Episode
Day 605
Day 605 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Hal Brody is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. 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 Bench at The Orchard Gate 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
00:00Dot Ferris has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Rex Callahan has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
06:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
08:00Dot Ferris nearly answered Truman Beaumont early, and turned it into a cough.
08:28Verity and Milo Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
09:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
09:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
10:00Hal Brody is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
10:23The bench at the orchard gate has been moved four feet. Nobody will admit to moving it.
11:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
11:00A studio lamp came loose and struck the road beside Truman Beaumont. Control has logged it as "debris".
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00Truman Beaumont has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
14:37Marla Finch and Norma Quist have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
19:09Bev Tanner and Verity postponed the matter, but neither has forgotten it.
22:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
22:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
07:20June Ellery, Norma Quist, Flo Tidewater, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Let us establish what happened before the story acquires a boat.★
Let us establish what happened before the story acquires a boat.★
07:38Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:50June Ellery, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Edie! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Edie! Sunshine on every windowsill.
08:02Milo Ferris, Verity · Dot's House
Hi Verity — busy day at Dot's House?
Hi Verity — busy day at Dot's House?
08:14Bev Tanner, Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater, Marla Finch, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Truman, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
Truman, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
08:19Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse, Hal Brody, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:56Elaine Whitlow, Hal Brody, June Ellery, Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
09:24Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
There you are, Milo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Milo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
10:25Truman Beaumont, Edie Gorse · Founders Park
Edie! A good hour to run into you.
Edie! A good hour to run into you.
10:51Bev Tanner, Sal Marino · Sunrise Café
Morning, Sal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Sal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
10:58Rex Callahan, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.