Episode
Day 533
Day 533 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Fern Gorse came off worse in an argument with a garden gnome and a flowerbed and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. 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. Talent Night at The Anchor 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
07:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
08:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
08:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
09:00Bev Tanner nearly answered Truman Beaumont early, and turned it into a cough.
10:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
12:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Gus Tidewater has been elected to deal with it.
13:00Fern Gorse came off worse in an argument with a garden gnome and a flowerbed and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
13:23Rex Callahan has finished a small improvement at The Anchor Bar, and people noticed.
14:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
14:02The acts are performed. Several are genuinely good, which surprises everyone.
15:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
15:50Bev Tanner and Dot Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
16:33Fern Gorse and Truman Beaumont have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:00A studio lamp came loose and struck the road beside Truman Beaumont. Control has logged it as "debris".
21:00Kip Doyle called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
22:13Flo Tidewater is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:17Sal Marino has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:29Milo Ferris has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Flo Tidewater and Sal Marino came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Sal Marino to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
07:20June Ellery, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:22Elaine Whitlow, Kip Doyle · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:34Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Morning, Lark. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Lark. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:40Dot Ferris, Gus Tidewater, June Ellery, Hal Brody, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:16Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
08:16Dot Ferris, Gus Tidewater, Milo Ferris, June Ellery, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Gus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Gus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
08:21Marla Finch, Cyril · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Cyril. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Cyril. I'll bring that right over.
08:57Gus Tidewater, Cyril, Hal Brody, Dot Ferris, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
09:09Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:39Milo Ferris, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
10:28Cyril, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
12:43Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.