On Christmas Eve, Freddy stretches himself to be there for Frasier, who's coping with Martin's death by throwing a lavish party, and Eve, who's hiding out at home dealing with her own loss.
Eve agrees to set both Frasier and Freddy up on blind dates - but when both women are expected on the same evening, father and son start to turn on each other.
When Freddy complains about being treated like a child, Frasier suggests that he help with repairs around the apartment, but things get more complicated.
Frasier hopes to make up for lost time with Freddy, but a disagreement over where to put a small Red Sox souvenir quickly escalates into a battle of wills between father and son.
Freddy aims to show his father that he's not "just a firefighter," but rather part of a noble and fulfilling cause - then picks the worst possible day to invite Frasier to the firehouse.
Following Martin's death, Frasier returns to Boston for a college lecture and to check in on his son, Freddy - whom he quickly suspects is keeping a secret from him.
Frasier joins Alan and Olivia as they seek membership in the university's prestigious "Founders' Society." Meanwhile, David digs into Freddy's personal life for a surprising reason.
Frasier attempts to convince the university's provost to grant him full professor status. David faces a life-shattering crisis that takes all of Freddy's help to get him through.
Frasier begins a new career at the university, determined to be taken seriously as an academic - but finds that 14 years as a daytime talk show host is not easy to escape.