Episode
Day 5486
Day 5486 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Gil Ferris slipped on the wet planks down at the dock and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. Elaine Whitlow is not currently speaking to Hal Brody. Hal Brody is cooling off in the Sheriff's holding cell after the business at The Anchor. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Bench at The Pond runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
10:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
10:00Gil Ferris slipped on the wet planks down at the dock and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
10:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Nell Tidewater turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
10:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
13:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
13:59There were not enough plates at Bev Tanner's, and nobody minded.
14:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
14:22Flo Ferris and Bram Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
15:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
16:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
17:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:33Ewan Callahan and Gil Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
19:25Hal Brody has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
19:27Nell Tidewater is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
20:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:00Rex Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
20:37Elaine Whitlow has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
20:43Jonah Ferris is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
20:46The Anchor's piano is being played by Ned Ferris, who cannot play piano.
20:49Iris Brody has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
21:00Commotion at The Anchor! Elaine Whitlow and Hal Brody came to (very gentle) blows over a disputed game of dominoes.
21:00Sheriff Brody has invited Hal Brody to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
22:17The Anchor's piano is being played by Truman Beaumont, who cannot play piano.
22:31Wren Gorse has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
23:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
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.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
Nell. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
07:04Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren. Say something interesting. I have been stamping since I arrived.
Wren. Say something interesting. I have been stamping since I arrived.
07:19Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Well if it isn't Cass. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Cass. How's the day treating you?
07:21Marla Finch, Flo Ferris, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:21Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner, Alma Callahan, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Dell. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Dell. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:24Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
There you are, Nell. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Nell. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:33Edie Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.
08:19Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse, Hattie Whitlow, Flo Ferris, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Fern, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.★
Fern, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.★
09:00Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:11Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
I see we have chosen the same spot again.