Episode
Day 4491
Day 4491 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Abel Callahan has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. Iris Brody twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. Iris Brody is in Seahaven General after they twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley. 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
00:00Abel Callahan has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
04:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:52Fern Gorse is not brilliant at keeping a notebook about the pond, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
08:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:16Bea Callahan has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
08:16Linus Tidewater has kept at sketching the shoreline long enough that the town expects it now.
09:00The morning mail has arrived. Hal Brody received a mysterious postcard.
09:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
09:24There were not enough plates at Mabel Tidewater's, and nobody minded.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:54A new book is chosen. It will also not be finished, and that is fine.
11:54Truman Beaumont and Cass Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
11:54And so concludes: The Book Nobody Finished. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
14:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Lark Ferris appears to be enjoying it.
16:00Iris Brody twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
18:13Edie Gorse and Ewan Callahan have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:27Ewan Callahan and Truman Beaumont kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00A door that has been locked for as long as Truman Beaumont can remember was standing open this morning.
20:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
22:03Gil Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:05Bea Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:11Fern Gorse has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:05Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Elaine's House
Wilf, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Wilf, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:05Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:08Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:15Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:21Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris, Milo Ferris, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
07:25Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
07:45Bea Callahan, Edie Gorse, Iris Brody, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
07:54Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:42Edie Gorse, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:48Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
This has unexpectedly become a gathering.
08:52Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Hal! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Hal! Sunshine on every windowsill.