Episode
Day 5282
Day 5282 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The contest ends in a tie. A rematch is scheduled for next season. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. And so concludes: The Great Chess Rivalry. The town will live with how it ended. 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
03:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00Fog 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.
10:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
13:15The contest ends in a tie. A rematch is scheduled for next season.
13:15Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
13:15And so concludes: The Great Chess Rivalry. The town will live with how it ended.
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
15:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
16:00The tide is out further than usual. Dot Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
17:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
18:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
19:47Ewan Callahan and Edie Gorse have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
20:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
20:08Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
22:02Lark Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:11Perry Gorse has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:13Cole Whitlow has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:18Abel Callahan offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:23Opal Ferris offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
07:04Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
People keep telling me this place has not changed. I would not know.
People keep telling me this place has not changed. I would not know.
07:31Bev Tanner, Bea Callahan, Ewan Callahan, Opal Ferris, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Bea, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
Bea, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
08:07Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner, Cole Whitlow, Ewan Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:25Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:28Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Posy. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Posy. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
09:12Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Seahaven General
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:14Iris Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
09:28Bea Callahan, Wren Gorse · Town Hall
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:40Marla Finch, Hal Brody, Elaine Whitlow, Bev Tanner, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:44Dell Tanner, Truman Beaumont, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
I have got about ten minutes before somebody wants me.
I have got about ten minutes before somebody wants me.