Episode
Day 5778
Day 5778 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Cole Whitlow and Nell Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round. Cass Tanner is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway. Linus Tidewater has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do. 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
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:28Cole Whitlow and Nell Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
07:33Cass Tanner is not brilliant at practising stories worth telling, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
07:59Linus Tidewater has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
11:48No inspector arrives. The town has never looked better and is quietly pleased.
11:48Posy Gorse and Cole Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
11:48And so concludes: Word of an Inspection. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
13:44Whatever Edie Gorse and Ewan Callahan were circling, they have landed on it.
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
16:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
17:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
20:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
20:11Bev Tanner and Truman Beaumont kept their word and finished what they started.
21:08Rex Callahan has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
21:08Mabel Tidewater is not brilliant at keeping a notebook about the pond, and is no longer pretending to be. It stuck anyway.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
22:07Posy Gorse is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:08Gil Ferris has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:09Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Edie Gorse onto the water. Edie Gorse has not noticed.
22:13Hattie Whitlow has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:18Alma Callahan is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
What was said
06:54Kip Doyle, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Hi Marla — busy day at Sunrise Café?
Hi Marla — busy day at Sunrise Café?
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Morning, Nell. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Nell. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:03Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June'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.
07:03Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
There you are, Posy. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Posy. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
Opal. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
07:04Ewan Callahan, Silas Tidewater · Elaine's House
Morning, Silas. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Silas. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
There you are, Cass. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Cass. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:18Milo Ferris, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Mabel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Mabel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:26Bea Callahan, Jonah Ferris, Bram Tidewater, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
07:49Marla Finch, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Alma. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Alma. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Ned. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ned. Everything feels possible at this hour.