TEXT: Skyline: Nothing Happens. ACT 1 Scene 1 - Radio Station. Frasier is finishing with a caller. Frasier: Terrence, I'm afraid we're nearing the end of our program, and we still haven't gotten to the heart of your problem. Terrence: Well, uh, I guess I'm just sick of being single. I mean, I'm almost forty. What kind of loser am I? Frasier: A single man in his forties is not a loser. Terrence: I said I'm almost forty. Don't make it worse than it is. Frasier looks slightly miffed at this. Roz: Can I jump in here, Frasier? Frasier: Please. Roz: Listen, Terrence, I know that I'm not as old as you - or Frasier - but I've been through plenty of heartache and loneliness. I remember thinking: "Love is never going to come to me," so I gave up. And that is when a handsome, sweet-hearted man named Roger jumped off his garbage truck and into my life. And I have been deliriously happy ever since, and I feel sure that the same thing will happen for you. Frasier has rolled his eyes throughout this speech. Clearly he has heard it before. Terrence: So I have to give up on love first? Roz: No, I'm saying don't give up. Terrence: But you said you met this garbage man after you gave up. Frasier: Terrence, I think what Roz is trying to say is that whether we seek love or not, we are always at the mercy of its mysterious rhythm. Roz: Exactly. Terrence: That's not what she said, Frasier. Frasier: [hanging up] I think we know why this guy's still single. This is Dr. Frasier Crane saying Good Day, Seattle, and Good Mental Health. He signs off. Roz enters from her booth. (It should be noted that she is wearing a necklace with a big silver "R" on its end.) Roz: Your dad called during the last segment. Frasier: Oh, great
SUMMARY:
Frasier discovers that Martin's supervisor at work, Rich, is treating him badly, being unnecessarily bossy and disrespectful. It upsets Frasier to see his father in this situation, even though Martin insists that it does not bother him, because he respects the chain of command. Frasier decides to speak to the owner of the security company, who also happens to be Rich's son, and in order to ensure that their conversation remains confidential, he agrees to hire a bodyguard on a trial basis from the company. Unfortunately, this seems to do more harm than good, when Rich receives a reprimand from his son and assumes that Martin went over his head to complain. Meanwhile, Roz is boring everyone by talking endlessly about how well her relationship with Roger is going. It reaches the point where, no matter how obscure the topic of conversation, she can always turn it back to Roger. Eventually Niles, although he disapproves of his brother's meddling in Martin's business, agrees to help him solve the problem by confronting Rich, just to get away from listening to Roz. This backfires as they hide in the janitors closet to escape Martin's sight as they didn't want him to know. Martin and Rich discover them in the closet via security cameras and have a little good-matured ribbing about how their kids are always meddling in their lives. Martin gets back at Frasier and Niles for their meddling by calling them and, with Rich's help, gets "stuck" at the desk for five hours. Guest voice: Andy García