Frasier (1993–2004): Season 3, Episode 8 - The Last Time I Saw Maris - full transcript

[CALLER] DOC, I
GOT THIS THING...

IT'S GOT TO DO WITH WOMEN.

I SENSE YOU'RE HAVING
TROUBLE FINDING MS. RIGHT?

WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS?

I MEET MS. RIGHT
MOST EVERY NIGHT...

EAGER YOUNG COLLEGE GIRLS

TOUGH CAREER WOMEN
HUNGRY FOR A LITTLE R & R

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOU'RE LEAVING PRECIOUS LITTLE
ROOM FOR MISINTERPRETATION.

BUT I SENSE DESPITE
THESE FREQUENT DALLIANCES

THAT YOU'RE STILL
NOT TRULY HAPPY.



SURE I AM.

IT'S JUST THAT I LOST A PINKIE
RING AT ONE OF THEIR HOUSES...

STAR SAPPHIRE, BEAUTIFUL THING.

I FIGURED IF I WENT PUBLIC
WITH IT ON YOUR SHOW

I HAD A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE OF GETTING IT BACK.

WELL, VINNIE, IT'S OBVIOUS YOU
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW

OR HOW TO TREAT WOMEN

BUT MORE IMPORTANT,
YOU KNOW EVEN LESS

ABOUT JEWELRY.

A PINKIE NO MORE NEEDS A RING

THAN A NECK NEEDS
A GOLD MEDALLION.

JUST SHOOT ME, WHY DON'T YOU?

I'D BE DELIGHTED.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.



HI, DR. CRANE.

HE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

ROZ, WE CAN'T ALL
CHOOSE OUR ADMIRERS.

IT'S GONE WAY BEYOND
THE ADMIRING STAGE.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PETITION
HE'S GOT GOING AROUND?

HI, DR. CRANE.

DID YOU SIGN THIS PETITION

SOMEONE ANONYMOUSLY
POSTED IN THE LUNCHROOM?

IT'S TO THE TALENTED
PRODUCERS OF STAR TREK

SUGGESTING A NEW CHARACTER.

"THE ALL-POWERFUL SPACE VIXEN

ROZALINDA..."

"FOUR-BREASTED QUEEN...

OF THE PLANET ROZNIAK."

I'LL SIGN THAT.

FRASIER!

ROZ, TELEVISION
WILL NEVER IMPROVE

UNLESS THE VIEWERS SPEAK OUT.

THANKS. I BETTER GO.

WELL, LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.

OH, JUST GO.

I AM THE JOKE OF THE STATION.

THE GUARD USED TO
SAY, "MORNING, ROZ."

NOW IT'S "ALL HAIL, ROZALINDA!"

YOU SHOULD BE FLATTERED.

NOEL'S ATTEMPT
TO IMMORTALIZE YOU

IS AKIN TO A LOVE POEM

WRITTEN BY ROBERT
BROWNING TO HIS WIFE.

DID HE EVER WRITE A POEM

WHERE HE GAVE HER
TWO EXTRA BREASTS?

I'D HAVE TO CHECK
MY ENGLISH LIT NOTES

BUT I THINK NOT. NO.

( PHONE RINGS)

HELLO.

YES.

NILES, SLOW DOWN.

I CAN HARDLY UNDERSTAND YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

MARIS IS MISSING. WHAT?

NO, I DON'T THINK

YOU SHOULD DRAG THE KOI POND.

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

JUST HANG TIGHT.

ROZ, HOW MUCH TIME
LEFT IN THE SHOW?

GO. I'LL HANDLE THINGS HERE.

IF I CAN NURSE QUADRUPLETS

AND STILL FIND TIME
TO RULE ROZNIAK

I CAN DO ANYTHING.

FRASIER: WHAT'S GOING ON?

MARTIN: MARIS IS REALLY GONE.

I'M ON THE PHONE
WITH THE STATION.

APPARENTLY, SHE JUST VANISHED.

NO NOTE, NOTHING.

OH, FRASIER, THANK
GOD YOU'RE HERE.

DAPHNE: ANY NEWS, DR. CRANE?

NO. I ASKED THE NEIGHBORS

IF THEY HAD SEEN ANY STRANGE
CARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ONE REPORTED SPOTTING
SOMETHING CALLED A "MINIVAN."

BUT THAT WAS WEEKS AGO.

WELL, THERE'S NO NEED TO PANIC.

I'M SURE SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

DAPHNE: OH, DEAR ME.

I DON'T WANT TO
ALARM YOU, DR. CRANE

BUT I'M GETTING A VERY
STRONG VIBRATION OFF THIS.

OH, DEAR GOD.

I CAN SEE MRS. CRANE.

SHE'S WAVING THIS POKER AROUND

AND SCREAMING,
"YOU THIEF! GET OUT!

YOU'LL NEVER GET
AWAY WITH THIS!"

NO, NO. THAT'S WHAT SHE
SAID TO THE DECORATOR

WHEN HE DOUBLE-BILLED
HER FOR THE ANDIRONS.

I WAS WONDERING WHY THE INTRUDER
WAS WEARING TOREADOR PANTS.

YEAH, MIKE, I'M STILL HERE.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

SHE'S BEEN MISSING THREE DAYS.

EXCUSE ME.

SHE'S BEEN MISSING
FOR THREE DAYS

AND YOU'RE JUST
PANIC-STRICKEN NOW?

I ONLY JUST REALIZED IT.

THE LAST TWO NIGHTS

I KNOCKED ON MARIS' BEDROOM DOOR

TO WISH HER GOOD NIGHT.

I WAS GREETED WITH
A CHILLY SILENCE

SO NATURALLY I ASSUMED

EVERYTHING WAS STATUS QUO.

THIN.

MAKE THAT VERY THIN.

CAUCASIAN.

VERY CAUCASIAN.

OH, GOD, WHAT COULD
BE HAPPENING TO HER?

YOU GOT SOMETHING? OKAY.

MIKE RAN A CHECK ON
MARIS' CREDIT CARDS.

THERE'S BEEN A WHOLE BUNCH
OF CHARGES IN NEW YORK.

OH, GOD, SHE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED.

SOMEONE'S USING
HER CREDIT CARDS.

ALL RIGHT. SLOW DOWN.

ARMANI.

VALENTINO.

CARTIER.

TIFFANY.

ANY RESTAURANTS?

NOT A ONE.

SHE'S ALIVE!

NILES, YOU'RE CERTAIN?

OH, YES. FROM THAT LIST

SHE'S RE-CREATING HER INFAMOUS

"SAKES ALIVE, I'M
35!" SHOPPING SPREE.

MARTIN: MIKE, THANKS A LOT.

I OWE YOU. BYE.

DR. CRANE, I'M SO RELIEVED.

SO AM I.

I'M EXHAUSTED.

I... I WAS SO SCARED.

FRASIER, WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU LOOK POSITIVELY
UNCELEBRATORY.

AREN'T YOU GLAD MARIS IS OKAY?

OF COURSE I AM.

IT'S JUST THAT...

HERE YOU ARE,
PANIC-STRICKEN AND SCARED

AND SHE'S OFF ON
SOME SHOPPING TRIP.

DON'T YOU FIND THAT
THE LEAST BIT UPSETTING?

YES.

I SUPPOSE HER BEHAVIOR
WAS A TAD INCONSIDERATE.

SHE LEFT WITHOUT SO MUCH

AS A NOTE OR A PHONE CALL.

FRASIER, THIS IS BETWEEN
NILES AND HIS WIFE.

ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE EXPERIENCED
MARIS' SELFISH BEHAVIOR.

SHE ALWAYS PUTS
HER NEEDS ABOVE HIS.

SHE NEVER ATTENDS
FAMILY FUNCTIONS.

DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU ANGRY?

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE LEARNED
TO ACCEPT MARIS' ECCENTRICITIES.

SHE'S NOT BEING ECCENTRIC.

SHE'S BEING
ARROGANT AND SELFISH.

HE SAYS HE'S NOT
ANGRY, HE'S NOT ANGRY.

IF I WERE, WHAT WOULD I DO?

LET IT OUT!

I AM LETTING IT OUT.

I'M GETTING HIVES.

THAT IS A TRIUMPH
OF SELF-EXPRESSION.

MY GOD, MAN!

LET OUT THE WORDS
YOU'RE DYING TO SAY!

I AM SO SICK OF YOU AND YOUR
RELENTLESS PSYCHOBABBLE!

A-HA! YOU'RE NOT ANGRY AT ME!

THAT WAS DIRECTED AT MARIS!

THAT WAS FOR YOU!

THIS IS FOR MARIS!

OKAY! ALL RIGHT, NILES.

NOW YOU GOT IT
OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.

IT FELT SO GOOD.

LET ME DO ONE MORE!

THIS IS HEALTHY, BUT
YOU MUST TALK TO MARIS.

DAPHNE: NO, WAIT!

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

HERE, THIS ONE'S HIDEOUS.

HEY!

I GAVE HIM THAT FOR
A WEDDING PRESENT!

ALL RIGHT. HERE.

OH! DIOS MIO!

OH! OH, MARTA

THIS FEELS WONDERFUL!

OH! YOU MUST TRY IT!

I MEANT AT YOUR HOUSE.

MY GOD, IT'S MARIS!

YOU SAID SHE WAS IN NEW YORK.

SHE PROBABLY FLEW BACK.

WHAT ABOUT THIS
MESS? WHAT WILL...

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

THERE'S AN EASY
SOLUTION TO THIS.

BASH ME ON THE HEAD.

WE'LL TELL MARIS
THERE WAS A BREAK-IN.

STOP! YOU ARE THE DAMAGED
PARTY HERE, NOT MARIS.

BUT... BUT THE MESS.

THIS MESS IS THE
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION

OF YEARS OF REPRESSED ANGER.

DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND

AND SAY, "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!"

MY GOD, MAN, SHOW HER YOUR MESS!

YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S TIME I TOLD MARIS

I WILL NOT TOLERATE
THIS BEHAVIOR.

I'M GOING UP THERE AND
I'LL DEMAND AN APOLOGY.

GOOD FOR YOU.

I ALWAYS HATED THAT DYNASTY.

HOW YOU FEELING, MR. CRANE?

FINE. QUIT ASKING ME.

IT'S A REASONABLE QUESTION

FOR A MAN WHO JUST
ATE A CUT OF PRIME RIB

THE SIZE OF A HAT BOX.

WELL, WHOSE FAULT'S THAT?

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
WAS TOO EMBARRASSED

TO WALK OUT WITH A DOGGIE BAG.

FOR WHAT IT COST, THAT
MEAT WAS COMING WITH ME

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

MY GOODNESS. WE'VE
BEEN GONE THREE HOURS.

PROBABLY HAVE A DOG WITH
A FULL BLADDER IN THERE.

LET'S HOPE SO.

DAPH, HOW DO YOU FEEL

ABOUT TAKING HIM FOR A WALK?

I JUST WANT TO GET IN THERE
AND UNBUCKLE MY PANTS

SINCE I WASN'T ALLOWED
TO AT THE RESTAURANT.

SURE. EDDIE NEEDS HIS EXERCISE.

WE WOULDN'T WANT ALL
THAT FATTY MEAT HE EATS

CLOGGING UP HIS AGING ARTERIES
UNTIL HIS OLD HEART GIVES OUT.

OH, WHY DON'T YOU
PICK UP SOME HALF & HALF

FROM THE CORNER STORE TOO?

GET MOVING, OLD MAN.

THERE YOU ARE.

NILES.

SORRY TO STARTLE YOU.

I LET MYSELF IN.

WANT A BEER?

NO.

I HAVE TO THANK YOU

FOR PUTTING ME IN
TOUCH WITH MY ANGER.

I HAD NO IDEA HOW
THERAPEUTIC IT WAS

TO JUST PICK SOMETHING
UP AND SMASH IT.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME, NILES

BUT HOW DID THINGS
GO WITH MARIS?

OH.

I MARCHED INTO HER ROOM
AND DEMANDED AN EXPLANATION.

OVER LUNCH WITH HER
GARDEN CLUB, MARIS HEARD

THAT THE NEW COUTURE
LINES HAD ARRIVED IN NEW YORK.

SO SHE HIED HER
WAY TO THE AIRPORT.

IN HER HASTE, SHE
FORGOT TO LEAVE A NOTE.

UNBELIEVABLE.

THINKING ABOUT IT
MAKES ME FURIOUS.

REALLY?

YES.

SO, I TOLD HER

"MARIS, YOU WERE INCONSIDERATE

"AND WHEN YOU ARE
READY TO APOLOGIZE

I CAN BE REACHED AT FRASIER'S."

THEN I STORMED OUT

AND SLAMMED THE DOOR.

OF COURSE IT WAS THAT 14TH
CENTURY BAVARIAN CATHEDRAL DOOR

SO I HAD TO GET TWO
SERVANTS TO HELP ME SLAM IT

BUT WHAT IT LACKED
IN SPONTANEITY

IT MADE UP FOR IN RESONANCE.

WELL, YOU KNOW I'M NOT
ONE TO TOOT MY OWN HORN

BUT IN THIS CASE, I
WAS ON THE MARK.

YOU FEEL GOOD, DON'T YOU?

I FEEL GREAT.

YOU FEEL EMPOWERED.

SO EMPOWERED.

AND YOU'D LIKE
TO SWITCH TO WINE.

OH, PLEASE.

( PHONE RINGS)

HELLO?

OH, HELLO, MARIS.

YES, NILES IS HERE.

I'LL SEE IF HE'S AVAILABLE.

HELLO, MARIS.

MM-HMM.

WELL, I KNOW

YOU'RE NOT USED TO ME
SPEAKING TO YOU THAT WAY.

THAT'S RATHER THE POINT,
WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?

UH-HUH. I SEE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I KNOW THIS WAS A VERY
DIFFICULT CALL FOR YOU TO MAKE.

GOOD-BYE.

SHE WANTS A DIVORCE.

SHE WON'T TALK TO ME.

GIVE HER TIME TO COOL OFF.

CALL HER AGAIN IN THE MORNING.

YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED, NILES.

WHY DON'T YOU CALL IT A
DAY AND GET SOME REST, HUH?

DO YOU HAVE A BLANKET FOR ME?

OH, NOW, YOU'VE BEEN GOING
THROUGH A ROUGH TIME LATELY.

YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING
ON ANY COUCH.

YOU CAN SLEEP IN FRASIER'S BED.

WHAT?

I WOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH TROUBLE?

I SHOULDN'T IMPOSE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT
IT. YOU'RE FAMILY.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT WAS VERY
GENEROUS OF YOU.

WELL, IT'S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO

AFTER YOU GET HIM
KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE.

WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO

WHAT WAS RIGHT FOR HIM.

WELL, TRUST ME.

I HANDLED DOMESTIC
DISPUTES FOR 30 YEARS.

THE FIRST RULE IS:
DON'T TAKE SIDES.

IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN IT
HAPPENS TO BE YOUR BROTHER.

THAT'S THE SECOND RULE:

WHEN IT'S YOUR OWN FAMILY

KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT
OF THEIR PROBLEMS.

STARTING TO MAKE SOME SENSE.

LISTEN TO YOUR OLD
MAN ONCE IN A WHILE.

I KNOW.

I'M NOT A PSYCHIATRIST.

I'M JUST A COP.

AND A DARN GOOD ONE.

YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO MARIS.

I'LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR.

FRASIER: DON'T IGNORE ME, MARTA!

GO AWAY!

LET ME IN!

I NEED TO SPEAK WITH MRS. CRANE.

MISSY CRANE SAY
NO YOU, DR. CRANE

NO OTHER DR. CRANE AND
NO CRANE WITH A CANE.

WELL, AT LEAST TELL
HER THAT I'M HERE!

SHE KNOW.

EVERYBODY KNOW.

MARIS!

MARIS, WE NEED TO TALK!

OH, LOOK, I KNOW
YOU'RE UP THERE.

I CAN SEE YOU
THROUGH THE SHUTTERS.

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU
WON'T TALK, LISTEN:

NILES DIDN'T ASK
ME TO COME HERE.

I CAME BECAUSE I CARE
ABOUT BOTH OF YOU.

I REALIZE THAT NILES SPOKE TO
YOU RATHER HARSHLY TODAY...

TRUTH BE TOLD, IT WAS I THAT
URGED HIM TO EXPRESS HIS ANGER.

AS HARD AS IT WAS FOR YOU
TO LISTEN TO SUCH CRITICISM

YOU'RE A FAIR-MINDED WOMAN

AND YOU MUST CONCEDE THAT
HE HAD A RIGHT TO BE UPSET.

AH! OH, MARIS!

BY OPENING THAT WINDOW

YOU'RE OPENING UP A WINDOW
TO A LONG AND HAPPY MARRIAGE.

THAT'S GOOD!

( COUGHS)

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE EXPRESSING YOUR ANGER.

THAT'S GOOD TOO.

BUT LISTEN, IN SPITE OF
THAT LAST LITTLE OUTBURST

I AM NOT GOING TO LEAVE HERE

UNTIL WE'VE HAD SOME
SORT OF A BREAKTHROUGH.

WELL. I SEE OUR TIME IS UP.

I'LL LET MYSELF OUT.

FRASIER: I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.

AFTER LAST NIGHT

FRANKLY, I'VE HAD QUITE
ENOUGH OF YOUR KIND.

YOU CAN STARE ALL YOU LIKE.

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE
YOU ANYTHING TO EAT.

( WHINING)

OH, ALL RIGHT.

HERE. YOU MIGHT
AS WELL FINISH OFF

THIS GOD-AWFUL SHEPHERD'S
PIE THAT DAPHNE MADE.

LORD KNOWS IT
ISN'T FIT FOR HUMANS.

DID THAT SOUND LIKE "HUMANS?"

I SAID "MORMONS."

YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR QUICKEST

FIRST THING IN THE
MORNING, ARE YOU?

WELL, IT WAS A ROUGH NIGHT.

NEXT TIME, DON'T COME
BETWEEN A HUSBAND AND WIFE.

AND HERE'S DAD, ALL
SLEEP-REFRESHED AND BRIGHT-EYED

READY TO RESUME HIS LECTURE.

OH, LOOK.

YOUR BROTHER LEFT US A NOTE.

"DEAR DAD, FRASIER, AND DAPHNE:

"WHEN YOU WAKE UP THIS
MORNING, I'LL BE GONE.

"THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE
A BURDEN ANY LONGER."

YOU DON'T THINK..?

NO. I'M SURE THIS IS ALL
COMPLETELY HARMLESS.

YEAH. MY GUN'S STILL LOCKED UP

AND THE DOOR TO
THE BALCONY'S CLOSED.

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT
DAPHNE'S SHEPHERD'S PIE IS STILL

IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

HI-HO, EVERYONE.

WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING INSIDE

ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL,
CLEAR AUTUMN DAY?

YOU SEEM AWFULLY
CHIPPER THIS MORNING.

I WOKE UP AND HAD A REALIZATION.

LIKE IT OR NOT, MY
LIFE IS CHANGING.

I'M SINGLE NOW, SO I WENT
AND RENTED A BACHELOR PAD.

IS THAT COFFEE?

MARTIN: DON'T YOU THINK
THAT'S JUMPING THE GUN

A LITTLE BIT?

OH, NO, DAD.

MARIS ORDERED ME

TO GET MY STUFF OUT
OF THERE BY SUNDOWN

OR ELSE SHE'D TURN IT OVER

TO A CHURCH BAZAAR.

MM. OH, OH, AND

I GOT THESE JEANS.

LOOK. MM-HMM?

RIGHT? RIGHT? AND
I'M STARTING A GOATEE

AND I'M THINKING
OF JOINING A GYM

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
AEROBICS OR WEIGHT TRAINING

IS THE QUICKEST ROUTE TO BUFF.

ANY THOUGHTS?

ONE THOUGHT.

SEEK HELP.

NILES, YOU'VE JUST BEEN THROUGH

A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

YOU ARE DEEP IN DENIAL HERE.

YOU ARE GOING THROUGH
EXTREME EMOTIONS

RIGHT NOW, AND YOU'RE
DENYING THEY EXIST!

I'M NOT DENYING MY FEELINGS

I AM SO IN TUNE WITH MY EMOTIONS

I WAS ABLE TO MOVE
THROUGH THEM QUICKLY.

IN FACT, I'VE LOGGED
THEM ALL IN MY JOURNAL.

LET'S SEE, WHERE ARE WE HERE?

UH, "AWAKE, 5:00 A.M.
BLISSFUL CONFUSION.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENED, BUT WHAT?"

"5:01...

"AH, YES. AN OVERWHELMING
SENSE OF EMPTINESS AND DESPAIR.

5:07..." THIS ONE'S
HARD TO READ.

OH! RIGHT. "WEPT UNCONTROLLABLY.

"6:15

"ALL CRIED OUT. HUNGRY NOW.

"ATE ENTIRE BOX
OF FROSTED FLAKES.

THEY'RE GREAT!"

SO DON'T YOU TELL ME

I'M NOT IN TOUCH
WITH MY EMOTIONS.

9:45: GET OUT THE BUTTERFLY NET.

NILES: IT'S NOT EASY
FOR ME TO SAY GOOD-BYE

ESPECIALLY AFTER SO MANY YEARS

ALL WE'VE SHARED, ALL
WE'VE MEANT TO ONE ANOTHER.

JEAN-PIERRE, MARIE, BERNARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR
YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE.

AS A PERSONAL FAVOR,
PLEASE LOOK AFTER MRS. CRANE.

IT WILL BE JUST YOU
AND HER FROM NOW ON.

UH

THE STAFF... THEY
HAVE A QUESTION.

MM-HMM?

CAN WE COME WITH YOU?

UH, MARTA, I'M AFRAID THIS
IS A ROAD I MUST WALK ALONE.

IT MUST BE VERY
PAINFUL, ISN'T IT?

PAINFUL DOESN'T
BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT.

BUT THEY'RE STRONG.

THEY'LL GET OVER IT.

BE CAREFUL.

FRASIER: LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S LOCKED IN DENIAL.

FIRST YOU GET HIM TO MOVE OUT

THEN HE'S NOT UPSET
ENOUGH FOR YOU.

THERE'S NO PLEASING YOU.

WHAT WOULD PLEASE ME

WOULD BE TO SEE HIM
EXPERIENCE SOME REAL EMOTION.

HE'S WALKING THROUGH
THIS LIKE A ZOMBIE.

WELL, THAT'S
EVERYTHING. SHALL WE?

THERE'S NO HURRY, NILES.

WELL, ACTUALLY THERE IS.

I HAVE AEROBICS AT 5:00

AND THEN I'M MEETING
WITH MY DECORATOR AT 6:30.

OFF WE GO.

OH! I FORGOT MY WALLET.

UH... YES.

FORGOT MY CHECKBOOK!

YES.

HAVE I LOST MY MIND?!

I CAN'T LEAVE!

THIS IS MY HOME!

YOU'RE NOT TAKING ME.

OH, NILES. NILES, OPEN THE DOOR!

NO. BYE. THANKS.

I'LL TELL MARIS

YOU SENT YOUR BEST.

NILES, CALM DOWN.

NO. DON'T CALM DOWN!

LET IT OUT!

THIS IS HEALING.

DON'T YOU EVER LET UP?

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.

NO. THERE'S NO LIFE
FOR ME OUT THERE.

YOU'RE JUST EXCITED.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A BACHELOR.

I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

NILES, LOOK. SIT
DOWN FOR A SECOND.

WHERE. FRASIER?

HERE? IN THE CHAIR

THAT MARIS AND I PICKED OUT
ON OUR HONEYMOON IN VIENNA?

OR HERE, WHERE I SIT SUNDAY
MORNINGS PLAYING MAHLER

WHILE MARIS DABS AT
HER WATERCOLORS?

PERHAPS HERE

WHERE WE SIPPED CHAMPAGNE

ON OUR LAST ANNIVERSARY.

I GUESS THAT REALLY WAS
OUR LAST ANNIVERSARY.

OH, NILES.

DR. CRANE.

YES, MARTA?

MISSY CRANE GIVE
ME MESSAGE FOR YOU.

IF YOU SAY IS ALL YOUR FAULT

YOU NO HAVE TO LEAVE.

I CAN STAY?

SHE WAITING UPSTAIRS.

NILES, BEFORE YOU
MAKE YOUR DECISION

JUST MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE REMEMBERING THINGS

THE WAY THEY REALLY WERE.

YES

YOU BOUGHT THAT CHAIR

ON YOUR HONEYMOON IN VIENNA

BUT REMEMBER, YOU WANTED TO
BUY THE CHAIR THAT YOU SAW IN PARIS.

YES, YOU SIT AT THAT PIANO
EVERY SUNDAY AND PLAY MAHLER

BUT YOU HATE MAHLER!

BESIDES MARIS, WHO DOESN'T?!

JUST GIVE HIM

A LITTLE AIR HERE.

I'M SAYING ALONG WITH THE
GOOD THINGS IN YOUR MARRIAGE

THERE WERE PROBLEMS...

THINGS YOU SAID YOU
COULDN'T LIVE WITH ANYMORE.

IF YOU WANT THOSE TO
CHANGE, YOU STAND UP TO HER.

IF YOU BACK DOWN NOW

YOU WILL GO THROUGH
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

FEELING WEAK BECAUSE
YOU NEVER HAD THE COURAGE

TO SAY, "I WILL NOT LET YOU
TREAT ME LIKE THIS, LILITH...

MARIS."

WELL, I'VE LOST ALL
CREDIBILITY HERE, DAD.

WILL YOU PLEASE SAY SOMETHING?

I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT
TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO.

I WOULDN'T MIND
KNOWING WHAT YOU THINK.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT
IS WHAT YOU THINK.

NOW, IF YOU WANT TO
WALK UP THOSE STAIRS

WE'LL SUPPORT YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT THAT DOOR

WE'LL SUPPORT YOU THERE TOO.

( YELLS): WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS?!

YOU'RE GOING TO GO UP THERE

AND GROVEL TO THAT WOMAN
AFTER WHAT SHE DID TO YOU?!

ACTUALLY, I WAS JUST
GOING TO GET MY CAR KEYS.

BUT THANKS FOR THE
IMPARTIAL ADVICE, DAD.

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