23 April 2014

The Western Post prominently features the court case

Meic takes the Western Post from his letterbox and sees the main headline – “PLEA CHANGE SHOCKER.”   Meanwhile Sheryl is telling Anita that it is time for a fresh start;  she talked to Wil on Skype, and is thinking about going to see him.   She invites Anita and Meic to come with her.

Diane tells DJ she has lost the knack of “reading people”, and must go and apologise to three people;  first, she goes to Meic’s, where he understands her motives and thanks her for rescuing Kevin from the gutter.   

Meic persuades Anita to bury the hatchet with Diane

Anita takes more persuading, but eventually is reconciled to Diane, and invites her to lunch at the Deri.

Sheryl, indulging in a little horticultural work

Diane then visits Sheryl, planting flower tubs outside the salon;  Sheryl says she is not angry with her any more, but reminds Diane she is not a liar.

Lois, angry at Rhys, and now he has eaten her croissant!

Rhys eats Lois’s croissant at breakfast time, at which Lois loses her temper, and tells Gaynor she is angry at being “used” in the Deri to prove that he is not gay.   

Hywel has just run to Llanarthur and back when he hears Gaynor's fears

When Hywel returns, exhausted, from his morning run, Gaynor broaches the subject, suggests that Rhys’s flings with Lois and Rachel were simply “experimenting” and advises Hywel to talk to his son.   When he does so later, asking, “Got a special girl these days?” Gaynor comes to his aid, continuing, “Is there a special boy in your life?”

"No, I am not gay!" says Rhys, and explains about the photo

Rhys is angry that they have heard the rumours, and shouts that he is not gay, then explains about Iolo’s photo;  Hywel argues with Gaynor and storms off to find Iolo.   Gaynor tells Rhys he should be ashamed of treating Lois like that.

DJ is still chatting-up Anita

Anita and Diane arrive at the Deri, where DJ presents them with the menu, recommending his speciality, Chicken Fricasee, and flirting with Anita, who then tells Diane about the kiss last week, warning her not to tell anyone (fat chance).   Diane advises her not to get involved, as she is old enough to be DJ’s mother, and might get hurt.   After their meal, DJ tells Anita he wants to pick up where they left off last week, but Anita does not want such complications, and tells him to leave it.

Meic in in no frame of mind to think about a trip to Canada

Sheryl has been looking at flights to Canada and shows Meic some prices, but he is in no state to think about such things.   “No matter what I do, or where I go, I can’t escape the fact that my son is in jail for rape.”

Sheryl assures him that he will learn to live with it, and wonders, “How would it feel if he had not confessed?   You’ve lost a son, but gained a daughter.”    

Kevin's belongings are packed into a box to go to his mother

Later, Meic is packing a box, bearing Nansi’s address, with Kevin’s belongings.

Hywel catches up with Iolo outside the shop, and shouts, “Oi!   I’m not happy with the way you’re suggesting that Rhys is gay!   I hope you didn’t try it on with him!”   

"I wouldn't touch Rhys if he were the last man on earth!" snarls Iolo

Rhys sees this altercation from the other end of the street, and as Iolo emphatically states, “I wouldn’t touch Rhys if he were the last man on earth!”  Lois comes out of the chippy, only to be blamed by Rhys for starting all this ill-feeling. 

Lois gets the blame for Hywel's tirade against Iolo

When Iolo approaches them, Rhys wants to know what he told Hywel;  “I thought of revealing your big secret,” Iolo admits, “But I’m not as underhanded as you!”

Lois demands to know what this “secret” is, and when she threatens to go and ask Iolo, Rhys reveals that he has left college.   Later, at home he explains to her that he could not cope with all the work, and boasts that he has managed to conceal the fact from Hywel for a fortnight.   He is worried that she will tell Hywel;  Lois says she does not owe him any favours, and he tries to kiss her, but she shoves him away.   

Lois is exasperated with Rhys:  "Tell him yourself," she urges

“Think before you act,” she says, “And tell your father yourself!”