Episode
Day 218
Day 218 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Dot Ferris has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. 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. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Dot Ferris has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
06:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
11:00Bev Tanner has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
12:31Rex Callahan has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
13:59Bev Tanner has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
14:00A seagull has stolen Fern Gorse's sandwich near the dock. Again.
14:25The surprise is sprung. Rex Callahan is surprised, more or less.
14:25Rex Callahan and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
14:25And so concludes: A Surprise for Rex Callahan. The town will live with how it ended.
15:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Sal Marino appears to be enjoying it.
16:26Sal Marino has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
17:00Business is slow enough that June Ellery has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
18:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
19:16Sal Marino and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
21:41Rex Callahan is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:36Sal Marino is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:44Fern Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
07:04Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater · Gus's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:29Rex Callahan, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
11:27Rex Callahan, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:05Gus Tidewater, Rex Callahan · The Dock
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
12:15Marla 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.
12:42Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
12:55Kip Doyle, Gus Tidewater · The Bakery
Good to see you, Gus. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Gus. I'll bring that right over.
12:59Marla Finch, Rex Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.
13:36Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.
14:27Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · East Beach
Sal! I was just telling someone about you. Favorably.
Sal! I was just telling someone about you. Favorably.
16:09Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Bev. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Bev. How's the day treating you?
17:13Marla 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.