Episode
Day 4726
Day 4726 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried. The tide is out further than usual. Jonah Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind. Word goes round that someone is coming to Seahaven Springs. Nobody is sure who. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Visitor Is Expected 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
01:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
03:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
06:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
10:00The tide is out further than usual. Jonah Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
10:42Word goes round that someone is coming to Seahaven Springs. Nobody is sure who.
12:55Milo Ferris has got good enough at keeping a notebook about the pond to be quietly smug about it.
13:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
13:39Hattie Whitlow's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
14:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
15:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
16:40Kip Doyle and Dot Ferris have got into the habit of each other.
17:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
18:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:58Jonah Ferris and Gil Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Fern Gorse has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
21:54Flo Ferris is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:03Wren Gorse is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:12Ewan Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:14Ike Tidewater has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:16Cole Whitlow is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:23Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Bram Tidewater onto the water. Bram Tidewater has not noticed.
22:33Cass Tanner is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
23:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
What was said
07:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's 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.
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Kip Doyle · Sunrise Café
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:23Edie Gorse, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello, Ned. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Ned. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
07:27Fern Gorse, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
Abel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Abel, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:34Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
There you are, Iris. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Iris. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:37Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:54Ewan 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.
08:16Marla Finch, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Fern! The bay is practically showing off today.
Fern! The bay is practically showing off today.
08:19Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Well if it isn't Ned. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Ned. How's the day treating you?
08:21Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:53Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.