Episode
Day 680
Day 680 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Milo 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. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
02:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
04:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
10:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
11:00Milo Ferris is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
12:00Abel Callahan has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:38Truman Beaumont takes a personal interest in the Case of the Ladder.
14:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
15:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00Milo Ferris has come down with a case of the Seahaven sniffles. Dr. Pratt is keeping them in for observation.
15:20Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle seen deep in conversation by the pond, notebooks out.
16:00A seagull has stolen Marla Finch's sandwich near the dock. Again.
17:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
17:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
19:05The town ladder resurfaces at Miller's Pond, mystery apparently self-solving.
22:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
22:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
22:21Fern Gorse has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:31Sal Marino offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:36Edie Gorse is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
23:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Fern Gorse and Edie Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over a disagreement over who really caught the biggest fish.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Fern Gorse to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:04Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Lark! Just the person I wanted to see.
Lark! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:19Norma Quist, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:20June Ellery, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Fern. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Fern. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:43Bev Tanner, Marla Finch, Flo Tidewater, Truman Beaumont, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
Marla, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
Marla, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
07:43Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
Morning, Norma. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Norma. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:46Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?
08:51Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
09:52Marla Finch, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:00Marla Finch, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Well if it isn't Norma. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Norma. How's the day treating you?
10:39Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
Sal! I was just telling someone about you. Favorably.
Sal! I was just telling someone about you. Favorably.
12:05Milo 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.