TEXT: Act 1 Scene 1 - Cafe Nervosa [Fade in. Niles and Daphne are sitting at a table together.] Niles: Mmm, that lemon sunrise smells refreshing. Daphne: Ugh. Tastes like a cup of cold sink. Oh, it's hell to be pregnant. Niles: I know. Daphne: No you don't. Niles: No I don't. And that's why I got you this present. [He hands her an envelope and she opens it.] Daphne: Belle de Jour Day Spa? Niles: Yes, it's for this afternoon. I think you need a little pampering. Daphne: Oh, Niles. I'm so lucky to have a husband who's so tolerant of my... Niles: Mood swings? Daphne: [crossly] I would have come up with it, I'm not stupid! [Frasier comes in the front.] Frasier: Hello, all. Niles: Hey Daphne: Hello. Frasier: What a glorious morning it is, isn't it? [to the counterman] May I get my usual, please? [He sits down at the table.] Niles: Well, well. Nice to see you're approaching your first day of private practice with such an upbeat attitude. Frasier: Yes, I'm like an eager school boy on his first day of fractions. So, how was the Van Laningdams' party last night? Weren't you lucky to snare an invitation? Niles: Yes! Daphne: No! Niles: No. Daphne: [rising] Well, I'd better get over to your father's. Niles: Call me later. Daphne: I will. Thanks again for my day of beauty. [She hugs him, then looks contrite.] Daphne: I'm sorry I snapped at you. Niles: Did you snap at me? I didn't even notice. Daphne: That's because you don't listen! [She leaves and Niles sits back down.] Frasier: Ah, the mood swings. Take
SUMMARY:
Frasier makes a return to practicing private psychiatry , and although he is most excited, his first day turns into a sequence of disasters. Niles, who is doing his best to cope with a pregnant and hormonal Daphne, receives an unexpected phone call from a hysterical Maris. He agrees to meet her for lunch, and learns that she has problems with a new boyfriend, an Argentine polo player who has a violent temper. Niles advises Maris to leave him, and is worried how Daphne will react to hearing about the meeting. Both Frasier and Martin advise him to keep it to himself, so when Daphne starts asking questions about lunch, Niles pretends to be organizing a surprise baby shower for her. However, the deception becomes progressively more difficult to sustain. Things come out when the polo player comes to the apartment, mistakes Frasier for Niles, and punches him in the face. Daphne learns that Niles met with Maris and is understandably furious that he lied. Later, Niles apologizes to Daphne and she accepts his apology. As they leave, the radio changes to a news broadcast and reveals that Maris killed her boyfriend.