Episode
Day 997
Day 997 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Wonderful news: Marla Finch and Elaine Whitlow are expecting a baby. Norma has already started knitting. Elaine Whitlow is expecting a baby with Marla Finch. Flo Tidewater is a delighted new parent. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Bench at The Orchard Gate 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
03:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
08:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:32Marla Finch has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
08:41Hal Brody has turned learning the orchard properly into a real part of life.
09:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:13Abel Callahan has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
10:00The tide is out further than usual. Fern Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
12:00Wonderful news: Marla Finch and Elaine Whitlow are expecting a baby. Norma has already started knitting.
12:00Marla Finch and Elaine Whitlow have a cot in the corner and a lot of opinions about names.
13:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
14:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
16:12Orchard bench mystery: fresh footprints found, sheriff and insurance office 'not panicking, just noting'
17:00Fern Gorse has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
20:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
22:53Edie Gorse has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
What was said
06:33Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
07:04Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Lark. How's the day treating you?
07:34Abel Callahan, Bea Callahan · Promenade House
You have that look. What have you done?
You have that look. What have you done?
07:35Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
Well if it isn't Iris. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Iris. How's the day treating you?
08:00Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch, Fern Gorse, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:17Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
There you are, Hal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Hal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:54Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · The Salty Gull
Hello, Ewan. Do not look at the kitchen, look at me.
Hello, Ewan. Do not look at the kitchen, look at me.
09:10Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
There you are, Milo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Milo. I was hoping we would cross paths.
10:12Kip Doyle, Gordon · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:51Sal Marino, Truman Beaumont · Seahaven Mutual
Truman! You look hungry. This is not an insult; it is an opportunity.
Truman! You look hungry. This is not an insult; it is an opportunity.
12:18Dot Ferris, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
There you are. How has the day treated you so far?
There you are. How has the day treated you so far?
12:42Marla Finch, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.