Episode
Day 5131
Day 5131 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Mabel Tidewater has decided to let bygones be bygones. Gil Ferris has decided to let bygones be bygones. Nell Tidewater was born to Mabel Tidewater and Dell Tanner. 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
00:00Mabel Tidewater has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Gil Ferris has decided to let bygones be bygones.
09:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
09:21Bea Callahan has turned learning the orchard properly into a real part of life.
09:29Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle have got into the habit of each other.
09:56Marla Finch has got good enough at practising stories worth telling to be quietly smug about it.
10:34One small Seahaven question is settled, and Sal Marino is already eyeing another.
12:49There were not enough plates at Hattie Whitlow's, and nobody minded.
13:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
13:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
13:14The song has always been like that, and the town sings it wrong together.
13:14Truman Beaumont and Kip Doyle kept their word and finished what they started.
13:14And so concludes: What Our Song Actually Is. The town will live with how it ended.
15:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
16:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00Perry Gorse fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
What was said
09:03Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
There you are, Opal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Opal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Mabel. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
Mabel. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
09:04Bram 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.
09:33Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:33Rex Callahan, Ike Tidewater · Promenade House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:58Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Bay View House
Morning, Jonah. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Jonah. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:58Edie Gorse, Ewan Callahan · The Gorse House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
10:14Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Promenade House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
10:21Mabel Tidewater, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
10:25Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
Morning, Iris. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Iris. Everything feels possible at this hour.