Great Moments in Nanny History

Season Four

    
     

4.12 Danny's Dead and Who's Got The Will?

written by: Jayne Hamil

Mr. Sheffield's Grandmother Eloise is coming for a visit and he wants to get Fran out of the house. Max: Oh Miss Fine, please understand, every few years she descends on members of the family to make sure they're up to her standards or phhhhttt--they're out of the will. Fran: And for that you would hurt my feelings and ask me to leave? How much more money does a person need? Max: She's worth 80 million. Fran: Bye-bye.

Max changes his mind about Fran leaving (after some tears) and introduces his Grandma to her.

Fran gets a phone call from her mother with the news that Danny Imperiali, her ex-fiancé, has died.

At the funeral, Fran meets Harvey, a gay guy whose lover's family refused to acknowledge his relationship after his lover died. The similarities to Fran's situation with Mr. Sheffield gets her to thinking.

She goes to her mother for advice. Fran: The point is if something happened to Mr. Sheffield I could have the same problem.

Back at the house, Fran: We have to talk Mister. Max: Surely you mean 'may we' and 'sir'. Fran: Oh, so you're already pretending that there's nothing between us?

Fran: You told me that you loved me. Well I want a man that will shout it from the rooftops! Max: I told you that I loved you, but then I took it back! Fran: You shouted the wrong part. That's it, I quit.	Meanwhile at home, Max is lamenting to Niles that Fran actually quit. Niles: Did you just say that you told Miss Fine that you loved her? Max: Uh huh. Niles: And then you took it back? That's it, isn't it? That's the thing. Oh I could just kick you in the seat of the pants!
Fran gets a job at Bloomindales cosmetic counter. However, she has a hard time concentrating on the job and her boss gets her number pretty quick.

Niles and the kids encourage Max to march down to the store and get Fran back.

Fran: Anyway Mr. Sheffield, I hope that you understand why I had to leave. It just became too painful for me. Nobody really knows what we have with each other. Except for Ma, Val, and I'm sure the kids have an inkling.

Max: Miss Fine, you've got to know how I feel about you. I'm just not ready to shout it from the rooftops yet. But I have put it in writing. I've declared my feelings for you in my will.

That makes Fran happy but she is even happier when she gets him to tell her what he said in the will ~~over the store PA system. I, Maxwell Sheffield, care deeply for Fran Fine and told her "I love you."

Eloise and Yetta are at home discussing things. Eloise: Is there something going on between my grandson and your granddaughter? Yetta: What, are you senile? They got teenage kids and they've only been married three years. Eloise: Married? Nobody tells me anything.

Heather is over at the house mourning Danny when Max catches her eye. Fran sets her straight right away. Heather: Who is that?? Fran: He's gay. And when Max's jaw drops towards Heather. Fran: She's gay.

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