Episode
Day 684
Day 684 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Norma Quist slipped on the wet planks down at the dock and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. 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 Motion Still Pending runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00[CONTROL] Marla Finch has been flagged. She has started to find it difficult, and she is close enough to Truman Beaumont for that to matter.
01:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
06:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
07:27Milo Ferris has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
10:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
12:00Edie Gorse has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:00Norma Quist slipped on the wet planks down at the dock and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
12:30Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
12:47Old paperwork, new suspects: Truman and Elaine dig into the mystery motion.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Flo Tidewater appears to be enjoying it.
14:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
16:17Nurse Ferris off the clock: Kip Doyle gets his afternoon at last.
17:00A seagull has stolen Ewan Callahan's sandwich near the dock. Again.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:58June Ellery smells a paper trail — and recruits her favorite deputy.
18:58Truman Beaumont and June Ellery kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
19:16Hal Brody offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
19:40Rex Callahan has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
19:46Flo Tidewater has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
20:37Marla Finch has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
20:44Truman Beaumont has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
21:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
21:26Edie Gorse has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:08Milo Ferris has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
What was said
07:03Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
Well if it isn't Norma. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Norma. How's the day treating you?
07:04Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
08:02Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater, Dot Ferris, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:03Marla Finch, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Edie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:25Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse, Marla Finch, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
08:36Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater, Truman Beaumont, Fern Gorse, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
09:13June Ellery, Flo Tidewater, Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
09:18Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Milo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
10:12Hal Brody, Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow, Sal Marino · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
10:19June Ellery, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
11:13Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:12Milo Ferris, June Ellery · The Bakery
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, June. I'll bring that right over.