Episode
Day 3373
Day 3373 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried. An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days. Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful. 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
08:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
09:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
11:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
11:52The clock is left exactly as it is. Being early becomes a local custom.
11:52Hal Brody and Bea Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
11:52And so concludes: The Clock Is Two Minutes Fast. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
13:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
15:27Gil Ferris and Lark Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
16:00Mabel Tidewater has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
16:00A door that has been locked for as long as Truman Beaumont can remember was standing open this morning.
16:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
16:02Ewan Callahan's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
17:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
19:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
20:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
21:21Edie Gorse and Marla Finch kept their word and finished what they started.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:01Hattie Whitlow is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:04Mabel Tidewater is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:12Linus Tidewater is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:26The Anchor's piano is being played by Wren Gorse, who cannot play piano.
22:31Iris Brody has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
23:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
What was said
06:56Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:04Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren! Perfect weather for doing something unnecessarily outdoors.
Wren! Perfect weather for doing something unnecessarily outdoors.
07:17Marla Finch, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hattie, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
Hattie, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
07:19Jonah Ferris, Opal Ferris, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:09Bram Tidewater, Dot Ferris, Edie Gorse, Alma Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Dot. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Dot. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
08:46Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Milo! Sunshine on every windowsill.
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Linus Tidewater, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
08:53Orson Ferris, Wilf Tanner, Perry Gorse, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Wilf. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Wilf. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:06Cole Whitlow, Opal Ferris · Seahaven General
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:10Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:16Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
09:29Dot Ferris, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.