Episode
Day 1596
Day 1596 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Seahaven General reports unusually good spirits on the second floor today. An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days. A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Battle of the Noticeboard takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
00:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
10:30Orson Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
12:17Bram Tidewater has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
12:35THIRD NOTICE, FIRST CLUE: A smudge of flour and ink has Truman and Dot narrowing the suspect list.
13:00The tide is out further than usual. Hal Brody has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Bev Tanner has been elected to deal with it.
14:14Seahaven General reports unusually good spirits on the second floor today.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
23:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
What was said
08:06Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:46Rex Callahan, Abel Callahan · Promenade House
Abel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Abel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
10:12Abel Callahan, Bea Callahan · Promenade House
Hello, Bea. Do not look at the kitchen, look at me.
Hello, Bea. Do not look at the kitchen, look at me.
10:17Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Oh, hello Opal. Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Oh, hello Opal. Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
10:22Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Lark! Not a cloud in the sky.
Lark! Not a cloud in the sky.
10:58Lark Ferris, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
11:48Milo Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
12:37Truman Beaumont, Bev Tanner, Dot Ferris · Seahaven General
Bev, perfect timing. I needed a pause.★
Bev, perfect timing. I needed a pause.★
13:12Edie Gorse, Ewan Callahan, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
Afternoon, Ewan. Escaping the busy part of the day?
Afternoon, Ewan. Escaping the busy part of the day?
13:15Lark Ferris, Orson Ferris · Sunrise Café
Orson, I have reached a conclusion and it is an excellent one.
Orson, I have reached a conclusion and it is an excellent one.
13:32Iris Brody, Bram Tidewater · The Anchor Bar
I have heard three versions, and the least believable one is the truth.
I have heard three versions, and the least believable one is the truth.
14:16Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Seahaven General
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.★
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.★