To Tell the Truth (Frasier episode)

Infobox Television episode | Title = To Tell The Truth
Series = Frasier


Caption = Niles finds out that Donny and Daphne are kissing
Season = 6
Episode = 15
Airdate = 18 February 1999
Production = 40571-130
Writer = Rob Hanning
Director = David Lee
Guests = Saul Rubinek (Donny Douglas)
Aloma Wright (Maria)
Prev = Three Valentines
Next = Decoys
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 6)

"To Tell The Truth" is the fifteenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom "Frasier".

Cast and characters

Main cast and characters

*Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Frasier Crane
*David Hyde Pierce – Dr. Niles Crane
*John Mahoney – Martin Crane
*Jane Leeves – Daphne Moon
*Peri Gilpin – Roz Doyle

Plot outline

Niles's divorce proceedings continue to go badly; the lawyers representing his wife, Maris, have motioned to postpone the trial date for eight months in order to drain money from him. Frasier recommends he find himself new lawyers, and Roz suggests an ex-boyfriend of hers: Donny Douglas, nicknamed "The Piranha" by the legal community. Niles is desperate enough to swallow his distaste and go along to meet Donny. At first, the cheery, uncouth, slobby lawyer seems to confirm his worst fears, but he is immediately impressed by the sheer steel and ultra-aggressive manner that Donny displays in dealing with Maris' high-brow lawyers, who are immediately cowed into submission, and this persuades him to allow Donny to represent him.

Proceedings now having been brought forward, Donny begins preparing the family for deposition. In the process, it is revealed that Frasier is incapable of lying under oath. As it is soon revealed that one of the questions will revolve around Niles' feelings towards Daphne, this poses something of a problem; Maris' lawyers are claiming that Niles was in love with Daphne throughout the period that the marriage was breaking apart, and that this had a negative impact on the marriage. Daphne and Donny are unconcerned, but Niles panics and hides underneath Frasier's piano after he realises Frasier is having serious ethical concerns about lying under oath to help Niles. Fortunately, when Donny discovers the true source of Maris' family fortune, Niles' prospects improve drastically, at least for a while.

Episode Title Cards

*"I guess you’d call them legal briefs"
*"Inherit the long-winded"
*"They’re solid disinfectants, ladies"

Memorable Quotations

Trivia

* This episode marks the end of the Niles / Maris separation / divorce story arc. It marks the beginning of the Daphne / Donny / Niles story arc.

ee also

*List of Frasier episodes