Episode

Day 651

Day 651 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Marla Finch has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. 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.

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What was announced

00:00Marla Finch has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.

00:00The town clock is going again. It is four minutes fast, and the town has decided to live with that.

01:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.

07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.

09:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.

10:00Ewan Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.

11:00Rex Callahan has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.

11:00Bedside detective work: Truman Beaumont consults on The Anchor's mystery leak from Room 4.

13:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.

14:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.

14:17Marla Finch and Rex Callahan seen talking again at The Anchor — no raised voices reported.

14:36Marla Finch and Rex Callahan have cleared the air over a quiet chat.

14:36Rex Callahan and Marla Finch have cleared the air over a quiet chat.

15:17June Ellery has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.

16:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.

16:00Dot Ferris has come down with a case of the Seahaven sniffles. Dr. Pratt is keeping them in for observation.

16:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.

16:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.

17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.

19:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.

20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.

21:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.

23:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.

What was said

09:12Elaine Whitlow, Lark Ferris · Elaine's House
Lark, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.

10:48Lark Ferris, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Just the usual today.

11:02Truman Beaumont, Fern Gorse · Seahaven General
Fern! Just the person I wanted to see.

11:22Dot Ferris, Fern Gorse · Seahaven General
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.★

12:57Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
There you are. How has the day treated you so far?

13:20Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Milo. How's the day treating you?★

13:25Norma Quist, Sal Marino · The Salty Gull
A full table deserves a proper conversation.

14:13June Ellery, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Edie! Just the person I wanted to see.

14:19Marla Finch, Rex Callahan · The Anchor Bar
Oh, hello Rex. The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.

14:31Dot Ferris, Fern Gorse, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
There you are. How has the day treated you so far?

14:51Sal Marino, Rex Callahan · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.

14:59Elaine Whitlow, June Ellery · Seahaven General
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.