Lilith is in town for a one-day conference and tries to connect with Frasier, but they keep missing each other. At Café Nervosa, Lilith complains about her relationship woes to an attractive colleague, Nancy. Lilith leaves for the conference and Frasier just misses her again. He ends up in conversation with Nancy, both unaware of their connection to Lilith.Nancy tells Frasier he would be perfect for her friend and wants to introduce them over dinner that night.

Frasier reluctantly agrees to meet Lilith at her hotel before his date and is surprised to learn that she also has a blind date. Frasier and Lilith secretly call Nancy to tell them they’re running late. Signals get crossed and Frasier and Lilith unknowingly dump each other. They spend a cordial evening together and even work as a team to counsel a bickering couple next door. At the end of the evening, Frasier and Lilith fall asleep on the couch watching a movie.

Meanwhile, Martin is about to put his gun in storage and Niles accidentally knocks it off the table. A bullet fires through Frasier’s favorite chair, statue and through the mantel. Martin, Niles and Daphne try to make quick repairs but Frasier arrives home early, forcing them to pose in amusing ways to hide the holes.