Episode
Day 2500
Day 2500 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. The tide is out further than usual. Kip Doyle has gone to look at what it left behind. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Gil Ferris was born to Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Shortcut reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Kip Doyle has gone to look at what it left behind.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
10:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
11:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
12:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
12:45Linus Tidewater produces a rival route. The difference is seconds, and is defended for hours.
15:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
15:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Wilf Tanner turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
16:42Truman Beaumont and Linus Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
20:37Rex Callahan has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
21:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:08Ewan Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:11Orson Ferris has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:22Bea Callahan is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:28Milo Ferris has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:42Iris Brody has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:46The Anchor's piano is being played by Fern Gorse, who cannot play piano.
23:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
Kip! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Hello, Linus. Whatever it is, there is a procedure for it.
Hello, Linus. Whatever it is, there is a procedure for it.
07:16Iris Brody, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hello. I am not lost. I am exactly here.
Hello. I am not lost. I am exactly here.
07:17Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
There you are, Toby. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Toby. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:19Fern Gorse, Bram Tidewater, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
07:20Marla Finch, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:46Fern Gorse, Orson Ferris, Iris Brody, Edie Gorse, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:26Edie Gorse, Fern Gorse, Ewan Callahan, Lark Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:58Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:00Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Hattie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Hattie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:09Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:12Truman Beaumont, Wilf Tanner, Orson Ferris · Seahaven Mutual
Wilf! Good to see you. I was beginning to think the day had skipped you.
Wilf! Good to see you. I was beginning to think the day had skipped you.