A flashback of Roz and Colleen comes up behind them, Roz rushing in with Alice in her arms. ACT ONE
Scene One - Niles' Hospital Room
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Niles is in the bed, Daphne is puttering around. Do you think a hospital has memories? Everyone chuckles. Frasier: But, on the bright side, he has been extensively published and his reputation is stellar. Frasier: I was just thinking about what Niles said about the hospital and the things that happen here. I have done some research. It is a Harvard colleague. It just goes to show, you can't take a second for granted. It's good to see you. It's just his way. Martin checks his wallet. Martin looks nervous. Niles: Oh, I'm pretty used to him by now. Niles: Oh, all roads lead to the hospital. Niles: Promise? Reset to: the hospital room. She has a little rash on her cheek. She turns and leaves. The orderly pushes the gurney through a set of doors to the operating areas. The others come in. They all laugh for a moment, then quiet to their thoughts again. You know when this is all over we're...
Daphne: There IS no "when this is over"! [SCENE_BREAK]
END OF ACT ONE
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ACT TWO
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
Scene One - The Waiting Room
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Roz and Daphne are sitting down, Martin and Frasier are standing at a magazine rack.
Plan: A: hospital; Q: Where is Niles being taken to? A: heart surgery; Q: What is Niles about to undergo? A: Daphne; Q: Who is terrified of the surgery? A: Frasier; Q: Who irritates the surgeon by asking questions about the operation? A: Martin; Q: Who pretends that Niles is not having a problem? A: work; Q: What does Martin think Niles is avoiding? A: the medical procedure; Q: What has Frasier researched thoroughly? A: Harvard; Q: Where did Frasier get his information about the surgery? A: a hospital; Q: What does Niles wonder if it has memories? A: several points; Q: How many times are scenes from the past played out while the others wait for the operation to finish? A: different parts; Q: Where are the scenes from the past played out in the hospital? A: baby Alice; Q: What was the name of the baby that Roz brought in for a check-up? A: his wife's health; Q: What bad news did Martin receive in the hospital? A: a relieved Daphne; Q: Who is leaving the hospital after Niles' surgery? A: the future; Q: What time period does the hospital show us a scene from when Daphne and Niles welcome a second child? Summary: Niles has been taken to hospital, and is about to undergo heart surgery . Daphne, Frasier, Martin and Roz have all come to see him, and each is coping differently: Martin jovially pretends there is no problem, and that Niles is just avoiding work; Frasier has researched the medical procedure thoroughly, and keeps offering to talk everyone through it; Daphne is just terrified, and Roz does her best to look after her. Frasier irritates the surgeon by asking questions about the operation, and by suggesting that he knows a better way of doing it, just because his source is a colleague from Harvard . Niles, on his way to the operating room, speculates over whether a hospital has memories. Then, at several points while the others wait for the operation to finish, little scenes from their past are played out around them in different parts of the hospital, including when Niles was born, when Roz brought baby Alice in for a check-up, and when Martin received bad news about his wife's health. Once Niles' surgery is over and a relieved Daphne is leaving the hospital, the hospital shows us a hopeful scene from the future in which she and Niles welcome a second child.