Episode
Day 3170
Day 3170 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Wilf Tanner is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. The mackerel have moved on. Seahaven Springs will be eating fish for a week regardless. Ewan Callahan is not currently speaking to Perry Gorse. 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
00:00The mackerel have moved on. Seahaven Springs will be eating fish for a week regardless.
00:53Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Sal Marino onto the water. Sal Marino has not noticed.
07:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
12:40Jonah Ferris produces a rival route. The difference is seconds, and is defended for hours.
13:00Rex Callahan has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
14:00Wilf Tanner is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
14:35Truman Beaumont and Jonah Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
15:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:01Iris Brody has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:06Bram Tidewater has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:10Hattie Whitlow has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:16Bea Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:26Mabel Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:29Lark Ferris is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:19Fern Gorse, Lark Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
07:21Wilf Tanner, Jonah Ferris, Marla Finch, Perry Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Jonah. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Jonah. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:29Sal Marino, Bea Callahan · The Anchor Bar
Keep the glasses steady. This story requires both hands.
Keep the glasses steady. This story requires both hands.
07:46Lark Ferris, Fern Gorse, Gil Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
07:56Kip Doyle, Sal Marino · The Bakery
Good to see you, Sal. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Sal. I'll bring that right over.
08:03Hal 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.
08:19Bea Callahan, Alma Callahan · Norma's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:20Marla 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.
08:21Elaine Whitlow, Dot Ferris, Lark Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
08:51Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Do not think I have forgotten the last one.
Do not think I have forgotten the last one.