Episode
Day 4494
Day 4494 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Sal Marino onto the water. Sal Marino has not noticed. The tide is out further than usual. Opal Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind. A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Crate Of Doorknobs Delivery 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
01:03Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Sal Marino onto the water. Sal Marino has not noticed.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:00The tide is out further than usual. Opal Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
11:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
11:50Opal Ferris has hosted the thing they kept meaning to host.
11:59Uses are proposed for the crate of doorknobs. Several are genuinely good. None are practical.
12:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
13:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
13:44Bev Tanner has kept at sketching the shoreline long enough that the town expects it now.
13:44Milo Ferris and Bev Tanner have got into the habit of each other.
14:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
14:47Abel Callahan has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
15:00Bea Callahan has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
16:00Business is slow enough that Hattie Whitlow has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
16:01Whatever Dell Tanner and Mabel Tidewater were circling, they have landed on it.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
17:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
20:01Truman Beaumont and Abel Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
What was said
08:04Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:04Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:04Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:06Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Lark! Just the person I wanted to see.
Lark! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:50Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Have I ever told you — and stop me if I have — about the thing?
Have I ever told you — and stop me if I have — about the thing?
10:14Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
10:40Dot Ferris, Wilf Tanner · Kip's House
Wilf, isn't it? How are things your end?
Wilf, isn't it? How are things your end?
10:40Cole Whitlow, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
10:54Sal Marino, Wren Gorse · The Dune House
Wren, I have reached a conclusion and it is an excellent one.
Wren, I have reached a conclusion and it is an excellent one.
11:09Cass Tanner, Fern Gorse · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Fern. Just the usual today.
Morning, Fern. Just the usual today.