Episode
Day 4968
Day 4968 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The contest ends in a tie. A rematch is scheduled for next season. And so concludes: The Great Kite-Flying Rivalry. The town will live with how it ended. Marla Finch is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. 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
01:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
06:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:29Fern Gorse has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
09:00Lark Ferris has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
09:00Dell Tanner fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
10:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
10:55The contest ends in a tie. A rematch is scheduled for next season.
10:55Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
10:55And so concludes: The Great Kite-Flying Rivalry. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00The tide is out further than usual. Marla Finch has gone to look at what it left behind.
12:06Linus Tidewater has hosted the thing they kept meaning to host.
15:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
16:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
17:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00Marla Finch is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
19:12Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
19:34Dot Ferris has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
19:42Rex Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
19:58Bea Callahan has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
20:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
20:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
20:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
21:46Truman Beaumont has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:08Ewan Callahan has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:03Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:03Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
There you are, Alma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Alma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Opal! Sunshine on every windowsill.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Ned! You have come a long way for a pond.
Ned! You have come a long way for a pond.
07:15Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:19Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Cass! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
07:20Ewan Callahan, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:02Dot Ferris, Cole Whitlow, Abel Callahan, Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Cole. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Cole. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:46Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:53Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:04Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.