 The woman at the other end of Sam s marriage proposal over the telephone is Diane. She is in a facial mask gnawing on a turkey drumstick, and although overwhelmed by the proposal, was not either expecting it or wanting it to be the way to which she is proposed. So Sam makes a date with her for the following night, preparing her to be swept off her feet. Sam racks his brain for the most romantic spot to propose, and not telling the guys the person with whom he has the date, asks their advice. Cliff suggests a sailboat anchored offshore. Sam thinks it s a great idea. Sam is just about to tell Woody the entire plan, but manages only to say that he s going to propose to someone. Woody let s this slip, and Carla and Frasier both shriek in horror when they put two and two together and figure it s Diane. On the sailboat, everything is perfect, and Sam pops the question, to which Diane responds no. Sam is quietly furious and gives Diane two options: he pushes her in the water or she jumps. Ultimately she has to take the latter. The rationale for her answer was that a small bit of doubt crept into her that she was only a rebound from Janet. Sam is still furious and leaves her on the boat alone while he rows into shore alone. The day after, Sam decides to take the boat out to cool off. Diane, who is now seeing the error in saying no, decides to surprise Sam on the boat wearing only a negligee. However Sam made other plans and leant the boat to an old friend, a priest, who gets the surprise of his life when Diane shows up. When Diane next sees Sam, she does say yes to his original proposal, to which Sam says the proposal is no longer on the table. Diane is sure that Sam will change his mind, Sam adamant that he won t. Only time will tell who s right.