Episode
Day 5728
Day 5728 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Dot Ferris has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down. Opal Ferris has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing. Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Key, and No Lock runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
07:00Dot Ferris has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
07:32Opal Ferris has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
07:49Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
09:13Iris Brody and Marla Finch no longer need a reason to call round.
10:00The tide is out further than usual. Dell Tanner has gone to look at what it left behind.
12:26A key turns up in a drawer at the town hall, fitting nothing anyone can find.
15:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
16:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
17:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
17:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
17:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
18:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
18:15Silas Tidewater has kept at learning the orchard properly long enough that the town expects it now.
18:19Abel Callahan has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
19:22Cole Whitlow and Iris Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
21:52Edie Gorse is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:06Bram Tidewater has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:15Abel Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:18Linus Tidewater has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:18Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Silas Tidewater onto the water. Silas Tidewater has not noticed.
22:19Nell Tidewater has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:26Lark Ferris has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:03Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:03Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:19Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
Cass, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
07:21Bram Tidewater, Wren Gorse, Ewan Callahan, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
07:23Dell Tanner, Ned Ferris, Ike Tidewater, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
I keep meaning to ask somebody about that, and then I never do.
I keep meaning to ask somebody about that, and then I never do.
07:28Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:56Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:11Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.