Episode
Day 579
Day 579 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Flo Tidewater has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. 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 reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Flo Tidewater has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
00:00The mackerel have moved on. Seahaven Springs will be eating fish for a week regardless.
01:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
05:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
08:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
10:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:00Flo Tidewater has come down with a mystery rash Dr. Pratt is thoroughly enjoying. Dr. Pratt is keeping them in for observation.
11:00The morning mail has arrived. Rex Callahan received a mysterious postcard.
12:43Book Duel reaches its true finale: the last page, read aloud, dramatic voice mandatory.
14:00Flo Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
14:14Marla Finch has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
18:45Hal Brody and Norma Quist kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
20:11Truman spotted leaving Town Hall with that faraway look again.
21:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
21:00Marla Finch has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
21:09Rex Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:05Kip Doyle is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:26Fern Gorse is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:52June Ellery has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Rex Callahan and Fern Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over a disputed game of dominoes.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Fern Gorse to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:03Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
Morning, Norma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Norma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:38Hal Brody, Bev Tanner, Norma Quist, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Bev. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Bev. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
08:20Elaine Whitlow, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
June, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
June, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
08:42Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
There you are! I was just defending your honour. From nobody in particular.
There you are! I was just defending your honour. From nobody in particular.
09:34Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:43Bev Tanner, Truman Beaumont · Seahaven Mutual
Truman, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Truman, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:50Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
10:11Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater, Truman Beaumont · Seahaven Mutual
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
11:29Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
11:52June Ellery, Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow, Hal Brody, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
12:05Milo Ferris, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.