Episode
Day 5994
Day 5994 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Kip Doyle has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation. Kip Doyle is being kept in overnight with a touch of whatever half the town already had. Iris Brody is in Seahaven General after they slipped on the wet planks down at the dock. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Founders Day Festival Approaches 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
00:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
05:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The morning mail has arrived. Opal Ferris received a mysterious postcard.
09:00Posy Gorse fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
11:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
11:03Milo Ferris and Bev Tanner have got into the habit of each other.
12:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Wren Gorse appears to be enjoying it.
13:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
13:35Final preparations come together suspiciously well.
15:00Business is slow enough that Ewan Callahan has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
15:00Kip Doyle has come down with a touch of whatever half the town already had and is being kept in for observation.
18:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:21Wren Gorse and Edie Gorse have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
20:23Dell Tanner and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:13Bea Callahan has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:13Gil Ferris offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:15Cass Tanner has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:22Nell Tidewater has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:23Ned Ferris has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:28Flo Ferris has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
00:39Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Still awake, Truman? That makes two of us.
Still awake, Truman? That makes two of us.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Morning, Nell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Nell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:16Kip Doyle, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Well if it isn't Cass. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Cass. How's the day treating you?
07:21Lark Ferris, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:44Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:54Hal Brody, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:55Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Flo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:58Nell Tidewater, Posy Gorse, Truman Beaumont · Seahaven Mutual
Since we are all here, how is everyone actually doing?
Since we are all here, how is everyone actually doing?
09:07Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
There you are, Bea. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Bea. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:12Iris Brody, Opal Ferris · Seahaven General
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.