Episode
Day 5817
Day 5817 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Ike Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Rex Callahan is not currently speaking to Bea Callahan. Rex Callahan is cooling off in the Sheriff's holding cell after the business at The Anchor. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Pallet Of Paper Hats Delivery begins. 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 flour has arrived. The Bakery smells like itself again.
01:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
02:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. someone has gone to look at what it left behind.
08:29learning the orchard properly has stopped being something Elaine Whitlow is trying, and become something they do.
09:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:25Bram Tidewater's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about.
09:28Wren Gorse and Edie Gorse have got into the habit of each other.
09:51Cole Whitlow has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
10:00Lark Ferris has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:04Cass Tanner has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
13:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
14:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
14:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
15:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Bev Tanner appears to be enjoying it.
16:00Ike Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
18:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:00Bea Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:00Commotion at The Anchor! Bea Callahan and Rex Callahan came to (very gentle) blows over a difference of opinion regarding the jukebox.
22:00Sheriff Brody has invited Rex Callahan to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
08:05Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:03Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Well if it isn't Wren. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Wren. How's the day treating you?
09:03Ewan Callahan, Silas Tidewater · Elaine's House
Silas, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Silas, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:03Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:03Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
09:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:05Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
Well if it isn't Alma. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Alma. How's the day treating you?
09:30Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
Nell! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
09:33Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:52Bev Tanner, Lark Ferris · Bev's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:59Perry 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.
10:08Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?