 |
| Cassie has been hiding something at number 9 |
At number 9, Cassie comes downstairs carrying a large bag, and asks Kath where Debbie and Mark are tonight;
 |
| Kath is going to sneak it back to Maes-y-Deri |
“They’ve gone to the cinema, so I can sneak that in without them knowing,” Kath replies, “Thanks for hiding it. So what have you been doing with yourself, then?”
Cassie says she has finished the first draft of a new story, which surprises Kath;
 |
| "Crikey – you type quickly, don't you?" |
“Crikey – you type quickly, don’t you?”
 |
| "It's 'Love Comes Calling'" |
She is told that the title is ‘Love Comes Calling’ and immediately wants to know what happens;
 |
| "Come on – is Alfonso back, then?" |
“Come on – is Alfonzo back, then? And what about René – is he still flirting with Rosemary?”
 |
| "You'll have to wait for it to be published!" |
Cassie says that she is not going to reveal any more; “You’ll have to wait for it to be published, like everyone else!” Kath enquires if there is any chance of a cup of tea, but it seems that the milk has run out,
 |
| While Cassie goes to the shop . . . |
so Cassie has to go to the shop for more.
 |
| . . . Kath delves into her unprotected laptop |
Kath takes advantage of her absence to investigate her laptop, which has been left, insecure, without any password, and soon discovers the manuscript for the novel.
 |
| "Please don't say you're still angry, Math!" |
Standing by the bus stop, Sioned is on the phone; “Please don’t say you’re still angry with me about last night, Math. Come out with me for one drink tonight – please?”
 |
| "You'll have to look after him, Sara" |
Jason hurries past her, pushing Ifan’s pram, and announces to Sara, who is just saying goodbye to Tapas customers, that she will have to look after him.
 |
| "I have to go to Phil – I'm his mentor!" |
“Phil is in a bookies in Swansea – I have to go to him – I’m his mentor! Dai’s out on a job, and Mam is busy in the yard! Sorry, Sara – he sounded desperate!”
 |
| Sara is left 'holding the baby' |
He runs off and Sara takes Ifan into Tapas.
 |
| Kath has sent herself the manuscript |
Kath appears to be remarkably computer-literate, and she sends a copy of the manuscript to herself at Kath.jones@mail.com, just before she is disturbed by the return of Cassie.
 |
| "That Colin will not stop gossiping!" |
She complains about Colin, who will not stop gossiping;
 |
| "I know – he's just like and old woman!" |
“He’s just like an old woman,” Kath agrees, “I thought you were lost – I’m parched!” Cassie has bought her a packet of biscuits as well.
 |
| Now Sioned is trying to contact DJ |
Sioned sends a desperate text, “Why aren’t you answering?” from the Deri, and then Dai comes in with his toolbag to attend to a problem with Seren’s bedroom door. Sioned asks if he has seen DJ.
 |
| "You live with him, not me" |
“You live with him, not me!” is Dai’s abrupt reply, “He’s probably working – what do you want with him?”
 |
| "I want him to come for a drink with me" |
She says she wants him to come for a drink with her, and he scoffs, “What – after those shenanigans last night?”
Shen she asks if he wants a drink,
 |
| "Offering me a drink? You must be desperate!" |
and he growls, “You’re offering me a drink? You must be desperate! I’m in the middle of a job.”
 |
| Dylan suddenly becomes aware . . . |
Dylan walks into the Tapas office, gets out a file,
 |
| . . . of Ifan looking at him |
and then becomes aware of Ifan looking up at him from the pram; he does not particularly pleased about this.
 |
| "Well, it will give me some income" |
Anita is surprised that Rhys wants to be a tenant at Yr Antur, but at least his rent will give her some income until she finds another job.
 |
| Kath is on her way home with the bag |
Kath is carrying the large bag, and Diane remarks that she look pleased with herself. “You’ll never guess what I’ve just seen!” Kath tells them,
 |
| "Cassie's latest story!" |
“Cassie’s latest story — I’ve just e-mailed it to myself from her computer, and I’m telling you now, ladies, what I’ve read so far is ‘juicy’!”
 |
| They want to see it |
Both Anita and Diane are anxious to see this,
 |
| "What's in it for me, then?" |
and Kath wonders what is in it for her; they promise her a drink – a large one.
 |
| "But not a word to Cassie!" |
“But not a word to Cassie!” Kath cautions them,
 |
| "An early night – with 'Love Comes Calling'!" |
“I shall be having an early night – with ‘Love Comes Calling’,”
 |
| "The only company you'll have in bed!" |
and they tease her that it is the only company she will have in bed these days.
 |
| "I'd rather have a book than Dai Ashurst!" |
“You know what, Diane – I’d rather have a book than Dai Ashurst!” is Kath’s rather acid parting comment.
 |
| Dylan reprimands Sara |
Dylan reprimands Sara, “You don’t bring a child into work and leave him on his own!”
 |
| "I had no choice – this was an emergency" |
She points out that she had the baby monitor, and he is fine; she had no choice, as this was an emergency.
“Jason’s friend was in trouble – he had to go and help,” she explains, but Dylan is not interested. “Don’t worry, Diane is picking him up, in half an hour, tops,” she assures him,
 |
| "Sometimes you just have to improvise" |
“Dylan, when you’re a mother, sometimes you can’t anticipate everything, and just have to improvise.”
He suggests that she should have a better back-up plan;
 |
| "Not very professional, is it?" |
“Because it’s not very professional, is it?”
 |
| Kath has the wedding dress back from Maenan |
At Maes-y-Deri, Kath takes out of the bag Debbie’s wedding dress, and explains to Ricky that she has bought it from Maenan as a surprise;
 |
| She wants to get it ready for the big day |
“I thought I would get it ready for the big day while they’re out tonight – I want things to be as special as possible for them.”
 |
| "They said they don't want a fuss!" |
Ricky reminds her that they do not want a fuss, but she insists, “There has to be a bit of fuss – especially after everything went sideways at the Glyndwr –
 |
| "I want your help with a couple of things" |
“and I want your help with a few things, so we’ll sit down with a couple of cans and have a chat, OK?”
 |
| Ricky will go for a shower first |
He will have to go for a shower first, as he has been cleaning out the fryers at the café, and is in rather a mess.
 |
| "You'd have more fun in a cemetery!" |
Sioned is still at the bar in the Deri, and grumbles to Cassie, “You’d have more fun in a cemetery!”
 |
| "It's never busy on a Thursday" |
but is told that it is never busy on a Thursday; everyone is saving their money for the weekend.
 |
| "I'm in everybody's bad books" |
Dylan somes in and sits by Sioned at the bar. She admits that she is rather embarrassed after last night; “I’m in everybody’s bad books!”
 |
| "You're not in my bad books" |
but he says she is not in his bad books, and so she will buy him a drink.
 |
| "I'd be a fool to refuse that" |
“I’d be a fool to refuse that, wouldn’t I?” he replies, and she asks for a lager and a white wine.
 |
| "Quiet – I've only just got him off to sleep" |
Jason has returned to Bryntirion, and is urged to be quiet by Dai, as he has only just got Ifan off to sleep; “He’s fine now, but he has been a handful, as usual,” says Dai, and asks how Jason’s friend is.
 |
| "Phil was in a state when I arrived" |
“He was in a state when I arrived, but he hadn’t placed a bet, thank heavens,” Jason replies, “He felt a lot stronger by the time I left.”
 |
| "Mission accomplished, Mam" |
Then he tells his mother, “Mission accomplished,” but sees that she is engrossed in something on her tablet. Dai reports that she has had her head in that thing since she got home from work.
 |
| "Cassie's latest 'bonkbuster'!" |
“It’s Cassie’s latest ‘bonkbuster’!” Dai says, and asks her, “Is René in that one, too?”
 |
| "No, it's Alfonso!" |
She informs him that it is Alfonso, and Jason just does not want to know.
 |
| Dai actually hands over a whisky |
Dai pours him a whisky, and Jason is surprised, as he does not usually share his single malt; he remarks, “There was someone there when I needed it, Dai, so it was only fair that I was there for Phil.
 |
| "What? I don't believe this" |
Then Diane suddenly comes across something in what she is reading and exclaims, “What? I don’t believe this!”
 |
| Anita is occupying herself in a similar fashion . . . |
At the same moment, at Y Felin, Anita is sipping a glass of wine and reading a printed transcript of the book
 |
| . . . . and she, too, finds something disturbing |
when she, too, seems perturbed by something.
 |
| "I won't be able to sort a wedding cake by next week!" |
At Maes-y-Deri, Kath has compiled a list for Ricky; “Confetti, wedding cake – I won’t be able to sort a wedding cake by a week tomorrow!” he protests, but Kath says it does not have to be a big cake, like DJ made. She stresses that a cake from a shop will be fine, and they will also need some champagne.
 |
| "Where am I supposed to get money for that?" |
“Where am I supposed to get money for that?” he demands,
 |
| The 'fairy godmother' provides the funds |
so his Gran gives him some money, describing herself as a fairy godmother.
“There’s a deal on at CostMart until Saturday – six bottles for £70 – can you get down there? There’s one more little thing I want you to do.”
 |
| "This couple in Manchester had a 'BoyBand'!" |
She picks up a magazine and continues, “There’s a couple in Manchester, and their friends put together a boyband for their wedding – they were thrilled to bits. You could ask Mathew, Rhys, Tyler, perhaps Iolo.”
 |
| "They won't agree" |
He warns that they will not agree, but she can imagine them, just like ‘Take That’ and points out that his mother likes them.
 |
| "Mam doesn't want any fuss" |
Ricky reminds her that his mother does not want any fuss, and he does not even know if they can sing.
“They can when they’re supporting the rugby!” she informs him, “The ceremony will be flat otherwise, won’t it?
 |
| "For me? Please?" |
“For me? Please?” Ricky finally agrees.
 |
| "You've been so underhand!" |
Diane hurries purposefully across the road to confront Cassie, with Dai trailing behind; “You’ve been so underhand!” she moans,
 |
| "You based Alfonso's neighbours on us!" |
“You based Alfonso’s new neighbours on us! A couple in their 60s, he’s a rugby fanatic, she’s a councillor, always in animal print!”
Cassie is interested to find out how she knows who is in the next story,
 |
| "What was that line again, Diane?" |
and Dai explains that she has read it – and printed out the evidence; “What was that line again, Diane?”
 |
| "Fur coat and no knickers kind of girl!" |
“Page 69!” snarls Diane, “Diandra Mackintosh was a fur coat and no knickers kind of girl – and nobody knew what she saw in Beer Belly Dave.” Dai is outraged to think that term depicts him.
 |
| "Don't talk such rubbish!" |
Anita is approaching as Cassie tells them not to talk rubbish; she wants to complain about the character, Alexa Black;
 |
| "Don't say you're in this book as well!" |
“Don’t say you’re in this book as well!” rages Dai, and she replies that there is someone who sounds a lot like her.
 |
| "Married to a nationalist bore!" |
“She’s married to a Nationalist bore!” Anita goes on,
 |
| "That's definitely Siôn White!" |
and Dai is confident that is definitely Siôn White.
 |
| "How did you get hold of the story?" |
Cassie wants to know there they got hold of the story, and is told by Anita, “Kath e-mailed it to me – you can’t publish that!”
 |
| "We'll sue for defamation of character!" |
Diane is adamant that they will sue for defamation of character.
Cassie tells them to calm down, as they are not in the book, but Diane reminds her that the characters live in a small, rural village. “Cwmderi isn’t Sunnydale,” Cassie assures them, “And I was writing about the place long before I came to live here. If you must know, these characters are ‘swingers’.”
 |
| "What if people think we're 'swingers'?" |
Diane squeals, “Exactly – what if people think we’re ‘swingers’?”
 |
| "I'll kill that Kath Jones!" |
Cassie considers that a very unlikely scenario, and vows that she is going to kill Kath Jones.
 |
| "It's better than this cheap plonk" |
Inside the Deri, Dylan brings Sioned a drink, and she asks if the wine at Tapas is any good. He replies that it is better than this cheap plonk,
 |
| "Don't let Garry hear you say that!" |
so she warns him not to let Garry hear him say that. “What’s he going to do – hit me?” Dylan demands, and she calls him cocky.
“Why do you come here to drink if you’ve got your own bar?” Sioned enquires,
 |
| "I know what I'm doing" |
and he says he is checking out the competition. Business is good, and he thinks he has a gold mine there; he tells her that he knows what he is doing.
 |
| "I like a man who knows what he's doing" |
“I like a man who knows what he’s doing,” she says, and he fancies something to eat.
“You’ve got your own restaurant, and you’re starving?” Sioned goes on, How’s the food at Tapas, then?” He replies that Jaclyn is amazing; “You have to say that – she’s your sister!” Sioned remarks,
 |
| "Want to come and try the food?" |
and he invites her to come and try the food.
 |
| "I could be tempted" |
She agrees that she could be tempted.
 |
| "I thought we were friends!" |
Kath is in her dressing gown and preparing for bed when there is a knocking at the door; Cassie marches in. “I thought we were friends!” she snarls , “Friends don’t steal from each other!
 |
| "That's stealing!" |
“You stole my story from right under my nose, and shared it with Anita and Diane – that’s stealing!”
 |
| "You should think of it as a compliment" |
Kath prefers to call it borrowing, and maintains that Cassie should regard it as a compliment;
 |
| "They couldn't wait to read your new story!" |
“They couldn’t wait to read your new story!”
Cassie points out that Anita and Diane have made it clear they do not share her good view of the story; “They think I’ve based the latest characters on them.
 |
| "You can forget about reading that, as well!" |
“You can forget about reading that as well!” she rages, snatching the transcript from Kath,
 |
| "Delete it off there – go on!" |
then stands over her as she deletes the e-mail from her laptop.
 |
| Sara has had a busy day at Tapas |
Jason is making a bedtime drink, and Sara wants one too, as she has been on her feet all day. “It was quiet, so we closed early,” she tells him,
 |
| "Dylan wasn't too happy about Ifan" |
“Dylan wasn’t happy that you dumped Ifan on me.” He replies that he had no choice, and she continues, “Well, he thought it was unprofessional.”
 |
| "You're the most professional person I know" |
Jason considers her the most professional person he knows, and in any case, Ifan was not there for long. He says that Dylan was at fault for banning Hywel yesterday,
 |
| "I have to accept his decisions – even when they're wrong!" |
but she concedes that he is the boss, and she has to accept his decisions, even when they are wrong.
“I was hoping to make an impression, but with yesterday and today –
 |
| "Do you think he regrets giving me the job?" |
“do you think he regrets giving me the job?” she frets, and Jason tell her that things will improve as they get to know each other better.
 |
| "I must have left my phone at Tapas" |
Meanwhile she is searching through her bag, and realises she has left her phone at Tapas; “Great – just what I need!” she exclaims, and goes to fetch it.
 |
| "About four and a half out of ten" |
At Tapas, Dylan asks what Sioned thinks of the food, out of ten; she jokingly replies, “About four and a half!
 |
| "No, you were right – Jaclyn is amazing" |
“No, you were right – Jaclyn is amazing.” He hopes that she will tell everyone, because Hywel Llywelyn is trying to give them a bad name.
“Ignore him – everyone knows he is a liar!” is Sioned’s verdict, “He has been his whole life.
 |
| "I didn't come here for the food" |
This food speaks for itself – although I didn’t come here for the food.”
 |
| Sioned kisses him |
She leans over and kisses him.
“Who’s confident now?” he asks, and he does not want her to stop,
 |
| He is somewhat dismayed to see . . . |
but as they get more passionate
 |
| . . . Sara, back to collect her phone . . . |
they become aware of Sara, watching them.
 |
| . . . but she leaves them to it |
Without a word, she retrieves her phone and leaves again.
