Monk

Okay, make me happy.

We found it wedged under the passenger seat, uh, in his hat.

- Third name from... - I see it, I see it.

She was a parttime volunteer.

She quit two months ago. That's why her name didn't come up.

So Monk was right.

There is a connection.

How does he do it?

I mean, I have two eyes. I see everything that he sees, but I...

I don't see what he sees.

Sir, if I may,

what Monk does, it's a parlor trick.

I mean, can he do all this?

Can he organize a citywide investigation, inspire the troops,

motivate people?

Adrian Monk isn't half the cop...

or a third of the man that you are, sir.

Thank you, Lieutenant. Nonetheless...

we need him now.

Go get him.

He's not home.

Well, then he's at Sharona's. Call Sharona.

I tried her. She said she quit.

Sharona quit?

You mean Monk's alone?

Out there in public?

Hello? Are you Benjy?

- Yeah. Who are you? - I'm Sheldon Burger, Deputy Mayor.

Hey, you like skateboarding?

Mom, something happened to Monk!

Forget it.

Monk's been one step ahead of us all the way,

but the man can't function without you.

The city of San Francisco would be eternally grateful.

These are really good. Did you make these?

They're Oreos, Sheldon.

- They are? - They say "Oreos"on them.

Oh, yeah.

Exactly how eternally grateful would the city be?

You tell us, Sharona.

- Whatever you want. - A skateboard track.

Mom, make them build a skateboard track in the park.

Okay.

Here's the deal.

I'll find Monk and bring him back, and you'll owe me one.

- One what? - Someday...

there'll be a knock on your door.

Whatever I say, whatever I want, you'll have to say yes.

Within reason.

- Then forget it. - Okay, okay, okay, not within reason.

That was our song.

I'm sure she heard you.

I don't see how. She's been dead for four years.

Welcome back.

Well, don't pretend you're surprised.

You know, you were right about the cases being connected.

Nicole Vasques did volunteer work for the St. Claire campaign.

How does it feel, always being right?

Terrible.

Come on. Let's go.

I don't know if I'm gonna be able to pull this off.

Adrian, you're gonna be fine.

So, are you ever gonna tell me what kind of dancing you did in Atlantic City?

Ballroom.

Really?

Campaign volunteer.

Campaign volunteer. What did she do there?

Oh, this and that. Mostly helping the bookkeeper.

She quit after seven weeks, which, I'm told, is not unusual.

Pretty small crowd.

How many times you need to watch that, Adrian?

We're missing The Price Is Right.

The rally.

I mean, why would Gavin Lloyd set it there?

A weekday in the middle of the financial district.

They were just talking about Gavin Lloyd on the radio.

Apparently, he was this hotshot political genius,

and now the national parties won't even touch him.

Why not?

Well, he was never officially charged,

but the word is some campaign contributions Gavin collected...

were there one minute and gone the next.

Oh, right. That was a senate race, right, in North Carolina?

Adrian, what are you doing?

It was dented.

Where? You can't even see it.

I am what I am. Do you want it?

Of course I want it. I'm not the mental case.

Oh, look... this one's dented, too.

- That's funny. - I know.

I don't know why you shop at that place, Adrian.

105.

106.

107, 108.

109.

110.

132, 133, 134.

You should've seen me. I had the moves.

I was diving, I was running out of the way.

That's great, Adrian.

Don't you get it? It means we're getting close.

- We're making somebody nervous. - I just can't picture outrunning a car.

I wasn't even running my fastest.

- Why not? - You know.

Were you touching all the poles again?

I always touch the poles.

Adrian Monk for Gavin Lloyd.

- How old was she? - 25.

It's heartbreaking.

She worked for Flo, your bookkeeper.

She was here last summer for about seven weeks.

We get kids like this all the time. Every campaign does.

We call them floaters.

Their boyfriend comes back, they get a new job...

fft!... they're gone.

So, Flo said that you took Nicole aside one day.

I did? - Yes, this would've been lastJuly sometime.

And you talked to her for a while, and then she never came back to work.

I talk to 100 kids every day, you know, more.

We, uh, actually, as a matter of fact, we lost another one last week...

car crash in Sausalito.

Yeah. We heard about that.

See, I'm sorry.

LI don't pretend to know much about politics.

Vote for, uh, Warren St. Claire. That's all you need to know.

But what was the reason you held the rally at that plaza?

Heart of the financial district. We wanted to assure the business community...

that Warren St. Claire is on their side, and it's working.

Have you seen the latest poll numbers?

Yes. Congratulations.

Thank you.

Chicago.

That's a confidential document. - Sorry.

- That's why we shredded it. - Sorry. - That's okay.

I have a suggestion, Mr. Monk.

I'm gonna do my job,

she'll do her job, he'll do his job,

and you, sir, you and Miss...

Fleming. - Fleming, go out and do your job.

Thanks. Good luck. Okay. Thank you.

Mr. Monk, sorry to keep you waiting.

That's okay.

You know, Mr. Goodman, your painting is very, um...

I can't think of the word. It's...

Scary?

I just got that piece. Something about it, I just had to have it.

Yeah. - You can tell a lot about a person from his taste in art.

He did it.

Just a couple of questions, sir.

How long have you worked for Mr. St. Claire?

Nine years. I was the first person he hired.

But he never made you partner.

You don't see me complaining. I'm a lucky man.

I see you've been out of town.

Upstate. My family has a cabin on Rockaway Lake.

I needed some time to clear my thoughts.

It's been a hell of a week.

Mr. Goodman, I'm sure of two things.

One:

Adrian.

One, your cabin is quite lovely.

And, two, you were nowhere near it.

- What? - Your wristwatch.

It's set two hours ahead to central time.

You haven't been north, you've been east.

Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I'm not,

you were in Chicago.

That's crazy. I don't know anyone in Chicago.

You know Miranda St. Claire.

She told us she was going to Denver, but her travel itinerary said Chicago.

So what we have here, sir, are two consenting adults,

both lying about where they spent last night.

What I'm about to say can't leave this room.

Miranda and I have, uh,

been together twice.

So last night makes three?

No, last night it ended.

I swear I didn't want her.

I wanted to hurt Warren... the legendary Warren St. Claire.

- I was sick of being his key chain. - You wanted to hurt him?

No, no, no, I didn't mean... I wouldn't really hurt him.

Oh, of course not. You just wanted to hump his wife.

You want to charge me with something, you call my lawyer.

What is this?

What?

It's me, isn't it?

Look, I don't have time for this, all right?

This meeting is over.

He's gone.

It's me, isn't it?

- Hello? - Is'nt it?

Okay.

It's me.

Hey, they got him. We got to go. They got him.

Come on.

The F. B. I. Coughed up a major file on this guy Ian Sykes.

ExSpecial Forces. Last April,

he purchased a scope for a Weatherby Fibermark rifle.

You guys stay here until we're inside, all right?

Did he mention how tall he was?