Episode
Day 3471
Day 3471 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have got into the habit of each other. Bev Tanner is grieving Toby Tanner. Orson Ferris is grieving Toby Tanner. 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
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:06Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have got into the habit of each other.
09:19Sal Marino and Ike Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
11:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
11:51Wren Gorse and Edie Gorse no longer need a reason to call round.
12:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
13:30The clock is left exactly as it is. Being early becomes a local custom.
13:30Bram Tidewater and Mabel Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
13:30And so concludes: The Clock Is Two Minutes Fast. The town will live with how it ended.
14:00Mabel Tidewater has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
15:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
15:57Milo Ferris and Bev Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
18:13Abel Callahan is not brilliant at sketching the shoreline, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
19:06Hal Brody and Jonah Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:25Hal Brody has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
22:02Abel Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:18Perry Gorse has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:19Linus Tidewater is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:21Bea Callahan offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
What was said
07:03Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:04Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
Morning, Alma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Alma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:16Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
07:21Fern Gorse, Cole Whitlow, Ewan Callahan, Orson 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.
08:00Edie Gorse, Fern Gorse, Linus Tidewater, Ewan Callahan, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:43Edie Gorse, Orson Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Orson. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Orson. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Boss! Perfect timing. I have a theory and fresh rolls.
Boss! Perfect timing. I have a theory and fresh rolls.
08:49Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:02Iris Brody, 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.
09:03Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:47Milo Ferris, Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Kip! Perfect. I have made far too much of something again.
Kip! Perfect. I have made far too much of something again.
10:34Truman Beaumont, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.