Daphne and Frasier are helping Niles at the punchbowl as Daphne tells Frasier he was nice to help his brother by organizing the party. Frasier: It's Dr. MacLowery! He heads for the kitchen in desperation. He is the vice- president of the tenants' board. In the hallways of the Montana, Niles and Frasier are standing outside his apartment. MacLowery taps into the kitchen. Martin asks whether he can't afford to go back now, and Niles answers that he can except that Frasier persuaded him to sublet the apartment to a starchy dignified tenant who still has two months remaining on his lease. Niles arrives back. Niles: You're here because the caterer cancelled. Of course, only moments later they seated Maris there with her new boyfriend. Probst informs Niles that they abhor noise in the building and the board is leaning toward rescinding his lease. Roz is appalled to think that she had been lying next to a dead man.
Plan: A: a miserable meal; Q: What kind of meal did Niles have with Frasier? A: their new boyfriends; Q: Who were Daphne and Maris on dates with? A: Montana; Q: What is the name of the building Niles lives in? A: Dr. MacLowery; Q: Who is Niles' sub-tenant? A: an avid tap dancer; Q: What is Dr. MacLowery? A: tenants; Q: What is the board of the Montana? A: his lease; Q: What is the board considering terminating? A: a drinks gathering; Q: What do Niles and Frasier organize for the next meeting? A: their minds; Q: What do Niles and Frasier want the board to change? A: Roz; Q: Who is the stand-in for the caterers? A: the caterers; Q: Who cancelled? Summary: Niles returns from a miserable meal with Frasier; both Daphne and Maris were seated at the tables next to them in romantic dates with their new boyfriends. He has not moved back into the Montana, as his apartment is currently occupied by a sub-tenant, Dr. MacLowery. MacLowery is an avid tap dancer , and the noise from his routines have infuriated the other residents of the building. As a result, representatives from the building's board of tenants arrive to tell Niles that the board is seriously considering terminating his lease . In order to get the board back on his side, Niles and Frasier organize a drinks gathering for the next meeting in order to persuade them to change their minds, with Roz present to stand-in for the caterers, who cancelled.