Episode
Day 4797
Day 4797 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Ned Ferris has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Abel Callahan is not currently speaking to Opal Ferris. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Ned Ferris has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
07:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:46Cole Whitlow has hosted the thing they kept meaning to host.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
09:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
10:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
11:00Ike Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
13:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:15Hal Brody has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
13:27The face is agreed to be somebody passing through. The photograph is framed anyway.
13:27Fern Gorse and Marla Finch kept their word and finished what they started.
13:27And so concludes: The Photograph Nobody Can Explain. The town will live with how it ended.
15:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
17:00Bea Callahan has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
18:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
19:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
19:51Sal Marino and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
20:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
21:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
22:01Gil Ferris has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:02Iris Brody has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:04Ike Tidewater has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:11Alma Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:12Hattie Whitlow has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:27Bea Callahan offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:38Rex Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:38Cole Whitlow is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:06Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:17Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:19Ewan Callahan, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Cole. Hello. I was not doing anything in particular.
Cole. Hello. I was not doing anything in particular.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:21Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's 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.
08:30Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Morning, Lark. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Lark. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:35Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:48Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
Ned! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
09:03Elaine Whitlow, Cole Whitlow, Marla Finch, Bea Callahan, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Cole, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
Cole, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
09:14Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Good to see you, Ned. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Ned. I'll bring that right over.