Frasier (1993–2004): Season 1, Episode 16 - The Show Where Lilith Comes Back - full transcript
Frasier's ex-wife Lilith visits him in Seattle because she found a letter from Frasier asking if reconciliation is possible. Niles is mad at Lilith for snickering during Maris's wedding vows. Lilith offers an extremely condescending apology, which Niles eagerly accepts. It turns out Lilith thought Frasier had left the letter after his last visit a few weeks before, but he actually wrote the letter before he first left for Seattle, a year earlier. Mortified, Lilith tries to leave in a huff but catches her purse in his door, further destroying her dignity. Later, Frasier meets her at her hotel room to go to dinner as friends, but they end up falling into bed and making passionate love through the night. In the morning, Lilith looks at the breakfast and says "This was a mistake," which Frasier takes as an admission about their relationship and quickly recites his own litany of reasons why they should not reconcile. When Lilith says she was talking about the breakfast, Frasier is mortified. Lilith breaks down, but Frasier reassures her that she is a strong woman, and they agree to part as friends.
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MAN: So, Dr. Crane, I just don't
know what to do about my weight.
I've tried diet after diet.
I have milk shakes
three times a day
to that scary,
bald-headed lady on TV.
Nothing seems to work.
Hank, listen to me.
You've got to look
inside yourself.
There is a part of
you that isn't being fed.
Well, it certainly
isn't my butt.
Yes, well...
I'm talking about
your inner self.
What isn't being fed there?
Love? Career?
Simple self-esteem?
There are deeper
issues at work here.
So what do I do?
Well, I'd suggest
extended therapy.
Please stay on the line, and
my producer, Roz, will refer you
to the help you need.
Roz, who's our next call?
We have someone on line one
who disagrees with
your advice to Hank.
Oh, really? Hello.
You're on the line.
WOMAN: Congratulations,
Frasier, you've done it again.
You've led another
unsuspecting innocent
down one of your dark,
dead-end Freudian hallways.
Lilith?
Overeating
is very simply a
behavioral problem
caused by negative
reinforcement.
It can be cured quite readily
by behavior modification.
I see.
Well, Seattle
we have a celebrity
of sorts on the line.
This is my ex-wife Lilith.
What do you mean by celebrity?
Oh, they know you.
Roz, what exactly does
"call screening" mean?
It means I get to put on the air
the calls I want to hear.
Well, Lilith, what
brings you to Seattle...
The constant rain?
I'm here for a convention
and I happened to hear
your voice on the radio.
I kept hoping you'd
introduce Pearl Jam's latest hit
but, much to my chagrin
you were doling out
worthless little advice pellets
from your psychiatric
Pez dispenser.
Well, I guess
you'll be rushing off
to your little convention now.
I suppose we'll just have
to catch up on your next trip.
Actually, I'm not doing
anything for dinner tonight.
Really? Well, then
you'll want to keep
your dial tuned to 780
for Gil Chesterton's
restaurant beat.
Why don't you ask her
out to dinner, Dr. Crane?
What a wonderful idea.
And let me tell
you why, Seattle.
You see, even though our
marriage was unsuccessful
Lilith and I are quite capable
of conducting
ourselves as adults
and even enjoying
spending some time together
from time to time.
So, Lilith, 7:00 at my place?
Sounds great.
MARTIN: In my day, when two
people broke up, you were mad
you were angry,
you hated each other.
Whatever happened
to the sanctity of divorce?
Dad, you never liked Lilith.
She's weird.
She is not weird.
Oh, she's weird.
Well, maybe she's
a little strange.
No. Maris is a little strange.
Lilith is weird.
Gee whiz, Dad.
I had no idea you
preferred my wife
to Frasier's.
Oh, my head.
Can I get you an
aspirin, Daphne?
Oh, no, I'm afraid
those are useless.
This is one of me
psychic headaches.
There's some kind of
negative force out there.
I only get these when there's
a clawing at the
cosmic continuum.
Perhaps, if someone
rubbed your temples...
Niles!
I'm sure she wants privacy
while she contacts
the mother ship.
Frasier, I must tell you
I'm here for support
but I will not speak to Lilith.
Niles, this ongoing feud
between you and
Lilith is ridiculous.
Let it go. It was years ago.
I can't even remember
what the fight was about
in the first place.
Well, let me refresh you.
At our wedding
while Maris was
reciting her vows
which she wrote herself...
Vows of love, from the heart...
I distinctly
heard snickering.
I glanced behind me
and there was Lilith,
her fingers pressed hard
against her lips,
her body shaking
like a paint mixer.
( doorbell rings)
Now, there she is.
Now, listen, it's just one
evening out of your life.
Will you at least
try to be civil?
All right, but I
refuse to be warm.
Hello, Lilith.
Frasier.
Please come in.
Hi. Uh...
Here. Let me take
these things for you.
Thank you.
There we are.
Oh, look who's here.
Hello, Martin.
Hello, Niles.
Hello. Hello.
Where's Maris?
She's visiting her
sister in Chicago.
Oh. I thought perhaps
she was sailing
up the transplendent
river of your love.
Frasier, I like
Thank you. what you've
done with your apartment.
You have some beautiful things.
The settlement is final, Lilith.
Go away.
Now, why does he listen
to you and not to me?
By the tone of my voice,
he senses I mean business.
Oh, I see. You're saying
your voice is more
commanding than mine is?
Hell, I took a half a step
before I realized
she was talking
to the dog.
Ooh...
Oh, my Lord.
I've never had a
throbbing like this.
Daphne, this is my
ex-wife, Dr. Lilith Sternin.
Lilith, this is Daphne Moon
my dad's physical therapist.
It's nice to meet you.
An equal pleasure.
When I shook hands
with that woman
I lost all feeling in me arm.
Frasier, I'm going to
pop into your bedroom
and use the phone.
Maris was developing
some sniffles.
I just want to make sure
she's in taking enough liquid.
Isn't it enough that
she's eternally sipping
from the font of your
perpetual adoration?
Martin, I'm especially
delighted to see you here tonight.
Oh, yeah?
Oh, yes.
Knowing as I do the history
of your relationship
with Frasier
when I'd heard that
he'd taken you in
I immediately flipped
to the weather channel
to see if hell had
indeed frozen over.
Frasier, how did you ever
let this little peach get away?
Well, I think dinner
is just about ready.
Why don't we move to the table.
So, Lilith...
how is Frederick?
Well, as you know,
I've enrolled him
in that chess camp
in the Berkshires.
It's really quite stimulating.
For eight hours a day
he sits in a large auditorium
with 300 other children
mastering the
Alhausen-Grob opening.
He's in the mountains.
Shouldn't he be out
there in the fresh air?
Every day, after lunch, they go
for a nature walk.
Unfortunately,
Frederick is allergic
to seven different
varieties of ivy
so he has to wear long
sleeves and long pants...
a bonnet
with a net on it.
Boy, I sure hope the other
campers don't make fun of him.
Oh, I'm sure they don't.
You know how kind kids can be.
Now all he needs is a
birthmark on his forehead
and they'd beat him
to death with a shovel.
So I chased this
guy down a dark alley
and, when he got
to the end, he turned
and pulled a knife on me
so I gave him a
couple of good shots
with my nightstick.
Fascinating.
I have to ask, were
you at all aware
of any repressed sexual urges
while you were pummeling
him so mercilessly?
Yeah, but I didn't
put them in the report.
You're having some fun
at my expense, aren't you?
Not much.
In fact, I'm going to bed.
Good night.
Good night, Dad.
Oh, well, if you don't
need me any longer
I think I'll be
shuffling off as well.
Well, good night.
It was a pleasure meeting you.
By the way, how many days
will you be staying in Seattle?
Just through the weekend.
Well, enjoy your stay.
I'll be dead by Saturday night.
Well, I guess I'll say
my good-byes as well.
Good night, Frasier.
Oh, this is ridiculous.
Lilith, listen, uh...
Niles is upset
because you snickered
at Maris' wedding vows.
I simply responded
with a genuine,
spontaneous emotion
I was feeling at the moment.
But if Niles
is not mature
enough to accept that;
if he is so pitifully insecure;
if he is in such
need of validation;
then, I guess, for some
sense of familial harmony
I do apologize.
Oh, Lilith, thank you!
Thank you!
Oh, this... this bad
blood between us
has gone on far too long.
Next time you're in
town, we'll have dinner...
Just you and me.
He doesn't get that kind of
validation at home, you see.
Well...
it's just the two of us.
Yes. It's the first time
we've been alone together
since the lawyers
put us in that room
and said, "Don't come out
until there's some resolution."
Yes, well...
this was nice.
Yes, it was, wasn't it?
You have a beautiful view.
Well, it's a beautiful city.
I hope you enjoy
your convention.
Oh, for God's sake, Frasier.
There is no convention.
I'm here because of the letter.
The letter? What letter?
You know very well what letter.
The one you left in the
apartment last month
when you were
home to visit Frederick.
The one proposing
we get back together.
Surely, you didn't forget.
"My darling, how
could a love like ours
"have fallen so far from grace?
"There must be
some part of your heart
"that still resounds to
the rhythm of my own.
"I fear that I'll be
lost without you.
As long as we have love,
love will keep us together."
Aside from the
shameless pilfering
from the Captain and Tennille
I was moved by your entreaty.
I felt the same way, and yet
I felt the need to
create this pretense
of arriving here
for a convention
because I was still torn
and unable to commit myself.
But...
seeing you now...
I realize how much
I've missed you.
Lilith, I...
did write that letter
and I did leave it in
the apartment, but...
Yes?
It wasn't last month.
It was nearly a year ago.
It was before I
moved to Seattle.
You just found it now?
It had fallen
behind the dresser.
Oh. I see the cleaning service
is doing its usual bang-up job.
Well, don't I feel
like the perfect fool.
Listen, Lilith...
Oh, here I am humiliated,
emotionally drained
and I've used up all
my frequent flier miles.
Lilith, please...
Oh, Frasier, please,
there's nothing else to say.
I'd like to leave with at
least a shred of dignity.
( doorbell rings)
Thank you.
Ote this letter
just before I came to Seattle
hoping for a reconciliation.
She only just now found it.
Didn't the Captain
and Tennille sing this?
Like they own those five words!
You know, I...
I got over her.
I moved out here.
She comes back
and I wonder if I
made the right decision.
I did write that letter.
It appears you have come
to some sort of crossroads.
Oh, that's a nice,
tidy little way of saying
I'm in hell.
Niles, I...
I have a life here that suits me
yet I can't help wondering
if there is still some chance
for reconciliation...
If it's worth exploring
the feelings that...
that I'm feeling.
Do you think I should
see her again tonight?
Frasier, like most patients
who come to a therapist
you already know the answer
to the question you're posing.
You just want me to agree with
your decision and support you
whether I share
your opinion or not.
Yes, but I don't have
an opinion in this case.
I'm sure you do.
But I don't.
Well, then
I can't help you.
All right. All right.
I think, in my soul
I'm leaning toward
taking the next step
and seeing if there's
anything... there.
That is what you should do.
Why?
You know why.
Damn it, Niles!
Frasier, you know why.
All right.
We have a long history together.
We... we have a son
that we both adore.
There were some good times,
and when they were good...
Hoo-wa!
Well, it seems our minds
are pretty well made up
aren't they?
Yes, they are. Thank you, Niles.
I don't know what
I'd do without you.
Yes, you do.
Drop it!
( knocking)
Hello, Lilith.
Frasier, come in.
I must be early.
I see you haven't had a
chance to put up your hair yet.
Oh, I thought
I'd leave it down tonight.
Really?
Yes. After several hours
of careful deliberation
and weighing all
the consequences
I decided to be playful.
I'm glad you
invited me to dinner.
How could I not?
I felt so awful
about last night.
You see, I just thought
you had read the letter
long ago and ignored it.
No explanation necessary.
It was a simple
misunderstanding.
Okay. Well, I know a...
a great little French bistro
just around the corner.
Uh... Frasier, before
we go anywhere
I would just like to go
on record as saying that
regardless of everything
that's happened
I respect you for
getting on with your life
as successfully as you have.
Well, I'd like to say
that I feel the same
way about you.
Um... Frederick is flourishing.
I'm sure that's, in no
small part, due to you.
Thank you.
That means a great deal to me.
Do you realize that's
the first pleasant thing
we've said to each
other in almost a year?
You're right.
You know, I'm... I'm
suddenly quite moved.
I am, too.
Would it be a
dreadful contretemps
if I kissed you right now?
You can always try.
You want to bag dinner?
There's a bed and an honor bar.
What more do we need?
Come to me, my white-hot flame.
I was insane to divorce you.
Oh, God, you're in my
thoughts every waking hour.
You're the only
man I've ever loved.
So are you!
Good morning.
Jolly good morning to you, too.
I could stay like
this all morning.
Me, too.
I'm so glad I decided
to take a chance
and fly out here to be with you.
Yes, me, too.
Me, too.
( knocking)
I'll get that.
It must be the breakfast
we ordered last night.
Boy, I am famished.
You should be.
You were a busy boy.
Hi.
Good morning, sir.
Yes, just bring it
right in here, please.
That's fine.
Here's a little
something for you, too.
Thank you.
Good day.
Well, boy, you know
funny how life takes
its little turns, isn't it?
Yesterday morning,
when I woke up
I never imagined I'd be
waking up here this morning.
Indeed.
I mean, It's not that we were
overly impulsive or anything.
Or that what we did was wrong.
It's just...
This is a mistake.
Oh, thank God you said that!
Oh, it's not that last
night wasn't very enjoyable
but who are we kidding?
You've gotten on with your
life and I've gotten on with mine.
I've got a new career.
I've reestablished
relationships with my family.
I've got a whole
new set of friends.
For the first time
in years, I'm happy.
I mean, for us to even
consider getting back together...
It's just the stupidest
thing two people could do.
I meant the eggs.
I ordered poached, not fried.
Well, you didn't let me
finish. You see, um...
After I played devil's
advocate, I was going...
Oh, Frasier
don't insult me.
That's how you
really feel, isn't it?
I'm afraid so.
Oh, Lilith, are you crying?
God, I'm sorry.
Once again, I've led you down
an emotional primrose path.
Lilith... I never
meant to hurt you.
I don't blame you
if you're mad at me.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm mad at me.
I don't even know
what I'm doing here.
I've just been so
lonely over the last year
and when I found your letter
it was... it was
like a life preserver.
I'm raising a child alone.
I'm scared.
I always thought of myself
as a strong and
independent person
but the truth is, I'm afraid.
I guess that's why
I convinced myself
that I was still
in love with you.
You mean you're not?
No.
I'm not.
Well, that's good.
So then what happened
last night was only because
you were lonely, and I was...
We all know what
you were, Frasier.
Oh, Lilith.
Lilith, here. Here.
Come with me.
Here.
Now, listen.
Look in there.
Tell me what you see.
All right, I'll tell
you what I see.
I see the same strong-willed
dynamic, intelligent woman
I married seven years ago.
Listen, you're just
suffering a temporary lapse.
Divorce does that to you.
Listen, I... I won't
say anything as trite
as, "Someday
you'll find someone"
but I know this...
I know you, and I
know that, no matter
what the future
holds in store for you
you'll handle it.
Thank you, Frasier.
You hungry?
Yeah.
Okay.
You always knew
how to buck me up
when I was blue.
Yeah, well, you've helped me
through some
hard times yourself.
You know, those married
years weren't all bad.
We did have some good moments.
The best one was Frederick.
We'll always have that.
And, you know
I can't help telling you
even though we're
not in love anymore
you were always the most
exciting lover I ever had.
I think, in your heart of hearts
you'd say the same about me.
They screwed up the toast, too.
I ordered rye.
Lilith.
♪ Hey, baby, I hear
the blues a-callin' ♪
♪ Tossed salads
and scrambled eggs ♪
♪ Oh, my ♪
♪ And maybe I
seem a bit confused ♪
♪ Well, maybe, but
I got you pegged ♪
( laughing)
♪ But I don't know what to do ♪
♪ With those tossed
salads and scrambled eggs ♪
♪ They're callin' again. ♪
Good night!
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MAN: So, Dr. Crane, I just don't
know what to do about my weight.
I've tried diet after diet.
I have milk shakes
three times a day
to that scary,
bald-headed lady on TV.
Nothing seems to work.
Hank, listen to me.
You've got to look
inside yourself.
There is a part of
you that isn't being fed.
Well, it certainly
isn't my butt.
Yes, well...
I'm talking about
your inner self.
What isn't being fed there?
Love? Career?
Simple self-esteem?
There are deeper
issues at work here.
So what do I do?
Well, I'd suggest
extended therapy.
Please stay on the line, and
my producer, Roz, will refer you
to the help you need.
Roz, who's our next call?
We have someone on line one
who disagrees with
your advice to Hank.
Oh, really? Hello.
You're on the line.
WOMAN: Congratulations,
Frasier, you've done it again.
You've led another
unsuspecting innocent
down one of your dark,
dead-end Freudian hallways.
Lilith?
Overeating
is very simply a
behavioral problem
caused by negative
reinforcement.
It can be cured quite readily
by behavior modification.
I see.
Well, Seattle
we have a celebrity
of sorts on the line.
This is my ex-wife Lilith.
What do you mean by celebrity?
Oh, they know you.
Roz, what exactly does
"call screening" mean?
It means I get to put on the air
the calls I want to hear.
Well, Lilith, what
brings you to Seattle...
The constant rain?
I'm here for a convention
and I happened to hear
your voice on the radio.
I kept hoping you'd
introduce Pearl Jam's latest hit
but, much to my chagrin
you were doling out
worthless little advice pellets
from your psychiatric
Pez dispenser.
Well, I guess
you'll be rushing off
to your little convention now.
I suppose we'll just have
to catch up on your next trip.
Actually, I'm not doing
anything for dinner tonight.
Really? Well, then
you'll want to keep
your dial tuned to 780
for Gil Chesterton's
restaurant beat.
Why don't you ask her
out to dinner, Dr. Crane?
What a wonderful idea.
And let me tell
you why, Seattle.
You see, even though our
marriage was unsuccessful
Lilith and I are quite capable
of conducting
ourselves as adults
and even enjoying
spending some time together
from time to time.
So, Lilith, 7:00 at my place?
Sounds great.
MARTIN: In my day, when two
people broke up, you were mad
you were angry,
you hated each other.
Whatever happened
to the sanctity of divorce?
Dad, you never liked Lilith.
She's weird.
She is not weird.
Oh, she's weird.
Well, maybe she's
a little strange.
No. Maris is a little strange.
Lilith is weird.
Gee whiz, Dad.
I had no idea you
preferred my wife
to Frasier's.
Oh, my head.
Can I get you an
aspirin, Daphne?
Oh, no, I'm afraid
those are useless.
This is one of me
psychic headaches.
There's some kind of
negative force out there.
I only get these when there's
a clawing at the
cosmic continuum.
Perhaps, if someone
rubbed your temples...
Niles!
I'm sure she wants privacy
while she contacts
the mother ship.
Frasier, I must tell you
I'm here for support
but I will not speak to Lilith.
Niles, this ongoing feud
between you and
Lilith is ridiculous.
Let it go. It was years ago.
I can't even remember
what the fight was about
in the first place.
Well, let me refresh you.
At our wedding
while Maris was
reciting her vows
which she wrote herself...
Vows of love, from the heart...
I distinctly
heard snickering.
I glanced behind me
and there was Lilith,
her fingers pressed hard
against her lips,
her body shaking
like a paint mixer.
( doorbell rings)
Now, there she is.
Now, listen, it's just one
evening out of your life.
Will you at least
try to be civil?
All right, but I
refuse to be warm.
Hello, Lilith.
Frasier.
Please come in.
Hi. Uh...
Here. Let me take
these things for you.
Thank you.
There we are.
Oh, look who's here.
Hello, Martin.
Hello, Niles.
Hello. Hello.
Where's Maris?
She's visiting her
sister in Chicago.
Oh. I thought perhaps
she was sailing
up the transplendent
river of your love.
Frasier, I like
Thank you. what you've
done with your apartment.
You have some beautiful things.
The settlement is final, Lilith.
Go away.
Now, why does he listen
to you and not to me?
By the tone of my voice,
he senses I mean business.
Oh, I see. You're saying
your voice is more
commanding than mine is?
Hell, I took a half a step
before I realized
she was talking
to the dog.
Ooh...
Oh, my Lord.
I've never had a
throbbing like this.
Daphne, this is my
ex-wife, Dr. Lilith Sternin.
Lilith, this is Daphne Moon
my dad's physical therapist.
It's nice to meet you.
An equal pleasure.
When I shook hands
with that woman
I lost all feeling in me arm.
Frasier, I'm going to
pop into your bedroom
and use the phone.
Maris was developing
some sniffles.
I just want to make sure
she's in taking enough liquid.
Isn't it enough that
she's eternally sipping
from the font of your
perpetual adoration?
Martin, I'm especially
delighted to see you here tonight.
Oh, yeah?
Oh, yes.
Knowing as I do the history
of your relationship
with Frasier
when I'd heard that
he'd taken you in
I immediately flipped
to the weather channel
to see if hell had
indeed frozen over.
Frasier, how did you ever
let this little peach get away?
Well, I think dinner
is just about ready.
Why don't we move to the table.
So, Lilith...
how is Frederick?
Well, as you know,
I've enrolled him
in that chess camp
in the Berkshires.
It's really quite stimulating.
For eight hours a day
he sits in a large auditorium
with 300 other children
mastering the
Alhausen-Grob opening.
He's in the mountains.
Shouldn't he be out
there in the fresh air?
Every day, after lunch, they go
for a nature walk.
Unfortunately,
Frederick is allergic
to seven different
varieties of ivy
so he has to wear long
sleeves and long pants...
a bonnet
with a net on it.
Boy, I sure hope the other
campers don't make fun of him.
Oh, I'm sure they don't.
You know how kind kids can be.
Now all he needs is a
birthmark on his forehead
and they'd beat him
to death with a shovel.
So I chased this
guy down a dark alley
and, when he got
to the end, he turned
and pulled a knife on me
so I gave him a
couple of good shots
with my nightstick.
Fascinating.
I have to ask, were
you at all aware
of any repressed sexual urges
while you were pummeling
him so mercilessly?
Yeah, but I didn't
put them in the report.
You're having some fun
at my expense, aren't you?
Not much.
In fact, I'm going to bed.
Good night.
Good night, Dad.
Oh, well, if you don't
need me any longer
I think I'll be
shuffling off as well.
Well, good night.
It was a pleasure meeting you.
By the way, how many days
will you be staying in Seattle?
Just through the weekend.
Well, enjoy your stay.
I'll be dead by Saturday night.
Well, I guess I'll say
my good-byes as well.
Good night, Frasier.
Oh, this is ridiculous.
Lilith, listen, uh...
Niles is upset
because you snickered
at Maris' wedding vows.
I simply responded
with a genuine,
spontaneous emotion
I was feeling at the moment.
But if Niles
is not mature
enough to accept that;
if he is so pitifully insecure;
if he is in such
need of validation;
then, I guess, for some
sense of familial harmony
I do apologize.
Oh, Lilith, thank you!
Thank you!
Oh, this... this bad
blood between us
has gone on far too long.
Next time you're in
town, we'll have dinner...
Just you and me.
He doesn't get that kind of
validation at home, you see.
Well...
it's just the two of us.
Yes. It's the first time
we've been alone together
since the lawyers
put us in that room
and said, "Don't come out
until there's some resolution."
Yes, well...
this was nice.
Yes, it was, wasn't it?
You have a beautiful view.
Well, it's a beautiful city.
I hope you enjoy
your convention.
Oh, for God's sake, Frasier.
There is no convention.
I'm here because of the letter.
The letter? What letter?
You know very well what letter.
The one you left in the
apartment last month
when you were
home to visit Frederick.
The one proposing
we get back together.
Surely, you didn't forget.
"My darling, how
could a love like ours
"have fallen so far from grace?
"There must be
some part of your heart
"that still resounds to
the rhythm of my own.
"I fear that I'll be
lost without you.
As long as we have love,
love will keep us together."
Aside from the
shameless pilfering
from the Captain and Tennille
I was moved by your entreaty.
I felt the same way, and yet
I felt the need to
create this pretense
of arriving here
for a convention
because I was still torn
and unable to commit myself.
But...
seeing you now...
I realize how much
I've missed you.
Lilith, I...
did write that letter
and I did leave it in
the apartment, but...
Yes?
It wasn't last month.
It was nearly a year ago.
It was before I
moved to Seattle.
You just found it now?
It had fallen
behind the dresser.
Oh. I see the cleaning service
is doing its usual bang-up job.
Well, don't I feel
like the perfect fool.
Listen, Lilith...
Oh, here I am humiliated,
emotionally drained
and I've used up all
my frequent flier miles.
Lilith, please...
Oh, Frasier, please,
there's nothing else to say.
I'd like to leave with at
least a shred of dignity.
( doorbell rings)
Thank you.
Ote this letter
just before I came to Seattle
hoping for a reconciliation.
She only just now found it.
Didn't the Captain
and Tennille sing this?
Like they own those five words!
You know, I...
I got over her.
I moved out here.
She comes back
and I wonder if I
made the right decision.
I did write that letter.
It appears you have come
to some sort of crossroads.
Oh, that's a nice,
tidy little way of saying
I'm in hell.
Niles, I...
I have a life here that suits me
yet I can't help wondering
if there is still some chance
for reconciliation...
If it's worth exploring
the feelings that...
that I'm feeling.
Do you think I should
see her again tonight?
Frasier, like most patients
who come to a therapist
you already know the answer
to the question you're posing.
You just want me to agree with
your decision and support you
whether I share
your opinion or not.
Yes, but I don't have
an opinion in this case.
I'm sure you do.
But I don't.
Well, then
I can't help you.
All right. All right.
I think, in my soul
I'm leaning toward
taking the next step
and seeing if there's
anything... there.
That is what you should do.
Why?
You know why.
Damn it, Niles!
Frasier, you know why.
All right.
We have a long history together.
We... we have a son
that we both adore.
There were some good times,
and when they were good...
Hoo-wa!
Well, it seems our minds
are pretty well made up
aren't they?
Yes, they are. Thank you, Niles.
I don't know what
I'd do without you.
Yes, you do.
Drop it!
( knocking)
Hello, Lilith.
Frasier, come in.
I must be early.
I see you haven't had a
chance to put up your hair yet.
Oh, I thought
I'd leave it down tonight.
Really?
Yes. After several hours
of careful deliberation
and weighing all
the consequences
I decided to be playful.
I'm glad you
invited me to dinner.
How could I not?
I felt so awful
about last night.
You see, I just thought
you had read the letter
long ago and ignored it.
No explanation necessary.
It was a simple
misunderstanding.
Okay. Well, I know a...
a great little French bistro
just around the corner.
Uh... Frasier, before
we go anywhere
I would just like to go
on record as saying that
regardless of everything
that's happened
I respect you for
getting on with your life
as successfully as you have.
Well, I'd like to say
that I feel the same
way about you.
Um... Frederick is flourishing.
I'm sure that's, in no
small part, due to you.
Thank you.
That means a great deal to me.
Do you realize that's
the first pleasant thing
we've said to each
other in almost a year?
You're right.
You know, I'm... I'm
suddenly quite moved.
I am, too.
Would it be a
dreadful contretemps
if I kissed you right now?
You can always try.
You want to bag dinner?
There's a bed and an honor bar.
What more do we need?
Come to me, my white-hot flame.
I was insane to divorce you.
Oh, God, you're in my
thoughts every waking hour.
You're the only
man I've ever loved.
So are you!
Good morning.
Jolly good morning to you, too.
I could stay like
this all morning.
Me, too.
I'm so glad I decided
to take a chance
and fly out here to be with you.
Yes, me, too.
Me, too.
( knocking)
I'll get that.
It must be the breakfast
we ordered last night.
Boy, I am famished.
You should be.
You were a busy boy.
Hi.
Good morning, sir.
Yes, just bring it
right in here, please.
That's fine.
Here's a little
something for you, too.
Thank you.
Good day.
Well, boy, you know
funny how life takes
its little turns, isn't it?
Yesterday morning,
when I woke up
I never imagined I'd be
waking up here this morning.
Indeed.
I mean, It's not that we were
overly impulsive or anything.
Or that what we did was wrong.
It's just...
This is a mistake.
Oh, thank God you said that!
Oh, it's not that last
night wasn't very enjoyable
but who are we kidding?
You've gotten on with your
life and I've gotten on with mine.
I've got a new career.
I've reestablished
relationships with my family.
I've got a whole
new set of friends.
For the first time
in years, I'm happy.
I mean, for us to even
consider getting back together...
It's just the stupidest
thing two people could do.
I meant the eggs.
I ordered poached, not fried.
Well, you didn't let me
finish. You see, um...
After I played devil's
advocate, I was going...
Oh, Frasier
don't insult me.
That's how you
really feel, isn't it?
I'm afraid so.
Oh, Lilith, are you crying?
God, I'm sorry.
Once again, I've led you down
an emotional primrose path.
Lilith... I never
meant to hurt you.
I don't blame you
if you're mad at me.
I'm not mad at you.
I'm mad at me.
I don't even know
what I'm doing here.
I've just been so
lonely over the last year
and when I found your letter
it was... it was
like a life preserver.
I'm raising a child alone.
I'm scared.
I always thought of myself
as a strong and
independent person
but the truth is, I'm afraid.
I guess that's why
I convinced myself
that I was still
in love with you.
You mean you're not?
No.
I'm not.
Well, that's good.
So then what happened
last night was only because
you were lonely, and I was...
We all know what
you were, Frasier.
Oh, Lilith.
Lilith, here. Here.
Come with me.
Here.
Now, listen.
Look in there.
Tell me what you see.
All right, I'll tell
you what I see.
I see the same strong-willed
dynamic, intelligent woman
I married seven years ago.
Listen, you're just
suffering a temporary lapse.
Divorce does that to you.
Listen, I... I won't
say anything as trite
as, "Someday
you'll find someone"
but I know this...
I know you, and I
know that, no matter
what the future
holds in store for you
you'll handle it.
Thank you, Frasier.
You hungry?
Yeah.
Okay.
You always knew
how to buck me up
when I was blue.
Yeah, well, you've helped me
through some
hard times yourself.
You know, those married
years weren't all bad.
We did have some good moments.
The best one was Frederick.
We'll always have that.
And, you know
I can't help telling you
even though we're
not in love anymore
you were always the most
exciting lover I ever had.
I think, in your heart of hearts
you'd say the same about me.
They screwed up the toast, too.
I ordered rye.
Lilith.
♪ Hey, baby, I hear
the blues a-callin' ♪
♪ Tossed salads
and scrambled eggs ♪
♪ Oh, my ♪
♪ And maybe I
seem a bit confused ♪
♪ Well, maybe, but
I got you pegged ♪
( laughing)
♪ But I don't know what to do ♪
♪ With those tossed
salads and scrambled eggs ♪
♪ They're callin' again. ♪
Good night!