Niles comes to Frasier, seeking advice about his ongoing problems with his wife Maris. Frasier asks Roz what she thinks, and Roz tells Niles that he might give adventure and romance a shot. After an unsuccessful attempt at wooing Maris, Niles finds himself bunking at Frasier’s, where he jealously observes Daphne with her date, Eric.

Sensing Niles’s frustration with his marital situation, Daphne offers to cook a special dinner for Niles and Maris at their home. Daphne arrives at Niles’s estate during a severe storm, and learns that Maris has been detained out of town due to the inclement weather. Niles panics when he realizes that he and Daphne, who has just been dumped by Eric, will be spending the night alone.

Knowing that it will be difficult for Niles to resist Daphne, Frasier and Martin fight their way through the storm to reach Niles’s home. Niles and Daphne almost kiss, but Niles realizes that he loves Maris. When Frasier bursts through the door, assuming the worst, he is shocked to find Niles and Daphne carrying on a quiet conversation by the fire.