Episode
Day 834
Day 834 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. The swans have moved on, having accepted a great deal of bread and given nothing back. Bea Callahan was born to Rex Callahan and Sal Marino. Linus Tidewater was born to Flo Tidewater and Milo Ferris. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Bench at The Orchard Gate reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00The swans have moved on, having accepted a great deal of bread and given nothing back.
07:43Lark Ferris has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:12Dot Ferris has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
10:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
11:22Both sides are heard at length. Neither changes its mind, warmly.
12:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
13:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
15:43Rex Callahan and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00The tide is out further than usual. Elaine Whitlow has gone to look at what it left behind.
17:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
20:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
20:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:12Ewan Callahan has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
22:28Rex has quietly moved Sal Marino onto the water. Sal Marino has not noticed.
22:31Flo Tidewater has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
What was said
06:52Kip Doyle, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:18Milo Ferris, Norma Quist, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
07:33Dot Ferris, Jonah Ferris · Kip's House
There you are, Jonah. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Jonah. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:45Hal Brody, Norma Quist, Lark Ferris, Flo Tidewater, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
07:53Dot 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.
08:23Lark Ferris, Milo Ferris, Elaine Whitlow, Abel Callahan, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
09:16Fern Gorse, Edie Gorse · Town Hall
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:37Elaine Whitlow, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
10:16Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
11:25Truman Beaumont, Hal Brody · Norma's Grocery
Hal! A good hour to run into you.
Hal! A good hour to run into you.
12:12Marla Finch, Sal Marino · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Sal. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Sal. I'll bring that right over.
12:20Bev Tanner, Hal Brody, Elaine Whitlow, Sal Marino, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★