The New Friend
Seattle’s favorite shrink strikes up a friendship with Roz’s latest love interest Luke, who circles the globe salvaging treasure from shipwrecks. Frasier relishes hearing about Luke’s adventures, and is dismayed when Roz dumps Luke after catching him with another woman. Although Frasier sides with Roz, he enjoys Luke’s company and continues socializing with him behind her back.
When Daphne learns that Frasier is still buddies with Luke, she chastises Frasier for being disloyal to Roz. To ease his guilty conscience, Frasier buys Roz an expensive gift. Unbeknownst to Frasier, Roz spent the previous night with Luke, so when Frasier hands her the present, she feels guilty. Roz is afraid if she tells Frasier about reconciling with Luke, he’ll lecture her about dating a cheater.
With Niles listening in, both Frasier and Roz make and break plans with Luke, not knowing the other person is still friends with him. That night, Frasier stops by Luke’s houseboat, but hides in a closet when he hears Roz coming. Then, when Roz hears Luke arriving with someone else, she leaps into the same closet where Frasier’s hiding from her! Minutes later, they’re “busted” when a life raft abruptly inflates and shoves them out onto the floor in front of Luke and his date.


