Episode

Day 560

Day 560 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Fern Gorse has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. 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 Book Nobody Finished runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

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What was announced

00:00Fern Gorse has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.

00:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.

04:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.

07:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.

08:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.

09:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.

09:27Norma Quist has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.

12:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.

12:15Newly-elected (in absentia) book club chair seeks executive counsel from the town's gardener.

13:00A seagull has stolen Abel Callahan's sandwich near the dock. Again.

14:37Edie Gorse is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.

16:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Sal Marino has been elected to deal with it.

17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.

17:44Sheriff Brody and Fern Gorse bury the hatchet — no cells required this time.

18:00Norma Quist is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.

18:07Hal Brody and Fern Gorse have cleared the air over a quiet chat.

18:07Fern Gorse and Hal Brody have cleared the air over a quiet chat.

19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.

19:17Book club's inaugural title chosen — sources say a gardening metaphor was involved.

19:17Truman Beaumont and June Ellery kept their word and finished what they started.

20:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.

21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.

What was said

09:03Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
Morning, Norma. You are out before the town has finished yawning.

11:39Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Norma's Grocery
Flo, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.

11:59June Ellery, Rex Callahan · The Anchor Bar
One more, Rex, please.★

12:08June Ellery, Rex Callahan, Fern Gorse · The Anchor Bar
Rex, keep the glasses steady. This story requires both hands.★

12:18Truman Beaumont, Elaine Whitlow · Founders Park
Well, well. The competition.

13:20June Ellery, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Truman! Just the person I wanted to see.

13:22Sal Marino, Norma Quist · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.

13:42Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.

14:15Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · East Beach
Ewan! Just the person I wanted to see.

14:17Dot Ferris, Norma Quist · The Salty Gull
Before this gets cold, somebody tell us how the day really went.

14:18Kip Doyle, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
I see we have chosen the same spot again.

14:20Sal Marino, Rex Callahan · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.