Behind her, Niles rushes into the bathroom with a hand over his mouth. But the only problem is, I can't stop thinking about my ex. Daphne kicks him in the right shin and storms to her room. Daphne nods and mirrors him. Frasier: Especially when the rest of the family just loved her. Frasier: I think I want to be with Lana, not Claire. Frasier: Niles, listen, I didn't want to say anything in front of the others, but I find myself in a bit of a quandary. Frasier: Well, I broke up with her. Frasier: [trades a look with Roz, then] Good thinking. He is about to make his move, when... He takes them out and stands next to her to show them. I bet you were planning on this since Belize. I really need to talk to her. It all boils down to
this: which of these two women do you see spending the rest of your life with? Lana and Kirby come into the Cafe. Lana: Well, actually we just picked up the invitations for Kirby's graduation party. Martin: Oh, she's a real find, Fras. Martin: Yeah, this is a brunch to remember. Niles: It's not a vacation until Dad takes a picture of one of his meals. Prepare yourself for a lifetime...
Man: Oh, here it is! Seated beside and in back of him, respectively, are Lilith and Diane. Stay-with-Claire. The door opens again - this time it is the Man from the Airport (Bob). The title of this episode is based on a title card from Episode 5.19, "Frasier Gotta Have It"]
PROLOGUE
[PREVIOUSLY_ON]
Scenes From "Cranes Go Caribbean" Claire and Frasier in their hotel room:
Claire: I'm crazy about you. The woman next to him rolls over - it is now Lana. They are on the plane returning to Seattle. Uh... [gets up]
He goes out into the living room, and sees Kirby being braced by his ex-girlfriend, Kristi, who has just arrived with one of her friends. Will he ever be back? [ ] It's a woman named Lana...
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ACT ONE
HELL ON WHEELS
Scene One - Frasier's BMW Frasier is driving along a country road. [SCENE_BREAK]
Frasier on the phone in the hotel lobby:
Frasier: I'm on vacation with my girlfriend, Claire - a woman who, by all conventional measures, is "perfect" for me.
Plan: A: Belize; Q: Where are Frasier and his family? A: Daphne; Q: Who resents that Niles and Martin think Claire is wonderful? A: the right woman; Q: What does Frasier wonder if he is with? A: Seattle; Q: Where does Frasier live? A: a lost luggage office; Q: What kind of office does Frasier meet a man at? A: two; Q: How many ex-wives does Frasier have? A: his apartment; Q: Where does Frasier break up with Claire? A: Kirby's graduation party; Q: What party does Frasier attend with Roz? A: Kirby's father; Q: Who is Bob? A: his dental hygienist; Q: Who did Bob leave Lana for? A: her bedroom; Q: Where does Lana go after Bob leaves? A: screen; Q: What does Frasier's thoughts manifest themselves on? A: Diane Chambers; Q: Who is one of the three former partners that Frasier has a discussion with? A: American Airlines; Q: What airline did David and Lynn Angell die on? A: the September 11 attacks; Q: What event were David and Lynn Angell killed in? Summary: Frasier and his family are still with Claire in Belize. Niles and Martin think Claire is wonderful (although Daphne resents this), but Frasier is troubled by a dream he had about Lana, and wonders if he is with the right woman. On returning to Seattle, he meets a man at a lost luggage office who is torn between two women, and who asks Frasier's advice as a psychiatrist. Frasier says he must consider whom he would spend the rest of his life with, prompting him to choose his ex-wife over his new woman. This sets Frasier thinking, and on returning to his apartment he finds Claire and breaks up with her, to the indignation of the rest of his family (and also Daphne, surprisingly). He then attends Kirby's graduation party with Roz, hoping to discuss his feelings with Lana, but is astonished when the man from the luggage office also turns up. It turns out that this man, Bob, is Kirby's father, who left Lana for his dental hygienist. Now he wants her back, acting on Frasier's advice. Lana throws him out, and then retires to her bedroom. Kirby begs Frasier to talk to her, and in the end he takes the honorable course by advising Lana to talk to Bob, since she clearly still has feelings for him. Returning home later in a state of distress, Frasier finds his family totally unsympathetic, and something Martin says particularly upsets him: "It's not easy coming up with happy talk every time you can't make it work with a woman." Frasier takes a drive by himself to think about this, and his thoughts manifest themselves on screen as a discussion between him, three former partners (Diane Chambers and ex-wives Lilith Sternin & Nanette Guzman) and even his late mother, as he searches for a reason why his relationships often fail. Before the search is over, he is confronted with a crowd consisting of "every woman [he] ever dated". Note: This episode is dedicated to David and Lynn Angell, who were killed on American Airlines Flight 11 during the September 11 attacks .