TEXT: ACT ONE Scene One - Cafe Nervosa Niles and Frasier are sat at a table together. Niles is ordering his coffee from Eric the waiter but Frasier just can't seem to get his. Niles: Double Cappuccino, half-caf, not-fat milk, with just enough foam to be aesthetically pleasing but not so much that it leaves a moustache. Eric: Cinnamon or chocolate on that? Niles: Oh, they make this so complicated. Um, cinnamon. Eric: [to Frasier:] And you? Frasier: Well let me see, I think I'll have the... Daphne enters the cafe and goes to the counter. Niles: Oh look, it's Daphne. Daphne! Frasier: Daphne. Daphne: Oh, hello, thought I might run into you here. Oh please, sit, sit. I just stopped in for a bag of beans, we're running low at home. Frasier: Oh, well good. [to Eric:] You know, I'd like... Eric: [intervening:] I'd be happy to help. Daphne: Two pounds of... Eric: [with Daphne:] The Kenya Blend. Daphne: Ho-ho, you remembered. Eric: Hard to forget. [Niles looks jealous.] Frasier: Excuse me, you haven't taken my order yet. Eric: [ignoring Frasier:] Most people find that blend too intense. Daphne: Not me, I like something that holds its body on my tongue. Niles, seduced by the language, spills cream all over the table. Frasier: Excuse me, we seem to have spilled something here. If you could... [Eric just throws down a dishcloth.] Eric: I don't suppose you would be into something robust, if it didn't come on too strong. Daphne: If it was a little bit sweet I might take a liking to it. Eric: Would you like to step over to the counter and try my special blend? Daphne: I'd love to. They go to the counter. Frasier
SUMMARY:
After Niles has a fight with Maris, he and Daphne have a moment of mutual attraction during an attempt to make a reconciliation dinner. Stranded at Niles' mansion during a storm, Frasier must reach them before they do something Niles will regret.