Episode
Day 5370
Day 5370 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster. Cass Tanner and Bev Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things. A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Surprise for Dell Tanner 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
00:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
07:35Cass Tanner and Bev Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
08:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
09:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Dell Tanner turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
09:10Milo Ferris's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
10:28Sal Marino and Rex Callahan have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
11:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
11:00Perry Gorse answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
12:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
14:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
14:05Everyone in town is now keeping the same secret, badly.
15:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
15:37Truman Beaumont and Alma Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
17:00Dell Tanner fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
17:03practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Abel Callahan is trying, and become something they do.
18:00Business is slow enough that Dell Tanner has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
20:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
21:28Jonah Ferris and Ned Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
21:59Linus Tidewater has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:03Milo Ferris has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:10Ike Tidewater has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:18The Anchor's piano is being played by Edie Gorse, who cannot play piano.
22:25Iris Brody has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
00:54Perry Gorse, Truman Beaumont · Truman's House
You always know what to do. How?
You always know what to do. How?
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Cass. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Cass. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:25Marla Finch, Fern Gorse, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:26Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris, Iris Brody, Edie Gorse, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
08:01Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:11Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:20Wren Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Posy. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Posy. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:47Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:50Marla Finch, Dot Ferris, Cass 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.★
09:12Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:13Bram Tidewater, Opal Ferris · Seahaven General
Oh. Hello, Opal.
Oh. Hello, Opal.
09:21Lark Ferris, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Hello, Gil. I am covered in orchard and entirely unrepentant.
Hello, Gil. I am covered in orchard and entirely unrepentant.