Episode
Day 370
What a day in Seahaven Springs! The town's gentler rhythms — fresh bread, orchard mornings, a heron's meditative vigil — gave way to unexpected drama when a friendly game of dominoes at The Anchor spiraled into the season's first real scuffle between Truman and Rex, leaving our bartender cooling off in Sheriff Brody's holding cell and the whole town quietly buzzing about what set them off. But even conflict couldn't dampen the warmth: Marla and Gus have stopped leaving their feelings to chance, June and Truman kept their dinner plans, and somewhere in all the commotion, a rainbow appeared at just the right moment, as if Seahaven Springs itself was ready to remind everyone that tomorrow is another day.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
08:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
12:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
13:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
15:00The tide is out further than usual. Gus Tidewater has gone to look at what it left behind.
16:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Marla Finch has been elected to deal with it.
17:00A seagull has stolen Gus Tidewater's sandwich near the dock. Again.
18:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:33Truman keeps his dinner reservation — and his forecast
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:09Marla Finch and Gus Tidewater have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
22:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Rex Callahan and Truman Beaumont came to (very gentle) blows over a disputed game of dominoes.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Rex Callahan to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
07:07Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater · Gus's House
Flo. Good timing. Got something I wanted to run past you.
Flo. Good timing. Got something I wanted to run past you.
08:21Marla Finch, Hal Brody, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Coffee's fresh, friends. The usual round?
Coffee's fresh, friends. The usual round?
08:25Dot Ferris, June Ellery · Seahaven General
There you are, love. How's that nose treating you?★
There you are, love. How's that nose treating you?★
09:16Truman Beaumont, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Fern! Mind if I grab a seat? June's running a few minutes late.
Fern! Mind if I grab a seat? June's running a few minutes late.
11:18Bev Tanner, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Oh, there you are. I was beginning to think you'd dissolved into the filing cabinets.
Oh, there you are. I was beginning to think you'd dissolved into the filing cabinets.
12:22Elaine Whitlow, Kip Doyle · Founders Park
Kip. The cloud cover's brought the ferns out beautifully today.
Kip. The cloud cover's brought the ferns out beautifully today.
12:42Marla Finch, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.
12:46Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Lark! You're back from the park.
Lark! You're back from the park.
12:57Marla Finch, Rex Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.
13:08Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
13:37Marla Finch, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.
13:45Marla Finch, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Bev. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Bev. I'll bring that right over.