Episode
Day 2603
Day 2603 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful. A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming. For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Battle of the Noticeboard 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 sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
12:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
12:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
12:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
13:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
13:33Two notices have appeared on the same board, on the same subject, disagreeing.
14:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
14:00Rex Callahan noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
16:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
17:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
18:00The tide is out further than usual. Ned Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
18:48Hal Brody and Iris Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
18:58Abel Callahan and Lark Ferris have got into the habit of each other.
21:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:00Ewan Callahan has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:03Hattie Whitlow offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:08Jonah Ferris is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
23:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
What was said
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:14Kip Doyle, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hattie, isn't it? How are things your end?
Hattie, isn't it? How are things your end?
07:34Edie Gorse, Perry Gorse · The Gorse House
Perry, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Perry, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:39Bram Tidewater, Mabel Tidewater · Gus's House
There you are, Mabel. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Mabel. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:40Kip Doyle, Hattie Whitlow, Ned Ferris, Bea Callahan, Rue Callahan · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:37Bram Tidewater, Rue Callahan · Gus's House
Morning, Rue. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Rue. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:42Marla 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.
08:46Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo! Just the person I wanted to see.
Milo! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:53Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont, Iris Brody, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Truman. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Truman. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:54Toby Tanner, Orson Ferris, Wilf Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Orson. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Orson. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:28Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
Iris! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
09:40Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.