Episode
Day 5187
Day 5187 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Fern Gorse has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation. Cole Whitlow has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down. Posy Gorse was born to Edie Gorse and Ewan Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. What Our Song Actually Is 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
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:24Cole Whitlow has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
09:48Mabel Tidewater and Dell Tanner no longer need a reason to call round.
09:57Ike Tidewater and Sal Marino have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
10:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
10:22Kip Doyle and Dot Ferris have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
11:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
11:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
11:10There were not enough plates at Abel Callahan's, and nobody minded.
12:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
13:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
13:00Fern Gorse has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation.
13:22Truman Beaumont claims the second verse goes one way. Bev Tanner is certain it does not.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
15:00The tide is out further than usual. Bea Callahan has gone to look at what it left behind.
15:36Milo Ferris has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
19:07Hattie Whitlow and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
What was said
08:04Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:03Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:04Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Wren! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
09:05Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
09:17Dot Ferris, 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.
09:26Mabel Tidewater, Dell Tanner · Rex's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
09:33Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:52Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Gus's House
Oh. Hello, Hattie.
Oh. Hello, Hattie.
09:59Dot 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.
10:07Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
10:18Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Gus's House
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.