TEXT: Act One. Scene A: KACL corridor. Frasier is showing Martin round his workplace. Frasier: Okay, dad. Now, you've seen the executive offices, the advertising offices and the lunchroom. And we now finally come to the sanctum sanctorum: my studio. [points to his picture on the wall] You might recognize that handsome rogue over there. Martin: Wow. Your head photographs even bigger than it is. Frasier: Very droll. Get in. [opens door and enters recording studio] This is what we in the radio game call "The Booth." It is here That I sit, day after day, and dispense the advice that helps the emotionally distraught through their troubled lives. Martin: [checking window] Do you suppose this stuff's bulletproof? Frasier: Dad, you know, you could have gone home after lunch. I just brought you here because I thought you'd enjoy it. [Martin goes to press a button] NOW DON'T TOUCH THAT! It's a very sophisticated piece of electronic equipment! Martin: What is it? Frasier: I have no idea, Roz told me never to touch it! You see dad, the usual procedure begins with... Martin: [into mike] Testing! Testing! Frasier: Dad. Martin: Testing. Frasier: Dad, dad, look, let's just go into Roz's booth, okay? You can touch anything you want to in there. They go into Roz's area just as she comes in. Roz: Hey, Frasier. Frasier: Oh, hello Roz. Roz: Hi, Mr. Crane. Martin: Hi. Roz: What brings you here? Frasier: Well, I'm just showing dad around, then he's gonna sit and listen to the show. Martin: Yeah, it's kinda like payback for when Frasier and Niles were kids. I used to take them to the police station and show them where I worked. Frasier: Yes, he made a big game of locking us in one of the cells and pretending to lose the key. Martin: I was just joking with them, I knew they weren't
SUMMARY:
After Roz is scammed by a street con, Frasier claims to always be able to spot a criminal, so Martin challenges him to a test: several of his friends will come over to play cards, including one ex-convict. Frasier wins if he can spot the con.