Episode
Day 1668
Day 1668 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Jonah Ferris has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life. For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing. Wilf Tanner was born to Bev Tanner and Milo Ferris. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Whose Ladder Is This reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:59Jonah Ferris has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
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.
09:05Iris Brody is not brilliant at learning the orchard properly, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
10:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
13:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Bea Callahan has been elected to deal with it.
13:00A door that has been locked for as long as Truman Beaumont can remember was standing open this morning.
14:05Hal Brody and Rex Callahan have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
14:05Rex Callahan and Hal Brody have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
16:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
17:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
17:41BREAKING: Seahaven's Great Ladder Mystery solved — turns out it was a bakery sign repair gone slightly astray.
18:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
19:00The tide is out further than usual. Marla Finch has gone to look at what it left behind.
20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:51Orson Ferris has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:10Ewan Callahan has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:16Jonah Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:21The Anchor's piano is being played by Abel Callahan, who cannot play piano.
22:26Cole Whitlow has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Hello, Linus. Whatever it is, there is a procedure for it.
Hello, Linus. Whatever it is, there is a procedure for it.
07:19Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
Toby, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
Toby, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:26Abel Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
There you are, Jonah. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Jonah. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:33Linus Tidewater, Rue Callahan · Norma's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:52Lark Ferris, Abel Callahan, Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Abel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Abel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:26Dot Ferris, Cole Whitlow, Ewan Callahan, Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
Iris, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Well if it isn't Hattie. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Hattie. How's the day treating you?
09:00Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.