Episode
Day 5594
Day 5594 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Sal Marino has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. Bea Callahan has decided to let bygones be bygones. Gil Ferris 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. Everybody, Slightly Left 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
00:00Sal Marino has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
00:00Bea Callahan has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Ned Ferris has decided to let bygones be bygones.
07:01Dot Ferris is not brilliant at keeping a notebook about the pond, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
07:25Nell Tidewater and Mabel Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
07:27Ike Tidewater and Sal Marino have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
09:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
09:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
11:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
11:51Truman Beaumont organises the rows. Somebody is missing whenever the rows are ready.
12:00Gil Ferris is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
12:00The same passer-by has now walked past Truman Beaumont three times on the same route.
14:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
14:15Ewan Callahan and Iris Brody have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
14:15Iris Brody and Ewan Callahan have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
17:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
18:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
18:54Bram Tidewater and Flo Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:06practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Rex Callahan is trying, and become something they do.
21:52Cass Tanner has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:05Wren Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:10Ike Tidewater is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:14Dell Tanner has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:15Abel Callahan has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:18Bea Callahan is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:19Ewan Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
00:02Sal Marino, Fern Gorse · Seahaven General
Good to see you, Fern. Everything behaving itself?
Good to see you, Fern. Everything behaving itself?
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:02Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:03Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Well if it isn't Nell. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Nell. How's the day treating you?
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:18Lark Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris! Mind the crates, they are stacked mostly on optimism.
Iris! Mind the crates, they are stacked mostly on optimism.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Jonah! Some rain, huh?
Jonah! Some rain, huh?
07:36Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:38Jonah Ferris, Edie Gorse, Ned Ferris, Opal Ferris, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
07:59Milo Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:03Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Posy. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Posy. You are out before the town has finished yawning.