Episode
Day 213
Day 213 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Bev Tanner is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Dr. Cornelius Pratt. Gus Tidewater is stepping out with Marla Finch. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Dog Nobody Owns 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
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
08:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
08:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
10:00Bev Tanner is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
10:41Pearl Gorse makes posters. The dog attends the poster-making.
11:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The morning mail has arrived. Hal Brody received a mysterious postcard.
13:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
14:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
17:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
17:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
18:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
18:19Sal Marino and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
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.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
What was said
10:43Truman Beaumont, Pearl Gorse · The Dock
Morning, Pearl. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Pearl. Everything feels possible at this hour.
11:00Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:49Marla Finch, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Flo. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Flo. I'll bring that right over.
14:28Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
17:11Marla Finch, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
17:40Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Bev. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Bev. I'll bring that right over.
18:06Kip Doyle, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
You made it through the day, then.
You made it through the day, then.
18:22Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Evening, Bev. The whole town is slowing down at last.
Evening, Bev. The whole town is slowing down at last.
19:01Marla Finch, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.
19:39Norma Quist, Pearl Gorse · The Salty Gull
There you are, Pearl. Any news before supper?★
There you are, Pearl. Any news before supper?★
20:13Gus Tidewater, Rex Callahan · The Anchor Bar
One more, Rex, please.★
One more, Rex, please.★
22:44Sal Marino, Rex Callahan · The Anchor Bar
One more, Rex, please.★
One more, Rex, please.★