All: Again?! End Of Act One. Everybody change Wang to Wing in your scripts. Frasier: Well, we still have nine minutes remaining. Gil: Several people. Gil: Several people. He picks it up and has a go at reading it into the mike. I'm just going to take this gun off the table. In shock, Noel drops his script and falls over. In the commercial break, Niles is discussing his parts with Frasier. Mel: I've done that accent both on Broadway and the London stage! Niles: Six different roles and six different accents, I have a mind to walk right out of here. Stage direction. The cast go to the drinks. [ominous organ music heard]
Frasier: [radio:] Good evening, this is Frasier Crane to welcome you to KACL's recreation of the original mystery theatre...
Daphne: I already know the plot, but I'll try not to blurt out the name of the murderer.
Plan: A: 50th; Q: What anniversary is KACL celebrating? A: a radio murder mystery; Q: What kind of play does Frasier stage? A: his coworkers; Q: Who does Frasier enlist to act in his radio murder mystery? A: one cast member; Q: How many cast members storm out? A: Niles; Q: Who did Frasier bring in to replace the cast member who stormed out? A: several parts; Q: How many parts does Niles have to read? A: rehearsal; Q: What did Niles not have the benefit of? A: chaos; Q: What does the performance degenerate into? A: the remaining characters; Q: What does Niles kill off? A: nine minutes; Q: How early did the performance end? Summary: To help celebrate KACL's 50th anniversary, Frasier decides to stage a radio murder mystery and enlists several of his coworkers to act in it. However, his constant criticism and over-directing cause one cast member to storm out, forcing him to bring in Niles - who has to read several parts, all in different accents, without benefit of rehearsal. The actual performance degenerates into chaos due to a string of mishaps and the script changes that Frasier makes on the fly to avoid overrunning. Niles finally gets fed up and kills off the remaining characters out of spite, causing the performance to end nine minutes early.