As Frasier and Roz go to the room, Martin enters in his tux and crosses to Daphne. As the brothers sit down for a post-auction brandy Niles begins to speculate about the origins of the sibling rivalry that led him and Frasier to spend so much money that evening. Daphne asks Niles to take over typing while she helps Martin, and begins dictating a treacly message about how she much loves Donny. Everyone applauds them as they try to bring themselves together. Frasier: Yes, some coffee. I may not have a 156 IQ, but I'm a quick study. Is that university library open all night? It makes him happy. Martin tells her they were always competitive. Niles doesn't remember the end of the luncheon, and Frasier reminds him that Niles knocked over the restaurant's aquarium on the way out, causing an additional $1,000 worth of damage and humiliating himself as he attempted to revive the litlle plastic diver from the fish tank. Niles: Frasier, just try to remember it's for a very worthy cause. Niles: Great! Niles: I was sick waiting for the results. Roz follows close behind dressed in an evening gown and carrying Alice, whom Daphne has agreed to babysit for the evening. Roz is unhappy that Frasier has once again donated a "day behind the scenes at the Frasier Crane show" to the silent auction at the benefit they are all attending that evening, for the Kelly Ann Grunther Foundation. The IQ tests we did when we were children. The brothers stare into their brandies. Their mother had refused to tell them anything except that they were only two points apart. Things deteriorate rapidly and Niles ends up with his head on the table as the Nobel laureates show up. [SCENE_BREAK]
SCENE TWO - The Benefit
Frasier and Niles are checking out the auction offerings and notice that one item being auctioned off is a luncheon with three Nobel laureates. [SCENE_BREAK]
Scene Two - Frasier's Apartment.
Plan: A: Niles; Q: Who has the larger IQ? A: Frasier; Q: Who drinks a lot of coffee to stay awake? A: the Kelly Anne Grunther Foundation; Q: What charity did Niles, Frasier, Martin and Roz attend a silent auction for? A: the highest bid; Q: What did Niles have when the auction closed? A: second; Q: What seat at the luncheon is opened up for Frasier if he can match Niles' bid? A: The two brothers; Q: Who is aghast to realize that they have paid over $8,000 for a lunch? A: sherry; Q: What do Niles and Frasier drink to discuss their sibling rivalry? A: Frasier's apartment; Q: Where do Niles and Frasier discuss their sibling rivalry? A: IQ Tests; Q: What did Niles and Frasier take when they were younger? A: Their mother; Q: Who did not tell the brothers the results of their IQ tests? A: the answers; Q: What did their mother not tell them about their IQ tests? A: 2; Q: How many points apart were Niles and Frasier on their IQ tests? A: closure; Q: What does Martin want to bring to the brothers' rivalry? A: 129; Q: What is Frasier's IQ level? A: 156; Q: What is Niles' IQ level? A: their responses; Q: What is initially mature and non-competitive? A: their true feelings; Q: What cannot be concealed for long? A: The brothers; Q: Who attempts to outdo each other by studying all night in a university library? A: a great deal; Q: How much coffee does Frasier drink to stay awake? A: the luncheon table; Q: Where does Niles pass out? A: the Nobel Laureates; Q: Who walks into the room when Niles passes out? Summary: Niles, Frasier, Martin and Roz attend a silent auction for the Kelly Anne Grunther Foundation. Niles stumbles upon an auction for a luncheon with three Nobel Laureates , and soon finds himself bidding against Frasier. The two become determined to beat the other. When the auction closes, Niles has the highest bid, but a second seat at the table is opened up as long as Frasier can match him. The two brothers are aghast to realise that they have paid over $8,000 for a lunch. Later that night, over sherry in Frasier's apartment, Niles and Frasier ask themselves where their harsh sibling rivalry originated, and reminisce about how they once took IQ Tests while they were younger. Their mother never told them the answers; only that they were 2 points apart. In an effort to bring closure to their rivalry once and for all, Martin reluctantly agrees to show them the results, and it soon transpires that whilst Frasier has an IQ level of 129, Niles has the larger IQ: 156. At first, their responses are mature and non-competitive, but their true feelings cannot be concealed for long. The brothers attempt to outdo each other by studying all night in a university library. Frasier drinks a great deal of coffee to stay awake, and Niles takes some allergy medicine to deal with his dust mite and parchment allergy problem. The medicine makes him dopey, and he proceeds to pass out at the luncheon table, destroying everything, just as the Nobel Laureates walk into the room.