Episode
Day 4586
Day 4586 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Bea Callahan has come down with a very sore back and is being kept in for observation. Elaine Whitlow is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway. Gil Ferris is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Everybody, Slightly Left runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
07:53Elaine Whitlow is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
09:13Flo Ferris's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
10:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Dell Tanner turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
10:24It is decided the whole town should be in one photograph. Arrangements begin.
11:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
11:00Bea Callahan has come down with a very sore back and is being kept in for observation.
14:00Gil Ferris is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
15:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
15:37Abel Callahan and Sal Marino have got into the habit of each other.
15:54Hattie Whitlow and Opal Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
18:00Business is slow enough that Milo Ferris has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:23Edie Gorse and Ewan Callahan no longer need a reason to call round.
20:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
22:06Wren Gorse has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:11Bram Tidewater is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:13Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Ike Tidewater onto the water. Ike Tidewater has not noticed.
22:15Cole Whitlow has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:25Fern Gorse has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:30Rex Callahan is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:07Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Gil Ferris, Bram Tidewater, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Gil. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Gil. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:21Fern Gorse, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
There you are, Edie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Edie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:23Truman Beaumont, Perry Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Perry. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Perry. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:02Jonah Ferris, Fern Gorse, Ned Ferris, Bram Tidewater, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
08:04Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Can I ask you something and you not make a thing of it.
Can I ask you something and you not make a thing of it.
08:12Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Elaine's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:43Hal Brody, Bram Tidewater, Bev Tanner, Marla Finch, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:54Hattie 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?
09:00Bea Callahan, Wren Gorse · Town Hall
Before anyone proposes a subcommittee, let us hear the problem.
Before anyone proposes a subcommittee, let us hear the problem.