Episode
Day 659
Day 659 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue. 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 reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
01:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
04:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
08:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
08:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
09:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Bev Tanner has been elected to deal with it.
10:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
12:14The ladder is traced through four households, none of whom own it.
13:00The tide is out further than usual. June Ellery has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:00A seagull has stolen Elaine Whitlow's sandwich near the dock. Again.
14:00Bev Tanner noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
14:32Hal Brody and Norma Quist kept their word and finished what they started.
15:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
15:00Bev Tanner answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
16:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
18:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
22:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
22:57Rex has quietly moved Sal Marino onto the water. Sal Marino has not noticed.
What was said
07:17Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
Milo, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Milo, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:22Marla Finch, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:46Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse, Truman Beaumont, Norma Quist, Kip Doyle · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
08:27June Ellery, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Truman. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Truman. How's the day treating you?
08:44Bev Tanner, Kip Doyle, Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
08:54Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:54June Ellery, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:18Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:51June Ellery, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:53Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dock
Well if it isn't Sal. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Sal. How's the day treating you?
12:04Milo Ferris, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.