Episode
Day 5156
Day 5156 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Ike Tidewater has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation. Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Leak at The Sunrise CafÉ 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
00:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
04:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
06:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
12:00Ike Tidewater has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation.
12:04Half the town turns up to hold ladders and offer contradictory advice.
13:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Bram Tidewater has gone to look at what it left behind.
15:00Abel Callahan has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
18:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
19:11Truman Beaumont and Fern Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:02Abel Callahan is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:09Mabel Tidewater offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:10Iris Brody has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:35Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Cole Whitlow onto the water. Cole Whitlow has not noticed.
What was said
00:54Perry Gorse, Truman Beaumont · Truman's House
Evening, Truman. We should both probably be heading home.
Evening, Truman. We should both probably be heading home.
06:54Kip Doyle, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:03Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Wren. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Wren. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:18Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass! Just the person I wanted to see.
Cass! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:25Marla Finch, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:27Abel Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:28Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
Dell! Just the person I wanted to see.
Dell! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:54Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Jonah! Just the person I wanted to see.
Jonah! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:54Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris! Just the person I wanted to see.
Iris! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:09Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:50Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Oh. Hello, Hattie.
Oh. Hello, Hattie.