Are your eyes closed? What is it? It's something my antiques scout found for me.
Voila! Paris, 1882! Designed by Jean-Francois Blon, while attending L'Ecole des Beaux Arts! Mon Dieu! It's absolutely breathtaking! I'm breathless! I need to take a breath.
Evening, Dr.
Crane.
Would you like to try a game, Niles? Oh, I think not.
It'll make me too melancholy.
Well, all right.
Maris and I used to play chess every Thursday night.
Oh, how she loved the game.
No wonder ?the king is stationary while the queen has all the power.
How are you getting along, Dr.
Crane? Oh, all right, I guess.
Feeling a bit lonely, are we? Only some times when I'm by myself, or other times when I'm with other people.
It may not be my place to suggest this, but perhaps all you need is a little company at the apartment something warm and friendly to come home? Well, I'm sure Dad would miss you.
Oh, Dr.
Crane! Oh, me! I'm talking about a dog.
They're wonderful companions.
Just look at how much Eddie's brought to your father's life.
Oh, there's nothing like a dog's unconditional love.
Seeing that smiling face greet you at the door.
It's one of the most rewarding relationships a person can have.
Again? If you're going to drink out of the toilet, you can at least learn to use it.
Would you like to come with me? Maybe get the feel of the leash? Perhaps I will.
You know, Daphne, maybe you're on to something with this dogbusiness.
I'm starting to feel less lonely already.
Chop, chop! Come with us.
Oh, hi, Dad.
Did you see my new chess set? Oh yeah, it's nice.
"Nice?" Well, the inlay was made from the same Travertine marble they used at the Emperor Hadrian's palace outside Tivoli! Really? Well, I'm gonna celebrate with a beverage brewed from the crystal-clear waters of the majestic Colorado Rockies! Good one, Dad.
Say, how about a game? Nah, I don't think so.
Oh, come on, Dad.
You know how to play, don't you? Well, Daphne showed me once.
But really, checkers is more my speed.
Oh, come on, checkers is a kid's game.
Come on, Dad! I just got it! Please? Nobody will play with me! All right, I'll give it another shot.
Those guys at the park make it look great eating baloney sandwiches, smoking cigars, sometimes a fist-fight even breaks out! Well, let's just start with name-calling and see where it goes, all right? Your turn.
Now, Dad, please, you don't have to rush.
As a novice, you have the right to sit back, survey the board, take yourtime.
I will not pressure you or hover like a vulture.
Please, feel free to ask any questions you might have.
Is this a checkmate? Yes, it is.
You mean I won? Well, yes.
Hey, hey! I won! How do you like that? Well, in all fairness, my mind was a bit distracted by having to monitor your side of the board, but, uh Touche! How about another game, Dad? No, I think one'll do it for me, thanks.
Well, uh, all right, fair enough.
Boy, I really clobbered you though, didn't I? I got almost all of your prawns.
Pawns, Dad.
I think the turning point was when I got that tower-thingy.
Yes, it's called a rook.
But the real knockout blow was when I backed your little horsey-guy into the corner.
Can we call it a night, Dad? O.
K.
, when I cornered your knight.
No, I mean can we call it a night? Hey, Frasier.
Oh hi, Roz.
Uh, one double-tall latte, a slice of pecan pie with extra whipped cream.
Anything else? Perhaps a blood-pressure cuff? I'm just a little nervous today, O.
K.
? Oh, really? Trouble on the dating front? I'm not that shallow, all right? It's about my hair.
I've got an appointment this afternoon with Noge.
"Noge?" He's the hottest hairstylist in Seattle? "Noge?" I think he's getting a little bored with me.