Episode
Day 3282
Day 3282 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Mabel Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Jonah Ferris is not currently speaking to Gil Ferris. Bram Tidewater is being kept in overnight with a touch of whatever half the town already had. 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
02:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00Marla Finch fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
10:08Elaine Whitlow has got good enough at learning the orchard properly to be quietly smug about it.
10:08Iris Brody has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
11:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
13:00Mabel Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
13:25The bench stays where it is. A second bench is proposed and quietly forgotten.
13:25Truman Beaumont and Edie Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
13:25And so concludes: The Bench at The Orchard Gate. The town will live with how it ended.
14:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
14:18Wilf Tanner and Orson Ferris no longer need a reason to call round.
15:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Jonah Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
16:00Bram Tidewater has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation.
18:00The tide is out further than usual. Dot Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:01Hattie Whitlow and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
21:53Lark Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
21:59Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Alma Callahan onto the water. Alma Callahan has not noticed.
22:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
22:05Wilf Tanner has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:08Bea Callahan offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:23Iris Brody has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:48Rex Callahan and Orson Ferris have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
22:48Orson Ferris and Rex Callahan have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
What was said
07:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
07:05Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
One at a time. The fountain does not need a second argument.
One at a time. The fountain does not need a second argument.
07:19Marla Finch, Cole Whitlow, Alma Callahan, Toby Tanner · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:20Milo Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Hello. Sit down, you look like you have been standing all day.
Hello. Sit down, you look like you have been standing all day.
08:11Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
There you are, Alma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Alma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:13Edie Gorse, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
08:27Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Let us establish what happened before the story acquires a boat.
Let us establish what happened before the story acquires a boat.
08:38Iris 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.
08:57Dot Ferris, Hal Brody, Marla Finch, Toby Tanner · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:57Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:59Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · Town Hall
Well if it isn't Wren. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Wren. How's the day treating you?
09:02Alma Callahan, 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.