Episode
Day 708
Day 708 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. A baby has arrived in Seahaven Springs! Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle would like you to meet Jonah Ferris. 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
00:00A baby has arrived in Seahaven Springs! Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle would like you to meet Jonah Ferris.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
08:00Fern Gorse answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
10:00The morning mail has arrived. Iris Brody received a mysterious postcard.
11:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
12:00Dot Ferris has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:00Flo Tidewater called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
12:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
12:27Truman Beaumont and Fern Gorse open an investigation into the Great Three-Second Flicker.
13:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
14:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Rex Callahan turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
16:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
17:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
17:57Sheriff Brody spotted doing something other than paperwork: sketching.
18:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
19:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
19:00The same passer-by has now walked past Truman Beaumont three times on the same route.
19:44The flicker investigation gains two more recruits at the bakery counter.
20:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
22:11Edie Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:16Fern Gorse has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:27Sal Marino has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:28The Anchor's piano is being played by Flo Tidewater, who cannot play piano.
22:37Milo Ferris is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Edie Gorse and Fern Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over an argument about the correct way to pronounce "buoy".
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Edie 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
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:15Hal Brody, Norma Quist · Sunrise Café
There you are, Norma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Norma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:21Fern Gorse, Lark Ferris, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:49Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater, Lark Ferris, Fern Gorse, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.
Good timing. I was about to take a policy-compliant break.
08:29Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:45Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
10:08Hal Brody, Rex Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
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.
12:23Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
12:29Truman Beaumont, Fern Gorse · Founders Park
Fern, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Fern, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
12:41Kip Doyle, Hal Brody · The Bakery
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Hal. I'll bring that right over.
12:42Marla Finch, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Milo. I'll bring that right over.