Episode
Day 5802
Day 5802 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly. Cole Whitlow and Nell Tidewater have stopped leaving their friendship to chance. Hal Brody is not currently speaking to Hattie Whitlow. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Case of the Missing Lighthouse Postcard 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
00:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:28Cole Whitlow and Nell Tidewater have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
09:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
10:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
11:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
11:41Search parties fan out across town, checking porches, shops, and every unlikely corner.
12:00Hal Brody called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
13:34Cass Tanner and Silas Tidewater have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
13:34Silas Tidewater and Cass Tanner have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
15:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
15:20Truman Beaumont and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
18:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:26The Anchor's piano is being played by Nell Tidewater, who cannot play piano.
21:58Cass Tanner is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:02Linus Tidewater has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:05Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Perry Gorse onto the water. Perry Gorse has not noticed.
22:06Bea Callahan has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
23:00Dell Tanner nearly answered Truman Beaumont early, and turned it into a cough.
What was said
06:54Kip Doyle, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Hello, Marla. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Marla. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:03Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:04Ewan Callahan, Silas Tidewater · Elaine's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:19Lark Ferris, Cass Tanner, Bram Tidewater, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:27Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:30Mabel 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.
08:10Milo Ferris, Bram Tidewater, Posy Gorse, Alma Callahan, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.