Episode
Day 4979
Day 4979 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Jonah Ferris has kept at practising stories worth telling long enough that the town expects it now. A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried. Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Visitor Is Expected takes a turn. 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.
07:26Jonah Ferris has kept at practising stories worth telling long enough that the town expects it now.
08:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
08:56Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
09:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
10:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Perry Gorse turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
11:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Lark Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
13:00Fern Gorse has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
13:37Abel Callahan tidies the front step twice. Bev Tanner bakes, defensively.
13:44Hal Brody has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
13:44Ned Ferris has finally had everyone round. Nobody left early.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Hal Brody has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:00Dell Tanner noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
17:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:34Milo Ferris and Rex Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:37Ike Tidewater has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:03Lark Ferris has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:14Gil Ferris has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:15Alma Callahan has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:18Flo Ferris has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:21Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Hattie Whitlow onto the water. Hattie Whitlow has not noticed.
22:28Perry Gorse has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Bit grey today.
Kip! Bit grey today.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Hello, Ned. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
Hello, Ned. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Linus, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:22Truman Beaumont, Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris, Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
Milo! A good hour to run into you.★
Milo! A good hour to run into you.★
07:37Gil 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.
07:37Alma Callahan, Silas Tidewater · Gus's House
Morning, Silas. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Silas. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:15Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.
08:16Bram Tidewater, Abel Callahan, Mabel Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:20Elaine Whitlow, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Iris. You are out before the town has finished yawning.