Eight blocks later, I finally load little Fido into her backseat, the woman drives off without so much as a "Thank you" or an offer to give me a ride back to the airport. End of Act 1
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Act 2
Scene 1 - The Police Station. FADE OUT. Frasier and Niles are clearing the table and smile at this. Frasier: Oh, where's Frederick? Give me that! He moves Freddie to the other end of the couch and places a cushion between the two, then goes back to take his cup to the kitchen. He turns to a stunned Martin and Niles. I know what a prostitute is. Martin: Ooh, good. Niles: And have "Bail" appear on my statement? Niles: Frasier, this was his old precinct. Niles: Uh-huh...
Frasier: I saw a woman stranded in the rain, naturally I offered her a ride. SMASH CUT TO:
Frasier sitting in his car in the rain. The café is very busy and all the waiters are engaged. Why didn't he come in? You shouldn't try to help people? [He returns to the table.]
Plan: A: humanity; Q: What does Frasier lose faith in after several acts of kindness backfire? A: the rain; Q: What weather condition did Frasier encounter a stranded woman in? A: a ride; Q: What does Frasier decide to give the woman? A: a prostitute; Q: What is the woman that Frasier decides to help? A: the police; Q: Who is watching Frasier? A: Martin's old precinct; Q: Where is Frasier held after he is arrested? A: the situation; Q: What does Frasier explain to his son Frederick? A: people; Q: What does Frederick ask his father if he should stop helping? A: the preceding events; Q: What did Frasier later describe as a bad daydream? A: all the others; Q: What other good deeds did Frasier know would backfire? Summary: After several acts of kindness backfire, Frasier starts to lose his faith in humanity. Driving home in the rain, he comes across a stranded woman and considers whether or not to give her a ride. Despite the events of the day, he decides to help her, only to discover that she is a prostitute (and also a transvestite), and that the police are watching everything. He is arrested and held at Martin's old precinct, where Martin and Niles must bail him out. Upon returning home and explaining the situation, his son Frederick asks; "So are you saying you shouldn't help people?" The scene returns to Frasier in the car contemplating whether or not to give the woman a ride (the preceding events having been what Frasier later describes as a 'bad daydream'). Despite knowing that this good deed, like all the others, may backfire he still decides to help her.