Alex: I find it's best to be no later than a half hour early. Daphne: My God, what a surprise. Daphne: That was Maris! Frasier: I'm starting to think this return to private practice was a big mistake. Frasier: Listen, how did things go with Maris? Frasier: Maris?! It's his first day! Martin: Maris? Niles and Martin come in from the kitchen, Daphne goes over to her husband.] Niles: Daphne, Daphne, wait. Niles: I told her to leave him. Niles: She's gotten involved with some Argentine polo player. This is a big lie. Turns out he's a cad and a gold digger, with a violent temper to boot. What is that supposed to mean?! Who's calling? You're not the first guy to do something weird in bed...
[Frasier jumps up and grabs the phone, ripping it loose and dropping it to the floor. [As they go into the kitchen, the music on the radio ends and the announcer comes on.] [He hands her an envelope and she opens it.] [He notices his pants.] [Martin and Niles leave. [Niles hears this and gets a look of panic on his face.]
Plan: A: a return; Q: What does Frasier make to practicing private psychiatry? A: his first day; Q: What day of Frasier's new job turns into a series of disasters? A: a pregnant and hormonal Daphne; Q: What is Niles trying to cope with? A: an unexpected phone call; Q: What does Niles receive from Maris? A: a hysterical Maris; Q: Who calls Niles unexpectedly? A: Maris; Q: Whose boyfriend is killed by a polo player? A: lunch; Q: What does Niles agree to meet Maris for? A: a new boyfriend; Q: What is Maris having problems with? A: an Argentine polo player; Q: What is Maris's new boyfriend? A: a violent temper; Q: What is the problem with Maris's new boyfriend? A: questions; Q: What does Daphne ask about the meeting? A: a surprise baby shower; Q: What does Niles pretend to be organizing for Daphne? A: the deception; Q: What becomes more difficult to sustain as the episode progresses? A: the polo player; Q: Who punches Frasier in the face? A: his apology; Q: What does Daphne accept from Niles after he lied to her? A: the radio; Q: What changes to a news broadcast as Niles and Daphne leave the apartment? A: a news broadcast; Q: What does the radio change to when Niles apologizes to Daphne? Summary: Frasier makes a return to practicing private psychiatry , and although he is most excited, his first day turns into a sequence of disasters. Niles, who is doing his best to cope with a pregnant and hormonal Daphne, receives an unexpected phone call from a hysterical Maris. He agrees to meet her for lunch, and learns that she has problems with a new boyfriend, an Argentine polo player who has a violent temper. Niles advises Maris to leave him, and is worried how Daphne will react to hearing about the meeting. Both Frasier and Martin advise him to keep it to himself, so when Daphne starts asking questions about lunch, Niles pretends to be organizing a surprise baby shower for her. However, the deception becomes progressively more difficult to sustain. Things come out when the polo player comes to the apartment, mistakes Frasier for Niles, and punches him in the face. Daphne learns that Niles met with Maris and is understandably furious that he lied. Later, Niles apologizes to Daphne and she accepts his apology. As they leave, the radio changes to a news broadcast and reveals that Maris killed her boyfriend.