While chatting with Roz and Niles in Cafe Nervosa, Frasier discovers that someone has made off with his briefcase. Later, after publicly denouncing the thief on his radio show, Frasier receives a call from a man who claims he found the briefcase, and offers to return it.

There’s just one catch: the caller wants to meet Frasier at Cafe Nervosa to get his autograph. Unfortunately, while Frasier waits inside the coffee shop, the “good Samaritan,” armed with the keys found in the briefcase, drives away in Frasier’s car.

The next day, Frasier receives a call from a woman canceling a lunch date with him -- one which was actually made by the thief, who is now impersonating the confused Crane. Seizing the opportunity, Frasier dashes to the restaurant, where he confronts his nemesis, Phil, who ‘fesses up to his crime. Unfortunately, Frasier can’t prove his identity to the police, because Phil is the one who actually possesses Frasier’s stolen identification cards.