Episode
Day 5956
Day 5956 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Ike Tidewater has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Ned Ferris has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation. Ned Ferris is being kept in overnight with a touch of whatever half the town already had. 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
00:00Ike Tidewater has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
07:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
07:28Linus Tidewater and Bea Callahan have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
11:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
13:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:12No inspector arrives. The town has never looked better and is quietly pleased.
13:12Truman Beaumont and Mabel Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
13:12And so concludes: Word of an Inspection. The town will live with how it ended.
13:17Ewan Callahan and Edie Gorse have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
13:53Bea Callahan and Ike Tidewater have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
13:53Ike Tidewater and Bea Callahan have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
14:00Ned Ferris has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation.
14:02Dell Tanner has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
15:00Mabel Tidewater is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
16:00Business is slow enough that Hal Brody has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
16:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:29Flo Ferris and Linus Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:29Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Iris Brody onto the water. Iris Brody has not noticed.
21:49Hal Brody has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:05Opal Ferris has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:11Wren Gorse has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:03Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch, Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
07:23Ned Ferris, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:43Edie Gorse, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Ike, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Ike, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:45Fern 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.
07:57Marla Finch, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Wren. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Wren. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:15Hal Brody, Elaine Whitlow, Ike Tidewater, Gil Ferris, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
I was wondering when you would appear, Iris.
08:50Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
10:01Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.