TEXT: Act One. Scene One - Radio Station. Frasier is about to begin his show and is sat at his control panel. Roz is in her booth. Frasier: Roz? None of these lights seem to be flashing. Roz: Hey, what do you know, I got the same thing over here. Frasier: Well, who's our first caller? Roz: No-one. Frasier: Well, how much time do we have? Roz: None. [points] Frasier: [on air:] Hello Seattle, this is Dr. Frasier Crane. Well, I have some good news for you. As today is the first sunny day we've had in a few weeks, it seems that all our lines are open. So please call in, no waiting. [nothing] Absolutely no waiting! Oh come on, somebody's marriage must be on the skids. Somebody's career must be going badly, [laughs] other than mine! Hey, how about all you agoraphobics, I know you're not outside! [notices light:] Oh, there's a call! I'll take it, I'll take it. [presses button:] Hello, I'm listening. Alice: [v.o:] Hi Dr. Crane, my name is Alice and I'm usually a happy person but today, well, I just started thinking about all kinds of sad things. My job isn't that exciting, my kids don't call me... pretty soon I was in a full-blown funk. Frasier: Well, Alice, as today seems to be a bit slow I think I have a story I can tell you that might be of some help. Do you have some time? Alice: Well, it's three 'o clock and I'm still in my bathrobe. Frasier: Perfect! Well, it started three days ago. You see, my father was very concerned about his little dog, Eddie. So, he had to take him to the vet... FLASHBACK TO: Scene Two - Café Nervosa. The story starts off as we see Eddie laying unhappily on the floor next to a
SUMMARY:
During a slow day on his show at KACL, Frasier decides to tell a story about the aftermath of Eddie's recent trip to the vet. The episode then continues in flashback. Eddie is not himself: he has lost his appetite, he is not sleeping, and seems generally listless. The vet says he is physically fine, so Martin worries that he may be depressed, and Daphne suggests taking him to a dog psychiatrist, to the chagrin of Frasier and Niles. The diagnosis is that Eddie senses depression elsewhere in the family, so they are encouraged to act positively when around him. They all wonder who could be the source of Eddie's depression, but it turns out that Eddie was depressed because he was missing his favorite toy. The story is interspersed with a parallel narrative about Roz dating a new tenant in Elliot Bay Towers.