Episode
Day 5453
Day 5453 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Rex Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Kip Doyle has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation. Kip Doyle is being kept in overnight with a bout of something going round the orchard. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Seed Loaf Question 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
00:00The mackerel are running off Seahaven Point. The dock has acquired a row of buckets and an atmosphere of quiet competition.
03:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:00The morning mail has arrived. Ike Tidewater received a mysterious postcard.
10:30Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Silas Tidewater onto the water. Silas Tidewater has not noticed.
11:00The tide is out further than usual. Dell Tanner has gone to look at what it left behind.
11:28Bea Callahan has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
11:42Truman Beaumont prefers the old one. Perry Gorse has switched sides publicly.
12:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
13:00Rex Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
13:00Kip Doyle has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation.
15:21Edie Gorse and Cass Tanner have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
15:21Cass Tanner and Edie Gorse have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
15:38Hattie Whitlow has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
19:29Truman Beaumont and Lark Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
What was said
08:05Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
09:03Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Can I ask you something and you not make a thing of it.
Can I ask you something and you not make a thing of it.
09:04Dot 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.
09:25Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Hello, Mabel. Nothing serious, I hope.
Hello, Mabel. Nothing serious, I hope.
09:34Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ike. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:35Hattie Whitlow, Ned Ferris · Norma's Grocery
Ned, isn't it? How are things your end?
Ned, isn't it? How are things your end?
09:54Fern Gorse, Jonah Ferris · Marla's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:54Mabel Tidewater, Dell Tanner · Rex's House
Well if it isn't Dell. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Dell. How's the day treating you?
10:17Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
10:36Rex Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
10:53Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
11:27Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Norma's House
Sal! Just the person I wanted to see.
Sal! Just the person I wanted to see.