Episode
Day 654
Day 654 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Dot Ferris 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 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 Bakery's flour delivery has not arrived. Kip is rationing, with the grim dignity of a man rationing something he baked himself.
00:00The surveyor has packed up and left. The measurements, presumably, were satisfactory.
06:51Dot Ferris has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
06:51Kip Doyle and Dot Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Hal Brody has gone to look at what it left behind.
08:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
10:00Dot Ferris is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
10:00Flo Tidewater has come down with a mystery rash Dr. Pratt is thoroughly enjoying. Dr. Pratt is keeping them in for observation.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:05Sal Marino has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
15:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
16:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
17:45Marla Finch and Rex Callahan finally talk it out — sources say hearts, and the tab, are settled.
17:45Marla Finch and Rex Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
18:00Business is slow enough that Truman Beaumont has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
18:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
21:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
21:55Fern Gorse is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
22:04Rex Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
Norma. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
Norma. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
07:17Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
07:31Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:15Hal Brody, Edie Gorse, June Ellery, Dot Ferris, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:43Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:58Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
11:03Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
11:40Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dock
Morning, Sal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Sal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
12:22Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
12:42Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.