Frasier enters his apartment to find sawing and drilling around his fireplace. Frasier goes to put his key in the lock and notices the electrician and painter are standing behind him ready to enter his apartment. Frasier is nearing the end of his show when he gets another caller. Frasier: It has to be done by five. Had to be fixed. He feels a spark. However, Frasier tells him not to. It is as if all the workers have gone home. Joe DeCarlo, Frasier Crane. Joe: No. Joe: Yep? Martin: Will you give me your cash? Niles holds a silver bucket. Niles: Frasier, the club members arrive in forty-five minutes. Niles: Just tell him the truth. Of course Frasier is holding his end up higher than Niles's. There are a few cloth sheets on the floor and a hole in the wall. When we opened up the wall to get to the faulty wiring, we found that the gas pipes leading to your fireplace were cracked. You can tell that he is trying to hold the blood in his nose. [then:] Sugar? [they all stop:] Er, sorry about this, Dr. Crane, but I plugged in the sander to start on the floor, you blew a circuit.
Plan: A: his wine club; Q: What club is Frasier trying to become the maître de chez of? A: a special wine tasting session; Q: What is Frasier holding to try to win over his wine club members? A: Niles's handyman; Q: Who is Joe DeCarlo? A: Joe DeCarlo; Q: Who did Frasier hire to fix a dent in his floor? A: midday; Q: When did Joe DeCarlo promise to be finished with the repair? A: disarray; Q: What state does Frasier's apartment find itself in when he returns home? A: holes; Q: What is in the walls of Frasier's apartment when he returns home? A: workmen; Q: Who is everywhere in Frasier's apartment? A: the sander; Q: What did Joe plug in that blew a circuit? A: faulty wiring; Q: What did Joe discover when he plugged in the sander? A: 4:30 pm; Q: When is the apartment still unfinished? A: the water; Q: What is cut off in Frasier's apartment? A: the gas pipes; Q: What is damaged in Frasier's apartment? A: his guests; Q: Who will arrive soon? A: Martin; Q: Who tells his sons to give him all the cash they have? A: his sons; Q: Who does Martin tell to give him all the cash they have to finish the job quickly? A: the workers; Q: Who does Martin offer the money to? Summary: Frasier is angling to become the maître de chez of his wine club, so is holding a special wine tasting session in his apartment to try to win club members over. Needing to repair a dent in his floor quickly, he employs Niles's handyman Joe DeCarlo to fix it. Joe tells him he will be done by midday, but when Frasier returns home a few hours later, he finds his apartment in a state of disarray with holes in his walls and workmen everywhere. Joe tells him that when he plugged in the sander, a circuit blew and this has led to faulty wiring being discovered. At 4:30 pm, the apartment is still unfinished, the water is cut off, the gas pipes are damaged, and his guests will arrive soon. Martin tells his sons to give him all the cash they have, which he then offers to the workers to finish the job quickly.