Murder Most Maris
Niles is suspected as an accomplice to murder when his ex-wife Maris uses his crossbow to kill her husband. Daphne is upset when Maris continually calls Niles from jail, and Frasier accidentally recommends that his brother be executed…, Niles cracks under the pressure of Maris’ murder case., Bizarre events jail Maris, held in a crossbow shooting that sparks a media frenzy and implicates Niles, who’s oddly unperturbed. “He’s not dealing with his emotions”, Frasier notes. “The man’s a walking pressure cooker”., Bizarre events jail Maris, held in a crossbow shooting that sparks a media frenzy and implicates Niles, who’s oddly unperturbed. “He’s not dealing with his emotions,” Frasier notes. “The man’s a walking pressure cooker.”, In the conclusion of a two-part story, Niles’ ex-wife Maris has been arrested for the murder of her lover Esteban — with a weapon (an antique crossbow) lent to her by the hapless Niles (David Hyde Pierce). The ensuing media frenzy turns Maris into a celebrity, much to the dismay of Niles’ pregnant — and very moody — wife, Daphne (Jane Leeves). And in his capacity as self-appointed “family spokesperson,” Frasier manages to make a bad situation terrible during a press conference. Throughout the chaos, Niles remains unusually cool, calm, and collected…until, in an explosion of panic, he literally bares all at the Café Nervosa., Niles is questioned by police about a murder weapon. Daphne is angry when Maris continually calls Niles from jail. He finally tells her to back off a bit.
