EPISODE 1251 / 02.13.25

The salty breeze off the bay rustles Rosie Jimenez’s loose ponytail as she steps over the wooden slats of Pier 22. As she approaches the entry of Bill’s on the Pier, she makes note of how quiet the place seems: there were only a few cars in the parking lot, and there are hardly any signs of life from within the restaurant. She can see lights inside, but there is no sense of music playing or diners chattering; all she can hears are the distant cries of gulls and the water lapping lightly at the pilings below.

Rosie’s senses tingle even more forcefully when she reaches the front door and sees that the sign is flipped to CLOSED. Alarmed that something has happened, she shifts into police mode as she pulls open the door, and the first thing she does is check the corner behind the door to make sure it is clear. Luckily, it is.

From our 20th anniversary in 2017:

Restauranteur Bill Fisher and his wife, Paula, raised four children in the scenic Northwest town of King’s Bay, Washington. Those children — Tim, Molly, Sarah, and Jason — grew up to have lives full of intrigue, passion, danger, heartbreak, and more. Since October 1997, Footprints has been telling the uninterrupted story of the Fisher family and their friends and foes… a story told in the vein of television’s great daytime dramas… a story with no end.