Episode
Day 249
Day 249 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The gift-giver is revealed to be the least suspected resident, who is thanked with a modest ceremony. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Dr. Cornelius Pratt. Dot Ferris has been quiet lately, and keeps starting sentences she does not finish. 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
06:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
08:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Kip Doyle has been elected to deal with it.
11:00Elaine Whitlow has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
11:00Bev Tanner noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Dot Ferris appears to be enjoying it.
13:04The gift-giver is revealed to be the least suspected resident, who is thanked with a modest ceremony.
13:04Truman Beaumont and Marla Finch kept their word and finished what they started.
13:04And so concludes: The Anonymous Good Deed. The town will live with how it ended.
14:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
16:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
18:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
18:00The same passer-by has now walked past Truman Beaumont three times on the same route.
18:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
19:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
19:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
19:05Sal Marino and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
19:23Gus Tidewater is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
What was said
07:04Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater · Gus's House
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
10:24Pearl Gorse, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:39Gus Tidewater, Rex Callahan · The Dock
Rex. Weather.
Rex. Weather.
11:02Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:17Kip Doyle, June Ellery · The Bakery
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
12:19Rex Callahan, Truman Beaumont · The Dock
Come in, Truman. The quiet end of the bar is still available.
Come in, Truman. The quiet end of the bar is still available.
12:21Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
13:06Truman Beaumont, Marla Finch · Founders Park
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
13:33Kip 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.
13:37Rex Callahan, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Hello there.
Hello there.
13:43Kip 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.
15:17Gus Tidewater, Sal Marino · The Dock
Afternoon, Sal. Escaping the busy part of the day?
Afternoon, Sal. Escaping the busy part of the day?