Episode
Day 580
Day 580 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny 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. 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.
07:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00A seagull has stolen Hal Brody's sandwich near the dock. Again.
10:17A new book is chosen. It will also not be finished, and that is fine.
10:17Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
10:17And so concludes: The Book Nobody Finished. The town will live with how it ended.
11:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
12:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:48Sal Marino's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
16:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
16:16Hal Brody and Norma Quist have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
17:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
19:02June Ellery and Dot Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
20:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
20:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
22:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
22:36Hal Brody has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:54Rex has quietly moved Truman Beaumont onto the water. Truman Beaumont has not noticed.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:21Flo Tidewater, Norma Quist, Milo Ferris, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
08:43Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
08:49June Ellery, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Truman! Forgot my umbrella again.
Truman! Forgot my umbrella again.
08:57Dot Ferris, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:29Rex Callahan, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
09:38Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
Hal! Good weather for ducks.
Hal! Good weather for ducks.
09:43Flo Tidewater, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:19Truman Beaumont, Elaine Whitlow · The Anchor Bar
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
10:49Kip Doyle, Elaine Whitlow · The Bakery
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Elaine. I'll bring that right over.
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.
12:43Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.