Episode
Day 5582
Day 5582 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Bram Tidewater has come down with a case of the Seahaven sniffles and is being kept in for observation. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Hattie Whitlow is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Quiet Week for the Sheriff 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
02:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
05:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:27Wren Gorse has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
08:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
09:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
09:05Iris Brody is not brilliant at sketching the shoreline, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
10:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
10:53Lark Ferris receives a stern warning about a hedge. The hedge is fine.
11:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
11:00Bram Tidewater has come down with a case of the Seahaven sniffles and is being kept in for observation.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00Hattie Whitlow is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
13:01Nell Tidewater has finally had everyone round. Nobody left early.
15:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
17:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
20:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
22:01The Anchor's piano is being played by Alma Callahan, who cannot play piano.
22:10Milo Ferris has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:15Ike Tidewater is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:19Opal Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:27Iris Brody has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
Wren! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Hello, Linus. Whatever it is, there is a procedure for it.
Hello, Linus. Whatever it is, there is a procedure for it.
07:19Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:19Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hattie! Might turn to rain later.
Hattie! Might turn to rain later.
07:20Marla Finch, Alma Callahan, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:21Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:30Edie Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
Iris! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
08:54Hal Brody, Cass Tanner, Ned Ferris, Alma Callahan, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
09:07Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:29Truman Beaumont, Nell Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.