One Month Earlier
"Niles, are you sure that you are not imaging it?" Martin Crane looked at his son sat in front of him "No, Dad I'm certain Julia is trying to hit on me. I don't know what to do! What with all this Roz business as well, I'm worried that he might think I'm making it up" Martin nodded "I can see your point; he is very touchy about Julia at the moment. Niles you can't not say anything! Have you spoken to Daphne about this?" Niles shook his head "You know how much Daphne doesn't like Julia, Daphne is just 'waiting to smack her in the mouth', her words obliviously. Can't say anything to her" Daphne entered the apartment "can't say anything to who?" Niles got up and took the washing from her "No one sweetheart, a patient I have I was just telling Dad his story" Daphne looked puzzled "Niles, what about patient/doctor confidentiality?" Niles quickly changed the subject "Did you see Roz today?" Martin looked at Daphne "Yeah, how is Roz?" Daphne sat down "She seems fine, but its Roz so who really knows! She said to say 'Hi' to you both and that she will get to see you at some point but she is really busy at the moment with Alice. She misses Frasier a lot, although she's never going to admit that and you what I think Frasier is the same! Julia I'd like to." Frasier and Julia entered "You'd like to what?" Julia half smiled "Make you a cup of Tea, isn't that right Daphne?" Martin looked at Daphne "That's right Martin, a cup of tea"
That was the night that Julia came unstuck, Frasier had taken her to the opera and when some guy walked up to Julia and kissed her right in front of him. He knew that it was too good to be true! He came home in a state "hey Fras, where's Julia?" Frasier stormed into the kitchen "Julia is probably with that guy who she is seeing behind my back, or in my case the guy she kissed in front of me!" he reappeared with a very big bottle of scotch "I'd like to smack her in the mouth" Daphne said out loud "Daphne! This isn't the time or place for that; can't you see Frasier is hurting?" Daphne hung her head "I'm sorry Frasier" Martin walked through to the kitchen "She tried it on with Niles too!" Niles looked into the kitchen "Dad! This isn't the time or place for that; can't you see Frasier is hurting?" Niles quickly said so what Martin actually said wouldn't have sunk in "WHAT?" Daphne heard quite well "My husband, she is going to get a smack in the mouth! Where is she Frasier?" Frasier shrugged "I don't know, probably at Nervosa" he was half way through his scotch; Daphne grabbed her coat "Right. I'll be back"
Nervosa
Roz was sitting talking to her Mother, who had paid a visit because Roz had seemed really unhappy during their phone calls recently "Roz, what's wrong darling? You seem so withdrawn lately and I haven't seen anyone apart from Daphne" Roz sighed "Nothings wrong I'm just so busy I don't really get a lot of time to myself, what with Alice and the new job I'm just not balanced yet!" Joanne nodded "How's about I take Alice away for a few days, I haven't really spent a lot of time with her this year. I'd like to Roz" Roz half smiled "That'll be great thanks Mom" Roz noticed Julia sitting with some guy across the café, were they holding hands? Out of nowhere Daphne came storming through the door "I want a word with you!" She walked over to Julia's table, Niles, Martin and Frasier followed behind her "Roz, what's going on?" Roz sighed "I'm sure that if you listen then everything will become apparent"
Julia smirked "what's wrong Frasier? You need to get your hired help to fight your battles!" Daphne looked like she was going to kill Julia "Hired help! You've got a nerve. I'm not here about Frasier I'm here about my husband! I know you tried it on with him" Julia shrugged "Yeah and what if I did? I mean it was a bit of fun on my part, besides he should be flattered that I might have found him attractive. He's married to his brother's hired help how degrading!" By this stage Martin, Niles and Frasier had moved over to where Roz and Joanne were sitting "hey Roz, how are you?" Martin smiled "I'm fine, and yourself?" he nodded "Good, well I was slightly better about 10 minutes ago" Niles looked angry "this is all your fault Dad!" Martin nodded "Yeah I'm sorry I shouldn't have told her about that" Frasier just kept swaying back and forth not making eye contact with Roz or Joanne.
Julia was standing now and the argument was in full swing "You know you are just like Roz, common gold digger who is only after money" Daphne shook her head "Don't bring Roz into this, she isn't here to defend herself" Roz stood up "I am actually" Julia looked a little unsettled "Well, Roz, how are you? Where is Alice? Oh I forgot she is only around when you want her to be" Joanne looked like she was about to blow up "WHAT did you just say?!" Roz grabbed her Mother's arm "Oh come on this is getting stupid, why are you listening to her anyway?" Joanne looked at her daughter "Roz did you hear what she said? She said that you were a bad Mother" Roz shrugged "since when do I care what she thinks." Daphne looked at Roz "You have a point, she's nothing" and before Daphne was ready Julia slapped hard across the face "Don't put me at the same level as you two" The three Crane were there in a flash to pull Daphne off of Julia "Daphne, she's not worth it!" Niles grabbed her round the waist "Daph, come on let's go home" Martin was holding onto her right arm, while Frasier grabbed her left arm.
"Niles, are you sure that you are not imaging it?" Martin Crane looked at his son sat in front of him "No, Dad I'm certain Julia is trying to hit on me. I don't know what to do! What with all this Roz business as well, I'm worried that he might think I'm making it up" Martin nodded "I can see your point; he is very touchy about Julia at the moment. Niles you can't not say anything! Have you spoken to Daphne about this?" Niles shook his head "You know how much Daphne doesn't like Julia, Daphne is just 'waiting to smack her in the mouth', her words obliviously. Can't say anything to her" Daphne entered the apartment "can't say anything to who?" Niles got up and took the washing from her "No one sweetheart, a patient I have I was just telling Dad his story" Daphne looked puzzled "Niles, what about patient/doctor confidentiality?" Niles quickly changed the subject "Did you see Roz today?" Martin looked at Daphne "Yeah, how is Roz?" Daphne sat down "She seems fine, but its Roz so who really knows! She said to say 'Hi' to you both and that she will get to see you at some point but she is really busy at the moment with Alice. She misses Frasier a lot, although she's never going to admit that and you what I think Frasier is the same! Julia I'd like to." Frasier and Julia entered "You'd like to what?" Julia half smiled "Make you a cup of Tea, isn't that right Daphne?" Martin looked at Daphne "That's right Martin, a cup of tea"
That was the night that Julia came unstuck, Frasier had taken her to the opera and when some guy walked up to Julia and kissed her right in front of him. He knew that it was too good to be true! He came home in a state "hey Fras, where's Julia?" Frasier stormed into the kitchen "Julia is probably with that guy who she is seeing behind my back, or in my case the guy she kissed in front of me!" he reappeared with a very big bottle of scotch "I'd like to smack her in the mouth" Daphne said out loud "Daphne! This isn't the time or place for that; can't you see Frasier is hurting?" Daphne hung her head "I'm sorry Frasier" Martin walked through to the kitchen "She tried it on with Niles too!" Niles looked into the kitchen "Dad! This isn't the time or place for that; can't you see Frasier is hurting?" Niles quickly said so what Martin actually said wouldn't have sunk in "WHAT?" Daphne heard quite well "My husband, she is going to get a smack in the mouth! Where is she Frasier?" Frasier shrugged "I don't know, probably at Nervosa" he was half way through his scotch; Daphne grabbed her coat "Right. I'll be back"
Nervosa
Roz was sitting talking to her Mother, who had paid a visit because Roz had seemed really unhappy during their phone calls recently "Roz, what's wrong darling? You seem so withdrawn lately and I haven't seen anyone apart from Daphne" Roz sighed "Nothings wrong I'm just so busy I don't really get a lot of time to myself, what with Alice and the new job I'm just not balanced yet!" Joanne nodded "How's about I take Alice away for a few days, I haven't really spent a lot of time with her this year. I'd like to Roz" Roz half smiled "That'll be great thanks Mom" Roz noticed Julia sitting with some guy across the café, were they holding hands? Out of nowhere Daphne came storming through the door "I want a word with you!" She walked over to Julia's table, Niles, Martin and Frasier followed behind her "Roz, what's going on?" Roz sighed "I'm sure that if you listen then everything will become apparent"
Julia smirked "what's wrong Frasier? You need to get your hired help to fight your battles!" Daphne looked like she was going to kill Julia "Hired help! You've got a nerve. I'm not here about Frasier I'm here about my husband! I know you tried it on with him" Julia shrugged "Yeah and what if I did? I mean it was a bit of fun on my part, besides he should be flattered that I might have found him attractive. He's married to his brother's hired help how degrading!" By this stage Martin, Niles and Frasier had moved over to where Roz and Joanne were sitting "hey Roz, how are you?" Martin smiled "I'm fine, and yourself?" he nodded "Good, well I was slightly better about 10 minutes ago" Niles looked angry "this is all your fault Dad!" Martin nodded "Yeah I'm sorry I shouldn't have told her about that" Frasier just kept swaying back and forth not making eye contact with Roz or Joanne.
Julia was standing now and the argument was in full swing "You know you are just like Roz, common gold digger who is only after money" Daphne shook her head "Don't bring Roz into this, she isn't here to defend herself" Roz stood up "I am actually" Julia looked a little unsettled "Well, Roz, how are you? Where is Alice? Oh I forgot she is only around when you want her to be" Joanne looked like she was about to blow up "WHAT did you just say?!" Roz grabbed her Mother's arm "Oh come on this is getting stupid, why are you listening to her anyway?" Joanne looked at her daughter "Roz did you hear what she said? She said that you were a bad Mother" Roz shrugged "since when do I care what she thinks." Daphne looked at Roz "You have a point, she's nothing" and before Daphne was ready Julia slapped hard across the face "Don't put me at the same level as you two" The three Crane were there in a flash to pull Daphne off of Julia "Daphne, she's not worth it!" Niles grabbed her round the waist "Daph, come on let's go home" Martin was holding onto her right arm, while Frasier grabbed her left arm.