Episode
Day 495
Day 495 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Commotion at The Anchor! Hal Brody and Edie Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish. 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. A Visitor Is Expected 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
08:38Hal Brody and Dot Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
10:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00The morning mail has arrived. Kip Doyle received a mysterious postcard.
12:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
12:46SHOEBOX SORTED: lighthouse count reaches forty-one, boss
13:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:08Kip Doyle has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
14:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
15:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00Business is slow enough that Truman Beaumont has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
20:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
20:37Bev Tanner has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
21:05Edie Gorse has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
21:39Hal Brody has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:00Commotion at The Anchor! Hal Brody and Edie Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
22:00Sheriff Brody has invited Hal Brody to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
07:08Hal Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
Marla. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
07:25Norma Quist, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Fern. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Fern. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:34Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
07:47Marla Finch, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Norma. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Norma. How's the day treating you?
07:53Hal Brody, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Dot. Mind if I grab the seat? Marla's got the sun just right over here.
Dot. Mind if I grab the seat? Marla's got the sun just right over here.
08:16Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater, Gus Tidewater, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Your mother was in here at six this morning, Flo. Said she and your dad finally finished that porch railing.★
Your mother was in here at six this morning, Flo. Said she and your dad finally finished that porch railing.★
08:16Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
09:10Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
There you are, Sal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Sal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
11:03Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
11:26Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
12:11Kip Doyle, June Ellery · The Bakery
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
12:23Milo Ferris, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.