Episode
Day 2715
Day 2715 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Sal Marino has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation. Marla Finch is not currently speaking to Ned Ferris. Sal Marino is being kept in overnight with a bout of something going round the orchard. 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
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
11:18The bench stays where it is. A second bench is proposed and quietly forgotten.
11:18Bea Callahan and Ewan Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
11:18And so concludes: The Bench at The Orchard Gate. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
13:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
16:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
17:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
17:00Sal Marino has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation.
18:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
19:00The tide is out further than usual. Orson Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:02Dell Tanner has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:07Hattie Whitlow has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:07Rue Callahan has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:33Iris Brody has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Orson Ferris and Toby Tanner came to (very gentle) blows over a disputed game of dominoes.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
07:21Elaine Whitlow, Lark Ferris, Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
07:33Bram Tidewater, Ike Tidewater · Gus's House
Oh. Hello, Ike.
Oh. Hello, Ike.
07:35Milo Ferris, Gil Ferris · Dot's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:00Lark Ferris, Dell Tanner, Abel Callahan, Opal Ferris, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
08:04Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
There you are, friend. Everything peaceful enough?
There you are, friend. Everything peaceful enough?
08:40Abel Callahan, Dell Tanner, Opal Ferris, Wilf Tanner, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
Hello, Dell. Do not look at the kitchen, look at me.
Hello, Dell. Do not look at the kitchen, look at me.
08:51Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
09:02Elaine Whitlow, Lark Ferris, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
09:22Iris Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
10:01Orson Ferris, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Hi Dell — busy day at Seahaven Mutual?
Hi Dell — busy day at Seahaven Mutual?
10:06Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.