Episode
Day 3914
Day 3914 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Gil Ferris has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation. Gil Ferris is being kept in overnight with a cough with genuine ambition. Perry Gorse is not currently speaking to Alma Callahan. 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
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
08:32Jonah Ferris and Dot Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
09:18Bev Tanner has finally had everyone round. Nobody left early.
10:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:45Both fish pies stay on the menu. Everyone claims this was their idea.
11:45Milo Ferris and Ned Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
11:45And so concludes: The Fish Pie Question. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
12:00Gil Ferris has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation.
14:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
15:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
16:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
17:00The tide is out further than usual. Rex Callahan has gone to look at what it left behind.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
20:38Milo Ferris and Ned Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:08Jonah Ferris has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:15Cole Whitlow is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:20Wilf Tanner has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:22Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Rex Callahan onto the water. Rex Callahan has not noticed.
22:23Fern Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:44The Anchor's piano is being played by Ike Tidewater, who cannot play piano.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Perry Gorse and Alma Callahan came to (very gentle) blows over a heated debate over the last pickled egg.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Alma Callahan to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:13Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:15Lark Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Cass. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Cass. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:20Marla Finch, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Ewan.
I was wondering when you would appear, Ewan.
07:20Jonah Ferris, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hello, Cole.
Hello, Cole.
07:42Marla Finch, Ewan Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:08Dot Ferris, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Jonah! Might turn to rain later.
Jonah! Might turn to rain later.
08:47Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
08:53Marla Finch, Alma Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:55Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Hal. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Hal. How's the day treating you?