Episode
Day 4978
Day 4978 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. The morning mail has arrived. Dot Ferris received a mysterious postcard. The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it. Perry Gorse fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed. 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
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The morning mail has arrived. Dot Ferris received a mysterious postcard.
10:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00Perry Gorse fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
11:59Word goes round that someone is coming to Seahaven Springs. Nobody is sure who.
12:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
15:00A seagull has stolen Edie Gorse's sandwich near the dock. Again.
15:09Dell Tanner and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00Bea Callahan has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
18:28Ike Tidewater has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
18:59Bea Callahan has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
20:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:12Wilf Tanner has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:18Jonah Ferris has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:19Milo Ferris is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:22Cole Whitlow is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:24Bea Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:28Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Abel Callahan onto the water. Abel Callahan has not noticed.
22:36Wren Gorse has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:59Rex Callahan has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:19Cole Whitlow, Wilf Tanner, Jonah Ferris, Dell Tanner · Sunrise Café
Morning, Wilf. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Wilf. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:52Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Jonah. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Jonah. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:02Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:12Edie Gorse, Perry Gorse · The Gorse House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:16Bev Tanner, Dell Tanner, Wilf Tanner, Bram Tidewater, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
Dell, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
Dell, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:52Hal Brody, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:52Truman Beaumont, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
08:55Mabel Tidewater, Elaine Whitlow, Bev Tanner, Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
09:02Lark Ferris, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Morning, Gil. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Gil. Everything feels possible at this hour.