Episode
Day 486
Day 486 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Truman Beaumont is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Dot Ferris lost Dr. Cornelius Pratt after a long life together. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Kip Doyle. 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
07:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
08:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
08:15Marla Finch has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
09:00Flo Tidewater answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
09:19Hal Brody has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
11:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
11:41Nobody claims the dog. Everybody claims the dog. It sleeps at Bev Tanner's house.
11:41Bev Tanner and Marla Finch kept their word and finished what they started.
11:41And so concludes: The Dog Nobody Owns. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00Truman Beaumont is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
13:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Truman Beaumont has been elected to deal with it.
14:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
19:19Edie Gorse and Fern Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Fern Gorse and Edie Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over an argument about the correct way to pronounce "buoy".
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Edie Gorse to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
07:00Hal Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:23Elaine Whitlow, June Ellery, Edie Gorse, Flo Tidewater, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, June. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, June. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
07:49Gus Tidewater, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:46Dot Ferris, Gus Tidewater, Hal Brody, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
08:50Fern Gorse, Edie Gorse · Town Hall
Hello, Edie.
Hello, Edie.
08:56Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:32Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.
09:41Bev Tanner, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
09:52June Ellery, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:46Dot Ferris, Hal Brody, Sal Marino, Gus Tidewater, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
11:40Elaine Whitlow, Lark Ferris · Founders Park
Lark, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
Lark, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
11:43Bev Tanner, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.