Episode
Day 1774
Day 1774 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Edie Gorse has come down with a headache that has outstayed its welcome and is being kept in for observation. Opal Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing. The tide is out further than usual. Opal Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind. 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
00:34Opal Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Opal Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
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.
09:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
09:27Iris Brody and Marla Finch no longer need a reason to call round.
10:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
11:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Hal Brody has been elected to deal with it.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
12:00Edie Gorse has come down with a headache that has outstayed its welcome and is being kept in for observation.
12:45Founders Park hosts an impromptu regatta of paper boats — Truman Beaumont vows to go the distance.
13:00Edie Gorse has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
13:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
13:43Linus Tidewater's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about.
13:46Orson Ferris and Opal Ferris have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
14:00A seagull has stolen Jonah Ferris's sandwich near the dock. Again.
15:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
17:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
19:11An evening light too good to waste finds two old friends talking quietly over tea on Marla's porch.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
21:49Lark Ferris has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
22:38Iris Brody has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
What was said
00:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
There you are! I was just defending your honour. From nobody in particular.
There you are! I was just defending your honour. From nobody in particular.
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Beautiful day, isn't it?
Kip! Beautiful day, isn't it?
07:24Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
08:14Bev Tanner, Hal Brody, Dot Ferris, Orson Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:19Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:52Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Orson Ferris, Bev Tanner, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Iris, sit down before you fall down. Tea?★
Iris, sit down before you fall down. Tea?★
09:35Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Morning, Truman. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Truman. Everything feels possible at this hour.
10:38Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
Sal! I was just telling someone about you. Favorably.
Sal! I was just telling someone about you. Favorably.
11:28Bram Tidewater, Wilf Tanner · Founders Park
Hello, Wilf.
Hello, Wilf.
12:07Sal Marino, Abel Callahan · The Salty Gull
There you are, Abel. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Abel. I was hoping we would cross paths.
12:26Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.