Episode
Day 5643
Day 5643 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions. Linus Tidewater has got good enough at sketching the shoreline to be quietly smug about it. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
05:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:29Linus Tidewater has got good enough at sketching the shoreline to be quietly smug about it.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
10:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:05Hal Brody and Ned Ferris have got into the habit of each other.
11:15Both routes are declared excellent. Everyone returns to the way they always went.
11:15Truman Beaumont and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
11:15And so concludes: The Shortcut. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
12:00Perry Gorse answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
13:00A seagull has stolen Elaine Whitlow's sandwich near the dock. Again.
14:34Jonah Ferris has hosted the thing they kept meaning to host.
15:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
17:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
18:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
21:10There were not enough plates at Cass Tanner's, and nobody minded.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:05Bea Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:08Gil Ferris is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:21Flo Ferris has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:25Fern Gorse is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:30Posy Gorse is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
What was said
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Wren! Sunshine on every windowsill.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Morning, Linus. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Linus. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:04Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
Nell. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
07:04Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:06Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
Dell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Dell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:07Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
07:20Fern Gorse, Ewan Callahan, Milo Ferris, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello, Ewan. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
Hello, Ewan. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
07:24Truman Beaumont, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:30Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:32Edie Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:45Lark Ferris, Ike Tidewater, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:44Truman Beaumont, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
Perry, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Perry, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.