Episode
Day 710
Day 710 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Edie Gorse has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. 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
00:00Edie Gorse has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
03:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
08:55Hal Brody and Norma Quist have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
10:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
10:14Fern Gorse and Edie Gorse have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
10:14Edie Gorse and Fern Gorse have cleared the air over a quiet chat.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
13:36Sheriff Brody seen off-duty two days running — Seahaven holds its breath.
13:36Hal Brody and Norma Quist kept their word and finished what they started.
15:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
16:00Ewan Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
16:00Milo Ferris came off worse in an argument with a garden gnome and a flowerbed and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
17:00Lark Ferris has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
18:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
18:37Marla Finch has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
18:52Edie Gorse and Fern Gorse spotted talking again — the ice, it seems, has melted.
19:00Hal Brody called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
19:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
20:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
22:09Lark Ferris has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
23:02Rex Callahan has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Perfect weather for doing something unnecessarily outdoors.
Kip! Perfect weather for doing something unnecessarily outdoors.
07:23Marla Finch, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:24Dot Ferris, Norma Quist, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:35Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · Promenade House
Morning, Ewan. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Ewan. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:48Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:49Norma Quist, Edie Gorse, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello. If this is about credit, I have the ledger.
Hello. If this is about credit, I have the ledger.
08:19Hal Brody, Flo Tidewater, Norma Quist, Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:57Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater, Edie Gorse, Elaine Whitlow, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
09:49Fern Gorse, Edie Gorse · Town Hall
Hello, Edie. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Edie. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
10:39Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · The Dune House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:48Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Boss! Perfect timing. I have a theory and fresh rolls.
Boss! Perfect timing. I have a theory and fresh rolls.
11:37Sal Marino, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.