Episode
Day 530
Day 530 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Flo Tidewater has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Dot Ferris lost Dr. Cornelius Pratt after a long life together. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Kip Doyle. 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
00:00Flo Tidewater has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
06:58Dot Ferris has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00Flo Tidewater and Milo Ferris have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
08:00Milo Ferris and Flo Tidewater have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
08:47Fern Gorse and Edie Gorse have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
08:47Edie Gorse and Fern Gorse have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:57Both lemon tarts stay on the menu. Everyone claims this was their idea.
10:57Kip Doyle and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
10:57And so concludes: The Lemon Tart Question. The town will live with how it ended.
11:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
11:19Sal Marino has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
12:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
13:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
15:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
17:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00Elaine Whitlow is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
19:30Dot Ferris has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
19:37The Anchor's piano is being played by Hal Brody, who cannot play piano.
20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
20:02Bev Tanner has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
20:48Elaine Whitlow and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
21:06Rex Callahan has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:18Flo Tidewater has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:31Fern Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
06:34Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater · Gus's House
There you are, Flo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Flo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:22Truman Beaumont, June Ellery, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, June. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, June. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:39Flo Tidewater, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nice to see a friendly face.
Nice to see a friendly face.
07:46Elaine Whitlow, June Ellery, Fern Gorse, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
08:24Fern Gorse, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Nice to see a friendly face.
Nice to see a friendly face.
08:35Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Hal! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
Hal! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
08:44Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Milo, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
08:57Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Flo, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
Flo, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
09:25Marla Finch, Rex Callahan · Sunrise Café
There you are, Rex. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Rex. I was hoping we would cross paths.
10:50Rex Callahan, Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow, Sal Marino · Sunrise Café
Come in, Marla. The quiet end of the bar is still available.★
Come in, Marla. The quiet end of the bar is still available.★