exactly what happened, 

"Why don't you want to tell us?"

and Debbie wonders why he is so reluctant to say.   

"It's about Courtney"

“This is not about Jim, replies Ricky, “It’s about Courtney – she’d be gutted if she knew what he did!   He wanted to frighten me – make me get so cold that I’d beg for help!”   

Debbie is going to the police

Debbie decides to take the phone to DS Davies immediately.

Ricky pleads, “No, Mam!  I don’t want to send him to jail – Courtney would never forgive me!   

"He might be ill, but he's not dangerous!"

“He might be ill, but not dangerous!” but her mind is made up.

There is a knock on the door of number 10, 

The package Anita has been waiting for . . .

and a delivery man brings in a holdall and an envelope, 

. . . with her precious locket

which Anita is delighted to find contains her necklace and locket.

That episode seems to have been very entertaining

At the end of one episode of the Zombies, Iolo is about to visit the toilet when the phone rings, 

"Oh – it's tonight, is it?"

and he finds it is Gethin, reminding him they are going round to Cysgod y Glyn for a curry tonight.   

"Tell him we're not well"

Tyler is not keen, but Iolo has an idea;  “If we are eating their food, we ought to take a present,” 

"We ought to take a present!"

his gaze lighting on the hideous mask.

Debbie paces up and down in the café, and is joined by Mark, 

"We can't do this to Ricky"

who tells her, “We can’t do this to Ricky – he will never trust us again or forgive us.   He didn’t tell us about Courtney and the baby, as he was worried about what we’d say.   

Debbie's resolve begins to falter

“If you report this to the police, it’s like saying his feelings don’t matter.   You know how boys that age can be – they do all kinds of stupid things to teach their parents a lesson.   

"I'd prefer my son to trust and respect me"

“I want to give Jim a hiding, and see him rot in jail – but would prefer it if my son trusted and respected me.”

The police go to interview Jim

They watch as the two police officers go into the shop;  “Please don’t show them those messages!” Mark urges her.

"We only had a chat"

Jim does not deny that Ricky called round, but insists they only had a chat.   

"Do you often lock the door?"

“Do you often lock the door when you have a chat with other people’s children?” enquires the DS, “What did you intend to do to Ricky Jones?   Did you touch him?”   

"I'm not a pervert, if that's what you mean!"

Jim vehemently denies these accusations;  “I’m not a pervert, if that’s what you mean!   I don’t know what I was going to do.”

"Do you have to interfere?"

At this point Debbie arrives, and the DS irritably comments, “Do you have to interfere?”   Debbie asserts that there has been a mistake – which is really embarrassing.

"This is all a business vendetta!"

“Between you and me, I think Diane Ashurst is going cuckoo!” she goes on, “And I don’t want to be part of this vendetta she has against Jim.   It’s to do with the business, and now I know about it, I want to withdraw the complaint!”

"Thank you for wasting our time!"

DS Davies is not happy;  “Thank you for wasting our time!”   

"I've finished with you, for now at least"

Then, turning to Jim, she adds, “I’ve finished with you, Mr Probert, for now at least.”

"Go near Ricky again, and I'll throttle you"

When they have gone, Debbie warns Jim, “I’m not going to drag you through the court, but don’t think I’ve forgiven you!   Go near Ricky again and I’ll throttle you!”   

Jim is deep in thought

Jim can hardly believe that this ordeal is over.

DS Davies addresses Diane

The DS proceeds to the Deri, where she has something to say to Diane;  “The complaint against Mr Probert has been withdrawn, but a word to the wise – 

"Next time, think twice!"

“next time, think twice before seeking revenge against your business partner!”

Diane feels rather stupid

Diane receives no sympathy from Dani;  

"It's all your own fault!"

“Don’t look at me – it’s your own fault!”

"I'm no good to anyone!"

Eileen discovers Jim, sobbing on the bed;  “I’m no good to anyone!   You don’t understand – the police have been, because I tried to frighten Ricky.   

"I just wanted to scare him"

“I locked him in the APD stores, without a coat or fleece or anything.  I just wanted to scare him – I don’t know what I would have done if Dani and Diane hadn’t stopped me.   And what makes it worse – he’s not willing to give evidence against me – he feels sorry for me!   

"A sixteen-year-old feels sorry for me"

“A sixteen-year-old feels sorry for me, because I’m pathetic – and no good to anyone.”

"You mean everything to me!"

Eileen assures him that he means everything to her;  “People do stupid things in situations like this – remember what Sioned was like when we lost Denz?   But she got through it – and things will get better for you!”

"I can't carry on like this!"

“But when, Eileen?” he pleads, “I can’t carry on like this!” and sobs piteously.