A Word To The Wiseguy
Niles is ecstatic when Maris seeks his help after missing her court date for 112 parking tickets. Niles sees the situation as a chance to win her back, but Martin refuses to ask his police buddies to take care of the problem. Roz hears about Niles’s dilemma and tells him about “this guy who, you know...fixes things.”
Despite Frasier’s warnings that Niles shouldn’t get involved with such a shady character, Niles contacts Jerome Belasco, who eliminates Maris’s problem with a single phone call. In return, however, Belasco expects a favor. His girlfriend Brandy, who’s a huge fan of Frasier’s radio show, refuses to marry him. Belasco wants Frasier to convince Brandy to change her mind.
Brandy calls in and tells Frasier that Belasco is so controlling that he won’t even let her work, which compels Frasier to advise her not to marry him. Belasco confronts Frasier that evening and reveals that he has gotten Brandy several jobs that she has been unable to keep, but he is willing to let her work again if she will marry him. In the end, Niles is forced to hire Brandy, whom he can never fire, much to the delight of Frasier and Martin.


