Episode
Day 1669
Day 1669 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Sheriff Brody seen loitering at Seahaven Mutual well past closing time. Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster. 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
00:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
03:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
04:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
05:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
06:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
06:53Dot Ferris is not brilliant at sketching the shoreline, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
08:06Lark Ferris has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
08:20Edie Gorse has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
10:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
10:00Orson Ferris fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
10:35BREAKING: town ladder finally returned home, no charges filed, everyone relieved.
11:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
13:00Bev Tanner has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
15:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
17:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
18:24Sheriff Brody seen loitering at Seahaven Mutual well past closing time.
19:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
20:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
21:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
21:37Cole Whitlow has got good enough at learning the orchard properly to be quietly smug about it.
22:01Linus Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:05Hattie Whitlow has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:08Lark Ferris is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:08Toby Tanner is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
What was said
01:01Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Truman's House
Quiet night. Even the gulls have stopped arguing.
Quiet night. Even the gulls have stopped arguing.
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
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.
07:16Marla Finch, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Lark. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Lark. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:19Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Toby. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Toby. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:20Edie Gorse, Rex Callahan · The Anchor Bar
One more, Rex, please.
One more, Rex, please.
07:21Truman Beaumont, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:26Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Linus! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.
Linus! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.
07:28Rex Callahan, Fern Gorse · The Anchor Bar
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:41Lark Ferris, Abel Callahan, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Hello, Abel. I am covered in orchard and entirely unrepentant.★
Hello, Abel. I am covered in orchard and entirely unrepentant.★
07:48Truman Beaumont, Milo Ferris, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Milo! Good to see you. I was beginning to think the day had skipped you.
Milo! Good to see you. I was beginning to think the day had skipped you.
07:57Dot Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:03Kip Doyle, Rex Callahan · The Bakery
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.