Frasier (1993–2004): Season 3, Episode 14 - The Show Where Diane Comes Back - full transcript
Frasier panics at a surprise visit from his ex-fiancée, Diane Chambers (Emmy-winner Shelley Long), who once jilted him at the altar. She's come to Seattle to oversee the production of a play she wrote and is excited to catch up. Niles advises Frasier to get closure with Diane by telling her his true feelings about the way she treated him, but when Diane's play almost collapses and she appears to be on the verge of a breakdown, Frasier comes to her rescue.
THIS IS DR. FRASIER
CRANE, KACL 780.
FRASIER, THAT WAS SECURITY.
SOME WOMAN INSISTED
ON SEEING YOU.
SHE JUST BLEW RIGHT PAST THEM.
DON'T PANIC, ROZ.
PROBABLY JUST ONE OF
MY MORE ARDENT FANS.
( screaming)
NILES, WE'VE GOT TO TALK.
FRASIER, I'M WITH A PATIENT.
OOH, I'M SORRY.
IS THIS ABOUT A WOMAN?
YES.
TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.
WELL...
SHE'S BACK.
THE SCOURGE OF MY EXISTENCE.
HOW STRANGE.
I USUALLY GET SOME SIGN
WHEN LILITH IS IN TOWN...
DOGS FORMING INTO PACKS,
BLOOD WEEPING DOWN THE WALLS
AND...
I'M TALKING ABOUT...
DIANE CHAMBERS.
LUCILLE, SEND MR. CARR HOME.
SHE JUST SHOWED UP
AT THE STATION TODAY.
APPARENTLY, SOME PLAY SHE WROTE
IS BEING PRODUCED HERE IN TOWN.
I ADMIT I JUST SORT OF
PANICKED WHEN I SAW HER
BUT I THINK I COVERED
IT MASTERFULLY.
ALL RIGHT, WHY DO YOU
THINK YOU REACTED THAT WAY?
OH, SPARE ME THE
PSYCHIATRIST BIT, NILES.
THAT INCLUDES
PUTTING DOWN THE PAD.
IN THE DRAWER, NILES.
FINE.
MY FIRST QUESTION
IS THIS: ARE YOU STILL
IN LOVE WITH HER?
NO. IT'S A RIDICULOUS
SUGGESTION.
SEEING AS HOW I HAVE NOWHERE
TO WRITE THE PHRASE
"CLASSIC DENIAL"
I'LL MOVE ON.
SO, ABOUT THIS WOMAN FOR
WHOM YOU HAVE SO LITTLE FEELING
THAT YOU RACED ACROSS TOWN
AND BURST INTO ONE OF MY SESSIONS
IS THERE ANY
LINGERING RESENTMENT?
OVER WHAT?
WELL, SHE DID LEAVE
YOU AT THE ALTAR.
WHEN YOU TOLD HER
HOW THAT MADE YOU FEEL
WAS THERE ANYTHING
YOU LEFT UNSAID?
ANY PHRASE OR FEELING
YOU WISH YOU HAD
EXPRESSED TO HER?
I'M MAKING THE ASSUMPTION HERE
THAT YOU DID TELL
HER HOW YOU FELT.
I SORT OF DID.
"SORT OF" IS ANOTHER
ONE OF THOSE PHRASES
THAT JUST WANTS TO GO IN MY PAD.
I EXPRESSED MY DISTASTE
FOR THE WAY I'D
BEEN TREATED, YES.
SHE REJECTED YOU IN THE MOST
DEBILITATING WAY A MAN CAN BE.
YOU MUST MORE THAN SORT
OF TELL HER HOW THAT FELT.
I CAN'T TELL DIANE HOW
AWFUL SHE MADE ME FEEL NOW.
IT'S A DISTANT MEMORY FOR HER.
I'D FEEL WEAK.
YOU HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL WEAK.
YOU'VE MOVED ON IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU HAVE A NEW CAREER,
NEW WEALTH, NEW SUCCESS.
YOU SIMPLY NEED
CLOSURE IN THIS ONE AREA.
YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU JUST
SAID MADE A LOT OF SENSE.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET CLOSURE.
NO, THAT BUSINESS
ABOUT MY SUCCESS.
TUNED YOU OUT AFTER THAT.
I'LL INVITE DIANE OVER
FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
I'M REALLY GOING TO
FLAUNT MY SUCCESS
REALLY RUB HER NOSE IN IT.
THAT'LL PROVE I'M NOT
JUST SOME CAST ASIDE
WHO NEVER GOT OVER HER.
NILES, I KNOW
IT'S NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY SOUND
BUT WE'RE STILL HUMAN.
WE HAVE TO DO WHAT FEELS
GOOD SOMETIMES, DON'T WE?
I'M AGAINST IT.
FINE.
YOU KNOW THE PATH
THAT LEADS TO PEACE WITH DIANE
AND YOU'RE REJECTING IT.
I'M WASHING MY HANDS
OF THE ENTIRE MATTER.
WOULDN'T MISS IT, WOULD YOU?
I'LL BE THERE AT 7:00
WITH A BORDEAUX.
NO, NO, I WAS VERY SPECIFIC.
THE MAYOR'S PLAQUE
GOES ON THE PIANO.
THE OTIS KLANDENNING
MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
GOES RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND MY JEWEL, MY SEABEE
GOES RIGHT HERE
WHERE SHE CAN'T MISS IT.
HMM, THAT SEEMS A BIT SUBTLE.
WHY DON'T I JUST USE
THIS TO SERVE THE OLIVES?
OH, GIVE ME THAT!
SOMEONE TELL ME
WHO THIS WOMAN IS
WE'RE TRYING TO
IMPRESS THE PANTS OFF.
( doorbell chimes)
SHE'S A ONE-TIME BOSTON BARMAID
WHO HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
AND ENDED UP IN A SANATORIUM
WHERE I MET HER, FELL FOR HER
AND THEN WAS SO
MERCILESSLY REJECTED BY HER
THAT TO THIS DAY
THERE IS A SUCKING...
CHEST WOUND...
WHERE ONCE THERE
DWELLED A HEART!
DIANE.
HELLO, FRASIER.
PLEASE. YOU REMEMBER
MY BROTHER NILES
MY FATHER MARTIN.
OH, AND THIS IS
HIS HEALTH-CARE
WORKER DAPHNE MOON.
HELLO. HI, DIANE.
NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
WHAT A TASTEFUL ABODE.
WELL, MODEST IN ITS WAY.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT.
AFTER THE RAMBLING BEACH
HOUSE I'VE BEEN LIVING IN
I'M READY FOR SOMETHING
SMART AND EFFICIENT.
WHITE WINE, DIANE?
I'M POURING AN '85
MONTRACHET LAQUICHE
I PURCHASED AT AUCTION.
OH, I ALWAYS KEEP A
BOTTLE OF THAT OPEN MYSELF.
HANG THIS UP.
WELL, MARTIN, IT'S
BEEN TOO LONG.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
WELL, MY WIFE DIED,
I GOT SHOT IN THE HIP
AND I HAD TO MOVE
IN WITH FRASIER
'CAUSE I KEPT FALLING
DOWN IN THE SHOWER.
WELL, YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.
YES, YOU DO.
THAT'S THE BAD ONE.
OH.
NILES, DO YOU REMEMBER
THE LAST TIME I WAS IN TOWN
WHEN WE DINED TOGETHER?
YOU HAD JUST STARTED DATING
THIS WOMAN.
SHE WAS THE QUEEREST
LITTLE CREATURE.
THANK YOU.
SHE ATE EVERYONE'S SORBET
AND THEN SHE HAD TO LIE DOWN
IN THE LADIES' LOUNGE
WHILE THE COAT CHECK
GIRL MASSAGED HER ABDOMEN.
( Diane laughing)
OH, I HOPE I HAVEN'T
PUT MY FOOT IN IT.
YOU AND SHE DIDN'T GET MARRIED
AND LIVE HAPPILY
EVER AFTER, DID YOU?
NO, CAN'T SAY AS WE DID.
CARE FOR AN OLIVE?
OH, THANK YOU.
THESE ARE A
PYRENEAN TASTE TREAT.
THEY'RE HAND PICKED AND BOTTLED
BY ANDALUSIAN MONKS.
YOU CAN SPIT THE PITS IN HERE.
SO, THERE I WAS
ON THE BALCONY OF
MY MALIBU BEACH HOUSE
WHEN A POD OF WHALES PASSED BY.
I KNEW I HAD TO COMMUNE
WITH THESE GENTLE GIANTS.
SO, LIKE A FLASH, I
WAS ON THE BEACH
SCRAMBLING TO MY KAYAK.
BUT CRUEL FORTUNE INTERCEDED
WHEN, NOT 20 YARDS OFFSHORE
I SUDDENLY DISCOVERED
MYSELF ENTANGLED
IN AN ENORMOUS BED OF, UH...
SEA KELP.
EXACTLY RIGHT. SEA KELP.
OH, THAT'S FUNNY. I
THOUGHT HE SAID "SEEK HELP."
SO, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US
HOW YOU'VE COME
TO BE IN SEATTLE.
OH, A SMALL THEATRE
GROUP HAS DECIDED
TO PRODUCE A PLAY I'VE WRITTEN.
WHICH ONE?
OH, MY MOST RECENT WORK.
IT'S A SORT OF FEMINIST
ODYSSEY, EXPERIMENTAL IN PLACES
IN TONE AKIN TO SAROYAN
WITH A SOUPCON OF GIDE
AND A HEARTY NOD
TO CLIFFORD ODETS.
I MEANT WHICH THEATRE.
OH.
THE ROUNDABOUT.
THAT SEEMS APPROPRIATE.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE
JUST KEEP TALKING
AMONGST YOURSELVES.
I WILL GO AND FETCH
THE PROFITEROLES.
THEY WERE PREPARED BY THE
HOTTEST NEW PASTRY CHEF...
WHAT'S THE USE?
I'LL HELP.
HE ALWAYS OVERPOWDERS.
I'M SURE OLD MAN KENNEDY
FELT THIS KIND OF PRIDE
WHEN HIS BOYS WOULD GO
OUT AND PLAY TOUCH FOOTBALL.
FRASIER, YOU KNOW
HER BETTER THAN I.
IS THAT WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE
WHEN SHE'S WRITHING IN ENVY?
OH, SHUT UP.
ALL RIGHT, I ADMIT
YOU WERE RIGHT.
BEFORE SHE LEAVES HERE TONIGHT
I AM GOING TO TELL HER HOW
MUCH PAIN SHE MADE ME FEEL.
THE SAVAGE TRUTH THIS TIME.
THERE WILL BE NO
SUGARCOATING IT.
AND, YES, I AM
AWARE OF THE IRONY.
IT MUST BE WONDERFUL
TO SEE YOUR WORDS
COME TO LIFE LIKE THAT.
OH, YES. IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
DIANE, ARE YOU OKAY?
YES, I'M FINE. WHY?
WELL, YOUR CHEEK
WAS KIND OF TWITCHING.
IT WAS?
OH. WELL, IT WAS
PROBABLY FATIGUE.
WHERE WERE WE?
I WAS ASKING ABOUT YOUR PLAY.
OH, RIGHT.
THERE IT GOES AGAIN! TWITCHED!
THAT WAS EITHER A
VERY LARGE TWITCH
OR A VERY SMALL SEIZURE.
YOU KNOW
I'M NOT SURE
HOW MUCH I REALLY WANT TO
TALK ABOUT MY PLAY RIGHT NOW.
BAD LUCK AND ALL THAT.
AND WE ALL KNOW
WHAT A STRUGGLE IT IS
TO GET DIANE TO
TALK ABOUT HERSELF.
OH, FRASIER, YOU
ALWAYS COULD KID.
OH, I MISS THAT.
( crying)
UH, DIANE, PLEASE, I REALLY
DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT.
I... I'M SORRY.
OH, IT'S NOT THAT.
IT'S MY WHOLE LIFE.
IT'S RUINED.
NILES, COULD YOU
GET HER SOME WATER?
OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
OH, EVERYTHING I TOLD
YOU TONIGHT IS A LIE.
I'M SORRY FOR THIS.
OH, I MUST LOOK JUST AWFUL.
YOUR CHEEK STOPPED JUMPING.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, TELL
ME WHAT HAPPENED.
WAS IT ABOUT YOUR PLAY?
THERE IT GOES AGAIN!
WOULD YOU PEOPLE PLEASE
JUST GIVE US SOME PRIVACY?
Niles: YES, SURE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW...
FROM THE BEGINNING.
WELL...
IT ALL STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO
WHEN I LOST MY JOB.
I'D BEEN WRITING FOR
DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN.
I WAS ON THE SET ONE DAY
AND I WAS TRYING TO
SHOW JANE SEYMOUR
THE PROPER WAY TO CAUTERIZE
A WOUND WITH A BRANDING IRON
AND I ACCIDENTALLY
SET HER HAIR ON FIRE.
WELL, FROM THERE IT WAS
A STEADY SLIDE DOWNHILL...
A TWO-YEAR RELATIONSHIP ENDED.
I LOST THE BEACH HOUSE.
FRIENDS STOPPED CALLING.
THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT
WAS MY PLAY IN SEATTLE.
WELL, I FLEW UP HERE YESTERDAY
ONLY TO FIND THAT THE
BACKER WAS PULLING OUT.
I WAS SO DISTRAUGHT
I FOUND MYSELF
WANDERING AROUND THE CITY
IN COMPLETE DESPAIR.
IT'S THEN THAT LIKE A...
A RAY OF HOPE FROM HEAVEN
I SAW YOUR SMILING
FACE ON THE SIDE OF A BUS.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
YOU HELPED ME THE ONLY
OTHER TIME I WAS THIS LOW.
FRASIER, I'M ASKING
FOR YOUR HELP AGAIN.
OF COURSE, I'LL HELP YOU, DIANE.
OH, FRASIER.
WELL, THAT WAS A BIT SCARY.
I'LL SAY... WATCHING SOMEONE GO
COMPLETELY CRACKERS LIKE THAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU NOW?
NOTHING. I'M FINE.
JUST... SUDDENLY
MISSING MY MARIS.
MY GOD, NILES
IT'S SUCH A GLORIOUS DAY
I WALKED ALL THE WAY HERE.
32 BLOCKS, BRUNO
MAGLI'S BE DAMNED.
OH, YES, I SEE... THE LOOK.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT IT MEANS TOO.
HOW COULD I VERY
WELL SAY NO TO DIANE?
SHE CAME TO ME IN CRISIS.
OH, EXCUSE ME.
A DOUBLE CAPPUCCINO PLEASE...
LIGHT CINNAMON.
( sighs)
OH, YOU KNOW, THE
CHANGE IN DIANE
HAS REALLY BEEN
QUITE GRATIFYING.
DROPPED HER OFF
AT THE THEATER TODAY
AND THERE WAS A
SMILE ON HER FACE
THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN...
WELL, FAR TOO MANY YEARS.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
"WHERE DID SHE GET THE
MONEY TO DO THE PLAY?"
WELL, SHE FOUND A BACKER.
IT'S TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, NILES...
I'M FALLING FOR HER AGAIN.
"YOU DID BOUNCE IN HERE
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
AND BABBLING ABOUT HER SMILE..."
I JUST DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
I'M SIMPLY HELPING HER
GET BACK ON HER FEET
AND OUT OF MY LIFE AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
IT WILL TAKE.
LOOK, I SAID I DON'T KNOW!
OH, REALLY, NILES! CURSE YOU! YOU
ARE THE MOST INFURIATING BUSYBODY...
I'M NOT SITTING WITH YOU.
Diane: IT REALLY
IS A LOVELY CITY.
"NIGHT...
MAKING ALL THINGS
DIMLY BEAUTIFUL."
"ONE VEIL OVER US BOTH."
CYRANO.
11 YEARS LATER
WE'RE STILL ON THE SAME PAGE.
FRASIER, THESE PAST FEW WEEKS
YOU'VE GIVEN SO MUCH
OF YOURSELF TO ME.
I WANT TO GIVE THE ONE
GIFT I HAVE TO BESTOW.
I WANT YOU TO BE THE FIRST
PERSON TO SEE MY PLAY.
WILL YOU COME TO DRESS
REHEARSAL TONIGHT?
DIANE, I'D BE HONORED.
OH, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.
GIVE ME A SECOND.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SURE
YOU'RE READY FOR THIS?
OH, YES, IT'S TIME.
TONIGHT I BARE MYSELF TO YOU.
BIG STEP, DIANE.
OH, WELL, I HAVE TO SAY
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT IT, BUT BARRING
ANY LIGHTING OR PROP PROBLEMS
THE WHOLE THING'LL BE
OVER IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
HELLO! PEOPLE
STILL IN THE HOUSE!
MEET ME AT THE THEATER AT 7:00.
HMM...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE
DONE TO DESERVE YOU.
HEY, DAD.
LISTEN, THIS IS
NONE OF MY BUSINESS
BUT YOU'RE NOT FALLING
FOR HER AGAIN, ARE YOU?
WHAT IF I WERE?
THAT WOMAN DUMPED
YOU AT THE ALTAR.
WELL, THAT WAS THE OLD DIANE.
SHE NO LONGER SEES HERSELF
AS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
I'M NOT THE OLD
FRASIER ANYMORE EITHER.
PEOPLE CAN CHANGE, DAD.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
TAKE ME FOR INSTANCE.
THE OLD MARTIN
WOULD'VE SAID YOU'RE
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I'D RATHER SEE YOU GO GAY
AND SHACK UP WITH THE PUNK
WHO SHOT ME THAN GO OFF WITH HER.
I'D RATHER SEE YOU SEWED UP
INSIDE THE BODY OF A DEAD HORSE.
BUT THE NEW MARTIN
JUST SAYS VIVIA L'AMOUR.
THE NEW FRASIER
RESISTS THE TEMPTATION
TO CORRECT YOUR FRENCH.
WELL, THE STAGE IS SET.
MY PLAYERS ARE PREPARED.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO
I GIVE YOU RHAPSODY
AND REQUIEM...
A PLAY
BY DIANE CHAMBERS.
( Frasier applauds)
BOY, IT SURE IS GREAT
HAVING MARY ANNE BACK.
IT WASN'T THE SAME
WHEN SHE WAS GONE.
YOU KNOW, RECENT STUDIES
AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
REVEAL THAT THE EXPRESSION
"ABSENCE MAKES THE
HEART GROW FONDER"
IS IN ACTUALITY ROOTED
IN SCIENTIFIC BEDROCK.
YEAH. SO'S YOUR HEAD.
EASE UP THERE, DARLA.
EVENING, EVERYBODY.
HEY, THERE, NED.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A BEER?
WHAT'S A NICE BEER LIKE
YOU DOING IN A FACE LIKE THIS?
( laughing)
( laughter continues)
SALUTATIONS, ALL.
HEY, THERE, DOC.
WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
OOH, A PRICKLY CHOICE, STAN.
IT REMINDS ME OF THE ONE
THE 18th CENTURY WIT
JOHN WILKES FACED
WHEN ASKED BY THE
EARL OF SANDWICH
WHETHER HE EXPECTED
TO DIE ON THE GALLOWS
OR OF THE POX:
"THAT DEPENDS, SIR"
HE SAID, "ON WHETHER I CHOOSE
TO EMBRACE YOUR PRINCIPLES
OR YOUR MISTRESS."
EVENING, PEOPLE.
All: MARY ANNE!
I POUR BEER DOWN
PEOPLE'S THROATS.
I DRINK IT.
OUR LIVES ARE EMPTY.
SO WHAT DRAWS OUR FEET
HERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT?
All: MARY ANNE.
WELL, I'M OFF.
SEE YOU ANON
MI AMORE.
YOU BET, HONEY.
Diane: OH, HOLD IT. STOP.
WHAT KIND OF A KISS WAS THAT?
YOU TWO ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN LOVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW
BIG YOU WANTED IT.
REMEMBER THAT KISS YOU
GAVE ME THIS MORNING?
LIKE THIS ONE?
THAT'S THE ONE.
OKAY, FROM THE KISS.
YOU BET, HONEY.
FORGIVE ME, FRANKLIN.
I SUPPOSE THAT WAS
A TAD INCONSIDERATE.
QUITE ALL RIGHT.
A LOVING SPIRIT LIKE
YOURS CAN'T BE BRIDLED.
BUT I DID LEAVE
YOU AT THE ALTAR.
NO, YOU KNOW I HOLD NO ILL WILL
TOWARD YOU FOR THAT.
Franklin: COULD WE JUST STOP
FOR A SECOND?
THIS GETTING LEFT
AT THE ALTAR THING...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO BE FEELING.
I MAY BE ABLE TO
ILLUMINATE THAT FOR YOU!
WHAT YOU ARE FEELING
IS THAT THIS WOMAN HAS
REACHED INTO YOUR CHEST
PLUCKED OUT YOUR HEART
AND THROWN IT TO HER
HELLHOUNDS FOR A CHEW TOY.
AND IT'S NOT THE LAST
TIME EITHER BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THIS WOMAN IS.
SHE IS THE DEVIL!
THERE'S NO USE
RUNNING AWAY FROM HER
'CAUSE NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU GO
NO MATTER HOW MANY
YEARS YOU LET PASS
YOU WILL NEVER BE
COMPLETELY OUT OF REACH
OF THOSE BONY FINGERS!
SO DRINK HEARTY,
FRANKLIN, AND LAUGH
BECAUSE YOU HAVE MADE
A PACT WITH BEELZEBUB
AND HER NAME IS MARY ANNE!
Frasier: DIANE...
FRASIER.
I THOUGHT WE SHOULD TALK.
WELL, YES, I THINK WE SHOULD.
I TRIED TO REACH
YOU AT YOUR HOME.
I WAS DRIVING AROUND.
I'M SORRY IF I IN
ANY WAY MISLED YOU
ABOUT MY FEELINGS
THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.
YOU DIDN'T.
I THINK I MISLED MYSELF.
WELL, AT THE VERY LEAST, I
OBVIOUSLY OWE YOU AN APOLOGY
FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT
THINGS WENT AWRY BETWEEN US.
OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO. IT WAS A TIME
IN MY LIFE WHEN...
NO, DIANE, IT ISN'T NECESSARY.
THE THINGS I SAID...
WELL, THEY JUST NEEDED SAYING.
BESIDES, I DON'T REALLY
FEEL ALL THAT HARSHLY
AND IN RETROSPECT
I'M REASONABLY SURE
THAT YOU ARE NOT THE DEVIL.
ALTHOUGH HE DOES HAVE THE
POWER TO ASSUME PLEASING SHAPES.
WELL, YOU SHOULD KNOW
I'VE DECIDED TO GO
BACK TO LOS ANGELES.
WATCHING THE PLAY TONIGHT
THROUGH FRESH EYES, I...
WELL, I JUST DON'T
THINK IT'S READY.
I'M SURE THINGS
WILL WORK OUT FINE.
WELL, I THINK I HAVE
SAID WHAT I CAME TO SAY.
FRASIER...
UM, BEFORE YOU GO
THERE'S ONE LAST THING
YOU COULD HELP ME WITH...
NOT THAT YOU HAVEN'T
HELPED ME A LOT ALREADY BUT...
IT'S THE LAST SCENE
WHERE FRANKLIN AND MARY ANNE
SAY GOOD-BYE.
IT'S NEVER FELT
QUITE RIGHT TO ME.
I'D... I'D LIKE HER
TO STAND...
OH, RIGHT ABOUT HERE
AND TELL HIM HOW
MUCH HE'S MEANT TO HER
AND HOW SHE'LL NEVER FORGET HIM.
HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE...
FRANKLIN WOULD RESPOND TO THAT?
WELL, I SUPPOSE HE'D, UH...
TELL HER THAT HE
FEELS THE SAME WAY
THAT SHE'S TOUCHED HIM IN WAYS
SHE CAN NEVER IMAGINE, AND...
HE'S GLAD THAT
SHE WAS IN HIS LIFE.
ALL THAT WOULD BE LEFT
WOULD BE THE GOOD-BYE.
HOW DO YOU SEE THAT?
WELL, I SUPPOSE
HE COULD SAY, UH...
"UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN"
PROBABLY CERTAIN
THAT THEY NEVER WOULD.
BUT MIGHTN'T THERE
BE A PART OF HIM THAT...
HOPES THEY WOULD?
WELL, I SUPPOSE SO, YES.
ALL RIGHT, THEN DON'T
HAVE HIM SUM THINGS UP.
JUST LET THEM SAY
THEIR GOOD-BYES
AND IF THEIR PATHS
HAPPEN TO CROSS AGAIN
SO BE IT.
GOOD-BYE, MARY ANNE.
GOOD-BYE, FRANKLIN.
YES, THAT'S A PERFECT MOMENT...
UNCLUTTERED BY
ANY EXTRA WORDS...
DIANE...
OH, SHOOT, I'VE BLOWN IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
GOOD-BYE, DIANE.
GOOD-BYE, FRASIER.
FORCE OF HABIT.
I'VE BEEN DOING IT ALL WEEK.
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CRANE, KACL 780.
FRASIER, THAT WAS SECURITY.
SOME WOMAN INSISTED
ON SEEING YOU.
SHE JUST BLEW RIGHT PAST THEM.
DON'T PANIC, ROZ.
PROBABLY JUST ONE OF
MY MORE ARDENT FANS.
( screaming)
NILES, WE'VE GOT TO TALK.
FRASIER, I'M WITH A PATIENT.
OOH, I'M SORRY.
IS THIS ABOUT A WOMAN?
YES.
TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.
WELL...
SHE'S BACK.
THE SCOURGE OF MY EXISTENCE.
HOW STRANGE.
I USUALLY GET SOME SIGN
WHEN LILITH IS IN TOWN...
DOGS FORMING INTO PACKS,
BLOOD WEEPING DOWN THE WALLS
AND...
I'M TALKING ABOUT...
DIANE CHAMBERS.
LUCILLE, SEND MR. CARR HOME.
SHE JUST SHOWED UP
AT THE STATION TODAY.
APPARENTLY, SOME PLAY SHE WROTE
IS BEING PRODUCED HERE IN TOWN.
I ADMIT I JUST SORT OF
PANICKED WHEN I SAW HER
BUT I THINK I COVERED
IT MASTERFULLY.
ALL RIGHT, WHY DO YOU
THINK YOU REACTED THAT WAY?
OH, SPARE ME THE
PSYCHIATRIST BIT, NILES.
THAT INCLUDES
PUTTING DOWN THE PAD.
IN THE DRAWER, NILES.
FINE.
MY FIRST QUESTION
IS THIS: ARE YOU STILL
IN LOVE WITH HER?
NO. IT'S A RIDICULOUS
SUGGESTION.
SEEING AS HOW I HAVE NOWHERE
TO WRITE THE PHRASE
"CLASSIC DENIAL"
I'LL MOVE ON.
SO, ABOUT THIS WOMAN FOR
WHOM YOU HAVE SO LITTLE FEELING
THAT YOU RACED ACROSS TOWN
AND BURST INTO ONE OF MY SESSIONS
IS THERE ANY
LINGERING RESENTMENT?
OVER WHAT?
WELL, SHE DID LEAVE
YOU AT THE ALTAR.
WHEN YOU TOLD HER
HOW THAT MADE YOU FEEL
WAS THERE ANYTHING
YOU LEFT UNSAID?
ANY PHRASE OR FEELING
YOU WISH YOU HAD
EXPRESSED TO HER?
I'M MAKING THE ASSUMPTION HERE
THAT YOU DID TELL
HER HOW YOU FELT.
I SORT OF DID.
"SORT OF" IS ANOTHER
ONE OF THOSE PHRASES
THAT JUST WANTS TO GO IN MY PAD.
I EXPRESSED MY DISTASTE
FOR THE WAY I'D
BEEN TREATED, YES.
SHE REJECTED YOU IN THE MOST
DEBILITATING WAY A MAN CAN BE.
YOU MUST MORE THAN SORT
OF TELL HER HOW THAT FELT.
I CAN'T TELL DIANE HOW
AWFUL SHE MADE ME FEEL NOW.
IT'S A DISTANT MEMORY FOR HER.
I'D FEEL WEAK.
YOU HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL WEAK.
YOU'VE MOVED ON IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU HAVE A NEW CAREER,
NEW WEALTH, NEW SUCCESS.
YOU SIMPLY NEED
CLOSURE IN THIS ONE AREA.
YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU JUST
SAID MADE A LOT OF SENSE.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET CLOSURE.
NO, THAT BUSINESS
ABOUT MY SUCCESS.
TUNED YOU OUT AFTER THAT.
I'LL INVITE DIANE OVER
FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
I'M REALLY GOING TO
FLAUNT MY SUCCESS
REALLY RUB HER NOSE IN IT.
THAT'LL PROVE I'M NOT
JUST SOME CAST ASIDE
WHO NEVER GOT OVER HER.
NILES, I KNOW
IT'S NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY SOUND
BUT WE'RE STILL HUMAN.
WE HAVE TO DO WHAT FEELS
GOOD SOMETIMES, DON'T WE?
I'M AGAINST IT.
FINE.
YOU KNOW THE PATH
THAT LEADS TO PEACE WITH DIANE
AND YOU'RE REJECTING IT.
I'M WASHING MY HANDS
OF THE ENTIRE MATTER.
WOULDN'T MISS IT, WOULD YOU?
I'LL BE THERE AT 7:00
WITH A BORDEAUX.
NO, NO, I WAS VERY SPECIFIC.
THE MAYOR'S PLAQUE
GOES ON THE PIANO.
THE OTIS KLANDENNING
MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
GOES RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND MY JEWEL, MY SEABEE
GOES RIGHT HERE
WHERE SHE CAN'T MISS IT.
HMM, THAT SEEMS A BIT SUBTLE.
WHY DON'T I JUST USE
THIS TO SERVE THE OLIVES?
OH, GIVE ME THAT!
SOMEONE TELL ME
WHO THIS WOMAN IS
WE'RE TRYING TO
IMPRESS THE PANTS OFF.
( doorbell chimes)
SHE'S A ONE-TIME BOSTON BARMAID
WHO HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
AND ENDED UP IN A SANATORIUM
WHERE I MET HER, FELL FOR HER
AND THEN WAS SO
MERCILESSLY REJECTED BY HER
THAT TO THIS DAY
THERE IS A SUCKING...
CHEST WOUND...
WHERE ONCE THERE
DWELLED A HEART!
DIANE.
HELLO, FRASIER.
PLEASE. YOU REMEMBER
MY BROTHER NILES
MY FATHER MARTIN.
OH, AND THIS IS
HIS HEALTH-CARE
WORKER DAPHNE MOON.
HELLO. HI, DIANE.
NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
WHAT A TASTEFUL ABODE.
WELL, MODEST IN ITS WAY.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT.
AFTER THE RAMBLING BEACH
HOUSE I'VE BEEN LIVING IN
I'M READY FOR SOMETHING
SMART AND EFFICIENT.
WHITE WINE, DIANE?
I'M POURING AN '85
MONTRACHET LAQUICHE
I PURCHASED AT AUCTION.
OH, I ALWAYS KEEP A
BOTTLE OF THAT OPEN MYSELF.
HANG THIS UP.
WELL, MARTIN, IT'S
BEEN TOO LONG.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
WELL, MY WIFE DIED,
I GOT SHOT IN THE HIP
AND I HAD TO MOVE
IN WITH FRASIER
'CAUSE I KEPT FALLING
DOWN IN THE SHOWER.
WELL, YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.
YES, YOU DO.
THAT'S THE BAD ONE.
OH.
NILES, DO YOU REMEMBER
THE LAST TIME I WAS IN TOWN
WHEN WE DINED TOGETHER?
YOU HAD JUST STARTED DATING
THIS WOMAN.
SHE WAS THE QUEEREST
LITTLE CREATURE.
THANK YOU.
SHE ATE EVERYONE'S SORBET
AND THEN SHE HAD TO LIE DOWN
IN THE LADIES' LOUNGE
WHILE THE COAT CHECK
GIRL MASSAGED HER ABDOMEN.
( Diane laughing)
OH, I HOPE I HAVEN'T
PUT MY FOOT IN IT.
YOU AND SHE DIDN'T GET MARRIED
AND LIVE HAPPILY
EVER AFTER, DID YOU?
NO, CAN'T SAY AS WE DID.
CARE FOR AN OLIVE?
OH, THANK YOU.
THESE ARE A
PYRENEAN TASTE TREAT.
THEY'RE HAND PICKED AND BOTTLED
BY ANDALUSIAN MONKS.
YOU CAN SPIT THE PITS IN HERE.
SO, THERE I WAS
ON THE BALCONY OF
MY MALIBU BEACH HOUSE
WHEN A POD OF WHALES PASSED BY.
I KNEW I HAD TO COMMUNE
WITH THESE GENTLE GIANTS.
SO, LIKE A FLASH, I
WAS ON THE BEACH
SCRAMBLING TO MY KAYAK.
BUT CRUEL FORTUNE INTERCEDED
WHEN, NOT 20 YARDS OFFSHORE
I SUDDENLY DISCOVERED
MYSELF ENTANGLED
IN AN ENORMOUS BED OF, UH...
SEA KELP.
EXACTLY RIGHT. SEA KELP.
OH, THAT'S FUNNY. I
THOUGHT HE SAID "SEEK HELP."
SO, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US
HOW YOU'VE COME
TO BE IN SEATTLE.
OH, A SMALL THEATRE
GROUP HAS DECIDED
TO PRODUCE A PLAY I'VE WRITTEN.
WHICH ONE?
OH, MY MOST RECENT WORK.
IT'S A SORT OF FEMINIST
ODYSSEY, EXPERIMENTAL IN PLACES
IN TONE AKIN TO SAROYAN
WITH A SOUPCON OF GIDE
AND A HEARTY NOD
TO CLIFFORD ODETS.
I MEANT WHICH THEATRE.
OH.
THE ROUNDABOUT.
THAT SEEMS APPROPRIATE.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE
JUST KEEP TALKING
AMONGST YOURSELVES.
I WILL GO AND FETCH
THE PROFITEROLES.
THEY WERE PREPARED BY THE
HOTTEST NEW PASTRY CHEF...
WHAT'S THE USE?
I'LL HELP.
HE ALWAYS OVERPOWDERS.
I'M SURE OLD MAN KENNEDY
FELT THIS KIND OF PRIDE
WHEN HIS BOYS WOULD GO
OUT AND PLAY TOUCH FOOTBALL.
FRASIER, YOU KNOW
HER BETTER THAN I.
IS THAT WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE
WHEN SHE'S WRITHING IN ENVY?
OH, SHUT UP.
ALL RIGHT, I ADMIT
YOU WERE RIGHT.
BEFORE SHE LEAVES HERE TONIGHT
I AM GOING TO TELL HER HOW
MUCH PAIN SHE MADE ME FEEL.
THE SAVAGE TRUTH THIS TIME.
THERE WILL BE NO
SUGARCOATING IT.
AND, YES, I AM
AWARE OF THE IRONY.
IT MUST BE WONDERFUL
TO SEE YOUR WORDS
COME TO LIFE LIKE THAT.
OH, YES. IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
DIANE, ARE YOU OKAY?
YES, I'M FINE. WHY?
WELL, YOUR CHEEK
WAS KIND OF TWITCHING.
IT WAS?
OH. WELL, IT WAS
PROBABLY FATIGUE.
WHERE WERE WE?
I WAS ASKING ABOUT YOUR PLAY.
OH, RIGHT.
THERE IT GOES AGAIN! TWITCHED!
THAT WAS EITHER A
VERY LARGE TWITCH
OR A VERY SMALL SEIZURE.
YOU KNOW
I'M NOT SURE
HOW MUCH I REALLY WANT TO
TALK ABOUT MY PLAY RIGHT NOW.
BAD LUCK AND ALL THAT.
AND WE ALL KNOW
WHAT A STRUGGLE IT IS
TO GET DIANE TO
TALK ABOUT HERSELF.
OH, FRASIER, YOU
ALWAYS COULD KID.
OH, I MISS THAT.
( crying)
UH, DIANE, PLEASE, I REALLY
DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT.
I... I'M SORRY.
OH, IT'S NOT THAT.
IT'S MY WHOLE LIFE.
IT'S RUINED.
NILES, COULD YOU
GET HER SOME WATER?
OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
OH, EVERYTHING I TOLD
YOU TONIGHT IS A LIE.
I'M SORRY FOR THIS.
OH, I MUST LOOK JUST AWFUL.
YOUR CHEEK STOPPED JUMPING.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, TELL
ME WHAT HAPPENED.
WAS IT ABOUT YOUR PLAY?
THERE IT GOES AGAIN!
WOULD YOU PEOPLE PLEASE
JUST GIVE US SOME PRIVACY?
Niles: YES, SURE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW...
FROM THE BEGINNING.
WELL...
IT ALL STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO
WHEN I LOST MY JOB.
I'D BEEN WRITING FOR
DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN.
I WAS ON THE SET ONE DAY
AND I WAS TRYING TO
SHOW JANE SEYMOUR
THE PROPER WAY TO CAUTERIZE
A WOUND WITH A BRANDING IRON
AND I ACCIDENTALLY
SET HER HAIR ON FIRE.
WELL, FROM THERE IT WAS
A STEADY SLIDE DOWNHILL...
A TWO-YEAR RELATIONSHIP ENDED.
I LOST THE BEACH HOUSE.
FRIENDS STOPPED CALLING.
THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT
WAS MY PLAY IN SEATTLE.
WELL, I FLEW UP HERE YESTERDAY
ONLY TO FIND THAT THE
BACKER WAS PULLING OUT.
I WAS SO DISTRAUGHT
I FOUND MYSELF
WANDERING AROUND THE CITY
IN COMPLETE DESPAIR.
IT'S THEN THAT LIKE A...
A RAY OF HOPE FROM HEAVEN
I SAW YOUR SMILING
FACE ON THE SIDE OF A BUS.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
YOU HELPED ME THE ONLY
OTHER TIME I WAS THIS LOW.
FRASIER, I'M ASKING
FOR YOUR HELP AGAIN.
OF COURSE, I'LL HELP YOU, DIANE.
OH, FRASIER.
WELL, THAT WAS A BIT SCARY.
I'LL SAY... WATCHING SOMEONE GO
COMPLETELY CRACKERS LIKE THAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU NOW?
NOTHING. I'M FINE.
JUST... SUDDENLY
MISSING MY MARIS.
MY GOD, NILES
IT'S SUCH A GLORIOUS DAY
I WALKED ALL THE WAY HERE.
32 BLOCKS, BRUNO
MAGLI'S BE DAMNED.
OH, YES, I SEE... THE LOOK.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT IT MEANS TOO.
HOW COULD I VERY
WELL SAY NO TO DIANE?
SHE CAME TO ME IN CRISIS.
OH, EXCUSE ME.
A DOUBLE CAPPUCCINO PLEASE...
LIGHT CINNAMON.
( sighs)
OH, YOU KNOW, THE
CHANGE IN DIANE
HAS REALLY BEEN
QUITE GRATIFYING.
DROPPED HER OFF
AT THE THEATER TODAY
AND THERE WAS A
SMILE ON HER FACE
THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN...
WELL, FAR TOO MANY YEARS.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
"WHERE DID SHE GET THE
MONEY TO DO THE PLAY?"
WELL, SHE FOUND A BACKER.
IT'S TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, NILES...
I'M FALLING FOR HER AGAIN.
"YOU DID BOUNCE IN HERE
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
AND BABBLING ABOUT HER SMILE..."
I JUST DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
I'M SIMPLY HELPING HER
GET BACK ON HER FEET
AND OUT OF MY LIFE AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
IT WILL TAKE.
LOOK, I SAID I DON'T KNOW!
OH, REALLY, NILES! CURSE YOU! YOU
ARE THE MOST INFURIATING BUSYBODY...
I'M NOT SITTING WITH YOU.
Diane: IT REALLY
IS A LOVELY CITY.
"NIGHT...
MAKING ALL THINGS
DIMLY BEAUTIFUL."
"ONE VEIL OVER US BOTH."
CYRANO.
11 YEARS LATER
WE'RE STILL ON THE SAME PAGE.
FRASIER, THESE PAST FEW WEEKS
YOU'VE GIVEN SO MUCH
OF YOURSELF TO ME.
I WANT TO GIVE THE ONE
GIFT I HAVE TO BESTOW.
I WANT YOU TO BE THE FIRST
PERSON TO SEE MY PLAY.
WILL YOU COME TO DRESS
REHEARSAL TONIGHT?
DIANE, I'D BE HONORED.
OH, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.
GIVE ME A SECOND.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SURE
YOU'RE READY FOR THIS?
OH, YES, IT'S TIME.
TONIGHT I BARE MYSELF TO YOU.
BIG STEP, DIANE.
OH, WELL, I HAVE TO SAY
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT IT, BUT BARRING
ANY LIGHTING OR PROP PROBLEMS
THE WHOLE THING'LL BE
OVER IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
HELLO! PEOPLE
STILL IN THE HOUSE!
MEET ME AT THE THEATER AT 7:00.
HMM...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE
DONE TO DESERVE YOU.
HEY, DAD.
LISTEN, THIS IS
NONE OF MY BUSINESS
BUT YOU'RE NOT FALLING
FOR HER AGAIN, ARE YOU?
WHAT IF I WERE?
THAT WOMAN DUMPED
YOU AT THE ALTAR.
WELL, THAT WAS THE OLD DIANE.
SHE NO LONGER SEES HERSELF
AS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
I'M NOT THE OLD
FRASIER ANYMORE EITHER.
PEOPLE CAN CHANGE, DAD.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
TAKE ME FOR INSTANCE.
THE OLD MARTIN
WOULD'VE SAID YOU'RE
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I'D RATHER SEE YOU GO GAY
AND SHACK UP WITH THE PUNK
WHO SHOT ME THAN GO OFF WITH HER.
I'D RATHER SEE YOU SEWED UP
INSIDE THE BODY OF A DEAD HORSE.
BUT THE NEW MARTIN
JUST SAYS VIVIA L'AMOUR.
THE NEW FRASIER
RESISTS THE TEMPTATION
TO CORRECT YOUR FRENCH.
WELL, THE STAGE IS SET.
MY PLAYERS ARE PREPARED.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO
I GIVE YOU RHAPSODY
AND REQUIEM...
A PLAY
BY DIANE CHAMBERS.
( Frasier applauds)
BOY, IT SURE IS GREAT
HAVING MARY ANNE BACK.
IT WASN'T THE SAME
WHEN SHE WAS GONE.
YOU KNOW, RECENT STUDIES
AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
REVEAL THAT THE EXPRESSION
"ABSENCE MAKES THE
HEART GROW FONDER"
IS IN ACTUALITY ROOTED
IN SCIENTIFIC BEDROCK.
YEAH. SO'S YOUR HEAD.
EASE UP THERE, DARLA.
EVENING, EVERYBODY.
HEY, THERE, NED.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A BEER?
WHAT'S A NICE BEER LIKE
YOU DOING IN A FACE LIKE THIS?
( laughing)
( laughter continues)
SALUTATIONS, ALL.
HEY, THERE, DOC.
WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
OOH, A PRICKLY CHOICE, STAN.
IT REMINDS ME OF THE ONE
THE 18th CENTURY WIT
JOHN WILKES FACED
WHEN ASKED BY THE
EARL OF SANDWICH
WHETHER HE EXPECTED
TO DIE ON THE GALLOWS
OR OF THE POX:
"THAT DEPENDS, SIR"
HE SAID, "ON WHETHER I CHOOSE
TO EMBRACE YOUR PRINCIPLES
OR YOUR MISTRESS."
EVENING, PEOPLE.
All: MARY ANNE!
I POUR BEER DOWN
PEOPLE'S THROATS.
I DRINK IT.
OUR LIVES ARE EMPTY.
SO WHAT DRAWS OUR FEET
HERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT?
All: MARY ANNE.
WELL, I'M OFF.
SEE YOU ANON
MI AMORE.
YOU BET, HONEY.
Diane: OH, HOLD IT. STOP.
WHAT KIND OF A KISS WAS THAT?
YOU TWO ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN LOVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW
BIG YOU WANTED IT.
REMEMBER THAT KISS YOU
GAVE ME THIS MORNING?
LIKE THIS ONE?
THAT'S THE ONE.
OKAY, FROM THE KISS.
YOU BET, HONEY.
FORGIVE ME, FRANKLIN.
I SUPPOSE THAT WAS
A TAD INCONSIDERATE.
QUITE ALL RIGHT.
A LOVING SPIRIT LIKE
YOURS CAN'T BE BRIDLED.
BUT I DID LEAVE
YOU AT THE ALTAR.
NO, YOU KNOW I HOLD NO ILL WILL
TOWARD YOU FOR THAT.
Franklin: COULD WE JUST STOP
FOR A SECOND?
THIS GETTING LEFT
AT THE ALTAR THING...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO BE FEELING.
I MAY BE ABLE TO
ILLUMINATE THAT FOR YOU!
WHAT YOU ARE FEELING
IS THAT THIS WOMAN HAS
REACHED INTO YOUR CHEST
PLUCKED OUT YOUR HEART
AND THROWN IT TO HER
HELLHOUNDS FOR A CHEW TOY.
AND IT'S NOT THE LAST
TIME EITHER BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THIS WOMAN IS.
SHE IS THE DEVIL!
THERE'S NO USE
RUNNING AWAY FROM HER
'CAUSE NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU GO
NO MATTER HOW MANY
YEARS YOU LET PASS
YOU WILL NEVER BE
COMPLETELY OUT OF REACH
OF THOSE BONY FINGERS!
SO DRINK HEARTY,
FRANKLIN, AND LAUGH
BECAUSE YOU HAVE MADE
A PACT WITH BEELZEBUB
AND HER NAME IS MARY ANNE!
Frasier: DIANE...
FRASIER.
I THOUGHT WE SHOULD TALK.
WELL, YES, I THINK WE SHOULD.
I TRIED TO REACH
YOU AT YOUR HOME.
I WAS DRIVING AROUND.
I'M SORRY IF I IN
ANY WAY MISLED YOU
ABOUT MY FEELINGS
THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.
YOU DIDN'T.
I THINK I MISLED MYSELF.
WELL, AT THE VERY LEAST, I
OBVIOUSLY OWE YOU AN APOLOGY
FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT
THINGS WENT AWRY BETWEEN US.
OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO. IT WAS A TIME
IN MY LIFE WHEN...
NO, DIANE, IT ISN'T NECESSARY.
THE THINGS I SAID...
WELL, THEY JUST NEEDED SAYING.
BESIDES, I DON'T REALLY
FEEL ALL THAT HARSHLY
AND IN RETROSPECT
I'M REASONABLY SURE
THAT YOU ARE NOT THE DEVIL.
ALTHOUGH HE DOES HAVE THE
POWER TO ASSUME PLEASING SHAPES.
WELL, YOU SHOULD KNOW
I'VE DECIDED TO GO
BACK TO LOS ANGELES.
WATCHING THE PLAY TONIGHT
THROUGH FRESH EYES, I...
WELL, I JUST DON'T
THINK IT'S READY.
I'M SURE THINGS
WILL WORK OUT FINE.
WELL, I THINK I HAVE
SAID WHAT I CAME TO SAY.
FRASIER...
UM, BEFORE YOU GO
THERE'S ONE LAST THING
YOU COULD HELP ME WITH...
NOT THAT YOU HAVEN'T
HELPED ME A LOT ALREADY BUT...
IT'S THE LAST SCENE
WHERE FRANKLIN AND MARY ANNE
SAY GOOD-BYE.
IT'S NEVER FELT
QUITE RIGHT TO ME.
I'D... I'D LIKE HER
TO STAND...
OH, RIGHT ABOUT HERE
AND TELL HIM HOW
MUCH HE'S MEANT TO HER
AND HOW SHE'LL NEVER FORGET HIM.
HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE...
FRANKLIN WOULD RESPOND TO THAT?
WELL, I SUPPOSE HE'D, UH...
TELL HER THAT HE
FEELS THE SAME WAY
THAT SHE'S TOUCHED HIM IN WAYS
SHE CAN NEVER IMAGINE, AND...
HE'S GLAD THAT
SHE WAS IN HIS LIFE.
ALL THAT WOULD BE LEFT
WOULD BE THE GOOD-BYE.
HOW DO YOU SEE THAT?
WELL, I SUPPOSE
HE COULD SAY, UH...
"UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN"
PROBABLY CERTAIN
THAT THEY NEVER WOULD.
BUT MIGHTN'T THERE
BE A PART OF HIM THAT...
HOPES THEY WOULD?
WELL, I SUPPOSE SO, YES.
ALL RIGHT, THEN DON'T
HAVE HIM SUM THINGS UP.
JUST LET THEM SAY
THEIR GOOD-BYES
AND IF THEIR PATHS
HAPPEN TO CROSS AGAIN
SO BE IT.
GOOD-BYE, MARY ANNE.
GOOD-BYE, FRANKLIN.
YES, THAT'S A PERFECT MOMENT...
UNCLUTTERED BY
ANY EXTRA WORDS...
DIANE...
OH, SHOOT, I'VE BLOWN IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
GOOD-BYE, DIANE.
GOOD-BYE, FRASIER.
FORCE OF HABIT.
I'VE BEEN DOING IT ALL WEEK.
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