21 August 2019 (2nd)

Eifion is at the church, in the rain

Eifion’s car is parked outside a church;  Eifion, sheltered under an an umbrella, gets in 

"The funeral's not until eleven"

and informs Mathew, “The vicar says that the funeral starts at 11 o’clock,” and Mathew realises they have over an hour to wait.   “Your mother said we had to be here by ten – typical!” Eifion grumbles.

"Auntie Nel would be delighted to see you angry!"

“Auntie Nel would be amused and delighted to see you angry!” Mathew tells him, and is told that she was strange woman.   “Eccentric, I would call it,” Mathew goes on, and Eifion points out that Mathew was always her favourite.

Mathew remembers that she taught Eifion to swim;  

"Yes – by throwing me into the pool and laughing!"

“Yes – by throwing me in the pool and laughing at me almost drowning!   

"Those frozen egg sandwiches!"

“And the food was terrible – the frozen egg sandwiches – you were lucky not to find a cat hair in the egg!”   

"What was the name of that cat?"

They try to remember the name of that cat, then decide they might as well go into the church to wait.

"Keep an eye out for that solicitor"

“Keep an eye out for that solicitor – Mam said that he wants a word with me,” says Eifion, “I don’t know why, because she hasn’t left me anything – only you!   Unless it’s a bill for the funeral!”   

"Yes, Mrs Moustache – strange woman!"

Then he suddenly remembers the name of cat;  “Mrs Moustache!   Strange woman!”

"Thanks for coming over, Kath"

Kath has been asked to come over to Penrhewl, 

"What have I done wrong, then?"

and is worried that she has done something wrong;  

"I just want to talk about Sioned"

however, Eileen wants to talk about Sioned.   

"Has she admitted why she went away?"

“Has she admitted it?” asks Kath, “Why she went away?”

Eileen says that she has not, but wants to apologise that Sioned has not been pulling her weight at work.   

"What?   You know why she went?"

Then she suddenly realises that Kath knows why she went away;  

"The drugs belonged to Sioned – the ones Ricky took!"

she is informed, “The drugs belonged to Sioned – the ones Ricky took!”   

Eileen is astounded

Eileen is astonished, and cannot believe it.

“I’m sorry I have to be the one to tell you,” Kath continues, and Eileen is temporarily rendered speechless.   “There’s nothing to say, is there?   

"We have no control over what Ricky and Sioned do"

“As a mother and grandmother, we have no control over what Ricky and Sioned do.”   

"I feel that I've let you down!"

Eileen feels that she, as a mother, has let Kath down, but is told there is no point thinking like that.

"I've told Sioned exactly what I feel about it!"

Kath explains, “I’ve told Sioned exactly what I feel about it, and I’m willing to leave things as they are – but at least, you know now, don’t you?”

Sara drops some books

At Tapas, Sara drops some books on the floor, and Dylan helps her to pick them up;  

"What happened last night was all nonsense"

he tells her. “What happened last night was all nonsense,” but she points out that she loves this job – this, and Ifan, are the only things keeping her going.

"If drugs are funding this business . . ."

“But if drugs are funding the business, I don’t want to be here!” she insists;  Dylan assures her that he is not dealing, and would never put the business in danger.   

"I would never put you in a position like that"

Neither would he put her in a situation like that.

He adds, “You must know Garry Monk better than me – he doesn’t want competition on his patch, so he’s trying to scare me, flex his muscles – that’s all.   You and I understand each other, and work very well together – that’s why I want you to take more responsibility.   

"Would you like to buy the new produce?"

“Would you like to buy the new produce?   Cae Glas are coming to pitch some ice cream this afternoon, and I want you to lead the meeting on behalf of Tapas.”

"If this business is as honest as you say it is . . ."

She agrees;  “If this business is as honest as you say it is, I’ll do my best!”

Eileen severely reprimands Sioned 

At Penrhewl, Eileen is severely reprimanding Sioned;  “I was so ashamed – drugs, Sioned!   And you lied to me!   You’re lucky Kath’s so reasonable, because I wouldn’t have been!”   

"I'm sorry, Mam – I was stupid!'

Sioned is sorry and admits that she was totally stupid, but she did not know that Ricky would find them.   

"It was a mistake!"

She emphasises that it was a mistake

Her mother does not now want her to go to the meeting this afternoon, but Sioned pleads for just one more chance;  

"After all the other chances I've given you?"

“One more?   After all the other chances I’ve given you?”   

"I need something to keep me positive, Mam"

Sioned argues that she needs something to keep her positive, 

"You're not using Cae Glas as your personal rehab!"

but Eileen exclaims that she does not want Sioned using Cae Glas as her personal rehab.

Again, Sioned emphasises that it was a mistake, that she loves the business and she wants to play her part;  

"Let me show you I'm not completely hopeless!"

“Let me go to that meeting, please!” she begs, “Let me show you that I’m not completely hopeless!”

Iolo is about to look at the laptop

At number 7, Iolo has just opened the laptop when Tyler returns home, 

Tyelr has passed, with a B grade

announcing that he has passed GCSE maths with a B grade, and is congratulated.   

"Right, we're going to celebrate, Ty"

Iolo decides that they are going to celebrate;  “I’ll phone Dad, to see if he can babysit.”

A message from Aled appears, and Tyler answers it

Just then a message from Aled appears on the laptop;  ‘Hello – can we talk?   I really want to see you.’   Tyler looks very concerned and types his reply; ‘Sorry Aled, it’s not possible today.’

"Mam and Anita can babysit for us"

Iolo reports that Siôn and Anita can babysit, so they should take a bottle of wine to say thank you;  

"Can you go and buy a bottle of wine?"

“Can you go and buy one while I iron my shirt?   And get one for us as well.”

The solicitor hands over a large envelope

The funeral over, the mourners emerge from the church, pleased to see that the rain has ceased;  the solicitor hands an envelope to Eifion, then he and Mathew return to the car.   

"A burlesque dancer who lived in Reykjavik!"

Eifion thinks that the service was rather bizarre, and had no idea Auntie Nel used to be a Burlesque dancer, and lived in Reykjavik.

Mathew comments, “She must have got her tassels cold!” and is eager to see what is in the envelope.   

"Right – here we go, then!"

Once inside the car, they find two smaller envelopes, one for each of them, and Mathew is feeling excited.   

They do not look exactly impressed

They read the details and look at each other with distaste.

Eileen tells Sioned all she needs to know for the meeting

Eileen is briefing Sioned in the shop flat about the icecream they want to sell to Tapas;  “The honey comes from Mr Shelvington’s beehives – within a mile of Tapas.   The prices are there, and the samples are in the freezer downstairs.   

"I want everything to go well"

“I want everything to go well – you know what Sara’s like!”

"I can wrap Sara round my little finger!"

Sioned is surprised that she will be negotiating with Sara, and boasts that she can wrap Sara round her little finger.   

"There wasn't any tea"

Mathew and Eifion arrive back from the funeral and report that there were not many people there.   

"Did she leave you anything?"

Sioned seems to be more interested in whether Auntie Nel left them anything.

"I got £100 – but ask Mathew what he got!"

Eifion advises, “She left me the princely sum of £100 – but ask Mathew, her favourite nephew, what he got in the will!”

"A painting, apparently – and £2,000"

Mathew says that he has been given a painting, apparently, and £2,000.   Eileen comments that the painting will be a nice way to remember Auntie Nel, and Eifion mentions that it is by a famous artist, Kitty Morm;  

"Kitty Morm?   That name rings a bell"

Eileen says that name rings a bell.   Mathew has been informed that the picture is arriving today.

"It may be worth a few pounds"

Sioned has looked up the name on her phone, and finds that Kitty Morm is dead as well;  “That picture might be worth a few pounds!”   Mathew wonders if Sioned is going to an interview, looking so smart, 

"Selling icecream to Tapas will be easy!"

and she maintains that selling icecream to Tapas will be easy.   

Eifion wonders how she can walk in those heels, and Eileen leaves to go back to Penrhewl.   

Sioned shouts from downstairs that there is a massive picture

Then there is a shout from downstairs that the picture has arrived, and it is massive, so they go to investigate.

Aled knocks on the door of number 7

Aled knocks on the door of number 7, and Iolo answers it;  

"Is Mr Davies-White in?"

“Is Mr Davies-White in?” Aled asks, and Iolo wants to know if Tyler is his teacher.   

"It's not a good idea to turn up here"

Iolo points out that he is not there, and does not think it is a good idea to turn up at a teacher’s home.

"I need to talk to someone about Mam and Dad"

“Sorry – I need to talk to someone about Mam and Dad,” Aled continues, and identifies himself as Aled Richards.   

"Well, contact Mrs Gaynor Llywelyn, then"

Iolo looks stunned and advises him to contact Mrs Gaynor Llywelyn.   “Is Tyler going to be long?   I can wait,” says Aled.

"You're leaving, aren't you, Aled?"

As Tyler is approaching, Iolo shouts, “You’re not waiting another second – you’re leaving, aren’t you, Aled?   

"Off you go – and don't come back!"

“Go on – off you go – and don’t come back!”   Iolo and Tyler go into the house.

That painting does seem to be quite a size . . .

Eifion and Mathew have manhandled the enormous painting upstairs, and Eifion hopes that Mathew likes it.   

. . . and when they remove the wrapping . . .

They rip off the brown paper and reveal a rather hideous nude.   

"Auntie Nel – she's . . . naked!"

“Auntie Nel,” gasps Mathew, “She’s . . . naked!”

"You've hit the jackpot there, good boy!"

Eifion laughs uproariously;  “You’ve hit the jackpot there, good boy!” but Mathew points out he will not be laughing when it is sold, as Sioned said it might be worth a lot of money.   

"You can't do that – the picture's cursed!"

“You can’t do that, because this picture’s cursed,” Eifion informs him, “Haven’t you heard?   I heard Mam talking about it years ago – Auntie Nel didn’t want to sell it – whoever does will be cursed!   

Mathew does not like the sound of this

“You know what she was like for holding grudges – I wouldn’t be surprised if she was into voodoo!   “Eccentric, wasn’t she?   But, no, you sell it – it’s your choice.   

"Fancy a pint?   Auntie Nel's paying!"

“Right, fancy a pint?   Auntie Nel’s paying!”

Sara and Dylan sample the icecream

At Tapas, Sara is enquiring whether the icecream packaging is biodegradable;  

"We're very green at Tapas"

Dylan, who is sampling the icecream, stresses that they are very green at Tapas.   

"How much discount are you offering?"

Then Sara comes to the matter of price, wondering how much discount they would get;  

"20% off when you buy 500 of each"

“If you buy 500 of each, I can give you 20%,” Sioned replies, but that is far too much stock for them to keep, and they would expect a discount of at least 40%.

"We can get a big brand much cheaper"

“We can get a big brand for a lot less and without ordering as many,” Sara points out, 

"Cae Glas is local – and green"

and Sioned’s insistence that Cae Glas is local and green does not change her mind.   

"We might be in touch"

Sara winds up the meeting, “Thank you for coming to talk to us today – we’ll discuss it, and we might be in touch.”

"But I need this sale!"

Sioned pleads that she needs this sale, and Sara’s answer is that she needs to do what is best for the business, so Sioned leaves, and Sara looks rather pleased with herself.

"Forgive Sara – she can be a little direct"

Dylan catches Sioned before she goes downstairs;  “Forgive Sara – she can be a little direct – she’s never done something like this for us before.”   

"Yes, like a Rottweiler!"

Sioned considers that ‘direct’ is an understatement, and likens her to a Rottweiler.   

"Do you fancy a drink in the Deri?"

“Don’t be too hard on yourself – you’ll have all the answers next time,” he goes on, adding, “Do you fancy a drink in the Deri?   I’d say you need a drink,”

"No, thanks"

but Sioned refuses this advance.

"How did I know he'd come to the house?"

“How was I to know that he would come to the house?” demands Tyler, 

"How did he know where you lived?"

but Iolo wonders how Aled knew where Tyler lived.   “Someone at school must have told him – Guto or Aaron, perhaps.”   

"There's a line between a teacher and pupil!"

Iolo points out that there is a line between a teacher and a pupil;  “He’s tried to kiss you, and now he turns up on your doorstep – you need to keep a distance!”   

"Look, I didn't ask him to come!"

Tyler protests that he did not invite him to come.

"Gaynor warned you not to make another mistake"

“Gaynor gave you a second chance with this exam paper, and warned you not to make another mistake,” Iolo continues, 

"He needs someone to talk to"

but Tyler argues that Aled needs someone to talk to.   Iolo concedes, “Yes, all right, at school, with support from Gaynor and the other staff – but not outside school!   Not here!”

"He's gay, and having trouble with his father

“He’s gay, and he’s having trouble with his father – you, of all people, should understand,” stresses Tyler.

"You must keep your distance, all right?"

Iolo wants him to promise to keep his distance;  “At the start of term, you’re going to make sure another member of staff looks after him, all right?”   

"We don't feel like going out, Dad"

Then he phones his father, to say that they do not need a babysitter after all.

"Sorry, Mam, I did my best!"

Sioned arrives back at the shop flat, and reports to her mother by phone that the meeting did not go well, although she did her best.   

"I'm sorry I've let you down again!"

“There’s no need to come over – I’m just so sorry that I’ve let you down again.   I’m fine – I’ll see you – I just want to be on my own.”

The the new item of furniture catches her eye . . .

For some reason, she has not noticed the enormous painting until now, 

. . . she stares at it . . .

but when she turns to see it, 

. . . and appears to feel a little better

it causes her some amusement.

Tyler cautiously creeps downstairs in the darkness

During the night, Tyler comes downstairs and picks up the laptop.   

There is another plea from Aled

There is another message from Aled, timed at 23:42;  ‘Can I talk to you?   Ms Llywelyn won’t understand.   Not like you.’

After some thought . . .

After looking anxiously upstairs, 

. . . Tyler says that he is there

Tyler types his reply, ‘I’m here.’