Beloved Infidel is the eigth episode of the first season of Frasier. In this episode, spotting their dad with an old woman friend of the family in a restaurant provokes Frasier and Niles to speculate on whether Martin had an affair years back. Frasier is a critically-acclaimed American TV sitcom whose last original episode aired on May 13, 2004. ... Pat Crowley (born 17 September 1929) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television. ... JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American film actress. ... Image credit: Tom Keller Andy Ackerman is a director and producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Frasier is a critically-acclaimed American TV sitcom whose last original episode aired on May 13, 2004. ...

Main cast and characters

Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Frasier Crane
David Hyde Pierce – Dr. Niles Crane
John Mahoney – Martin Crane
Jane Leeves – Daphne Moon
Peri Gilpin – Roz Doyle
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor best known for his 20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. ... Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane is a fictional character on the American television shows Cheers and Frasier, portrayed by Kelsey Grammer. ... David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier. ... Dr. Niles Crane is a fictional character on the American sitcom Frasier, a spin-off of the popular show Cheers. ... John Mahoney John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an English-born American actor best known for playing Martin Crane (Marty) in the popular TV show Frasier, as Kelsey Grammers character Dr. Frasier Cranes retired policeman father. ... Martin Crane (often called Marty) is a fictional character of the TV show Frasier. ... Jane Leeves Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier. ... Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon Daphne Moon is a character on the American television sitcom Frasier. ... Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay OBrien on May 27, 1961, in Waco, Texas) is one of the children of the late Jim OBrien, a Baptist minister who became a musician, and a well-known and respected radio and TV News weatherman/personality in Philadelphia. ... Roz Rozalinda Roz Doyle is a fictional character played by Peri Gilpin in the sitcom Frasier. ...

Plot outline

The episode opens with Frasier Crane on the air with a caller with a heavy French accent whom he cannot understand. After he goes off the air, Niles Crane stops by but fails to remember who Roz Doyle is. After Roz leaves, the two end up going out to dinner. Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane is a fictional character on the American television shows Cheers and Frasier, portrayed by Kelsey Grammer. ... Dr. Niles Crane is a fictional character on the American sitcom Frasier, a spin-off of the popular show Cheers. ... Roz Rozalinda Roz Doyle is a fictional character played by Peri Gilpin in the sitcom Frasier. ...

After they are seated at the restaurant, Niles spots Martin Crane with a woman across the restaurant. Because their father told them he would be at a bar with his friends, the boys are very curious in what looks like their father on a date. They continue to speculate on their father's love life until the woman he is with walks past them. Niles recognizes her as Marion Lawler, an old family friend whom they have not seen in many years. Martin Crane (often called Marty) is a fictional character of the TV show Frasier. ...

The next day, Niles appears at Frasier's condo with his boyhood journal. He explains to his brother and Daphne his theory that their father had an affair with Marion Lawler when they were kids. Daphne thinks that the idea that Martin would cheat on his wife is ridiculous, but Frasier seems to be considering it. Suddenly their father enters and hears part of the conversation. Daphne tells him Niles' theory, and Martin eventually admits that he did have the affair. Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon Daphne Moon is a character on the American television sitcom Frasier. ...

The next scene is at Cafe Nervosa, with Frasier and Niles talking at a table. Frasier is struggling with the recent news, but Niles appears to have already coped with the news and offers the fact that their parents still had a happy marriage in spite of the affair. However Frasier, who clearly favored his mother, is still being hard on his father. Cafe Nervosa is a fictional coffee shop featured in the television sitcom Frasier. ...

Some time after, Marion comes by Frasier's house looking for his father. After he tells her that Martin is not home, they begin to talk and Frasier learns that his father did not cheat on his mother with Marion, but rather his mother had an affair with Marion's husband. After she leaves, Frasier is clearly very upset by this news.

Some time later, Frasier confronts his dad about the news. Martin clearly is very upset that he brought it up again, but softens after Frasier reveals that Lilith did the same thing to Frasier while they were married. They talk for a minute, and at the end it is clear that the mutual knowledge has finally brought the two closer together for the first time since Martin moved in with Frasier.

Trivia

Frasier's apparent lack of knowledge of the French language at the beginning of the episode is inconsistent with the rest of the show where he is shown to speak French at least semi-fluently.

Memorable quotes

• Frasier: Hi, Niles. You remember Roz?
  Niles: Yes, of course. What brings you here?
  Roz: Just passing by and thought I'd stop in for a career.
  Niles: Good luck.

See also

List of Frasier episodes
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External links

• 'The Frasier Files' episode transcript.
• 'Frasier Online' Episode Guide - Season 1