After you. Come on. Dinner with Sir Trevor, that's better than seeing the play! Fade in. Niles and Frasier are at the head of the cancellation line. Niles and I are meeting for dinner, and then we have tickets to the theatrical event of the season. Sir Trevor will be so disappointed. The people in the cancellation line are not really happy with this description and Frasier notices them. They are your parents. They come up behind the Kendalls, then rush away as soon as their backs are turned. They exit. They head for the door. They rush to the entrance, but are stopped by the usher. They walk over to the Kendall's. When? [They start to leave.]
Plan: A: Sir Trevor Aimsley; Q: Who is the actor that Frasier and Niles want to see? A: retirement; Q: What is Sir Trevor Aimsley's reason for appearing in the play? A: the door; Q: What do Frasier and Niles get turned away from? A: matinee tickets; Q: What kind of tickets did Frasier and Niles buy? A: the cancellation line; Q: What line are Frasier and Niles standing in? A: the queue; Q: What is the British term for a line? A: a couple; Q: How many people are the Kendalls? A: the Seattle elite; Q: Who do the Kendalls regularly socialize with? A: cancellations; Q: What are Frasier and Niles standing in line for? A: dinner; Q: What are Frasier and Niles invited to after the performance? A: conversation; Q: What do Frasier and Niles have to make with Sir Trevor? Summary: Frasier and Niles have tickets to a play in which the great actor Sir Trevor Aimsley will be making his final appearance before retirement, but they are turned away on the door, having bought matinee tickets by mistake. The following night, they stand in the cancellation line, and are at the front of the queue when they are greeted by the Kendalls, a couple who regularly socialize with the Seattle elite . They cannot bear to admit that they are queuing for cancellations, and miss their opportunity for tickets by leaving the line. They are invited by the Kendalls to dinner with Sir Trevor after the performance, and face the prospect of making conversation about a play which they have not seen.