Episode
Day 5431
Day 5431 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The contest ends in a tie. A rematch is scheduled for next season. And so concludes: The Great Chess Rivalry. The town will live with how it ended. Fern Gorse has been seen walking out with Jonah Ferris. 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
00:00Rex Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
05:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
08:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
12:49The contest ends in a tie. A rematch is scheduled for next season.
12:49Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
12:49And so concludes: The Great Chess Rivalry. The town will live with how it ended.
15:00The tide is out further than usual. Abel Callahan has gone to look at what it left behind.
16:00Linus Tidewater has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation.
17:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:05Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
19:14Whatever Mabel Tidewater and Dell Tanner were circling, they have landed on it.
19:17Ewan 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.
22:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
22:03Ned Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:15Opal Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:16Hattie Whitlow has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:27Cole Whitlow has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
What was said
00:04Sal Marino, Abel Callahan, Rex Callahan
That detail gets larger every time the glass gets emptier.
That detail gets larger every time the glass gets emptier.
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?
07:03Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
There you are, Flo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Flo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Ewan Callahan, Silas Tidewater · Elaine's House
Silas! Not a cloud in the sky.
Silas! Not a cloud in the sky.
07:19Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:19Bram Tidewater, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello, Ned. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Ned. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
07:38Jonah Ferris, Linus Tidewater, Ned Ferris, Abel Callahan, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Linus! You have come a long way for a pond.★
Linus! You have come a long way for a pond.★
08:45Elaine Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · The Anchor Bar
Keep the glasses steady. This story requires both hands.
Keep the glasses steady. This story requires both hands.
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:57Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · Town Hall
Wren! Beautiful day, isn't it?★
Wren! Beautiful day, isn't it?★
09:39Marla Finch, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Wren. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Wren. I'll bring that right over.