When Frasier appears to be in denial over losing his job, Niles, Roz and Martin join forces to bring him back to reality.

After being fired by the radio station along with the rest of the staff, Frasier throws himself into a multitude of projects, from writing an operetta to gourmet cooking. Niles observes that Frasier is going through the same stages as someone facing their own death: denial, anger and depression. Later, at a picnic he’s thrown for his former colleagues, Frasier freaks out when he learns that he and Roz are the only employees who are still unemployed.

Hoping to bring some positive energy into his life, Frasier holds a party for his fan club, whose members picket City Hall to protest Frasier’s dismissal from the station. To his surprise, Frasier discovers that his entire fan club consists of only three people, whose pathetic little demonstration brings Frasier more embarrassment than support.

Having passed through denial and anger, Frasier sinks into a major depression. He refuses to leave the house and starts gaining weight. After Roz shows Frasier a tape of himself scarfing food from her baby Alice, and Niles forces Frasier to confront his grief over losing his radio show, Frasier collapses in sobs. Fortunately, the intervention marks a turning point for Frasier, who begins piecing his life back together.