Episode
Day 649
Day 649 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Commotion at The Anchor! Rex Callahan and Marla Finch came to (very gentle) blows over a difference of opinion regarding the jukebox. 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 Leak at The Anchor takes a turn. 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 town clock has stopped at twenty past four. Nobody can agree on when it happened, which is itself a problem of some irony.
07:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
12:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
13:28Nurse Ferris and Baker Doyle Spotted Lingering Over Lunch, No One In A Hurry
14:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00A seagull has stolen Marla Finch's sandwich near the dock. Again.
16:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
17:00The tide is out further than usual. Kip Doyle has gone to look at what it left behind.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:40The Anchor's Leak Officially Retired; Talk Turns to a Gathering in the Park
19:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
19:00A door that has been locked for as long as Truman Beaumont can remember was standing open this morning.
19:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
19:23Rex Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
19:43Marla Finch is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
20:00Commotion at The Anchor! Rex Callahan and Marla Finch came to (very gentle) blows over a difference of opinion regarding the jukebox.
20:00Sheriff Brody has invited Marla Finch to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
20:00A studio lamp came loose and struck the road beside Truman Beaumont. Control has logged it as "debris".
20:41Edie Gorse has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
20:48Kip Doyle has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
20:56Elaine Whitlow is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:00Commotion at The Anchor! Kip Doyle and Elaine Whitlow came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
21:48Rex Callahan's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
22:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:19Flo Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:20Dot Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:21Norma Quist has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:03Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:19Marla Finch, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hi Lark — busy day at Sunrise Café?
Hi Lark — busy day at Sunrise Café?
07:23Milo Ferris, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:58Dot Ferris, Milo Ferris, Marla Finch, June Ellery, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:00Fern Gorse, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
08:14Elaine Whitlow, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:40Bev Tanner, Elaine Whitlow, Dot Ferris, Fern Gorse, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
Morning, Elaine. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Elaine. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:52Elaine Whitlow, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:12Fern Gorse, Edie Gorse · Town Hall
Hi Edie — busy day at Town Hall?
Hi Edie — busy day at Town Hall?
10:16Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Flo! A good hour to run into you.
Flo! A good hour to run into you.
10:35Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.