But it was some time later that I was able to tell them what had happened...
DISSOLVE TO: that night: Niles is sitting on the sofa with Daphne, while Frasier watches. Daphne: Mr. Crane, did you ever call Dr. Stuart, for the results of your physical? Daphne: You will be! Daphne: [calls from the living room.] Frasier: Oh, Roz! He answers. He goes to get his coat. He opens the door to Roz, looking furious. Martin is having a massage. Martin takes a sip and spits it out in a fit of coughing. Martin: As a wise man, I have to sing a song. Martin: Yeah well, this has been the worst Christmas ever. Masseur: Why not? Niles and Daphne stay in the living room. Niles: There's a group of us stuck in one of your elevators. Niles: Well, yours would be too if you'd had the day I had...
DISSOLVE TO: the Elliot Bay Towers lobby: Niles is waiting for the elevator. Roz: Merry Christmas! Roz: [v.o.] She begins her story. She tells her story. The elevator stops and everyone worries. The worst came the next day...
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Scene Four - Apartment Martin is on the phone to the church about the pageant as Daphne enters with a shopping bag. This is a brand-new, hand-tailored Italian suit. [slams her glasses to the ground] I am pregnant, and you told my crazy mother, and my Christmas is ruined, and I'm too fat to even be Mrs. Santa, and I hate this holiday!
Plan: A: flashbacks; Q: What is the main format of the episode? A: Daphne; Q: Who is worried that Martin is keeping something from her? A: Roz; Q: Who has not told her mother she is pregnant? A: their stories; Q: What do the Cranes tell while getting massages? A: massages; Q: What is the Christmas present that Martin, Daphne, Niles and Roz receive from Frasier? A: Christmas; Q: What holiday is approaching? A: a miserable time; Q: What has everyone in the Crane household been having? A: a Wise Man; Q: What role has Martin volunteered to play in a local church pageant? A: O Holy Night; Q: What song does Martin have to sing in the church pageant? A: one dangerously high note; Q: What is in the song "O Holy Night" that makes Martin nervous? A: the results; Q: What was Martin expecting from a recent physical examination? A: the Elliot Bay Towers elevator; Q: Where did Niles get trapped in? A: his brand new suit; Q: What does Niles ruin when he gets trapped in the elevator? A: a phone call; Q: How does Frasier get to know about Roz's pregnancy? A: Roz's mother; Q: Who calls Frasier to tell him about Roz's weight gain? Summary: The episode is mostly in the form of flashbacks from Martin, Daphne, Niles, and Roz in turn, who tell their stories while receiving massages (their Christmas present from Frasier). Christmas is approaching, and everyone in the Crane household has been having a miserable time. Martin has volunteered to play the part of a Wise Man in a local church pageant, and one of the requirements is to sing " O Holy Night ", which contains one dangerously high note. He has not told Daphne, but she detects he is keeping something from her, and knowing that he was expecting the results of a recent physical examination , she fears the worst. Niles gets trapped in the Elliot Bay Towers elevator and has to climb out, completely ruining his brand new suit. Frasier takes a phone call from Roz's mother, who will be visiting for Christmas, and advises her to be sympathetic to Roz about her pregnancy weight gain, unaware that Roz has yet to tell her mother she is pregnant.