Frasier is just getting to a table. Roz: Oh. Frasier: And the wine? Charlotte: This place is kinda fancy for a working dinner. Frank: Yes. Frank sits. Frank: That's very good. And then afterwards I am going to give her her engagement ring. You'll have to sell that and buy Ronee a new one. He heads for his room. With Steve. Frasier: Oh, no, he was there, too. It doesn't even occur to him that I might be a rival. Galling, yes, but it does give me more time to work my magic on Charlotte. She holds out the DVDs and Frasier sits on the coffee table to look at them. CUT TO: the living room as they come in and Martin turns on the light. It is Niles and Daphne. Martin: [getting up] Oh, I got the new ring. Martin: At an auction! Frasier does. He heads for the door while Charlotte heads for the bathroom. Charlotte: Him and his moods. I think this is it for Frank and me. Frank: So, what's goin' on with us? Frank and Charlotte stand up. He walks over and hugs Frasier. He leaves. Ronee shows him her ring and he's impressed while Martin proudly looks on.
Plan: A: his charms; Q: What does Frasier plan to use on Charlotte to tempt her away from Frank? A: ( Aaron Eckhart; Q: Who is Frank? A: a high-quality restaurant; Q: Where does Frasier invite Charlotte to for a working dinner? A: several occasions; Q: How many times does Frasier spend time with Charlotte and Frank? A: a real friend; Q: How does Frank view Frasier? A: a head; Q: When did the tension between Frasier and Charlotte come to what? A: just the opportunity; Q: What does Frank leave Frasier with? A: Martin; Q: Who was going to give Ronee her engagement ring? A: the new ring; Q: What is very impressive, but its origins are somewhat unexpected? A: its origins; Q: What is unexpected about the new ring Martin buys for Ronee? Summary: Frasier plans to work his charms on Charlotte to tempt her away from Frank ( Aaron Eckhart ), so he invites her for what she assumes to be a working dinner at a high-quality restaurant. For him, Frank also turns up. This becomes the first of several occasions on which Frasier ends up spending time with Charlotte and Frank, and at no point does Frank suspect that his intentions are less than honorable; on the contrary, he thinks of Frasier as a real friend. There is, however, tension between him and Charlotte, and matters come to a head one evening when Frasier has cooked dinner for Charlotte and Frank turns up unannounced. The couple have an argument and Frank walks out, leaving Frasier with just the opportunity he was hoping for. Martin plans to give Ronee her engagement ring, but when Daphne and Roz discover that it is the same ring he planned to give to Sherry , they insist that he sell it and buy one especially for Ronee. This he does, and the new ring is very impressive, but its origins are somewhat unexpected.