Episode
Day 2131
Day 2131 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Lark Ferris has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation. A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it. Lark Ferris is being kept in overnight with a cough with genuine ambition. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Quiet Week for the Sheriff takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:53Orson Ferris is not brilliant at keeping a notebook about the pond, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
09:12Bram Tidewater and Hattie Whitlow no longer need a reason to call round.
09:12Whatever Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater were circling, they have landed on it.
10:13Rex Callahan has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
11:00A seagull has stolen Elaine Whitlow's sandwich near the dock. Again.
11:38A town-wide safety inspection is announced. Truman Beaumont is inspected first.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
13:00Lark Ferris has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation.
14:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
15:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
16:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
16:59Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
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 puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
21:44Milo Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
22:10Bram Tidewater is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:13Edie Gorse has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:18Iris Brody has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:59Rue Callahan has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
23:22Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Rex Callahan onto the water. Rex Callahan has not noticed.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Kip! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
07:17Bev 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.
07:20Truman Beaumont, Milo Ferris, Orson Ferris, Rue Callahan, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
07:55Bea Callahan, Rue Callahan, Milo Ferris, Wilf Tanner, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:46Marla Finch, Milo Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Milo, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
Milo, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:49Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
09:50Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
There you are, Sal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Sal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
11:40Truman Beaumont, Elaine Whitlow · Norma's Grocery
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
12:24Sal Marino, Elaine Whitlow · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
12:41Kip Doyle, Hal Brody · The Bakery
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.
12:43Marla Finch, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Hattie. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Hattie. I'll bring that right over.