Episode
Day 4623
Day 4623 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Abel Callahan has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly. Rex Callahan is not currently speaking to Opal Ferris. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Whose Ladder Is This 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
00:00Abel Callahan has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Dot Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
10:00Wilf Tanner is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
11:40The ladder is traced through four households, none of whom own it.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Gil Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
13:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
14:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
16:14Truman Beaumont and Flo Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
18:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
20:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
21:57Flo Ferris has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
21:59Edie Gorse has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
22:10Cass Tanner has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:19Bram Tidewater has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:19Hattie Whitlow is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:28Abel Callahan has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:15Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
07:25Abel Callahan, Cole Whitlow, Ned Ferris, Wilf Tanner, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Cole. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Cole. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:27Bea Callahan, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:01Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
There you are, Cass. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Cass. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:49Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:30Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:36Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner, Truman Beaumont · Seahaven Mutual
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:39Lark Ferris, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
09:58Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo! Just the person I wanted to see.
Milo! Just the person I wanted to see.
10:18Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · Town Hall
Morning, Wren. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Wren. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
11:42Truman Beaumont, Flo Ferris · Town Hall
Before anyone proposes a subcommittee, let us hear the problem.
Before anyone proposes a subcommittee, let us hear the problem.