Episode
Day 658
Day 658 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Lark Ferris 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. Whose Ladder Is This 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
00:00Lark Ferris has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
09:23Hal Brody has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
09:23Norma Quist and Hal Brody have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
10:00June Ellery called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
10:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
10:00June Ellery and Truman Beaumont have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
11:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
12:00Sal Marino is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
13:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
13:31Dot Ferris borrows it for something brief. It does not come back briefly.
14:00Dot Ferris has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
15:17Elaine Whitlow and Edie Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
18:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
What was said
09:04Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
Norma! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Norma! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
09:33June Ellery, Truman Beaumont · Truman's House
Truman. Excellent. I require an informal opinion in triplicate.
Truman. Excellent. I require an informal opinion in triplicate.
10:16Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · Dot's House
Milo! Not a cloud in the sky.
Milo! Not a cloud in the sky.
10:43Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Bev's House
There you are, Flo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Flo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
12:28Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
Ewan, perfect timing. I needed a pause.
Ewan, perfect timing. I needed a pause.
13:27Sal Marino, Marla Finch · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.★
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.★
13:33Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · East Beach
Oh, hello Hal. Beautiful day, isn't it?
Oh, hello Hal. Beautiful day, isn't it?
13:44Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Elaine's House
There you are, Truman. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Truman. I was hoping we would cross paths.
14:17Sal Marino, Rex Callahan · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.★
Good to see you, Rex. I'll bring that right over.★
14:28Truman Beaumont, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Fern. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Fern. How's the day treating you?
14:51Sal Marino, Hal Brody · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.★
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.★
15:19Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.