Episode
Day 2807
Day 2807 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Cole Whitlow has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered. Mabel Tidewater has come down with a spectacular head cold and is being kept in for observation. 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
00:00Cole Whitlow has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
07:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
08:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
08:22practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Marla Finch is trying, and become something they do.
09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
09:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
10:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
10:27Toby Tanner and Dell Tanner have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
11:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
11:17Abel Callahan has kept at keeping a notebook about the pond long enough that the town expects it now.
13:18Rex Callahan produces a rival route. The difference is seconds, and is defended for hours.
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
14:07Fern Gorse and Rex Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
15:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
16:00Cole Whitlow has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
18:00Mabel Tidewater has come down with a spectacular head cold and is being kept in for observation.
19:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
What was said
08:04Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
There you are, Marla. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Marla. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:04Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
09:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:26Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Bay View House
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
09:34Rex Callahan, Abel Callahan · Promenade House
Morning, Abel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Abel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:49Bev Tanner, Dell Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Dell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Dell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:53Rue Callahan, Mabel Tidewater · Gus's House
Mabel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Mabel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
10:08Toby Tanner, Dell Tanner · Bev's House
Dell! Forgot my umbrella again.
Dell! Forgot my umbrella again.
10:15Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:18Bev Tanner, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
10:21Truman Beaumont, Orson Ferris · June's House
Well if it isn't Orson. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Orson. How's the day treating you?