TEXT: ACT ONE Scene One - Frasier's Apartment. In the kitchen, Daphne and Martin enter early in the morning. Martin: You know what I could go for? Some fried eggs and bacon. Daphne: [handing him a bowl] Here's your bran flakes. Martin: Oh, fine! They then go through a morning regime. Daphne opens the fridge. As Martin takes something off the top shelf, she takes something off the bottom shelf, then vice versa. Martin then picks up the toast as it pops out, exclaiming "Oh hot!" and slamming it down on a plate that Daphne is holding next to the toaster - their timing seems perfect. Daphne then walks into the living room as Eddie barks at Martin. Daphne: [calling] Don't give him any toast! Martin: I'm not! Martin throws Eddie a toast point, then walks into the room and sits down at the table with Daphne. Throughout this next little bit, Martin and Daphne are spreading butter and adding sugar without even looking. Firstly, Martin gets the paper and splits it up. Martin: [giving Daphne paper] Lifestyle. [giving himself paper] Sports. [putting a huge chunk of paper on table] And recycling. Eddie then jumps up on to a chair and stares at them with lead in mouth. Daphne: Yes, we see you, Eddie - 8:00 on the dot. Martin: Well, he's a dog, what do you expect? He's a creature of habit. Eddie runs off as Frasier enters from his room in a robe. Frasier: Good morning, all. [they ad-lib hellos, he heads into the kitchen] Say, Dad. You remember that woman I went out with on Valentine's Day but I wasn't quite sure if it was a romantic thing? Martin: Yeah, that new publicity woman at the station. Frasier emerges from the kitchen with two coffee mugs. Frasier: Yes, Cassandra Stone. Well, I asked her out again last night and I got my answer. Martin: [concluded] Oh,
SUMMARY:
Frasier announces at breakfast that he had a date the previous evening, and Martin and Daphne immediately offer their sympathies. They change their tune when Cassandra appears from the bedroom. Martin takes a shine to her when she greets him with a hug and compliments him on his eyes; she barely acknowledges Daphne, and then forgets her name. Niles arrives to play squash with Frasier, and has to cancel when he learns about the date. Frasier has good feelings about this new relationship, until he runs into Faye at Café Nervosa . She has been in Paris for a month, and has no idea that Frasier has a new girlfriend, and he finds himself unable to tell her. She is still with him the next morning, so the rest of the family realise that he is dating two women. Frasier soon comes to the decision that he cannot juggle two women, and must choose between them. Martin advocates choosing Cassandra; Daphne prefers Faye, who noticed and admired her new haircut. Niles turns up, and discovers he has to re-schedule the squash game again, but he has a trick for compelling Frasier to make his choice. Unfortunately, even when the choice is made, Frasier still has to end one relationship, and this proves more difficult than he expected.