A waiter comes out of the kitchen with a child's booster seat, which he offers to Frasier as another waiter bumps Frasier on the way back to the kitchen. ACT I
[Scene 1 - Cafe Nervosa Roz is seated at the table with a friend, Ann, who is quite obviously a rather chatty, but pleasant woman.] Ann is in insurance. Fade out.] Frasier: Well, what shall we two bachelors do this evening, Mr. B? He appears to have accepted the situation. I will look for a cushion. It would be rude. It's not a date. Liz: Date? Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get these vegetables home and into a hearty winter soup. Roz: With whom? She's an artist. The party of Niles, Daphne, Martin, Ronee, and Frasier are waiting at the counter to be seated.] You not like? [He picks up Mr. Bottomsley and starts to pet him.] [He plays his phone messages.] [He rushes back into the dining room and joins Kenny and Liz Wright.] [He stuffs money in her hand.] [They all agree with the suggestion.]
Plan: A: Frasier; Q: Who is a lonely bachelor? A: vegetable soup; Q: What does Frasier eat in the evenings? A: a friend's cat; Q: What is Mr. Bottomsley? A: an embarrassment; Q: What does Frasier find about dining out with the family? A: two couples; Q: What is Frasier sandwiched between when he goes out with his family? A: Daphne; Q: Who is Niles's wife? A: Ronee; Q: Who is Martin's wife? A: Roz; Q: Who offers to set him up with a friend of hers? A: insurance; Q: What does Ann work in? A: a solitary old man; Q: What does Frasier want to avoid becoming? A: Julia Sweeney; Q: Who played Ann? A: an insufferably dull meal; Q: What does Frasier find Ann to be? A: Kenny; Q: Who offers Frasier a way out of his date? A: Liz Wright; Q: Who is Kenny's cousin? A: ( Krista Allen; Q: Who is Liz Wright? A: the arts; Q: What does Liz Wright work in? A: his date; Q: What does Frasier have to get rid of to get out of the situation? Summary: Frasier seems to have become a lonely bachelor who spends his evenings eating vegetable soup and looking after a friend's cat, Mr. Bottomsley. Dining out with the family is also now an embarrassment for him, being between two couples: Niles and Daphne, and Martin and Ronee. Roz offers to set him up with a friend of hers, a divorcée who works in insurance , saying she would be the perfect "placeholder". Frasier is not keen, but desperate not to turn into a solitary old man, agrees to a date with Ann (played by Julia Sweeney ). Halfway through what he finds an insufferably dull meal, Kenny appears with his attractive cousin Liz Wright ( Krista Allen ) who works in the arts, and offers Frasier a way out. All he has to do is get rid of his date.