Episode
Day 223
Day 223 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Elaine Whitlow 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. A Wager on the Weather runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Elaine Whitlow has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
00:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
05:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
09:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00Dr. Cornelius Pratt fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The morning mail has arrived. Elaine Whitlow received a mysterious postcard.
11:00Flo Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
12:38June Ellery bets Truman Beaumont that tomorrow will be glorious. The stakes are one coffee.
13:00The tide is out further than usual. Fern Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Bev Tanner appears to be enjoying it.
17:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
19:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
20:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
20:49Sal Marino and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
21:37Hal Brody is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
What was said
08:06Pearl Gorse, Edie Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Edie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Edie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
11:02Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:40June Ellery, Truman Beaumont · The Bakery
Truman. Excellent. I require an informal opinion in triplicate.
Truman. Excellent. I require an informal opinion in triplicate.
12:53Marla 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.★
13:14Marla 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.
15:12Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Bev, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Bev, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
15:31Marla 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.
17:42Marla 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.
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.
18:55Sal 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.
20:17Hal Brody, Rex Callahan · The Anchor Bar
One more, Rex, please.★
One more, Rex, please.★
20:51Sal Marino, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Evening! This is the civilized hour for catching up.
Evening! This is the civilized hour for catching up.