Episode

Day 3990

Day 3990 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Milo Ferris has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Nothing has happened in Seahaven Springs for three days. The Sheriff is restless. Bea Callahan has come down with a mystery rash nobody can identify and is being kept in for observation. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Quiet Week for the Sheriff runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

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What was announced

00:00Milo Ferris has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.

01:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.

07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.

09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.

09:20Whatever Wren Gorse and Edie Gorse were circling, they have landed on it.

09:27Alma Callahan and Bram Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.

09:27Hattie Whitlow and Dell Tanner no longer need a reason to call round.

09:30Linus Tidewater is not brilliant at sketching the shoreline, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.

10:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.

10:19Nothing has happened in Seahaven Springs for three days. The Sheriff is restless.

12:00Rex Callahan has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.

12:00Bea Callahan has come down with a mystery rash nobody can identify and is being kept in for observation.

13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Hal Brody appears to be enjoying it.

14:00The tide is out further than usual. Bev Tanner has gone to look at what it left behind.

14:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.

15:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.

15:44Marla Finch's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about.

17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.

18:00Business is slow enough that Cole Whitlow has been sent home early. Nobody argues.

21:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.

21:32Dot Ferris and Milo Ferris have cleared the air over a quiet chat.

21:32Milo Ferris and Dot Ferris have cleared the air over a quiet chat.

21:32Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan have got into the habit of each other.

What was said

09:03Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.

09:03Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
There you are, Mabel. I was hoping we would cross paths.

09:03Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
Oh. Hello, Alma.

09:03Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
Dell! Just the person I wanted to see.

09:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus! Sunshine on every windowsill.

09:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.

09:16Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.

09:34Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.

09:58Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.

10:07Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Elaine's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.

10:21Cass Tanner, Dell Tanner · Town Hall
Hi Dell — busy day at Town Hall?

10:44Mabel Tidewater, Dell Tanner · Town Hall
I call this extremely informal meeting to something resembling order.