A discussion of the moral balance of polite lying leads to the recollection of a transgression the boys perpetrated against a bully in high school. They activated a fire alarm to avoid P.E. class and blamed the other student, who was summarily expelled. Feeling guilty, the brothers attempt to contact and reconcile with the man, only to discover that he is a convict. While visiting him, Frasier convinces both himself and the man that his expulsion led directly to his current situation. Frasier also learns that the man possesses a violent temper, and so does not tell him the full story of his expulsion. However, his guilt persists, and he decides to assuage it by smoothing over the bully's troubled marriage. Frasier meets with the man's wife, who says that their marital problems are caused by her sexual interest in danger , and then molests Frasier just before her husband arrives. Frasier hides from the violent ex-con in his apartment, then uses his lighter to activate the room's smoke alarm so that he might escape.