26 November 2014

Commando Jones arrives, in battle gear

Siôn and Dani stand at the door of Bethania as Mark arrives, in camouflage gear and armed with a shovel;  “One wallop with this, and they’ll be off to rat heaven!” he promises.   

In he goes to do battle with the foe

However, he does have some poison, and assures them he knows what he is doing;  “My middle name’s Crippen,” he jokes.

Another consignment of bags (where are they all kept?)

Gethin waits in a country lane with the van full of bags, which are transferred to Dean’s car.   

Gethin makes some more money

Then a considerable amount of cash is handed over.

Diane tries to let another business unit

Diane thinks she has a solution to Gwyneth’s problem – she could rent a business unit, but balks at the cost, £300 per month.

Mark informs Siôn that he has put plenty of poison down, and points out, “The little devils live in wall cavities.”   

"Houston, we have lift-off!"

Upon hearing some squeaking, he picks up his shovel, and creeps toward the source of the sound, saying (in English), “Houston, we have lift-off!”   

Siôn and Dani about to escape

Siôn and Dani make a hasty retreat.

Gethin has a well-earned pint in the Deri and says he is excited about Dani’s wedding;  

Gethin remarks on Iolo's track record with weddings

when he hears that Iolo will be there, he says, “You’re going, with your track record?”   Iolo argues that it has been a while since Ffion’s and Jinx’s wedding.

Sioned is of the opinion they cannot afford the rent

Sioned is adamant that the business unit offer is merely to line Diane’s pockets, and that they cannot afford that sort of money.   Gwyneth regards it as a challenge to raise production levels, but Sioned’s response is, 

"I don't know if I would carry on"

“If I had to do it full-time instead as a hobby, I don’t know if I would carry on.”

An unwelcome visitor for Gethin

Gethin is dismayed to see Dean turn up at the garage;  armed with a wrecking bar behind his back, he tells Dean that they were not to meet there.   Dean complains that twenty of the bags had broken zips;  “I want another twenty, or the £4,000 back!”

Gethin tries to emulate the old Garry Monk

At this, Gethin brandishes the wrecking bar, walloping the filing cabinet with it, in best “hard man Garry Monk” style, announcing that there may be replacements next week, but the price has just gone up to £10,000 for 30 bags.   

"Get out of my garage!"

Advancing with the weapon, he orders, “Now get out of my garage!”

"Mission accomplished," reports Mark . . .

Later, Mark comes into the Deri to report, “They’ve all gone, kaput, dozens of them!   

. . . but Siôn is not eager to pay up

We agreed £300 cash,” but Siôn wants to see the evidence for himself;  Mark says that as a self-employed translator he should know about prompt payment.

"Focus on the future," intones Gwyneth

Gwyneth is massaging Sioned’s head, to help her relax;  “Get rid of negative thoughts,” she urges, “And focus on the future – what do you see?”

Sioned is somewhat blunt;  “Bills mounting up because of the rent!”   Gwyneth tries to convince her that Laura Ashley started on her kitchen table.

"The deal was just to kill them!"

Back at Bethania, Siôn wants to see the bodies;  “I left them where they were – the deal was to kill them!”   Depite Siôn’s protests that they will stink the place out, Mark is insistent he is not going to touch them.   Dani thinks that she can smell them already, and Mark says if he is not paid he will have to have a word with Megan or Anti Marian, so Siôn hands over the money. 

Dani finds she is in a worse position that before

“We’re worse off than we were before!” laments Dani, and Siôn admits, “The thought of touching them turns my stomach!”   He hurries out of the chapel.

Iolo does not relish the job of unpaid nursemaid

Iolo is looking after the children, and is given detailed instructions of his duties before Britt dashes off to the chippy;  he does not look happy.

Dani considers the possibility of marrying while wearing a gas mask

Dani goes to Gethin’s, where he gives her a drink to calm her down.   Garry is at a car auction, and she says the wedding should be the best day of her life, “But it won’t be if we have to wear gas masks!”

Gethin takes charge;  “Get your coat.   We’re going to sort this out once and for all!”

Gwyneth has negotiated a lifting of Sioned's ban

Sioned is drinking in the Deri although she was banned, but Gwyneth told Siôn that she was considering a case of public slander, so the ban has been lifted.   Sioned tells her to be realistic – there is no way they can afford the rent, but Gwyneth is intent on “finding a way.”

"You're putting profit before my happiness!"

When Dani and Gethin arrive, Siôn tells them they can have the wedding in the Deri for £200, but Dani objects;  “You’re putting profit before Bethania, and even worse, you’re putting profit before my happiness!”

Gethin tells Siôn, “Get rid of the rats, or we have the reception somewhere else!”

Iolo puts his foot down – no more babysitting

When Britt arrives home and wants to arrange more babysitting for Iolo, he protests that instead he wants more shifts at the Deri, and also wants to be paid, as he intends to give up plumbing.

"I don't want to deal with you again!"

At home, Gethin leaves a phone message for Dean;  “I don’t want to deal with you or your gang again – understand?   It’s over!”

Siôn has dug himself into a hole

Siôn arrives home exhausted, admitting to Britt that he has dug himself into a hole;  he had to pay Mark for half a job, and now Gethin is threatening to take the reception elsewhere.

"A plague of locusts in the pulpit?"

When Britt mentions that Iolo wants to be paid, he concludes that God is punishing him for taking the money.   “It’s Biblical!   After the rats, what is next?   A plague of locusts in the pulpit?”

"The net is closing on me!"

When Britt tells him they have to get an expert to get rid of the rats, Siôn fears, “The net is closing on me.   I won’t be able to pay back the money to Bethania.   Doing my best is never good enough!”