Episode
Day 5177
Day 5177 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Commotion at The Anchor! Milo Ferris and Gil Ferris came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish. Milo Ferris is not currently speaking to Gil Ferris. Milo Ferris is cooling off in the Sheriff's holding cell after the business at The Anchor. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Motion Still Pending 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
00:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
00:00Wilf Tanner has moved away to take a position inland. It was all very sudden, and the removal van came at first light.
00:00Seahaven Mutual is short-handed, and the notice in the window says so.
00:00[CONTROL] Wilf Tanner's departure was staged. There is a new stone by the pond. Truman has been told about the job inland.
00:00[CONTROL] She is being written out. Truman Beaumont will be told about the job inland.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
10:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
10:54A motion from decades ago is found at the town hall, never voted on.
11:00A seagull has stolen Ned Ferris's sandwich near the dock. Again.
12:55Opal Ferris has finally had everyone round. Nobody left early.
13:00Nell Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
13:00Truman Beaumont has arrived at the office forty minutes early, and is watching the street.
14:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
14:25Alma Callahan and Silas Tidewater have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
15:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Dell Tanner has been elected to deal with it.
15:19Fern Gorse and Mabel Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
18:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
18:06Bram Tidewater and Hattie Whitlow have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
18:06Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
18:11Mabel Tidewater has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
19:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
21:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:52Gil Ferris offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
21:52Perry Gorse has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
21:59Ned Ferris has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:00Commotion at The Anchor! Milo Ferris and Gil Ferris came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
22:00Sheriff Brody has invited Milo Ferris to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
22:10Abel Callahan is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:13Dell Tanner has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:18The Anchor's piano is being played by Alma Callahan, who cannot play piano.
22:24Cass Tanner has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Perry Gorse and Dell Tanner came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
What was said
00:40Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Quiet night. Even the gulls have stopped arguing.
Quiet night. Even the gulls have stopped arguing.
07:03Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
There you are, Wren. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Wren. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla! Beautiful day, isn't it?
Marla! Beautiful day, isn't it?
07:21Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Ned. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Ned. How's the day treating you?
08:44Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
08:45Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:48Dell Tanner, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:53Hattie Whitlow, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:03Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
10:19Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
10:52Rex Callahan, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
10:56Perry Gorse, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Hi Iris — busy day at Sunrise Café?
Hi Iris — busy day at Sunrise Café?