Episode
Day 1695
What a day in Seahaven Springs! Milo walked free from the Sheriff's office with nothing but a handshake and a lesson learned, while Hattie bounced right back out of Seahaven General, fit as a fiddle. The afternoon brought rain and rainbows in equal measure, and half the town found reasons to sit outside afterwards — though poor Abel seemed to lose a staring contest with a gull down at the dock. But The Anchor stole the show when Rex and Bea came to gentle blows over fishing tales tall enough to scrape the clouds, landing Bea a night in Hal's cells to cool off. Through it all, Truman went about his day with his usual earnest rhythm, singing badly to his radio and waving at everyone, blissfully unaware of the small dramas swirling around him — or that somewhere, the radio had whispered his exact location, if anyone had been listening.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Milo Ferris has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
00:00Hattie Whitlow has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
04:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
08:00The tide is out further than usual. Bram Tidewater has gone to look at what it left behind.
09:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
10:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
12:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
12:55Talent Night rehearsals heat up at the bakery — witnesses report 'tactical use of pastry.'
17:00Abel Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
18:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
19:20Rare sighting: Kip Doyle sits still for a full ten minutes, and it's with Dot Ferris — again.
20:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
21:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
21:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
22:13Bram Tidewater has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:16Iris Brody offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:17Abel Callahan is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:19Bea Callahan is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:20Rex Callahan offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:21Cole Whitlow is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:25Lark Ferris has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
23:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Bea Callahan and Rex Callahan came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Bea Callahan to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
23:12Rex Callahan and Sal Marino have got into the habit of each other.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Might turn to rain later.
Kip! Might turn to rain later.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
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.
07:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:14Iris Brody, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:18Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:21Elaine Whitlow, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
07:22Truman Beaumont, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Cole, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Cole, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:34Bea Callahan, Rue Callahan · Norma's House
Well if it isn't Rue. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Rue. How's the day treating you?
07:39Edie Gorse, Iris Brody, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:44Milo Ferris, Marla Finch, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:49Elaine Whitlow, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Cole. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Cole. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:15Edie Gorse, Iris Brody, Lark Ferris, Hattie Whitlow, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★