TEXT: Skyline: Lightning flashes. ACT ONE Scene One - Apartment In the morning, Ronee and Martin are in the living room, wearing their bathrobes and getting breakfast. Ronee is at the piano. [To the tune of "Good Morning" from "Singing in the Rain."] Ronee: [singing] Good morning, good morning, I'd like a bagel too, and schmear it, with cream cheese, thank you... Martin sways appreciatively, but Frasier comes out in his bathrobe, bleary and irritable. Frasier: Excuse me, excuse me! Did it occur to you that some of us might still be trying to sleep? Martin: Oh, lighten up, Fras, Ronee was just showing me how she can change the lyrics to any song to suit the occasion. Frasier: Yes, very impressive. Does she take requests? Martin: Sure! Frasier: Stop it! Frasier goes to the table and pours himself coffee. Ronee: You know what you need, Grumpy? A nice hot breakfast. Marty, why don't you get Grumpy here some breakfast? Frasier: I don't want any breakfast, and please stop calling me that. [To the tune of John Denver's "Thank God he's a country boy."] Ronee: [singing] Got me some ham, and some cakes on the griddle/ Whoo! Good God, he's a grumpy boy! Martin laughs uproariously. Martin: You see what she just did? Frasier: Yes, it's mind-boggling. Listen, Dad, do you mind giving me a ride to work today? My car is in the shop. Martin: Again? Frasier: Well, yeah, my seat-warmer's stuck on high, so I tried to offset it by blasting the air conditioner, which resulted in sort of a fog bank on my dashboard. Ronee: I can give you a ride, Fras. I mean, it's just an old Caddy, so there's nothing fancy like butt warmers or seat belts. Fras
SUMMARY:
Martin's relationship with Ronee seems to be going well, although Frasier does not appreciate being woken up in the morning by Ronee's musical stylings. Then, quite accidentally, Frasier overhears Ronee arranging a date with another man in a phone call. He is at first not sure whether to tell Martin or not, but in the end is unable to stop himself. Martin's reaction is to chastise him for eavesdropping , despite his protestations that it was accidental. Later, when Martin asks Ronee to go with him to a doo-wop concert and she claims to have made plans, he elicits the truth from her, and she tells him she was not under the impression their relationship was exclusive. This leads Martin to pretend he also has another woman, called Sheila (a role that Roz finds herself cast in before long). Frasier overhears this conversation too, and suddenly finds this happening to him rather frequently.