Episode
Day 554
Day 554 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Marla Finch has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. Dot Ferris lost Dr. Cornelius Pratt after a long life together. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Kip Doyle. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Leak at The Anchor reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Marla Finch has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00The tide is out further than usual. Lark Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
10:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
11:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
12:00Lark Ferris has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
13:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
13:00Rex Callahan slipped on the wet planks down at the dock and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
15:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
16:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
17:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
17:00A door that has been locked for as long as Truman Beaumont can remember was standing open this morning.
18:00Abel Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
18:01Nurse Ferris and Norma Quist settle accounts — the ledger of favors gets a new page
18:10Rex Callahan has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
19:15The Anchor reopens ahead of schedule — free round for the town's newest plumbing detectives
20:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
22:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
22:24The Anchor's piano is being played by Edie Gorse, who cannot play piano.
22:36Milo Ferris has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:57Sal Marino is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
What was said
07:15Kip Doyle, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:27Marla Finch, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:32Bev Tanner, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Fern. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Fern. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:36Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:46June Ellery, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Edie. Excellent. I require an informal opinion in triplicate.
Edie. Excellent. I require an informal opinion in triplicate.
07:46Marla Finch, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
Norma! Just the person I wanted to see.
Norma! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:09June Ellery, Fern Gorse, Kip Doyle, Hal Brody, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, everyone! Fern, perfect timing—I was just telling Kip about the pond notebook idea.★
Morning, everyone! Fern, perfect timing—I was just telling Kip about the pond notebook idea.★
08:13Dot Ferris, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:41Peg, Flo Tidewater, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Flo! I was hoping I'd catch you here. Marla said you'd probably be grabbing coffee before work.
Flo! I was hoping I'd catch you here. Marla said you'd probably be grabbing coffee before work.
09:16June Ellery, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.
09:24Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.