Episode
Day 1194
Day 1194 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Hal Brody is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Fern Gorse is in Seahaven General after they came off worse in an argument with a garden gnome and a flowerbed. Opal Ferris was born to Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
11:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
12:00Hal Brody is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
12:00Fern Gorse came off worse in an argument with a garden gnome and a flowerbed and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
12:44Both routes are declared excellent. Everyone returns to the way they always went.
12:44Truman Beaumont and Iris Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
12:44And so concludes: The Shortcut. The town will live with how it ended.
13:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
16:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
16:54Bev Tanner and Marla Finch kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00Business is slow enough that Truman Beaumont has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
18:00A seagull has stolen Opal Ferris's sandwich near the dock. Again.
20:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
22:10Ewan Callahan is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:22Bea Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:35The Anchor's piano is being played by Abel Callahan, who cannot play piano.
22:40Jonah Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:18Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Milo, isn't it? How are things your end?
Milo, isn't it? How are things your end?
07:35Linus Tidewater, Bram Tidewater · Gus's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:09Abel Callahan, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Bea. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Bea. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:19Elaine Whitlow, Milo Ferris, Dot Ferris, Marla Finch, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
08:54Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.
08:54Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Iris. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Iris. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:21Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:25Bev Tanner, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
09:33Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
11:03Hal Brody, Sal Marino · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Sal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Sal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
12:04Milo Ferris, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.