Episode
Day 3866
Day 3866 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Kip Doyle is trying, and become something they do. One small Seahaven question is settled, and Wren Gorse is already eyeing another. The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Surprise for Truman Beaumont takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
01:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
06:57practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Kip Doyle is trying, and become something they do.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:30One small Seahaven question is settled, and Wren Gorse is already eyeing another.
09:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
10:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:42Everyone in town is now keeping the same secret, badly.
11:00The tide is out further than usual. Opal Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
12:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
12:02Sal Marino and Rex Callahan no longer need a reason to call round.
13:13Milo Ferris is not brilliant at learning the orchard properly, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
15:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
16:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Dell Tanner turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
16:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
17:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
18:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
19:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
19:13Rex Callahan and Wren Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
19:26Bram Tidewater and Hattie Whitlow no longer need a reason to call round.
21:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
21:59Gil Ferris has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:09Linus Tidewater has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:10The Anchor's piano is being played by Mabel Tidewater, who cannot play piano.
22:15Dell Tanner has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:16Edie Gorse has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:17Abel Callahan has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Well if it isn't Wren. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Wren. How's the day treating you?
07:17Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
07:21Elaine Whitlow, Bram Tidewater, Truman Beaumont, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
07:47Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Hello, Mabel. Nothing serious, I hope.
Hello, Mabel. Nothing serious, I hope.
07:55Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
Dell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Dell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:56Elaine Whitlow, Bea Callahan, Bram Tidewater, Truman Beaumont, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:48Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:21Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:29Hal Brody, Cole Whitlow · Seahaven General
Hello, Cole.
Hello, Cole.
10:03Lark Ferris, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:32Wilf Tanner, Perry Gorse, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
I keep meaning to ask somebody about that, and then I never do.
I keep meaning to ask somebody about that, and then I never do.