While having coffee at Café Nervosa, Frasier tells Roz that he and Niles wi ll be taking Martin away for his birthday to a cabin their family used to visit. Just then, a striking woman walks in, and Frasier finagles an introduction to her. She’s Mia Preston, a children’s book author, and Frasier is immediately smitten with her.

When Frasier introduces Niles to Mia, Niles remarks that Mia looks exactly like their mother, though Frasier doesn’t see it. He brings Mia to the cabin, where Martin is also stunned by Mi a’s resemblance to his late w ife. Niles decides Frasier is living proof of Freud’s Oedipus complex, but Martin urges Niles not to bring it up.

Howe ver, when Frasier chides Niles about his “bug phobia,” Niles can’t resist dropping major hints about Frasier’s subconscious “mother” issues. Later, when Niles plays a tape of the Cranes’ old home movies, Frasier does a double take: Mia is the spitting image of his mom! Although Frasier cares for Mia, he can’t get past her looks, and Mia winds up leaving the cabin.