Episode
Day 4046
Day 4046 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Bram Tidewater has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. What Our Song Actually Is reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Bram Tidewater has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
06:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
09:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
09:30Fern Gorse has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
10:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
11:00The tide is out further than usual. Perry Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
11:13Ewan Callahan has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
11:53Abel Callahan has kept at keeping a notebook about the pond long enough that the town expects it now.
13:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Wilf Tanner has been elected to deal with it.
14:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
16:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
18:19Flo Ferris and Truman Beaumont kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
What was said
08:05Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:03Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass! Just the person I wanted to see.
Cass! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:03Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:04Fern 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.
09:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:19Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:29Bev Tanner, Gil Ferris · Bev's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:33Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:37Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Morning, Truman. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Truman. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:49Gil Ferris, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Good to see you, Cass. Everything behaving itself?
Good to see you, Cass. Everything behaving itself?
10:05Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
10:05Marla Finch, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.