[man calling "Hello!"] [hangs up]
Frasier: Well, to all you Marlenes out there, may I suggest that s*x with a stranger is not the answer. Daphne: Oh, and the faster he takes the towel off, the smarter he is? Daphne opens it to Niles. [holds up newspaper] Today's society page? He just likes the kind that gives him a chance to use his brain! Niles: You would? Scene Five - Cafe Nervosa Niles is at a table, Martin & Daphne come towards him. Was that a date? [SCENE_BREAK]
Scene Seven - Ballroom And so, Niles and Daphne, arrive at the elegant "Snow Ball." [puts the glasses on the table and opens her arms] Now take me in your arms, Niles, and let the music carry us away...
She leads him out onto the dance floor and just as they assume the right position, the conductor turns around. Niles cannot help but gaze longingly at her. Daphne: [gasps] A tango! But none of that matters. He kisses her hand reverently; she looks over her shoulder then turns back to him. What do you say to another dance? Daphne: Alright, then! [he turns] No, no, please. Claire: I meant to go dancing. She takes his arm, and they start to leave the room. Daphne: And to think you almost didn't come to the ball! He smiles. The music swells up again, as Miss "Cinderella" Moon and Mr. "Handsome Prince" Crane gracefully exit the ball room along with an experience to last for a life time: "Moon Dance"
END OF ACT TWO
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Martin is showing Eddie a placard with a sketch of a banana with the word BANANA scrawled across the bottom.
Plan: A: Niles; Q: Who is scanning the society page when he sees a picture of Maris with another man? A: an heiress; Q: Who does Niles plan to take on a date at the Snow Ball? A: the Snow Ball; Q: What event does Niles plan to take Maris to? A: the Ball; Q: Where does Daphne suggest that Niles and Daphne go to after his date cancels? A: his divorce; Q: What is Niles trying to show everyone at the Snow Ball that he is not mourning? A: a tango; Q: What dance does Niles and Daphne dance at the Snow Ball? A: her dancing; Q: What does the attractive former associate of Niles's tell him he could take her to? A: her proposal; Q: What does Niles decide to accept after he leaves with Daphne? A: the card; Q: What does Niles take with him when he leaves the ball? Summary: Niles is scanning the society page when he sees a picture of Maris with another man. He plans to take an heiress on a date at a society event, the Snow Ball. He then realizes that he cannot dance but Daphne then offers to teach him. His date cancels, prompting Daphne to suggest that she go with him to the Ball. At the ball, Niles and Daphne dance, to show everyone there that he is not mourning his divorce. As they dance a tango, Niles declares that he adores Daphne, and she reciprocates. When the dance is over, Niles realizes that Daphne thought that he was just acting to try to impress everyone in the room. An attractive former associate of Niles' walks up to him, giving him a card and telling him that if he would ever like to take her dancing, all he need do is call. At first, Niles decides not to accept her proposal, but as he leaves with Daphne, he turns around and takes the card with him.