Frasier Season 7 Episode 18 Hot Pursuit
Frasier Season 7 Episode 18 Hot Pursuit
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00:00Dr. Crane. Hello Daphne, stand around I have that videotape he wanted to see.
00:06Actually he's gone off with Johnny, they went to a tractor pull. As I understand
00:15it they attach a large weight to a tractor and see how far they can pull it
00:20through the mud. The answer to your next question is beats the hell out of me.
00:30Oh hello Daphne, hello Frazier. Oh Dr. Crane, I see you brewing yourself a crumb
00:38catcher. Oh please spare me your jocular euphemisms I've heard them all from
00:44Freddy, my chin sweater, my face fuzz, my hickey hider. Well I think it suits you.
00:52Well thank you, I just wanted to shake things up a bit you know. How was Boston?
00:58Oh it's fine, it's great seeing Freddy again. Of course Lilith was insufferable but
01:02she's got a new boyfriend, some 28 year old named Marcel, he's a contortionist
01:08with a Cirque de Soleil. She's dating French circus folk? Yes, well she's
01:16actually perfect for Lilith, he has no apparent spine and she can wrap him
01:20around her finger.
01:23Of course, Lilith's smug satisfaction was a little hard to bear though, especially
01:29considering how long it's been since the circus came to my town. I know, I couldn't believe the weight of that thing, it's Grizzly Crane.
01:41Oh nice suit strainer there Frazier. Thank you. Oh we just saw a hell of a tractor pull, even you
01:48would have liked it. Oh, so how's my grandson? Oh he's great dad, actually he loved the
01:52baseball mitt you sent him. Where's Daphne, I got this little gift for her. Oh a John
01:57Deere cap, how could you? I'm just giving it to her to see her pretend to like it and
02:05then I'm gonna give her a bracelet.
02:10Hey Frazier, cool beard. Oh thanks. Hey Niles. Hey Roz. We'll be here for directions, hotel
02:17confirmation and schedule. Excuse me? Broadcast conference. Good lord, I thought that was
02:24next week. No it's tonight, I'm going up there right now. No Roz, I just got back
02:28from Boston for God's sake, you know what, maybe I could just drive up tomorrow and
02:33attend the panel. Frazier, tonight's reception is the most important part, it
02:38says the tone for the whole weekend. Oh come on, last year everybody just got
02:41drunk and acted like a bunch of horny teenagers. Exactly, so stop yakking and
02:45start packing.
02:49Well it could be just the boost you need after a long week with Lilith and
02:54the pretzel boy. You know, come to think of it, there was one really gorgeous blonde
03:02up there, Rush Hour Rita, Laramie's eye in the sky. Yeah, I remember her, the traffic
03:09was bumper to bumper outside her room. Meow Roz. It's just I'm so sick of men
03:16becoming panting idiots just at the sight of blonde hair. Oh that's a bit of
03:22an over-simplification. For God's sakes, I mean every man's taste is different. Sorry, it's just that I met this guy at
03:29Nervosa today for coffee and it was very annoying. Every time I tried to say
03:34anything, this blonde waitress would walk by. Mimi's back? Oh, that's good news.
03:39You know, I guess I better get packing. What are you talking about? You got your bags right there.
03:46No, dad, these are my daddy clothes. I have to go unpack my come-to-daddy clothes.
03:55No, give me a break. All right, all right. My surveillance guy just canceled for
04:00tonight, just when I need him for this big money divorce case. Is this the Stanley
04:04Redmond thing? Yeah, the dumpster rental king. This guy controls half the
04:08dumpsters in the Northwest. His wife thinks he's been taking out the wrong
04:11kind of trash. I don't know if I can prove it, this case is mine. That is so
04:16depressing. You expect this sort of behavior from a mattress king, but we
04:21ask more of our dumpster royalty. Yeah, but you should see this girlfriend. She's
04:27gorgeous. Leggy, blonde. Oh, well, blonde, that explains it.
04:33Goodbye. I'm sorry. Hey, wait a minute. Marty, you were a cop, right? You must have done
04:37surveillance. Oh, sure, all the time. Well, why don't you work for me tonight? It's 45
04:41bucks an hour. I don't think dad would want to do that. 45 bucks? All right, 50.
04:46But if you get a picture of Redmond and the girl, then it's $500 bonus. $500?
04:50All right, 700. You're killing me here. Dad, I don't think this is a good idea.
04:55Where exactly is this stakeout? It's at the Alcazar Apartments, you know, in
05:00Belltown. Belltown is a sort of a sketchy neighborhood. Oh, Niles, to you, a
05:05sketchy neighborhood is when the cheese shop doesn't have valet parking.
05:10I'm an ex-cop, remember? Yeah, yeah, I know you're an ex-cop. Let's just examine this.
05:16No, no, no, let's just forget about it. I'm not gonna listen to this all night. I just
05:20won't do it. Are you satisfied? Yes. Thank you.
05:24Donnie, I'm sorry I put a crimp in your plans. That's all right. I'm sure I'll find
05:28somebody else. You're still doing it, right? Hell yeah.
05:40Thanks for watching, Alice, Lori. I really owe you one. Well, I just want to get down
05:46to this cocktail party before all the good men are taken. What? I just want to
05:53have a little fun tonight. No, I do not mean that. All right, I do mean that.
06:03Lori, I'll talk to you later. Thank you again. Bye-bye.
06:06Oh, hey, Frasier. Hi, Roz, my room isn't ready yet. Can I put my stuff here until
06:13we can check in? Come on in. Thanks. I'll tell you, the storm hasn't dampened the
06:19festivities downstairs. It's only seven o'clock and Marge Whitmire is already in
06:24the bar arm-wrestling people for drinks. How many did you buy her? Well, three, but
06:30my elbow was in a wet spot. Hey, did you happen to notice that that weather guy
06:35from KSGY was down there? Yes, I noticed that he was there.
06:39Somebody tells me the forecast calls for a collision between two warm fronts.
06:43Excuse me. Hello? Oh, yeah, he's here. Front desk. Great, thanks. Hello? Yes? Well, then you just have to get me a room
07:03elsewhere. I see. Thank you very much.
07:13They don't have a room for me. What are you gonna do?
07:21Well, I guess I could stay on the couch. What? Oh, come on, Roz. I got no choice. The
07:28whole island is booked. Oh, this sure is gonna cramp my style. I mean, it's not
07:33like college when everybody just... never mind. You know, Roz, we're two attractive
07:40people. We're at a conference that turns into a Bacchanal every year. Odds are
07:44neither of us will need this room tonight. You're right. What's the problem? I
07:50believe there's a cocktail party awaiting us. Let's go down together and
07:56be like jackals. They hunt in pairs. I like your self-assurance. There's no greater
08:02aphrodisiac than confidence. Shall we? Let the games begin. I just need a little
08:12more lipstick. I'm sweating right through this shirt.
08:32Miles? You specifically promised me... Just shut up and get in here.
08:52How did you know I was here? The doorman. Big mouth. Oh, well, I guess he didn't
08:58realize he was being sworn to secrecy when you said, hey, Sid, I'm going on a
09:01stakeout. I can't believe you lied to me. Well, I'm sorry, but you were making such
09:11a big fuss about nothing. It is not nothing. Look at this neighborhood. I'm
09:16not even happy parking my Mercedes here. It's not that bad. Oh, really? Well, then,
09:23could you explain to me the ominous group of men standing back there in the
09:26shadows by my car? They're all wearing the same sort of dark coats. It's some
09:31sort of gang. Miles, they're Hasidic Jews.
09:37That's right. Keep walking. Keep walking.
09:44So, what, you come down here to ball me out? Yes, partly. Also to give you this.
09:52What's this? Clam chowder. I remembered mom made it for you when you went
10:00ice fishing, and I hated the thought of you sitting out here cold and hungry.
10:04Well, thank you. I appreciate it. But look, why don't you just go back home now?
10:10I'll be fine. No, I can stay for a while. No, no, no. You can use the company. Oh, come on, Miles. Why don't you tell me what's really on your mind?
10:19All right, Dad. I was worried about you. I knew it, because I'm an old man and I
10:23can't take care of myself. No, age has nothing to do with it. I've always worried
10:32about you. That's what it's like when your father's a cop. I worried about you
10:37when I was five years old. I didn't stop worrying until the day you retired, and
10:42today just brought it all back again.
10:46Look, I'm sorry. For what it's worth, I know what you mean. My dad was a cop, too.
10:54I know. But you know, Miles, I'm not chasing after bad guys. I'm just gonna
11:00take a picture. It's true. I'm probably overreacting like usual. Well, I guess
11:11I'll head home. No, no, hey. Wait a little bit. Stick around. How'd you like a little clam chowder?
11:18I'd love some. Okay. This is clam chowder. Well, what did you expect? Irish whiskey.
11:31Your mother always filled it with coffee and Irish whiskey. We just call it clam
11:35chowder in front of your kids.
11:43Is that why you got so mad that day I crumbled oyster crackers in your thermos?
11:51What happened to you? Same thing that happened to you. I got a hug goodnight.
12:05Where did we go wrong? Rush Hour Rita was draping herself all over you, and that
12:12news guy actually said to me if I gave him 22 minutes, he'd give me the world.
12:21I don't know, Ross. After he gave you the brush off, he came over and sat down next
12:27to me and Rita. Before I knew it, they had discovered their mutual fondness for
12:34tango music. Oh. I lose out to tango music? What a night. Total bust. Oh, come on, Ross.
12:46You know, for my money, you are the most attractive woman down there. Thanks,
12:52Frazier. And I'm not just saying this to return the favor, but you look really hot
12:57in that beard. Oh, well, thanks. You know, maybe we're better off just a couple old
13:04friends having a cozy evening together. Yeah, right.
13:16Come in. Sorry to disturb you, but the manager wanted to apologize for the mix
13:23up with the room. This is on us. Oh, well, you in the mood for a glass of
13:31Chambers, Ross? I don't know. What do you think? It won't fit in the minibar. Well,
13:37it's settled then. I can open it myself. Thanks. Here you are. Oh, Demisek, respectable
13:49label. Not a bad year. We may just be having a better time than anybody else
13:56here.
14:07Dad, this thing is amazing. I can actually hear some guy brushing his teeth. Swish,
14:24swish, spit. Swish, swish. Flossing. Niles, you have got to try this. It's
14:40incredible. Here, put those on. All right. All right, now point that anywhere you
14:47want. Niles, will you quit kidding around? This isn't a game. It's a job. I just want
15:00to spot the guy, get a picture, and get out of here. So why don't we just sit
15:04here and be quiet for a while? No, Dad, are you sure you want to be doing this?
15:19Well, you said you weren't worried about me. No, no, I'm not worried about your
15:22safety. I just mean, are you doing the right thing meddling in this guy's
15:27marriage? You know, speaking as a psychiatrist... Oh, boy, open up a window. I just see this sort
15:37of thing in my practice all the time. People make mistakes and have affairs
15:41and find some way to fix it. It's possible that by taking this picture, you're
15:47destroying any chance this man has. Niles, the guy's a bum. He's probably always
15:52been a bum. Now, if you want to get into a debate about something, maybe you can
15:56tell me what those grass clippings were doing in the clam chowder. That was
16:02lemongrass, and Chef Andre has gotten high kudos for that soup. Well, if kudos
16:09are those brown, chewy things, he can have them. I put mine in the ashtray.
16:19You pretend to be such a cynic. I think you agree with me. You have too much of a
16:24conscience not to. Oh, bopity bopity bop. Oh, there they are. You're still gonna take this picture?
16:33Oh, you're damn right I am. Even though right now that man may be planning to
16:37break it off with his girlfriend tonight, planning to rededicate himself to his
16:42marriage, the terrible guilt spurring him on to ever greater depths of commitment,
16:47and years from now, he may be sitting with his wife by the fire, holding
16:52her hand, reflecting on all their wonderful years together, especially
16:56their sunset years, and you could destroy all of that with one click of a camera.
17:08Sorry, Niles, what were you saying?
17:12You took a picture of that tree, and you know it. Oh, right, I did. What'd you have
17:17to talk about all that stuff for? I was just saying what you were already
17:21thinking. You did the right thing, and you're not gonna regret it. Oh, yeah? Well,
17:24how am I gonna tell Donny? I just sat here and watched him walk by and get in
17:28my car. You'll tell him proudly because you know in your heart of hearts...
17:33Whoa! They're back in your Mercedes! I don't believe it. They're not even leaving a note.
17:42They're driving away! Well, I wouldn't worry about it, Niles. They're probably
17:46wrecked with grief, and I will spur them on to regret it. Shut up and take that picture. Hurry up, get that license plate.
18:00My longest relationship would have to be Ted, 88 to 90. No, Derek, 89 to 92.
18:12Being a gentleman, Roz, I won't point out the slight overlap there. It's not an
18:19overlap, it's a transition. Uh-huh. You know, like in April, you start wearing
18:24your spring clothes even though you're still wearing your winter stuff. Yeah, well,
18:27we're talking April of 90. I doubt if you were wearing much of anything at all.
18:32Okay, wise guy, what was your longest relationship? Oh, that's easy.
18:39Lilith. Although... What? Well, if we're not talking romantic relationship, well, then my
18:53longest relationship with a woman would be you. Seven years. Loser.
19:03Yeah. Seven years. Oh, gosh. My God, it has been that long. It's worth toasting.
19:10Absolutely. So, Fraser, what's with the beard? You hate it? No, actually, I like it.
19:22It's like you're Fraser, but you're not Fraser. What made you do it? Oh, I don't
19:28know. You know, I wanted to change things a little or something. I don't know, be
19:33spontaneous. Oh, my God, I almost did something like that this weekend. Really?
19:38Yeah, I... Oh, hell, I'll show you. Oh, nice silk pajamas. I made a little purchase on
19:47my way up here. Did you? Well, I am just dying with anticipation. What is it? You
19:53promise you won't laugh? I promise. Okay, hold on one second. I'll be right out.
20:12I just wanted to see for once in my life what it'd be like to be a blonde. I
20:18thought I'd wear it down to the bar one night. Pretty pathetic, huh? On the contrary,
20:28Roz, it's quite becoming. It's like you're Roz, but not Roz. Hello, stranger. You here
20:48for the conference? Yes, I am. Is this seat taken? It's been waiting for you all its life.
20:57Champagne? I'm not sure I should. I already had one glass and it went straight to my head. I feel
21:11like maybe I should lie down. You could use my room. Are you sure you're a gentleman? Well,
21:19I do prefer blondes. How many times have I had that conversation? What would life be without
21:34the occasional surrendered impulse? It's true. It does make you feel alive. There are things you
21:42know you shouldn't do. With people you shouldn't be with? Right. All right. You know, suddenly this
22:06couch seems a little small for me. Well, the bed seems pretty big. It's a big bed. It is.
22:22Roz. Roz. You all right? Hello? Kenny. I got stuck in the storm.
22:52Now they don't have a room for me. I hear we're in the same boat, huh, Doc? Hey, Roz. Hey. Hey,
22:58cool wig. Thanks. Hey, wait a minute. I'm not interrupting anything, am I? Pajamas,
23:10champagne, a fire. Anyhow, can I bunk here? Why not? No reason. Great, great. Yeah, I really like
23:25that blonde hair, Roz. You better be careful, though. Get the doc here all hot and bothered.
23:30I'm just going to get out of these wet clothes. I had a heck of a time getting here. All these
23:42roads look the same. I ended up taking a wrong turn. The last thing you want to do out here in
23:52these woods is take a wrong turn. Quite right, Kenny. You know, I'm not sure the beard's really
24:10working. I probably should shave it off. I wasn't going to say anything, but yeah. I don't wear one
24:27of these snore strips. I'm a buzzsaw going through steel pipe. So, uh, rock, paper, scissors for the
24:35sofa? I'll take it. Okay. Looks like it's you and me in the bed, doc. But I warn you, I'm a roller.
24:45What was I thinking, drinking all that coffee on the way up here? I'm gonna be up all night. I am
24:59wired. Kenny, do you think you could? Good night, Frazier. Good night, Roz.
25:29Hey, baby, I hear the blues are calling. Tossed salads and scrambled eggs. Mercy. And maybe I seem a bit confused. Yeah, maybe. But I got you pegged. Ha, ha, ha, ha. But I don't know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs. They're calling again.
25:59Scrambled eggs all over my face. What is a boy to do? Good night, everybody.