Episode
Day 4254
Day 4254 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Wren Gorse is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Kip Doyle has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life. Wilf Tanner's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about. 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
06:54Kip Doyle has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
10:00Wren Gorse is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
10:59Wilf Tanner's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about.
11:23A new book is chosen. It will also not be finished, and that is fine.
11:23Perry Gorse and Gil Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
11:23And so concludes: The Book Nobody Finished. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00Marla Finch has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
14:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
15:00Wilf Tanner called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
17:00A seagull has stolen Ned Ferris's sandwich near the dock. Again.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
18:19Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan no longer need a reason to call round.
19:18Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Hal Brody onto the water. Hal Brody has not noticed.
19:41Marla Finch has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
19:59Flo Ferris is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
20:00Alma Callahan and Dell Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
21:02Bev Tanner has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
21:04The Anchor's piano is being played by Perry Gorse, who cannot play piano.
21:49Rex Callahan has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
07:03Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Ned! Beautiful day, isn't it?
Ned! Beautiful day, isn't it?
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Opal Ferris, Marla Finch, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
07:23Edie Gorse, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:47Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan, Ewan Callahan, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.
08:13Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:40Elaine Whitlow, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
Hi Wilf — busy day at Sunrise Café?
Hi Wilf — busy day at Sunrise Café?
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:54Bram Tidewater, Opal Ferris · Seahaven General
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:55Hattie Whitlow, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Well if it isn't Flo. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Flo. How's the day treating you?
09:06Bev Tanner, Elaine Whitlow, Wilf Tanner, Alma Callahan, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Elaine. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Elaine. Everything feels possible at this hour.★