At this point, Martin's boss, Rich Kechner, enters. CUT BACK TO: Martin and Rich, who are now sitting amiably in conversation behind the desk. CUT BACK TO: Martin and Rich. CUT TO: Lobby Martin is holding out the receiver, and we see that Rich is listening to the conversation. Daphne follows, slugging Niles in the back as she goes. Frasier and Niles enter. Frasier shrugs his shoulders at Niles, who also has no solution for the problem. Frasier: Well, I'm trying to help you decide what to do. Frasier: Where? Frasier: Yes, with Roger. Guess I'm just stuck here at the desk for five hours. He gets up from his chair. It is Charlie Kechner, the owner of the security company. It's a good thing Roger didn't hear that. It's only on a trial basis. Martin: I know, but apparently he thinks I went over his head to complain about him, so now he's really turning up the heat. Martin: I'm not going to talk back to my boss. Martin: The owner of the company is Rich's son. Rich wants me to work tonight. Rich: Good. Roz enters and approaches them. Roz: In a canoe? They're always sticking their noses into my business. We FADE OUT on the view of them in the closet. When is it? You can't stand to see him being bossed because to you he's always been this larger-than- life figure, and you're desperate to keep that image intact. You have to respect the chain of command. You know, sometimes an employer gets so caught up in his own world that he...
Frasier: [cutting her off, increasingly indignant] I mean, after all, this is a man who served his country in Korea, who had a distinguished career as a detective, and yet he is being treated the way you [indicating Niles] would treat a grocery store bag boy! [Martin's voice is heard.] [They rise.]
Plan: A: Frasier; Q: Who discovers that Rich is treating Martin badly? A: Martin; Q: Who gets stuck at the desk for five hours? A: Rich; Q: Who is Martin's supervisor? A: Rich's son; Q: Who is the owner of the security company? A: a bodyguard; Q: What does Frasier hire to ensure that his conversation with Rich's son remains confidential? A: a trial basis; Q: How long does Frasier hire a bodyguard for? A: a reprimand; Q: What does Rich receive from his son? A: Roz; Q: Who is always talking about Roger? A: Eventually Niles; Q: Who agrees to help Frasier solve the problem by confronting Rich? A: his brother's meddling; Q: What does Niles disapprove of in Martin's business? A: Martin's sight; Q: What did Niles and Frasier want to escape from in the janitors closet? A: security cameras; Q: How did Martin and Rich discover Niles and Frasier in the closet? A: a little good-matured ribbing; Q: What do Martin and Rich do when they find Niles and Frasier in the closet? A: their lives; Q: What do Martin and Rich think their kids are always meddling in? A: Guest voice; Q: Who is Andy Garcia? Summary: Frasier discovers that Martin's supervisor at work, Rich, is treating him badly, being unnecessarily bossy and disrespectful. It upsets Frasier to see his father in this situation, even though Martin insists that it does not bother him, because he respects the chain of command. Frasier decides to speak to the owner of the security company, who also happens to be Rich's son, and in order to ensure that their conversation remains confidential, he agrees to hire a bodyguard on a trial basis from the company. Unfortunately, this seems to do more harm than good, when Rich receives a reprimand from his son and assumes that Martin went over his head to complain. Meanwhile, Roz is boring everyone by talking endlessly about how well her relationship with Roger is going. It reaches the point where, no matter how obscure the topic of conversation, she can always turn it back to Roger. Eventually Niles, although he disapproves of his brother's meddling in Martin's business, agrees to help him solve the problem by confronting Rich, just to get away from listening to Roz. This backfires as they hide in the janitors closet to escape Martin's sight as they didn't want him to know. Martin and Rich discover them in the closet via security cameras and have a little good-matured ribbing about how their kids are always meddling in their lives. Martin gets back at Frasier and Niles for their meddling by calling them and, with Rich's help, gets "stuck" at the desk for five hours. Guest voice: Andy García