Episode
Day 216
Day 216 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Hal Brody has come down with a very sore back. Dr. Pratt is keeping them in for observation. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Dr. Cornelius Pratt. Dot Ferris is in Seahaven General after they twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Surprise for Rex Callahan 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
03:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
08:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
09:00The morning mail has arrived. Dr. Cornelius Pratt received a mysterious postcard.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
12:00Hal Brody has come down with a very sore back. Dr. Pratt is keeping them in for observation.
13:00Flo Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
14:13Everyone in town is now keeping the same secret, badly.
15:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
15:00Elaine Whitlow called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
16:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
16:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
16:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
17:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
19:49Sal Marino and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
22:22Flo Tidewater is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
What was said
08:21Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
08:26Hal Brody, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello Fern. Some rain, huh?
Oh, hello Fern. Some rain, huh?
11:02Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:44Marla Finch, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.
14:15Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Seahaven General
Hal, perfect timing. I needed a pause.★
Hal, perfect timing. I needed a pause.★
14:16Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Norma's Grocery
There you are, Sal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Sal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
15:53Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
There you are, Bev. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Bev. I was hoping we would cross paths.
17:26Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Seahaven General
Evening, Hal. The whole town is slowing down at last.★
Evening, Hal. The whole town is slowing down at last.★
17:59Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Seahaven General
Visiting hours have officially become visiting minutes.★
Visiting hours have officially become visiting minutes.★
18:08Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?
18:17Sal Marino, Gus Tidewater · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Gus. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Gus. I'll bring that right over.
18:57Sal Marino, Norma Quist · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.