Frasier throws a cocktail party to exhibit a new painting he has bought, but is humiliated when the artist shows up and declares it a forgery.
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) worries Martin (John Mahoney) will embarrass him in front of his elite guests when he hosts a cocktail party to show off his newest acquisition, a painting by a local prominent painter (guest star Rachel Rosenthal). However, Frasier's true humiliation comes from the "brush-off" he gets when the artist reveals a secret about the work.
Frasier organizes a cocktail party to show a painting he recently bought, but the painter informs him that she did not paint it. When Frasier's attempts to return the painting to the gallery fail, he plots revenge against the gallery owner.