Episode
Day 4609
Day 4609 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Elaine Whitlow has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried. practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Kip Doyle is trying, and become something they do. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Key, and No Lock takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Elaine Whitlow has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
03:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
07:02practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Kip Doyle is trying, and become something they do.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
13:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Kip Doyle has been elected to deal with it.
13:23Truman Beaumont tries it in every door on the square, politely, one at a time.
14:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
16:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
16:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
16:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
17:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:14Truman Beaumont and Bram Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
21:07One small Seahaven question is settled, and Lark Ferris is already eyeing another.
21:54Wilf Tanner has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:02Edie Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:15Hattie Whitlow is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:23Perry Gorse has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Some rain, huh?
Kip! Some rain, huh?
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
07:17Bea Callahan, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Mabel! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.
Mabel! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:37Dot Ferris, Flo Ferris, Mabel Tidewater, Bea Callahan, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:15Dot Ferris, Flo Ferris, Mabel Tidewater, Elaine Whitlow, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:19Edie Gorse, Perry Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Perry. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Perry. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Wren Gorse, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
08:51Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
09:00Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Well if it isn't Hattie. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Hattie. How's the day treating you?
09:04Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.