TEXT: ACT ONE BRYCE ACADEMY APRIL 3RD, 1967 3 P.M. Scene One - School Science Lab - 35 Years Ago The science room is empty. Two towheaded boys, Frasier and Niles, stick their heads in. Frasier: There he is, Niles. That's our Yorick. The camera pans up to show a small human skull sitting on top of a cabinet. Niles: He's perfect, Frasier! The missing link to our backyard production of "Hamlet!" Frasier: Exactly what I was thinking. [makes a basket with his hands and leans over] Now get up there. Niles: Why me? Frasier: Because I'm the director, that's why. Niles steps onto Frasier's hands and Frasier boosts him onto the shelf of the cabinet. Frasier: Come on! Just get up there. Niles reaches up and takes down the skull. Niles: [strikes a Shakespearean pose] Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him. Frasier: Knock it off! He bats Niles on the knee, causing him to drop the skull onto Frasier's head, and then onto the floor. Frasier: Ow! [picks up the skull] Niles: Are you okay? Frasier: No! He holds up the skull. The jaw has fallen off and there is a small crack on the surface. Frasier: You cracked my skull! [SCENE_BREAK] Scene Two - Café Nervosa - Present Day Niles and Daphne are sitting at a table, while Frasier orders at the counter. Frasier: [speaking quickly] Yes, may I get a double latte please, one shot of decaf espresso, one shot of regular espresso, with some steamed low-fat milk and some non-fat foam? He looks the barista in the eye, as if daring him. Barista: [staring right back] Sure. As he turns to the machine, Frasier goes to the table. Niles: Well? Frasier: He didn't even blink an eye.
SUMMARY:
The first scene of this episode is a flashback to Frasier and Niles as schoolchildren, stealing a skull from the school science laboratory to use in a production of Hamlet . The Cranes' old family house is up for sale, and Frasier and Niles decide to pay it another visit, wondering if it would be worth purchasing and turning into a bed and breakfast . The owner, Mr Lasskopf, has no memory of them, but Martin remembers that he never returned their security deposit . The brothers soon realise that the house is too small to be a bed and breakfast, but then they remember that there is a memory chest hidden under a loose floorboard, so they return secretly after dark to find it. First, however, they find a human skull, and leap to the conclusion that they have stumbled upon an unsolved murder, involving Mrs Lasskopf.