Episode
Day 1296
Day 1296 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Rex Callahan has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Rex Callahan is not currently speaking to Edie Gorse. Toby Tanner was born to Bev Tanner and Milo Ferris. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Surprise for Hal Brody runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Rex Callahan has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
07:25Iris Brody and Hal Brody have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
08:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
08:10Linus Tidewater and Milo Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
09:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
10:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
11:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Lark Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
11:49It is nearly Hal Brody's birthday, and Edie Gorse has appointed themselves in charge.
12:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Elaine Whitlow appears to be enjoying it.
14:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
14:54Elaine Whitlow has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
15:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
15:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
17:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
18:00The tide is out further than usual. Edie Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
20:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
21:00A studio lamp came loose and struck the road beside Truman Beaumont. Control has logged it as "debris".
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:10Bea Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:21Lark Ferris is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:22Rex Callahan has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:23Linus Tidewater has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:31The Anchor's piano is being played by Fern Gorse, who cannot play piano.
22:35Iris Brody has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
What was said
06:58Dot Ferris, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
07:04Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:19Fern Gorse, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello, Milo. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Milo. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
07:22Truman Beaumont, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello Jonah. The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
Oh, hello Jonah. The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
07:23Dot Ferris, Edie Gorse, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:39Fern Gorse, Milo Ferris, Hal Brody, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:41Elaine Whitlow, Hattie Whitlow · Bay View House
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:30Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:45Marla Finch, 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.
08:47Dot Ferris, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Jonah! Bit grey today.
Jonah! Bit grey today.
09:00Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.
09:07Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.