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Do you think Maris and I
are meant to be together?

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-MARTIN: Oh, what's this?
-I got you a gift.

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-You did? What's the occasion?
-No reason.

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You can't give something for no reason.

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-Yes, I can.
-No, you can't.

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-Yes, I can.
-No, you can't.

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You're starting to
take the fun out of this.

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But there's no reason for this.

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-Does there have to be a reason?
-Yeah.

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-Oh, would you just open it?
-Oh, jeez.

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-I knitted it myself.
-Oh, gee…

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You know, I had trouble
with the rolled collar.

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I'm surprised you didn't hear
me cursing from my bedroom.

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Boy, Daphne, this is really nice.
I wish I had something to give you.

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-We're back on that again.
-All right, all right.

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-But at least let me pay you for it.
-Pay me for it? It's a gift.

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Just a couple bucks for the yarn.

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-Dad, has Niles called?
-No.

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I've been standing
out front for 20 minutes.

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We're gonna be late for our squash court.

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-Nice cardigan.
-Daphne surprised me with it.

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You don't seem very happy about it.

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I'm not. I mean, you just
don't give somebody something

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-for no reason. That's my rule.
-Dad, spontaneous gift-giving

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is one of life's great pleasures.

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Didn't you give Mom
anything without warning?

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Yeah, you.

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Where do you think I got the rule from?

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[BELL DINGS]

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Oh, there you are.
Come on, Niles, let's shake a leg.

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-We'll be late for our court time.
-Just a minute.

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Of course I do, Maris.
Well, I miss you more.

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-No, I do. No, I do.
-Niles.

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More than Van Cleef would miss Arpels.

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Oh, no, I don't.

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No, you have the prettier laugh.

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No, you do. No, you do.

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MARTIN: I'm gonna go walk into the ocean.

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Oh, no, I would love to meet
you for lunch, but you know

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what Dr. Deutsch said: No
meetings outside our therapy sessions.

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Oh, now, Maris… Oh, wait, hold on
a second. It's my other line. Hello.

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Get the hell off the phone.

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How rude.

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Please.
You realize it's also rude to be late?

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You're telling me about
being late for an appointment?

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FRASIER: You're ridiculously tardy.
Tardy, tardy.

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-NILES: No, I think…
-FRASIER: Forget it.

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How dare you hang up on me.

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Bunny?

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Do you mind if we continue
this conversation later?

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Oh, I'll be counting the minutes too.

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Well, I hope you're happy.
We have now officially lost our court.

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Well, I'm sorry. I would hope that
my attempt to salvage my marriage

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would be more important
than a squash game.

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Of course.
I was just looking forward to playing.

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I enjoy a morning game of
squash more than anyone.

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-No, I do.
-No, I do.

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No, no, stop it.

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Niles, I would love to see
you and Maris reconcile,

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if that's what you want. I'm just afraid
you might be going a bit too quickly.

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-Would you like some coffee?
-Please.

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Need I remind you last month
she served you with divorce papers?

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I'm aware of that.
We're not rushing into anything.

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We only see each other at therapy.

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That reminds me. Yesterday at
the café, I asked you a question,

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which you deftly avoided answering.

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Do you think Maris and I
are meant to be together?

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Right. Well…

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That's a tough question.

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Perhaps the better question would be,

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"Do you think you and Maris
are meant to be together?"

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I serve you up a question.
You clumsily bat it back to me.

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We've hardly missed
our squash game at all.

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No, no, I'm really
interested in your opinion.

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-Let's say you were God.
-Niles, please, I don't wanna play God.

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[GUFFAWS] Please. No, just play along.

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Let's say you are the supreme
ruler of heaven and earth.

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-What would you do?
-Well, for starters,

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I'd issue a recall on
some of my lesser species.

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[CELL PHONE RINGING]

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I…

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I still want an answer to that question.
Hello?

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What is it, pumpkin?
Oh, now, now… Dear, calm down.

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I'm sure that the banging
you hear is just the pipes.

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If a servant had been walled
in during the remodeling,

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he'd have died weeks ago.

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If it will ease your mind at all, why
don't you have Marta take roll call?

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-Hold on a second. Hello?
-Get out.

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Well, this is Dr. Frasier Crane,
saying goodbye and good mental health.

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Your brother called.

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Lord, he must really want
an answer to that question.

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No, he wanted to tell you the
wine-club meeting was canceled.

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-What question?
-Yesterday, he asked me straight out

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if I thought he and Maris
were meant for each other.

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-That's a loaded question.
-Yeah, you're telling me.

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I don't even know what my answer is.

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Why don't you just
play it safe and say yes?

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In my experience, when
someone asks that question,

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they're not looking for honesty,
they're looking for reassurance.

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-Tell him what he wants to hear.
-I don't know, Roz.

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Trust me, Frasier. It's like if I ask
you, "Do I look fat in these pants?"

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You're right. There's only one
way to answer that question.

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What?

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-Do you think I look fat in these?
-No, I don't.

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-I work out. It's the pleats, isn't it?
-Just stop it. Get a hold of yourself.

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I was thinking about what you had said.
I'm gonna tell Niles yes,

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I think he and Maris
were meant to be together.

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Who are you waving to?
Is that Elise Edmonds from Promotions?

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-We got a little date tonight.
-A date? And you didn't tell me?

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It's no big deal.
I don't think she's interested.

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-Hi, Frasier. Hey, Roz.
-FRASIER Hi.

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I'm sorry to interrupt.
I just wanted to make sure.

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-Am I still seeing you tonight?
-Yes, you are.

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Which means, of course,
that I'll be seeing you as well.

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Great. Bye.

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Whoa!

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That woman is totally into you.

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-You think so?
-Yeah. "I'll see you later. Great. Bye."

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-And that's a good sign?
-Hello.

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She might as well have
calf-roped you with her pantyhose.

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This promises to be a
very interesting evening.

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-I think so.
-Well, she is very attractive. Slender.

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Gee, I wonder why your mind went there.

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-Not this again, Roz.
-Of course. She was next to me.

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I hate these pants.

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-I look like the Liberty Bell.
-The Liberty Bell…

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[DOORKNOB RATTLING]

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-Afternoon, Mr. Crane.
-Hello.

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-I've got the mail.
-Oh, thanks.

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You wanna just put it on the table there?

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Is this for me?

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You know anybody else around
here who uses eucalyptus bubble bath?

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-Well, your son occasionally likes…
-Oh, never mind.

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-This is lovely.
-Well, I'm glad you like it,

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because I picked it all out myself.

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You know, I got you your fancy
soaps, and your moisturizers,

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and this rock thing that scrapes all
the dead skin off the bottom of your feet.

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Well, if you're gonna nap
on the couch, wear slippers.

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-Still, Mr. Crane, you really overdid it.
-No, I didn't.

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-I don't know if I can accept this.
-Why not?

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Because you spent far too much.

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All right. Well, then, I'll
take a couple of things back.

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Wait, not that one.

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Daphne, would you please
just take the damn basket?

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What are you getting so cross about?

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You can give me a gift, but I'm
not allowed to give you one back?

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-That's the reason you gave me this?
-Yeah, that's the way it works.

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Where I come from, you
don't give someone a gift

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because you have to.
Here, take your silly basket.

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All right, fine. Well, then, you can
take your crappy old cardigan back too.

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I don't know why you gave
it to me in the first place.

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-Because I like you.
-Well, I like you.

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Than why can't you just
accept my gift and be happy?

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-I am happy. I love that cardigan.
-And I love my damn basket.

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-What is all this?
-We're exchanging our damn gifts.

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MARTIN: Well, here.

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-Here.
-Thanks.

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Thank you.

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Good Lord.

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It's like Christmas morning
in the Gambino household.

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By the way, Niles called while you
were in the shower to remind you

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about the squash tomorrow.

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That's strange. We just made
that date this morning. He must be

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champing at the bit to get
an answer to that question.

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What question?

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Oh, he asked me if I thought he
and Maris were meant to be together.

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Well, if you ask me, you
should keep your bazoo shut.

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You're always getting in trouble
opening that big bazoo of yours.

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How wonderful, Dad. We found a
new word to strike from your vocabulary,

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along with patootie and bubkes.

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You're gonna answer him, aren't you?

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I think I have to.
But listen, I'm just gonna play it safe.

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Tell him yes.
He's gonna do what he wants to anyway.

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I don't know.
He takes your opinion pretty seriously.

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Well, when we were younger,
there was a certain sway

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I had over him, but…

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Do you remember back in prep
school when he was gonna try out

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for the track team?
I convinced him all the cool kids

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were gonna join the Madrigal Society?

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I'm not just talking about school.
He's always come to you

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for career decisions too.
Where to do his residency,

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where to set up his practice.

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Perhaps I have
underestimated my influence.

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You know, frankly, my opinion could be

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the single most important
factor in his making this decision.

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-I don't know if I'd go as far as that.
-Please, Dad.

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You don't know what it's like
to have your opinion matter.

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Niles depends on me.
He deserves my true and honest answer.

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-And what is that?
-Well…

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Maris has always been spoiled and selfish

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and led him around by the nose.

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I'd have to say my answer would be no.

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Thank you, Dad.
I've changed my answer from a yes to a no.

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MARTIN: There you go.

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-FRASIER: On the other hand…
-MARTIN: I knew it.

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Well, no, you know, there are
a lot of other factors here, Dad.

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Niles does love Maris.

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She has agreed to go into
therapy, and Niles swears

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that she's a changed person. I…

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I don't know. I guess if I really
wanna know what's going on

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in Maris' mind, I've
got to ask her myself.

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-You agree with that, don't you, Dad?
-MARTIN: Oh, yeah, sure.

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FRASIER: Well, I've got a
couple hours before my date.

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So if I really wanna know
what Maris is thinking,

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I will go directly to the source.

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-Are you ready to order?
-Well, not quite yet.

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I'm still waiting on someone.
Oh, there she is now.

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Marta.

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Marta, I can't tell you how
nice it is to see you again.

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My pleasure.
And this coffee is too, too divine.

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I see your English lessons
with Maris are progressing nicely.

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Yes. She teaching me many words.

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That coat is so déclassé.

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Listen, Marta, I'm gonna
come right to my point.

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Dr. Crane and Maris… Missy Crane.

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…have been seeing a
couples' therapist lately,

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-and I understand it's going very well.
-Therapy helping Missy Crane a lot.

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Really? So you would say
that she's a changed person?

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<i>Sí, sí.</i> Missy Crane very
different, nicer to everyone.

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And this time no happy pills.

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For my birthday, she gave me
beautiful Chanel makeup bag.

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It's a knockoff, but it's big.

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Oh, all right then, this is my question:

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if Dr. Crane and Mrs. Crane
were to get back together again,

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do you…

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Do you think that Mrs. Crane
would treat Dr. Crane better?

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00:11:46,356 --> 00:11:50,359
Oh, yes.
Please ask Dr. Crane to come home.

228
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Marta, you've been most helpful.
You know, lately, I've been wondering

229
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if Niles and Maris ought to be together.

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And now, thanks to you, I know
that the answer to that question is yes.

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[MARTA LAUGHS]

232
00:12:01,074 --> 00:12:02,282
What? Did I say something funny?

233
00:12:02,366 --> 00:12:05,827
No, my beeper on vibrate. It tickle me.

234
00:12:07,328 --> 00:12:09,663
Sorry. I have to go. Missy Crane need me.

235
00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:13,415
-Oh, thanks, all right. I understand.
-Thanks for <i>café.</i>

236
00:12:13,581 --> 00:12:15,792
Call me. Mean it.

237
00:12:16,625 --> 00:12:18,960
Well, there is a limit.

238
00:12:19,794 --> 00:12:21,212
-Hey.
-Oh, Daphne.

239
00:12:21,421 --> 00:12:23,546
Was that Mrs. Crane's
Marta who was just leaving?

240
00:12:23,630 --> 00:12:25,715
It was. We were just sharing a coffee.

241
00:12:25,923 --> 00:12:28,966
Marta helped allay my fears about
Niles and Maris getting back together.

242
00:12:29,050 --> 00:12:32,350
Yes, I think she'd be glad to see
Dr. Crane back in that household.

243
00:12:32,802 --> 00:12:35,428
-I should go get my beans.
-Wait, Daphne. What do you mean?

244
00:12:35,512 --> 00:12:37,762
Well, I'm sure Dr. Crane
acts as a good buffer

245
00:12:37,848 --> 00:12:39,448
between Mrs. Crane and the help.

246
00:12:40,099 --> 00:12:43,100
Gee, it never occurred to me that
Marta might have an ulterior motive.

247
00:12:43,184 --> 00:12:45,884
Who could blame her?
Mrs. Crane can be a bit demanding.

248
00:12:46,061 --> 00:12:49,313
Well, then, this taints
Marta's entire testimony.

249
00:12:49,521 --> 00:12:52,064
Is it possible she could have lied to me?

250
00:12:52,273 --> 00:12:55,859
No. With my trained eye, very
few things can escape my notice,

251
00:12:56,026 --> 00:12:58,319
as I'm sure you've observed, Daphne.

252
00:12:59,278 --> 00:13:01,904
You think that I…
But could she have lied to me?

253
00:13:02,113 --> 00:13:04,113
You know, see, this is
the predicament I'm in.

254
00:13:04,197 --> 00:13:06,907
Every time someone gives me
a valid argument, somebody else

255
00:13:06,991 --> 00:13:09,741
comes along, gives me a
perfectly valid counterargument.

256
00:13:09,909 --> 00:13:13,579
One minute I think the answer is
yes, the next minute I think it's no.

257
00:13:14,996 --> 00:13:17,789
This is driving me crazy.
No, I've got to stick with it.

258
00:13:17,998 --> 00:13:21,625
Niles asked me what I think…
That's it. What I think.

259
00:13:21,834 --> 00:13:23,376
I don't know what I think right now.

260
00:13:23,460 --> 00:13:25,585
But that's where I should focus.
Don't you agree?

261
00:13:25,669 --> 00:13:28,463
Oh, yes, absolutely.

262
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ELISE: Oh, I'm so glad
we're finally doing this.

263
00:13:38,844 --> 00:13:42,180
-Oh, yeah, me too.
-Is everything all right, Frasier?

264
00:13:42,388 --> 00:13:46,558
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I'm just a little preoccupied.

265
00:13:47,308 --> 00:13:49,101
Stop obsessing.

266
00:13:49,310 --> 00:13:51,394
Enjoy the date.

267
00:13:57,273 --> 00:13:58,940
Here we are.

268
00:14:00,108 --> 00:14:01,317
So where are we going?

269
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I've chosen a little Italian
place I know, if that's all right.

270
00:14:04,527 --> 00:14:05,987
-I trust your judgment.
-Okay.

271
00:14:06,071 --> 00:14:07,446
But then, who doesn't?

272
00:14:12,783 --> 00:14:14,117
Are you okay?

273
00:14:14,909 --> 00:14:17,410
Oh, I'm sorry.

274
00:14:17,911 --> 00:14:20,245
I told myself I wasn't
gonna bring this up to you.

275
00:14:20,329 --> 00:14:22,789
I don't really think it's
appropriate for a first date,

276
00:14:22,873 --> 00:14:26,958
but I haven't been able to think about
anything else all day, so here goes.

277
00:14:28,251 --> 00:14:30,503
Do you think it's possible

278
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for two people to be meant for each other?

279
00:14:37,048 --> 00:14:41,134
-You've thought about that all day?
-Yes.

280
00:14:41,343 --> 00:14:44,011
-Well, yes, I do.
-I do too.

281
00:14:44,220 --> 00:14:48,305
But how do you know that
they're meant for each other?

282
00:14:48,514 --> 00:14:51,724
Of course, it's essential that they
have similar interests, goals in common.

283
00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:55,208
-Don't forget physical attraction.
-Oh, well, that's a given. Yeah.

284
00:14:56,435 --> 00:14:58,985
But you know, my ex-wife
and I had all those things,

285
00:14:59,187 --> 00:15:01,481
and our marriage was
an unmitigated disaster.

286
00:15:01,688 --> 00:15:04,149
She probably just didn't appreciate you.

287
00:15:04,357 --> 00:15:06,234
No, not entirely.

288
00:15:07,067 --> 00:15:09,486
Did she listen to your show every day,

289
00:15:09,694 --> 00:15:13,488
sometimes even tape it so she
could listen to it in bed at night?

290
00:15:13,696 --> 00:15:15,531
I didn't have a show then.

291
00:15:17,825 --> 00:15:22,953
I guess what it comes down to is…
What is that special something

292
00:15:23,161 --> 00:15:27,163
that makes us cry out, "Yes,
we are meant to be together"?

293
00:15:27,372 --> 00:15:31,125
Who knows?
All that matters is that we both feel it.

294
00:15:31,875 --> 00:15:32,959
Hmm?

295
00:15:33,126 --> 00:15:37,461
I would've told you months ago
how I felt, but I was too insecure.

296
00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:40,463
I never dreamed you
felt the same way I did.

297
00:15:44,007 --> 00:15:48,969
Frasier, don't turn shy on me now.
What you thinking?

298
00:15:52,179 --> 00:15:53,889
Elise, I'm…

299
00:15:54,055 --> 00:15:57,099
I'm thinking you are
quite the practical joker.

300
00:15:59,684 --> 00:16:02,185
Pretending not to know I was
talking about my brother Niles

301
00:16:02,269 --> 00:16:04,521
and his wife.
Surely Roz must have told you.

302
00:16:04,729 --> 00:16:06,897
Oh, yeah.

303
00:16:08,022 --> 00:16:11,572
Sense of humor. That's another thing
that's important to have in common.

304
00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:15,110
Frasier, I have a headache. I'm gonna
take a rain check on tonight, okay?

305
00:16:15,194 --> 00:16:17,362
Oh, no, Elise.
Listen, please, we can still go out.

306
00:16:17,446 --> 00:16:18,945
Pretend none of this ever happened.

307
00:16:19,029 --> 00:16:22,657
-Perfect.
-Oh, don't… Elise, please don't…

308
00:16:27,035 --> 00:16:29,735
I can't for the life of me
figure out why this decision

309
00:16:29,829 --> 00:16:32,913
is causing me so much anxiety.

310
00:16:36,166 --> 00:16:39,418
There's just so many things
to be considered, you know.

311
00:16:40,586 --> 00:16:45,005
On one hand, well, perhaps I'm
afraid that if Niles and Maris reconcile,

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00:16:45,213 --> 00:16:48,674
we may lose the friendship he and
I developed during their separation.

313
00:16:50,633 --> 00:16:53,010
On the other hand, if
Maris does take him back,

314
00:16:53,218 --> 00:16:57,471
well, then, I won't have to
feel so responsible for him.

315
00:16:57,929 --> 00:16:59,514
Ah, there's just so much at stake.

316
00:16:59,598 --> 00:17:00,639
[EDDIE BARKING]

317
00:17:00,806 --> 00:17:02,558
Oh, not that kind of steak.

318
00:17:03,099 --> 00:17:06,477
Stop it. You know, you're driving
me crazy. I just can't think here.

319
00:17:06,685 --> 00:17:08,853
I'm gonna go take a walk.

320
00:17:10,062 --> 00:17:13,982
What? Oh, not with you. Go away.

321
00:17:14,648 --> 00:17:16,816
Time for your bath.

322
00:17:18,735 --> 00:17:20,694
So gullible.

323
00:18:53,670 --> 00:18:55,254
ROZ: <i>Tell him what he wants to hear.</i>

324
00:18:55,338 --> 00:18:57,338
MARTIN: <i>He takes your
opinion pretty seriously.</i>

325
00:18:57,422 --> 00:18:59,923
MARTA: <i>Missy Crane very
different, nicer to everyone.</i>

326
00:19:00,007 --> 00:19:04,135
-MARTIN: <i>bazoo, shut your bazoo.</i>
-ROZ: <i>Fat, fat, fat, fat.</i>

327
00:19:04,302 --> 00:19:05,886
DAPHNE: <i>Dr. Crane makes a good buffer.</i>

328
00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:07,512
[EDDIE BARKING]

329
00:19:10,847 --> 00:19:12,974
[DOOR BUZZING]

330
00:19:28,609 --> 00:19:32,152
-Who's there?
-FRASIER: It's Frasier. Let me in.

331
00:19:38,365 --> 00:19:41,742
-How did you get up here?
-The doorman was asleep.

332
00:19:41,909 --> 00:19:44,995
-Well, what a coincidence, so was I.
-I'm sorry, Niles.

333
00:19:45,203 --> 00:19:47,997
-I apologize for the late hour.
-Well, what's wrong?

334
00:19:48,205 --> 00:19:50,623
-You smell of the streets.
-Well, I…

335
00:19:51,249 --> 00:19:54,458
I've been wandering Seattle in
search for an answer to your question.

336
00:19:54,542 --> 00:19:56,001
I know how crucial my opinion is.

337
00:19:56,085 --> 00:19:58,185
I didn't wanna take your question lightly.

338
00:19:58,712 --> 00:20:00,504
What question?

339
00:20:01,463 --> 00:20:04,340
You asked if I thought that you
and Maris were meant for each other.

340
00:20:04,424 --> 00:20:05,632
Oh, right.

341
00:20:05,841 --> 00:20:07,091
I've been to hell and back

342
00:20:07,175 --> 00:20:09,134
agonizing over this
question, and you forgot.

343
00:20:09,218 --> 00:20:11,719
No, I didn't forget.
I'm sorry, Frasier, I'm groggy.

344
00:20:11,803 --> 00:20:13,846
Come in, come in.

345
00:20:16,472 --> 00:20:19,558
I'm touched that you've
given it this much thought.

346
00:20:19,933 --> 00:20:22,101
-You're a good brother.
-Thank you.

347
00:20:22,310 --> 00:20:24,186
So please.

348
00:20:27,813 --> 00:20:29,523
Well, this…

349
00:20:31,024 --> 00:20:34,276
This is hard for me to say, but…

350
00:20:34,985 --> 00:20:36,360
No.

351
00:20:37,820 --> 00:20:40,697
I don't think you and Maris
are meant to be together.

352
00:20:41,405 --> 00:20:45,491
I believe that a marriage
should be built on a foundation

353
00:20:45,700 --> 00:20:48,076
of friendship and mutual respect.

354
00:20:48,285 --> 00:20:51,585
With Maris, I fear that you'll
never experience those things fully.

355
00:20:52,079 --> 00:20:55,789
And I question whether
you'll ever be truly happy.

356
00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:01,043
I see.

357
00:21:02,628 --> 00:21:05,046
Well, thank you.

358
00:21:05,254 --> 00:21:07,756
-You're hurt, aren't you?
-No, no, I…

359
00:21:07,964 --> 00:21:11,549
I just need some time to process this.

360
00:21:11,758 --> 00:21:14,259
I appreciate your stopping by.
It's just one of those times

361
00:21:14,343 --> 00:21:15,510
when I need to be alone.

362
00:21:15,594 --> 00:21:16,887
[BELL RINGS]

363
00:21:17,053 --> 00:21:18,763
-Did you just hear a bell?
-No.

364
00:21:18,971 --> 00:21:22,848
Why don't you come on,
go home, get some rest…

365
00:21:23,015 --> 00:21:24,058
[BELL RINGS]

366
00:21:24,308 --> 00:21:26,350
-There it is again.
-No, I don't think so.

367
00:21:26,434 --> 00:21:28,310
Wait a minute.

368
00:21:28,894 --> 00:21:31,228
Oh, Niles…

369
00:21:31,437 --> 00:21:33,313
Maris is here, isn't she? How could you?

370
00:21:33,397 --> 00:21:35,982
Well, she offered, and I said yes.

371
00:21:36,357 --> 00:21:38,900
How could you do this
without waiting for my opinion?

372
00:21:38,984 --> 00:21:41,834
Well, someone certainly has
a high opinion of his opinion.

373
00:21:41,985 --> 00:21:45,279
Why don't you just go run back to
her before she sprains her wrist?

374
00:21:45,363 --> 00:21:46,822
Oh, no… Frasier.

375
00:21:47,031 --> 00:21:49,448
Frasier. I know what you're
thinking, but you're wrong.

376
00:21:49,532 --> 00:21:51,116
Maris has changed.

377
00:21:51,784 --> 00:21:53,826
She now understands
that she cannot control me.

378
00:21:53,910 --> 00:21:55,203
I am my own man.

379
00:21:55,370 --> 00:21:56,578
[BELL RINGS]

380
00:21:56,745 --> 00:21:58,287
I don't actually respond to that.

381
00:21:58,371 --> 00:22:00,080
It's a little joke we have between us.

382
00:22:00,164 --> 00:22:01,206
[WHISTLE BLOWS]

383
00:22:01,373 --> 00:22:03,500
Okay, that means business.