Episode
Day 3425
Day 3425 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Bram Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. The morning mail has arrived. Perry Gorse received a mysterious postcard. Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle no longer need a reason to call round. 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
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:00The morning mail has arrived. Perry Gorse received a mysterious postcard.
09:18Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle no longer need a reason to call round.
09:26Bram Tidewater and Hattie Whitlow have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
09:28One small Seahaven question is settled, and Gil Ferris is already eyeing another.
09:39Hal Brody and Bev Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
10:00The tide is out further than usual. Kip Doyle has gone to look at what it left behind.
10:24Whatever Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch were circling, they have landed on it.
10:30Sal Marino and Rex Callahan have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
11:00Bram Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Bev Tanner has been elected to deal with it.
13:31Both routes are declared excellent. Everyone returns to the way they always went.
13:31Sal Marino and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
13:31And so concludes: The Shortcut. The town will live with how it ended.
14:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
17:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
18:00Bram Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
19:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
19:45Dot Ferris is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
20:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:48Bea Callahan and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:09Cole Whitlow has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:20Wilf Tanner has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:22Hattie Whitlow has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:26Iris Brody is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.
07:17Milo Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:25Elaine Whitlow, Cole Whitlow, Hal Brody, Edie Gorse, Perry Gorse · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:48Truman Beaumont, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:53Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Ned. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Ned. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:00Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Hattie. I was not doing anything.
Hattie. I was not doing anything.
09:03Bev Tanner, Perry Gorse, Hal Brody, Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Perry. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Perry. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
09:03Orson Ferris, Wilf Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Well if it isn't Wilf. How's the day treating you?★
Well if it isn't Wilf. How's the day treating you?★
09:08Lark Ferris, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:13Toby Tanner, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.