Episode
Day 585
Day 585 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Fern Gorse took a tumble off a stepladder while rescuing a kite and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. 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 Clock Is Two Minutes Fast runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
06:59Dot Ferris has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
07:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
08:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:00The morning mail has arrived. Marla Finch received a mysterious postcard.
11:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
11:00Fern Gorse took a tumble off a stepladder while rescuing a kite and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
12:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
12:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
12:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
12:23Local sleuth and chef narrow the clock caper further — could the tide be the missing minute?
13:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
15:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
17:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
17:57Seahaven's favorite patient is in fine spirits — and fine company — at Seahaven General.
19:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
19:00Fern Gorse called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
19:08Bev Tanner hears the tide-chart theory firsthand — verdict pending, biscuit offered as consolation.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
22:55Flo Tidewater has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:00Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:04Fern Gorse, Hal Brody, Edie Gorse, Dot Ferris, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
09:39Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Flo! Just the person I wanted to see.
Flo! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:44Milo Ferris, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:22Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?
11:02Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:04Milo 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.
12:25Flo Tidewater, Sal Marino · The Salty Gull
Lovely spot, The Salty Gull.
Lovely spot, The Salty Gull.
12:33Marla Finch, Bev Tanner · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Bev. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Bev. I'll bring that right over.
12:42Marla 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.
12:57Marla Finch, Rex Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.