Apparently some play she wrote is being produced here in town. Backstage, Diane laughs outrageously at her own joke. Diane: All that would be left would be the "goodbye." Franklin: [breaking character] Could we just stop for a second? Frasier: She just showed up at the station today. Frasier: She's a one-time Boston barmaid who had a nervous breakdown and ended up in a sanitorium, where I met her, fell for her, and then was so mercilessly rejected by her that to this day there is a sucking chest wound where once there dwelled a heart! I'd like her to stand... oh, right about here [stands in the middle of the stage] and tell him how much he's meant to her and how she'll never forget him. I'm simply helping her to get back on her feet and out of my life as quickly as possible. I'm sorry for this. It's what I do." Niles: Well, she did leave at the altar. She is the Devil! That I'm falling for her again. Will you come to dress rehearsal tonight? [Diane comes onstage] This whole getting-left-at-the-altar thing, I just don't know what I'm supposed to be feeling. [SCENE_BREAK]
FOREPLAY
Scene Six  Frasier's Apartment That evening, Diane and Frasier are standing next to each other, looking out at the city.
Plan: A: Shelley Long; Q: Who played Diane Chambers? A: the studio; Q: Where does Diane Chambers show up one day? A: Frasier; Q: Who is still resentful of Diane for leaving him at the altar? A: dinner; Q: What does Frasier invite Diane to? A: Niles's suggestion; Q: Who suggested that Frasier confront Diane about being left at the altar? A: Cheers; Q: What bar does Diane Chambers' play depict? A: their old friends; Q: Who are the characters in Diane's play? A: boorish and uncivilized ruffians; Q: What did Diane think of her old friends? A: Frasier's character; Q: Who is cold-hearted in his reaction to being left at the altar? Summary: Diane Chambers ( Shelley Long ) shows up at the studio one day, and Frasier (who still resents her for leaving him at the altar) finds out she is in town for a performance of her new play. He invites her to dinner, determined to show her how much he has moved on from her, despite Niles's suggestion that he should confront her about being left at the altar in order to get closure. When Diane arrives, she boasts of her own riches and success only to eventually break down and confess she is not doing as well as she claimed. Feeling sorry for Diane, Frasier agrees to fund her play despite everyone warning him he may be falling for her again. However, when invited to dress rehearsal, he finds that it depicts their old life at Cheers, with the characters representing their old friends being literal representations of how Diane viewed them: boorish and uncivilized ruffians, and that Frasier's character is cold-hearted in his reaction to being left at the altar.