Episode
Day 5730
Day 5730 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing. A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it. A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Key, and No Lock 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
00:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
08:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
08:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
10:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
10:40Truman Beaumont tries it in every door on the square, politely, one at a time.
11:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
12:00Wren Gorse has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
13:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
13:25Bev Tanner and Milo Ferris have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
16:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Alma Callahan has been elected to deal with it.
16:15Truman Beaumont and Dell Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
18:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:21One small Seahaven question is settled, and Mabel Tidewater is already eyeing another.
21:55Hattie Whitlow has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
22:02Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Ned Ferris onto the water. Ned Ferris has not noticed.
22:06Gil Ferris has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
What was said
07:02Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
Alma, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Alma, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:02Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
You have that look. What have you done?
You have that look. What have you done?
07:03Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:03Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Ned! Good thinking weather, this.
Ned! Good thinking weather, this.
07:03Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
People keep telling me this place has not changed. I would not know.
People keep telling me this place has not changed. I would not know.
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.
07:26Iris Brody, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
07:56Bea Callahan, Iris Brody, Linus Tidewater, Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Iris! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.★
Iris! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.★
08:40Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:48Truman Beaumont, Posy Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:49Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:04Sal 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.