TEXT: Act One. Scene One - Café Nervosa. Frasier enters the café to find Roz at one of the front tables surfing the net on a laptop. Frasier sits with her. Frasier: Hello, Roz. Roz: Hey. Frasier: Oh, what are you up to? Roz: Oh, they put in phone jacks so you can go on-line. I was just talking to this guy who sounds really great. [Frasier sighs as if the idea is absurd] What? I'm a very busy person, how else am I going to meet people? Frasier: It just seems so impersonal, Roz. God, what ever happened to human contact? Engaging people, face to face, eye to eye. Roz: [points out Martin at counter] There's your dad. Frasier: Don't let him see me! [turns away as Martin crosses to the table] Roz: Hey, Marty. Martin: Hey, Roz. Roz: Hey. Martin: What you been up to? Roz: Oh, just surfing the net. Frasier: Hi, Dad. Martin: [ignoring his son] You know, I never got into that net stuff. Roz: Really? You really ought to give it a try. It's a great way to stay in touch with your friends and your family. Martin: Family? Gosh, you know, that's nice to know that some people still care about their family. Frasier: Dad, please! Martin: Well, I gotta go. I'm going night-fishing with Duke - and Eddie, of course! I wouldn't leave Eddie, you don't turn your back on your family! Martin exits the café. Roz: What is that all about? Frasier: Oh, our Cousin Dodie's wedding was last week. Oh, excuse me, Cousin Dodie's "weddin'!" A western theme. On the response card it asked for our chili preference: mild or "kick ass!" Anyway, Niles and I told her that we had a conference to attend at the Therapist's Guild. Roz: There is no Therapist's Guild, is
SUMMARY:
Antiques Roadshow comes to Seattle, and after watching the previous show together, Martin and his sons decide to take a family heirloom for appraisal. The object, a pewter clock, turns out to be Russian, and is one of a collection made exclusively for the imperial Romanov family . It is valued at $25,000, which Martin is delighted by. Frasier and Niles are more interested in the Romanov connection, and they know that their great-great-grandmother was from Russia. They decide to research their family history , thrilled at the possibility that they may be descended from royalty.