Episode
Day 985
Day 985 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Commotion at The Anchor! Lark Ferris and Flo Tidewater came to (very gentle) blows over a heated debate over the last pickled egg. Flo Tidewater is not currently speaking to Lark Ferris. Lark Ferris is cooling off in the Sheriff's holding cell after the business at The Anchor. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Shortcut 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
01:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:21Lark Ferris has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
08:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Fern Gorse turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
11:38Sal Marino produces a rival route. The difference is seconds, and is defended for hours.
13:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
15:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
15:35Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
17:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
18:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
18:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
19:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
20:30Truman Beaumont is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
20:35Elaine Whitlow is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
20:38Flo Tidewater has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
21:00Commotion at The Anchor! Lark Ferris and Flo Tidewater came to (very gentle) blows over a heated debate over the last pickled egg.
21:00Sheriff Brody has invited Lark Ferris to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
21:18Rex Callahan has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
21:58Ewan Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:04Fern Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:07Edie Gorse has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:33Kip Doyle, Jonah Ferris · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:35Elaine Whitlow, Cole Whitlow · Bay View House
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
Oh, hello. I was asking the roses about you.
07:40Hal Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Marla. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:02Truman 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.
08:11Bev Tanner, Hal Brody, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:17Flo Tidewater, Linus Tidewater · Gus's House
Linus! Every gutter in town has found its voice.
Linus! Every gutter in town has found its voice.
08:22Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:46Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
11:40Truman Beaumont, Sal Marino · Town Hall
I call this extremely informal meeting to something resembling order.★
I call this extremely informal meeting to something resembling order.★
12:23Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.