Episode
Day 1412
Day 1412 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days. A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried. The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue. 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
02:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
06:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
07:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
08:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
09:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
09:36Marla Finch has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
10:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
10:28No inspector arrives. The town has never looked better and is quietly pleased.
10:28Jonah Ferris and Fern Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
10:28And so concludes: Word of an Inspection. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
15:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Orson Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
16:25Edie Gorse and Orson Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00Business is slow enough that Abel Callahan has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
20:36Bev Tanner has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
20:47Milo Ferris has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
20:52Elaine Whitlow has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
21:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:23Abel Callahan has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
07:04Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:20Milo Ferris, Ewan Callahan, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Ewan! Perfect. I have made far too much of something again.
Ewan! Perfect. I have made far too much of something again.
07:22Truman Beaumont, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:33Kip Doyle, Opal Ferris · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:48Edie Gorse, Bev Tanner, Truman Beaumont, Bea Callahan, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:10Dot Ferris, Orson Ferris, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Orson. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Orson. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:35Dot Ferris, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Edie. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Edie. How's the day treating you?
08:46Marla Finch, Milo Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:12Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
10:30Jonah Ferris, Fern Gorse · The Bakery
Hello, Fern. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
Hello, Fern. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
10:51Kip Doyle, Fern Gorse, Milo Ferris, Jonah Ferris · The Bakery
Fern, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Fern, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?