Episode
Day 5491
Day 5491 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Abel Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Flo Ferris has come down with a headache that has outstayed its welcome and is being kept in for observation. Flo Ferris is being kept in overnight with a headache that has outstayed its welcome. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Case of the Missing Harmonica 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
03:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:01One small Seahaven question is settled, and Dot Ferris is already eyeing another.
07:29Opal Ferris and Fern Gorse no longer need a reason to call round.
10:00Abel Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
11:01practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Sal Marino is trying, and become something they do.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00Cass Tanner has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
13:00Flo Ferris has come down with a headache that has outstayed its welcome and is being kept in for observation.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Alma Callahan has gone to look at what it left behind.
15:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Bea Callahan appears to be enjoying it.
15:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Dell Tanner turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
15:25Nell Tidewater and Gil Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
17:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:12Wren Gorse has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:21Ike Tidewater has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:28Ewan Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:32Linus Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren! Just the person I wanted to see.
Wren! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Linus, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:17Cole Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello Dell. Good thinking weather, this.
Oh, hello Dell. Good thinking weather, this.
07:18Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
Cass! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
07:45Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:21Marla Finch, Ned Ferris, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Ned.
I was wondering when you would appear, Ned.
08:47Marla Finch, Ned Ferris, Ewan Callahan, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
08:57Truman Beaumont, Nell Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Nell! A good hour to run into you.
Nell! A good hour to run into you.
09:03Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Morning, Ike. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Ike. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:12Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.