16 November 2017

Sioned hatches another plan . . .

Sioned has a box of various medicines and tablets;  

. . . and sees that people have been trying contact her

she looks at her phone and sees there have been six missed calls.

It is breakfast time at Maes-y-Deri, 

"Come on, shift, so I can give Nicky his breakfast!"

and Vicky wants Non to shift, so she can give Nicky his breakfast.   Mark comments, “That charm school was worth it!”   

"I've been reading an interesting book"

Non has been studying a book, and Vicky wonders whether it is ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’.   Non explains that it is about Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the 11th century Welsh prince.   Vicky shows no interest whatsoever, 

"I hope they're paying you loads to read that stuff"

and hopes that Non is being paid loads to read stuff like that.

"The pay is good after I've trained"

“Not while I’m on teacher training, but the pay is good after,” Non replies, “And there is always promotion – the starting salary is about £23,000.”   

"You could train to be a teacher, Vicky"

Kath suggests that Vicky could train to be a teacher, as she is only jealous;  this starts Vicky off again about sharing a room with Kath.

"I'm sure I'll be thrown out next"

“I’m sure I’ll be thrown out on the street next,” she moans, 

"No-one is throwing you out!"

but Mark points out that no-one is throwing her out.   “Right, I’m off to the Deri, so I’ll be able to pay for the penthouse flat I’m going to get!” she says.

Kath tells her a few home truths

Kath admonishes her, “This attitude you’ve got – kick it out as you go through the door!”

"Have you heard from Sioned today?"

Gwyneth goes into the shop and asks Eileen if she has heard from Sioned today;  “She’s not answering her phone – it’s not like her.”   

Eileen grabs her coat and hurries over there

Eileen is anxious and decides to go over there now.

"What is wrong with Vicky?"

Mark is just emptying the postbox as Kath asks him what is wrong with Vicky;  he replies, “For some reason, she’s got it into her head that we’re trying to get rid of her.”   Kath wants him to come and meet her in the Deri when he finishes his shift at noon;  

"We need a bit of reverse psychology!"

she rather cryptically tells him they need to do some reverse psychology.

"Sioned!   Sioned!"

Eileen arrives in the flat to find Sioned, lying on the sofa, motionless, with an empty bottle and tablets scattered on the table;  

It seems to have convinced Gwyneth 

Gwyneth is about to phone for an ambulance, and Eileen screams, “How many of the tablets have you taken?”

"I couldn't go through with it!"

Sioned appears to wake up, and in tears maintains that she could not go through with it.   “I was so worried – I couldn’t sleep – I had a drink but it made me worse.   

"I started having dark thoughts"

“Then I had another one and I started having these thoughts, dark ones.   I knew that some of Ed’s old sleeping tablets were here.   

"I'm so scared, Mam!"

“I’m so scared, Mam!”

Eileen, as usual, is taken in by this charade, and wants Sioned to come and stay with her.   

"I'll stay here with you"

Then Gwyneth volunteers to stay in the flat with her, 

"I want to be by myself"

but Sioned protests, “I want to be by myself – especially if I’m going to be with a lot of people soon.”

Gwyneth insists that if she stays here, Sioned will not even know she is here, unless she wants some company or to talk.   

Eileen will check for any more tablets

Eileen will go and run a bath for Sioned, and also will check the cupboards to make sure there are no more pills.   

"I'll make sure everything is all right"

Gwyneth assures Sioned that everything will be all right – she will make sure of that.

Mathew makes some alterations behind the bar . . .

Mathew has been making some alterations in the Deri, moving the beer glasses closer to the pumps, and the expensive bottles to the top of the fridge, 

. . . but Vicky's mind is otherwise occupied

but Vicky is not listening to him.   

"How much longer are you going to be like this?"

He asks her how much longer she is going to be like this, as she was over the moon when Dani offered them the jobs.

She is jealous of Non's money

Vicky grumbles about how much Non earned, and he angrily tells her, “Stop thinking like that!   Either you want us to have our own place and live together, or you can carry on being jealous and bitter.   We’ve got a chance to do something with our lives – just us two – you couldn’t give Nicky a better example.”

"Gwyneth, about the Brandon business"

Eileen wants to ask Gwyneth something;  “About the Brandon business – I’m not having a go at you, but you deceived everybody.   

"How did you manage that?"

“Nobody had a clue that you started that fire – how did you manage to do that?   I will need to be just as strong in court.”

"I repeated it so many times, I believed it"

Gwyneth replies that she repeated the lies so many times to herself that she believed them.   

"You'll have to cross-examine me again!"

Eileen resolves that she must have another cross-examination session with her before the trial;  “I don’t want her to go to jail – 

"I don't want to lose her!"

“I don’t want to lose her!

"Would you like to see the menu?"

Vicky sees Mark and Kath in the Deri, and asks if she can bring them a menu;  

"Sorry I was a bit hard on you"

Kath begins, “I’m sorry if I was a bit hard on you this morning,” and Mark does not want Vicky to feel they are trying to get rid of her.   

"We're going to ask Non to leave"

Then he continues, “We’re going to ask Non to leave – tonight – so don’t worry, you and Nicky can have your bedroom back – and you can stay for ever.”   Vicky however replies that she does not want to live in Maes-y-Deri for ever, 

"I don't want to stay at Maes-y-Deri – I want a place with Mathew"

but rather wants a place with Mathew.   “What about the stuff you said this morning?” demands Mark, and she points out she did not realise how fortunate she is, 

"Don't make her leave!"

and begs them not to get Non to leave.

"Reverse psychology always works"

As Vicky walks away, Kath remarks, “What did I say – reverse psychology always works.”   

"But what if it hadn't worked?"

He wonders what would have happened if Vicky had agreed to Non leaving.

Gwyneth tells Sioned that they need some bread and other things, so she will pop out to the shop.   

"I hate being pathetic and weak!"

“I hate being pathetic and weak,” Sioned whines, 

"I understand what you're going through"

but Gwyneth urges her not to think like that;  she understands what Sioned is going through.

“I’ve never had such a good friend in my life,” Sioned says, 

The next stage of Sioned's cunning plan

before leaning forward and ‘spontaneously’ kissing Gwyneth.   Then she alleges she is sorry and should not have done that.   

Gwyneth is rather taken aback by this

Gwyneth appreciates that it is a stressful time — and someone can act impulsively, but Sioned replies that it may not have been impulsive.

"I'm starting to have feelings for you"

“The truth is,”she says, “I’m starting to have feelings for you – the ones you don’t get for friends.”   

Gwyneth does not seem happy about this

Gwyneth seems rather disturbed by this revelation, but is told, 

"Things have changed"

“Things have changed – this is more of a shock for me than it is for you.   Perhaps it would be best if you went.”   

Gwyneth points out that she has some shopping to do, and they can talk about it afterwards – 

"Everything going according to plan"

“or forget about it, if she would prefer.

Nicky is rather short of toys

Kath goes to retrieve some of Nicky’s toys from the cupboard under the stairs, 

"You're working too hard"

as Mark tells Non that she deserves a break;  “You’re working too hard.   I’m sure that you’re doing great.”

"What's this bag, under the stairs?"

Kath comes back with an unfamiliar bag she found in the cupboard, containing Awyr Iach clothing;  

Vicky is immediately suspected . . .

at that moment Vicky returns home and looks very alarmed.   “Vicky, don’t tell me you’re responsible for these!” says Mark.

. . . but Non says they are hers

A quick-thinking Non announces that they are hers;  “I bought them to give to a refugee charity, and I put them in there out of the way.   

"I'll take them on Saturday"

“I haven’t had the chance to take them yet – I’ll go on Saturday.”   

"It might be a good idea if you were nicer to Non"

Kath remarks to Vicky that it might be a good idea if she were nicer to Non.   

Gwyneth has been hiding in the alley

Gwyneth is standing in the alley when Sioned finds her, and insists she did mean what she said – that things have changed.   

"I've never had feelings like this for a woman before"

“I’ve never had feelings like this for a woman before – I want to be with you, in every way.”   

"You're not playing games with me, are you?"

Gwyneth has suspicions that Sioned is playing games with her, and using her, but Sioned is insistent, “No – how can you say that?   I understand that it’s a shock, but it’s a shock to me, too.   

"No – this is how I feel!"

“This is how I feel.   Come back to the flat – you can’t stay out here all day”

"Why did you do it?"

Vicky thanks Non for what she did with the jumpers, and does not know why she did it;  “You have to share a room because of me,” Non replies, 

"I don't want to make trouble"

“I didn’t want to make trouble – and I’m sorry.”

Vicky says she is the one who should be apologising, and urges Non to stop being so nice;  

"I've been horrible to you"

“I’ve been horrible – maybe I’m a bit jealous.”   Non cannot understand why Vicky should be jealous of her, 

"You have a fantastic career ahead of you"

and the reply is “You’re brainy, and have a fantastic career ahead of you.”

“As what?   The worst teacher ever?” demands Non, 

"The pupils don't take me seriously"

“The pupils don’t take me seriously – it would be easier if I were more like you – confident and not taking any nonsense.”

"Can I be really honest with you?"

“Can I be really honest with you?” Vicky asks, “Maybe it would help if you dressed sharper – 

"You could do something with your hair"

“and did something with your hair.   

"How about I give you a make-over?"

“How about I give you a make-over?   I think you could look stunning!   Trust me – after I finish with you, you’ll look like a supermodel!”

"The timing couldn't be worse!"

Sioned opens a large bag of crisps, and admits, “I wasn’t going to say anything about how I feel – the timing couldn’t be worse!”   Gwyneth replies that it is at the worst times we realise how we really feel.   

"It's highly likely I'll be going to jail"

Sioned goes on, “I need to start facing facts – it’s highly likely I’ll be going to jail.   

"The barristers will rip Mam to pieces"

“Mam will try her best, but she won’t be able to do it – I know her.   The barristers will rip her to pieces.   

"Can you wait for me?"

“What I’m trying to ask is, can you wait for me?”

Gwyneth is determined to save her from jail

She seems to be convincing Gwyneth, who insists that she will not let Sioned go to prison;  she will take the stand and do the lying instead of Eileen.   

"You can't – it's too risky!"

Sioned asks what will happen to Gwern, as it is too risky.

“They have no proof that you abused Ed – it’s his word against yours – I will be safe,” Gwyneth says, 

"I'm going to do this – you can't stop me!"

“I’m going to do this – you can’t stop me!   I’ll go home to fetch some stuff for a few nights – I won’t be long.”   

Sweet little 'butter wouldn't melt' Sioned

Sioned tries to manufacture a sincere smile.

Non is unsure about her new look . . .

The newly made-over Non feels rather self-conscious at the Deri, 

. . . and cannot see a thing without her glasses

and protests that she has to put on her glasses, or she cannot see a thing.   “I love the hair and the jacket – but it’s not really me.   The best thing about this make-over is that I feel I have made a new friend.”   

"You have to be more straight with your pupils"

Vicky advises that she needs to be more straight with her pupils, 

"Look at those two, checking you out!"

and then remarks, “Look at those two over there, checking you out!”   Non feels embarrassed.

Gwyneth is going for a quick cuddle . . .

When Gwyneth returns, she starts getting rather personal, 

. . . but Sioned says they had better not

but Sioned says they had better not;  “The fact that you agreed to testify on my behalf has changed things.   

"You'll think I'm doing this to keep you on side"

“I don’t want you to think I’m starting a relationship with you just to keep you on my side.   I want us to start on a clean slate, without this case hovering over us.   

Gwyneth looks concerned about this 'something special'

“We’ve got something special here, but please don’t ask me to start during one of the hardest times of my life.   

"You understand, don't you?"

“You understand, don’t you?”

"Large brandy, please"

Kath is at the bar when Eileen comes in, looking very downhearted, and orders a large brandy;  

"Look at those two, bonding over a bottle of Prosecco"

Kath looks at Vicky and Non, bonding over a bottle of Prosecco.   

Down goes the brandy

When Eileen downs the brandy in one gulp, Kath can see that there is something wrong.

"It's Sioned!" — it is always Sioned

“It’s Sioned!” sighs Eileen, “I know she’s not the most popular person in the valley, but she was about to take these last night.”   

"She was about to take these"

She shows the bottle of tablets to Kath, and explains that they are Ed’s sleeping pills, and that she is desperate.   

"She is so scared of going to jail"

“She is so scared of going to jail – I don’t know what I’d do if she succeeded in killing herself!”

"I don't think she would succeed with these!"

Kath empties some of the tablets into her hand, and announces, “Well, I don’t think she would succeed with these – they are some sort of vitamin pills, I think!”   Eileen is very confused.