Episode
Day 412
Day 412 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Marla Finch has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Dr. Cornelius Pratt. Gus Tidewater is stepping out with Marla Finch. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Great Crossword Rivalry 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
00:00Marla Finch has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
05:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
08:31Marla Finch has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
10:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
11:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
11:14Dot Ferris and Norma Quist discover they are both entering the crossword contest.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Elaine Whitlow appears to be enjoying it.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
15:00A seagull has stolen Sal Marino's sandwich near the dock. Again.
16:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
18:00Elaine Whitlow has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
18:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
19:00The tide is out further than usual. Flo Tidewater has gone to look at what it left behind.
19:33Bev Tanner and Fern Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:37Hal Brody has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
22:11Rex Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
07:05Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater · Gus's House
Flo! Just the person I wanted to see.
Flo! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:27Dot Ferris, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:02Dot Ferris, Elaine Whitlow, Gus Tidewater, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
08:20Dr. Cornelius Pratt, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:33Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:43Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Morning, Lark. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Lark. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:24Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Founders Park
Edie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Edie! Just the person I wanted to see.
11:16Dot Ferris, Norma Quist · Town Hall
Norma! Gus will call this ideal and pretend he did not.★
Norma! Gus will call this ideal and pretend he did not.★
11:41Gus Tidewater, Rex Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Rex. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Rex. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
11:50Marla 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.
12:24Kip Doyle, Truman Beaumont · The Dock
Truman! Good thinking weather, this.
Truman! Good thinking weather, this.
12:42Marla 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.