Monk

Previously on Monk.

Wait a minute. That's new.

Is it for me? Adrian, don't open that.

Promise me, you won't open it til Christmas.

Okay, put it back.

Hello?

She must've been meeting somebody. But who?

Was it a story she was working on?

I do not know. And I can't see it.

Why can't I see it?

I think you're too close to it, Monk.

I know that building Was it 12 years ago?

Almost exactly. The missing midwife.

Do you remember the doctor we were talking to? Nash, Right?

He's our guest of honor.

So Adrian, you working on any interesting cases?

Mr. Monk, are you okay? I'm seeing spots. Adrian, look at me

You've been poisoned Adrian. Somebody is trying to kill you.

So, how long?

2, maybe 3 days.

We think that Kazarinsky shot Dr. Nash last friday,

and we think that he poisoned Adrian Monk.

He must be taken alive If he dies, Monk dies.

Kazarinsky! Police!

Damn!

Trudy's gift. It's time, to open it.

Hello, Adrian.

If you are watching this It means, I'm dead.

I know we said we'd never have any secrets. But,

there's something I've never told you.

Something happened. Something terrible.

Years ago, before we met...

Season 08 Episode 16 (Series Finale) "Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two)"

# it's a jungle out there #

# disorder and confusion everywhere #

# no one seems to care #

# well, I do #

# hey, who's in charge here? #

# it's a jungle out there #

# poison in the very air we breathe #

# do you know what's in the water that you drink #

# well, I do, and it's a-ma-zing #

# people think I'm crazy 'cause I worry all the time #

# if you paid attention you'd be worried too #

# you'd better pay attention to this world we love so much #

# I just care you #

# I could be wrong now #

# but I don't think so #

# 'cause it's a jungle out there #

# it's a jungle out there ##

Mr Monk, you have to push "Play. "

It's been over 2 hours.

It's okay, it's okay.

Here we go.

I know you've always idealize me.

You think I'm some kind of fate.

But sweetheart, I'm not perfect.

I made a mistake. A big mistake.

It was 15 years ago.

Before we met.

I had an affair. Oh.

with my law professor.

But he was married at the time I swear, I didn't know that.

Anyway, we uh, I... was...

pregnant.

I know you're disappointed I didn't love him.

I didn't, really know him.

But I loved being pregnant It was a girl.

She was born January 2nd 1983.

She died the same day.

She lived for 9 minutes.

I never, saw her.

Never saw her.

Anyway, the father, the professor he's name is

Ethan Rickover. And...

Rickover.

The remarkable Mr. Monk Good to see you again.

He's a judge now. He's just been nominated to the Court of Appeals.

Which is why I'm making this tape. Because the woman who've been missing all week, Wendy Straud,

she is the midwife who delivered my daughter.

The missing midwife. The missing midwife.

I don't know what to think, tell me what to think.

Mr. Monk, press the "Play".

And Ethan called me, yesterday.

And I'm just out of the blue, I haven't talked to him over 10 years.

And he wants to meet me tomorrow.

And I don't know, maybe, hell maybe I'm just paranoid,

but,

there was just something, in his voice, it just,

It scared me, you know? And Ethan had a, he has a dark side.

I mean, I know it, I've seen it. I know what he is capable of.

Anyway.

That's why I'm making this tape.

And if I'm wrong, which I'm sure I am, and,

nothing happens, I'll just,

switch it out for the digital watch that you've been asking for.

But if I'm right, and something happens,

I want you to know everything.

Cause you deserve to know everything, Adrian.

You are more than love of my life.

You are my life.

You are...

my life.

Mr. Monk, I'm so sorry.

What are you doing? Ethan Rickover.

What're you gonna do?

Mr Monk, can I just call the captain. Why didn't she tell me?

Mr Monk, everybody has secrets.

She loved you. She didn't want to disappoint you.

That tape,

had been on my bookshelf,

this whole time.

I've been looking at it for, for 12 years.

Mr. Monk, look at you, you can't go anywhere.

I'm going. No, Mr. Monk, come on, you're sick.

I'm not gonna die.

I'm not gonna die. Not yet.

Judge Rickover,

I would like to return to one of your earlier decisions.

Herrura versus California.

You were the Deputy Solicitor General on that brief, is that correct?

That's correct, Senator.

That was a death penalty case, which we held the prisonor, Mr. Herrura.

was entitled only to relieve in the leniency process.

Is that an opinion you still hold?

To be honest, Senator, I'm not sure.

The law has changed, I have changed.

I was 28 years old then, thought I knew everything.

Ha ha, you're aware of course, there are cases pending which had similar circumstances.

and some of them involve recent advances in DNA evidence.

Judge Rickover?

Yes, Senator, I don't think it's an good idea to re-write the Constitution,

just because there's been a scientific break-through.

The basic principles of Common Law haven't changed,

they never do.

The issue is, application, in a new context.

And is context always the overriding factor?

Excuse me?

Uh, is context always the overriding factor?

In my opinion, yeah, these are the same basic principles that have

animated our Common Law system since the time of John Cook.

But, you know I'm not here to teach high-school civic, am I?

Ha ha ha. Actually, I wish you would.

I think some of us could certainly use it.

Senator, it's been a long morning.

If I, if I might, could I ask for a brief recess?

I think that's an excellent idea. We can all use some air.

Uh, we can reconvene at 10:15.

Well, Mr. Monk, what a surprise.

I heard you were sick. No, no.

No, I'm, I'm feeling much better.

Much, much better. That's a relieve.

So, you came all the way downtown, just to cheer me on?

It's nice. I'm here because you killed my wife.

I'm sorry? You heard me.

Trudy... Alison. She was a student of yours at Berkeley.

You had an affair with her. She got pregnent.

And 12 years ago,

when you were nominated for the Appeal Court,

you made sure that story never got out.

You killed 2 women. Wendy Straud,

Nm-nm. was the midwife at the birth.

My wife.

Well, they told me to expect this.

They said that at every confirmation hearing,

the nuts just come out of woodward.

Judge Rickover, we know the whole story.

Oh really?

Mr Monk, I taught thousands of students at Berkeley.

Some of them were unstable.

More than just a few had crushes on me, but please, where's your proof?

Where is the child? The baby died.

The baby died. Birth record, paper trails... Gone! It's all gone.

You took care of that.

You sent Joey Kazarinski to the birthing center last week.

They're updating the files, the director must have found something about Trudy, about the baby.

So you had him killed. You've been covering your tracks for 26 years.

No, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right.

Mr. Monk is sick, he's seriously ill. He's obviuosly not thinking straight.

She made, a tape, Judge.

She made, a tape.

Of course she did. The woman was delusional.

I remember. Trudy... Alison. Alison, yes, she

She follow me around. She wrote me letters. Phone calls 2-3 in the morning.

I remember that she also claimed she was pregnent.

She probably believed it too, she was quite an unstable woman.

Apparently you had a lot in common.

Huh! Mr. Monk! Mr. Monk! No. Mr. Monk.

No, Mr. Monk! Stop. Mr. Monk, please!

This is not over!

This is not over! Yes, it is.

Yeah, I know. The doctor is in with him right now.

So we still don't know.

I better call you later. I love you.

Who was that? That was the Deputy Commissioner.

Deputy Commissioner, Patrick Watson? Yeah, that's right.

You said, "I love you. " I do, love him.

I think he is doing a great job. Why, why, you don't think he's..

I, I, I think he's doing a fine job, but I don't tell him that I love him.

Maybe you should, it's just common courtesy.