Maxwell decides to take a weekend trip to London to see
Céline Dion in concert and to try and persuade her to star in one of his shows. Val talks Fran into following him to London so that they can rekindle the passion they experienced in Paris. Once in London, Maxwell puts up a valiant fight but quickly falls under Fran's spell. They are just about to do it for the first time when Maxwell decides that he can't fall prey to his urges for this specific situation, which to him feels like a one night stand instead of a long term commitment, which is what he wants. But their resulting fight and trip to London is cut short when word comes back from New York that Niles suffered a heart attack. Everyone is distraught, even C.C. who admits that her seemingly dysfunctional relationship with Niles is really one of love. In Niles' drug induced sleep, he apparently feels the same. But the attack was mild and Niles is going to be OK. While Niles is in hospital, Fran, who was going to leave the Sheffield household because of her fight in London with Maxwell, decides to stay for the time being to do Niles' duties around the house. But Niles' situation makes Fran and Maxwell realize that life is too short to squander opportunities.
—Huggo