Episode
Day 1434
Day 1434 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Bea Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Cole Whitlow has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation. Cole Whitlow 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
01:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
05:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
06:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:43Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
07:51Bram Tidewater has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
08:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
14:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
14:04No inspector arrives. The town has never looked better and is quietly pleased.
14:04Abel Callahan and Rex Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
14:04And so concludes: Word of an Inspection. The town will live with how it ended.
15:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Milo Ferris appears to be enjoying it.
16:00Bea Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
17:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
18:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
18:00Cole Whitlow has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation.
18:59Elaine Whitlow and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
20:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
20:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
22:08Ewan Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:10Iris Brody is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:22Linus Tidewater has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:54Edie Gorse has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:04Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Lark! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
Lark! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:25Linus Tidewater, Iris Brody, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
07:33Kip Doyle, Opal Ferris · Kip's House
Well if it isn't Opal. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Opal. How's the day treating you?
08:22Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
08:49Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
08:54Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Iris, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
Iris, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
08:54Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
There you are, Bea. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Bea. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:19Hattie Whitlow, Toby Tanner · Founders Park
Morning, Toby. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Toby. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:24Sal Marino, Ewan Callahan · The Salty Gull
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
10:17Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.