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| "Happy birthday, Chester!" |
Garry and Dani give Chester a birthday present,
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| "Ooh, cool!" |
which he describes as ‘cool’ and then Britt takes him to school. Garry calls Colin back for a word.
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| "Britt's looking forward to the party!" |
“Britt is really looking forward to this party – and we haven’t said a word to Chester!” Colin tells them,
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| "There is no party, Colin!" |
then they reveal that there is no party. Garry cannot do anything, with his leg, and Dani is busy,
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| He is delegated to organise it |
as Colin is not working today, Dani decides he can organise it – nothing extravagant, just sandwiches, cakes and pop. Colin has little choice other than to comply.
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| "Are you going in to work today?" |
Diane, wearing curlers, is sitting on the bed, when Dai brings her a cup of tea; “Are you going in to work today?” he asks, and receives no reply.
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| "How long is this nonsense going on?" |
He continues, “How long is this nonsense going on? You answer a few questions, but don’t really talk, you turn your back on me in bed, and don’t even say goodnight. Do you know what? I haven’t got anything to say to you either, not if you carry on like this!
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| "You'll lose Jason – and me as well!" |
“You’ll lose Jason – and me as well if you don’t sort yourself out – and soon!”
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| "Colin's going to feed the five thousand!" |
Eileen reports to Jim that Colin has been buying enough cake-making materials to feed the five thousand; “I wouldn’t like to see Britt’s kitchen!”
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| "I already made myself bacon and eggs" |
Jim has already made himself bacon and eggs,
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| He brings her a cup of tea |
and makes her tea, which Eileen says is a good sign, and remarks, “You might be well enough to work at Penrhewl soon.”
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| He will send the present back |
He intends to send the steering wheel cover back, but Eileen suggests it would be nice to give Ricky something of Courtney’s, as he loved her too and has been very good to Jim.
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| "Kath warned me to keep away from him" |
“Kath warned me to keep away from him, and I told him the same,” Jim replies, “I doubt if he’d want anything. Eileen advises that he give Ricky the choice, as he is a sweet boy and does not bear a grudge;
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| "They would have made a lovely couple" |
she insists that he and Courtney would have made a lovely couple.
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| "Er – hob, plate-warming, grill!" |
Colin is experiencing difficulties with deciphering the controls for the oven, and time is running out,
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| Colin must take decisive action |
so he loads all the necessary items into a plastic tray.
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| "You could come out for a drink with us" |
Siôn visits number 7 and suggests that Iolo should come out for a drink with him and Gwyneth;
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| "I don't think so" |
predictably Iolo turns this down. Then there is a frantic banging on the door,
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| "Iolo, can I use your kitchen?" |
and Colin arrives. He pleads, “Iolo, can I use your kitchen? I can’t work out Britt’s oven – it’s all double dutch! But I know this one well – it’s Chester’s birthday, and at this rate we won’t have anything to eat!
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| "You can come to the party if you like!" |
“I’ll be careful – you know me! You can come to the party, if you like.”
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| "OK, I'll ask him" |
When Dai arrives at APD, Jason is on the phone
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| "I forgot all about that!" |
and asks if he has worked out a price for Marged, Ty Coch yet; Dai says he will phone her back,
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| "Yes, he is a lazy so-and-so!" |
and Jason agrees with the caller, “Yes, he is a lazy so-and-so!”
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| "I'm not very popular" |
Jason reports that he has been asked by Cadno to move out of the farm, Sara is not answering his calls, and what with her and Mam, he is not very popular.
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| "Your Mam is driving me crazy!" |
“Your Mam is driving me crazy!” roars Dai, “I’ve never seen her like this – she’s making my life hell!”
Jason is regretting the things he said to her,
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| "We'll both go and apologise to her!" |
and Dai proposes that they both go to Bryntirion to apologise to her, so that things can get back to normal. Jason predicts, “Mam is stubborn, and getting her to apologise will not be child’s play,” but Dai points out that he has nowhere to sleep at the moment, so there is nothing to lose.
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| Diane looks determined . . . |
Meanwhile, Diane looks in the bedroom mirror,
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| . . . collects her passport . . . |
gets her passport,
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| . . . closes her case . . . |
zips up her case
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| . . . and goes |
and leaves the room.
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| "So Chester's having a party, then?" |
As Iolo works on the boiler in the Deri flat, Siôn remarks that he has heard that Chester is having a party. Garry invites him and Gwyneth to come,
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| "Sorry, I've got another job later" |
at which Iolo announces, “I’ve got another job this afternoon.”
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| Garry has Gwern's get-well card |
Gwyneth arrives, bringing a get-well card from Gwern for Garry;
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| "I'd like to take my fiancé to lunch" |
she tells Iolo, “I’d like to take my fiancé to lunch, if it’s all right with the boss.”
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| "You're still not happy with this, are you?" |
When they have left, Garry asks Iolo, “You’re still not happy with this, are you? I hope you’re not going to cause trouble for me – we have to consider Gwern in all this, and for him to be happy, his mother needs to be, and she is, from what I can see. Siôn is a good influence on her and Gwern.”
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| "You've changed your tune!" |
This surprises Iolo; “You wanted him out of Britt’s children’s lives not long ago!”
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| "It's time for everyone to move on" |
Garry argues that too much damage has been done, and it is time for everyone to move on – and that includes Iolo.
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| "I'm sure you'll make a special effort for Gwern!" |
He expresses confidence that Iolo will make a special effort for Gwern.
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| "I bet she's gone back to bed" |
When they arrive at Bryntirion, Dai suspects that Diane has gone back to bed; “That’s what she does – sulks, is in a foul mood, loses her temper and goes back to bed!
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| Jason is not looking forward to going up there |
“You’d better go up there and start apologising!” he tells Jason.
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| The bedroom is empty . . . |
He finds the bedroom empty,
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| . . . and so is half the wardrobe |
discovers that her side of the wardrobe has been cleared of clothes,
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| He calls Diane's phone . . . |
and when he dials Diane’s number,
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| . . . which is hidden under the duvet |
discovers the phone ringing under the duvet. He urgently calls for Dai,
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| "Probably gone drinking with Glenys Pop" |
who thinks she may have gone for a drink with Glenys Pop. “Does she usually empty her wardrobe?” enquires Jason,
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| "What's going on here?" |
and Dai wonders what is going on here.
Britt and Dani walk from the Deri to the chip shop flat,
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| "Come on, hopalong!" |
and shout, “Come on, hopalong!” to Garry.
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| "I can't come, sorry" |
They see Iolo passing, who says he cannot come, even when Garry glowers at him.
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| Catrin and Aaron are hard at work |
Inside, Catrin and Aaron are setting out the food; Colin asks them to blow up the balloons.
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| Britt is not pleased to see these two |
Britt is not pleased to hear that Siôn and Gwyneth have arrived,
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| "How am I supposed to persuade him?" |
and Garry wants Colin to phone Iolo and persuade him to come.
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| Madge has not seen Diane |
Dai and Jason go looking for Diane in the village. They ask Madge if she has seen her,
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| "Jim held your mother hostage!" |
then Dai has a brainwave; “Jim held your mother hostage once – come with me!” Jason, looking very puzzled, follows him into the shop.
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| "Who's that coming upstairs?" |
Upstairs, Jim is looking at some of Courtney’s belongings when Dai and Jason arrive; Eileen protests that they cannot just barge in,
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| "Where is she? What have you done with her?" |
but Dai demands, “Where is she? What have you done with her? Diane’s disappeared!”
Jim assures him that he has done nothing, but Dai ploughs on, regardless,
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| "He locked Diane and Ricky in APD!" |
“You threatened her before, on DJ’s wedding day!” He explains to the baffled Jason, “He lost the plot and locked Diane and Ricky in APD!”
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| "That was all a misunderstanding!" |
At this point, Ricky comes in and emphasises that the whole episode was a misunderstanding.
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| "Can we just focus on Mam?" |
Jason interrupts, “Can we just focus on Mam? Something has happened to her – her clothes have gone but she has left her phone!”
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| "Perhaps trying to get away from this bully!" |
Eileen answers, “Perhaps trying to get away from this bully! Anyway, it’s nothing to do with Jim. He’s feeling a lot better now, as he has been to grief counselling.”
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| "Are you going to say sorry, then?" |
Ricky asks if Dai is going to say sorry. Dai mutters something and then goes.
When Dai and Jason have gone, Ricky enquires if Jim is all right.
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| "Please, Iol – he's staring at me!" |
Colin is on the phone to Iolo; he begs, “Please – if you won’t do it for Garry, do it for me, please Iol! He’s staring at me!”
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| "Quiet – he's coming!" |
Then, realising that Chester is coming, he hushes everyone.
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| "Surprise!" |
As Chester walks in they all shout, “Surprise!”
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| No doubt about Chester's age |
Chester blows out the candles on the rather professional cake which Colin has produced,
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| "I cancelled that job!" |
and Iolo arrives, telling Garry that he has cancelled this afternoon’s job.
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| Ricky gives back the diary |
Ricky gives the diary back to Jim, and wonders if Diane is OK.
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| "We all make silly accusations when we're upset!" |
Jim replies, “We all make silly accusations when we’re upset!”
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| "I gave this to Courtney" |
Ricky picks up a necklace from the jewellery box, recalling when he gave it to Courtney, and adding that it was mentioned in her diary.
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| "He can keep it, can't he, Jim?" |
Eileen suggests to Jim that Ricky could keep it,
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| "Of course you can" |
and he agrees.
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| "If you hear from her, Glenys, let me know" |
Back at Bryntirion, Dai is on the phone to Glenys, who it appears is ‘on the pop’ earlier than usual.
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| "Right, we have to call the police" |
He then insists they have to call the police,
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| "They'll only laugh at us" |
but Jason says they will just laugh. “She’s been gone hours – she could be anywhere!” wails Dai, and then they both simultaeously think of, “passport!”
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| Dai finds only his passport |
Dai checks, and his is in its usual place, alone.
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| "She may have gone to Spain, or to Emma's" |
Jason suspects that she may have gone to the house in Spain, or to Emma’s, but there is no point in phoning, as she will not have reached anywhere yet.
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| "She's left me – I know she has!" |
Dai is inconsolable; “She’s left me – I know she has – I can feel it!
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| "What am I going to do?" |
“It’s all my fault, with my lies and my antics! I can’t live without her, you know – what am I going to do?
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| "I can't live without Diane!" |
“I can’t live without Diane!”
