TEXT: Act 1 Scene 1 - Frasier's Booth Fade in. Frasier's booth - Roz is checking things over when Frasier bursts in. Frasier: Dear God! Roz: Hey, Frasier. Frasier: It's a minefield out there! Everywhere I go, people are talking about this mini-series I've been watching! Roz: Oh, yeah! Did you see the ending last night? When that... Frasier: Bup, bup, bup, bup! I attended a benefit last night. I had to tape it, and I have yet to see it. Roz: Oh, well who would have thought it? Mr. "PBS" watching a trashy mini-series. Frasier: I don't think it's trashy at all! In fact, I think the intricacies of the plot are downright Dickensian. Roz: Yeah, Angie Dickensian! Frasier: Anyway, I'm just having a very difficult time having a conversation without having to avoid people telling me the ending. A woman, Betty, sticks her head around the door. Betty: Hi, Roz! Did you watch last night? Roz: Yes! Betty: Wasn't it great when... Frasier rushes to the door. Frasier: Yes, goodbye, Betty. He pushes Betty outside and closes the door. FADE OUT. Scene 2 - Frasier's Apartment. Fade in. Frasier's Apartment. Frasier comes through the door and slams his keys down on the case beside it. Daphne: Hey, Dr. Crane, how was your day? He tears off his coat, stomps over to the hooks and hangs it up. Frasier: Interminable! Is the tape in the VCR? Daphne: Yes, all cued up. Oh, you've got to call me when you get to the part with Heather's baby. Frasier: [going towards the sherry, turns and stares at her] Heather had a baby? Daphne: Sorry.
SUMMARY:
Niles has decided to take the plunge and ask Daphne out on a date. He calls around to Frasier's apartment, but loses his nerve at the crucial moment and takes refuge in the kitchen with his brother. While discussing his problem, Daphne wanders in and overhears him saying how he is in love, though she does not hear a name. She is embarrassed at first, but then congratulates Niles and asks who this woman is, and once again Niles loses his nerve and says the first name that comes into his head: that of his neighbor Phyllis. He then makes a pretense of phoning this Phyllis to ask her out, arranging dinner that evening at his place. Later on, Daphne appears ahead of the scheduled time to help him get dinner ready and create a romantic atmosphere. Frasier also turns up, and then so does the real Phyllis.