Episode
Day 4437
Day 4437 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The Bakery's flour delivery has not arrived. Kip is rationing, with the grim dignity of a man rationing something he baked himself. Hattie Whitlow is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway. Dot Ferris is not currently speaking to Alma Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Leak at The Bakery 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
00:00The Bakery's flour delivery has not arrived. Kip is rationing, with the grim dignity of a man rationing something he baked himself.
03:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
09:23Hattie Whitlow is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
09:30Milo Ferris's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
12:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
13:00The tide is out further than usual. Hattie Whitlow has gone to look at what it left behind.
13:53Half the town turns up to hold ladders and offer contradictory advice.
14:25Truman Beaumont and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
15:27Hal Brody has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
16:00Business is slow enough that Sal Marino has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
17:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
19:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:57Ewan Callahan has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
22:05Wilf Tanner is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:11Mabel Tidewater is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:13Ike Tidewater is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:19Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Hattie Whitlow onto the water. Hattie Whitlow has not noticed.
22:27Fern Gorse has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
What was said
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:20Marla Finch, Opal Ferris, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Opal.
I was wondering when you would appear, Opal.
07:20Jonah Ferris, Cass Tanner · Sunrise Café
Hello, Cass.
Hello, Cass.
07:22Ewan Callahan, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:01Wilf Tanner, Flo Ferris · The Anchor Bar
Flo, I have reached a conclusion and it is an excellent one.
Flo, I have reached a conclusion and it is an excellent one.
08:42Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?
09:00Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Hattie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Hattie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:02Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
09:03Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
09:10Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Truman! Some rain, huh?
Truman! Some rain, huh?
09:12Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.