Frasier: Oh, Mel, this is awkward.
Mel: Oh, no, no, no, Frasier. Niles explained everything and, while I don't like being lied to, I do appreciate why he did it.
Niles: Oh, hello. Hello. Chatting, are we?
Frasier: Well, actually I was just apologizing for my part in your little misunderstanding.
Niles: Ah, yes. Well, then of course you were discussing the present.
Frasier: Oh, yes, the present. And the future. Maris is all in the past!
Mel: Maris?
Frasier: Oh, dear.