An unknown man gets out of his car and stands in front of the headlights so Frasier can't see him. As Langer speaks, Frasier enters cautiously at the back and sits next to Molly, a resident in a wheelchair. Frasier is aghast. Frasier opens the door to find a note attached to the knocker. Frasier shows it to her. Frasier takes some time to sink in the information. Frasier: And look at the kind of world it is! Frasier: Well, antiquing actually. I just found the most exquisite Japanese door knocker, it's said to bring peace and tranquility to any home it adorns. Langer is sat at the front table with two other members of the board. Langer: Ms! Martin: Is he gone? Ms. Langer looks round at her as Daphne quickly covers her actions by taking a bite of the french bread. Scene Three - Condo Board Meeting. You know, perhaps I should run against Ms. Langer. [SCENE_BREAK]
DEEP EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Scene Three - Elliot Bay Towers Parking Lot. [reads] "Your unauthorised door knocker violates the condo by-laws regarding hallway decoration.
Plan: A: a new antique Japanese door knocker; Q: What does Frasier have that he claims brings peace and tranquility to any home it adorns? A: an angry note; Q: What does Ms. Langer send to Frasier after he installs his new door knocker? A: Ms. Langer; Q: Who is the chair of the condo board? A: the knocker; Q: What did Ms. Langer claim violated hallway decoration rules? A: a rhetorical manner; Q: How does Frasier try to raise the issue of the door knocker at the condo board meeting? A: the request; Q: What did Ms. Langer dismiss so abruptly that Frasier loses his temper? A: his temper; Q: What does Frasier lose when Ms. Langer dismisses his request? A: a tyrant; Q: What does Frasier call Ms. Langer? A: the applause; Q: What did the other residents give when Frasier stormed out of the condo board meeting? A: Elliot Bay Towers; Q: Where is the unlit car park of the building where Frasier is approached by a mysterious figure? A: a secretive figure; Q: Who wants Frasier to run for president? A: presidential candidate; Q: What position does the mysterious figure want Frasier to run for? A: Martin; Q: Who is the neighbor who receives angry notes from Ms. Langer? A: angry notes; Q: What do Martin and Daphne start receiving? Summary: Frasier has a new antique Japanese door knocker , which he claims "is said to bring peace and tranquility to any home it adorns". Minutes after he fixes it to his front door, he receives an angry note from Ms. Langer, the chair of the condo board, claiming that the knocker violates rules of hallway decoration. He decides to raise the issue in a rhetorical manner at the next condo board meeting, but Ms. Langer dismisses the request so abruptly that Frasier loses his temper, calls her a tyrant and storms out, to the applause of the other residents. Soon afterwards, Frasier is approached in the unlit car park of Elliot Bay Towers by a secretive figure, who wants him to stand as presidential candidate against Ms. Langer, for the good of the other residents. He is initially reluctant, but then Martin and Daphne start receiving angry notes as well, and Frasier decides it is time to take action.