Episode
Day 3129
Day 3129 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it. For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing. Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Case of the Missing Prize Pie takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
02:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
09:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
09:22Kip Doyle and Dot Ferris no longer need a reason to call round.
09:22Jonah Ferris and Ned Ferris have got into the habit of each other.
09:24Linus Tidewater and Bea Callahan have got into the habit of each other.
09:30Whatever Bev Tanner and Toby Tanner were circling, they have landed on it.
10:00The morning mail has arrived. Ned Ferris received a mysterious postcard.
10:42Sal Marino has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
10:50Fern Gorse and Opal Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
11:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
12:00The tide is out further than usual. Bev Tanner has gone to look at what it left behind.
12:13Hal Brody claims to have seen the prize pie somewhere improbable.
14:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
14:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
15:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00Business is slow enough that Elaine Whitlow has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
18:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
21:14Dell Tanner and Jonah Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
What was said
08:04Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Marla! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Marla! Sunshine on every windowsill.
09:04Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:04Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:04Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Hello, Ned. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
Hello, Ned. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
09:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
09:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
There you are, Mabel. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Mabel. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:33Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Elaine's House
Wilf, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Wilf, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:34Bev Tanner, Elaine Whitlow · Bev's House
Morning, Elaine. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Elaine. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:38Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Morning, Truman. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Truman. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:51Orson Ferris, Gil Ferris · June's House
There you are, Gil. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Gil. I was hoping we would cross paths.
10:20Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Promenade House
Well, well. The competition.
Well, well. The competition.