Episode
Day 2279
Day 2279 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Rex Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Elaine Whitlow has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation. Elaine Whitlow is being kept in overnight with a touch of whatever half the town already had. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Leak at The Town Hall 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
08:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
12:00Iris Brody has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
13:00Rex Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
13:00Edie Gorse answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
13:43A drip has appeared in the ceiling at the town hall. A bucket is deployed.
16:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
16:00Elaine Whitlow has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation.
17:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:40Fern Gorse and Wilf Tanner postponed the matter, but neither has forgotten it.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
20:59Opal Ferris has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:06Orson Ferris has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:07Edie Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:18Abel Callahan has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:19Milo Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:23Ewan Callahan has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:43Rex Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
What was said
07:15Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:20Milo Ferris, Orson Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
07:40Edie Gorse, Truman Beaumont, Iris Brody, Jonah Ferris, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Truman. Say something interesting. I have been stamping since I arrived.★
Truman. Say something interesting. I have been stamping since I arrived.★
07:49Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:08Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
08:39Elaine Whitlow, Cole Whitlow, Jonah Ferris, Linus Tidewater, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
09:03Bev Tanner, Hal Brody, Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:09Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:25Orson Ferris, Toby Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Toby. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Toby. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:50Lark Ferris, Linus Tidewater · Community Orchard & Gardens
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:52Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · The Salty Gull
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
10:32Truman Beaumont, Rue Callahan, Toby Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.