Episode
Day 696
Day 696 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. It's official: Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch are a couple. The café has opinions. 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 Anonymous Good Deed 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
00:00It's official: Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch are a couple. The café has opinions.
00:00Marla Finch has moved in with Elaine Whitlow. There was a second bed involved, and a great deal of discussion about where it goes.
00:00Marla Finch and their partner have bought Bay View House on the promenade. The whole town has opinions about the kitchen.
08:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
11:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
12:53Mystery parcel #2: Nurse Ferris finds another gift with no name attached.
13:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
15:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
16:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
18:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
20:05Kip Doyle sits still for a full bowl of soup — witnesses call it a town first.
20:05Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle kept their word and finished what they started.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:03Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sheriff Brody's House
Morning, Norma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Norma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:22June Ellery, Milo Ferris, Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:02Fern Gorse, Alistair · Marla's House
Alistair. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
Alistair. Good. You will want to hear what I have found out.
08:19Elaine Whitlow, Dot Ferris, Milo Ferris, Marla Finch, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
08:55Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?
08:58Marla Finch, Alistair · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Alistair. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Alistair. I'll bring that right over.
10:33Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
I see we have chosen the same spot again.
11:32Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
12:21Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
12:43Truman Beaumont, Alistair, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Alistair! A good hour to run into you.
Alistair! A good hour to run into you.
12:44Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
There you are. How has the day treated you so far?
There you are. How has the day treated you so far?