Episode
Day 1246
Day 1246 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Abel Callahan has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation. Fern Gorse is not currently speaking to Cole Whitlow. Abel Callahan is being kept in overnight with a touch of whatever half the town already had. 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
10:51The surprise is sprung. Truman Beaumont is surprised, more or less.
10:51Truman Beaumont and Iris Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
10:51And so concludes: A Surprise for Truman Beaumont. The town will live with how it ended.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00Iris Brody fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
12:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
14:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
14:27Edie Gorse and Ewan Callahan have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
15:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
15:00Abel Callahan has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation.
16:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
16:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00Business is slow enough that Fern Gorse has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:59Truman Beaumont and Iris Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
22:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
What was said
00:05Marla Finch, Cole Whitlow
Hold on. I need to look surprised properly.
Hold on. I need to look surprised properly.
08:04Marla Finch, Hattie Whitlow · Bay View House
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:05Kip Doyle, Orson Ferris · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:24Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:55Elaine Whitlow, Hattie Whitlow · Bay View House
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:04Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
Iris! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
Iris! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
09:50Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris · Bev's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
10:20Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Promenade House
Morning, Sal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Sal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
10:39Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
10:54Truman Beaumont, 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.
12:22Lark Ferris, Linus Tidewater · The Bakery
Linus! Every gutter in town has found its voice.
Linus! Every gutter in town has found its voice.
12:31Fern Gorse, Bea Callahan · Norma's Grocery
Hello, Bea. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
Hello, Bea. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.