1 00:00:01,584 --> 00:00:08,508 [upbeat jazzy music] 2 00:00:13,138 --> 00:00:14,848 Have you seen my earring? 3 00:00:14,931 --> 00:00:18,309 Why can't I just write these people a check and stay home? 4 00:00:18,393 --> 00:00:20,478 Nobody's gonna miss me. 5 00:00:20,562 --> 00:00:21,938 You're not getting out of this one. 6 00:00:22,021 --> 00:00:24,315 Half the people are coming just to have their picture taken 7 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:25,942 with the great Daniel Thorn. 8 00:00:28,486 --> 00:00:29,487 Besides… 9 00:00:30,488 --> 00:00:32,365 You bought me this dress just for tonight. 10 00:00:32,949 --> 00:00:34,200 -Remember? -Yeah. 11 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:35,285 [both chuckle] 12 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:39,581 I really do have impeccable taste, don't I? 13 00:00:39,664 --> 00:00:41,291 -Me or the dress? -Both. 14 00:00:42,375 --> 00:00:43,376 Oh! 15 00:00:45,754 --> 00:00:47,422 This thing is gonna kill you someday. 16 00:00:47,505 --> 00:00:50,175 I have to wear it, darling. It's my trademark. 17 00:00:51,217 --> 00:00:53,344 And we're late, which is my other trademark. 18 00:00:53,428 --> 00:00:54,721 I'll just wear these. 19 00:00:58,475 --> 00:00:59,476 [elevator bell dings] 20 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:05,523 Save me, Roberto. How about you go to this stupid benefit? 21 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:06,983 I'll stay here. 22 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:08,651 [Roberto] I can't help you, Mr. Thorn. 23 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:09,778 Have a good evening. 24 00:01:17,035 --> 00:01:18,620 [elevator bell dings] 25 00:01:21,956 --> 00:01:23,166 Mr. T, your car is out front, 26 00:01:23,249 --> 00:01:25,502 and I put a couple of diet sodas in there too. 27 00:01:25,585 --> 00:01:27,837 -Thank you, Lewis. -Mr. Thorn, over here. One picture! 28 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:31,341 What is it? 29 00:01:31,424 --> 00:01:32,967 Oh… do you have the tickets? 30 00:01:33,176 --> 00:01:34,844 No, I thought you had them. 31 00:01:34,928 --> 00:01:36,554 Oh… oh, I must have left them upstairs. 32 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:39,933 Uh, I'll go, you stay and meet your adoring public. 33 00:01:40,016 --> 00:01:41,059 All right. 34 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:49,818 Sheryl, your scarf is caught. 35 00:01:49,901 --> 00:01:51,528 -[Sheryl] Ohh! -Sheryl! 36 00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:53,279 Oh, my scarf! Daniel! 37 00:01:53,363 --> 00:01:55,073 -Ohh! Ohh! -[tearing sound] 38 00:01:55,156 --> 00:01:56,866 Somebody help me! 39 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:58,493 Roberto, get to the elevator. 40 00:01:58,576 --> 00:02:01,704 Check on Mrs. Thorn. It's that damn scarf again. 41 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:03,456 Just make sure she's okay. 42 00:02:11,256 --> 00:02:13,591 Mr. Thorn, you better come up. 43 00:02:13,675 --> 00:02:14,884 It's Mrs. Thorn… 44 00:02:14,968 --> 00:02:16,511 I think she's dead. 45 00:02:25,144 --> 00:02:27,981 ["It's a Jungle Out There" by Randy Newman playing] 46 00:02:28,064 --> 00:02:29,858 ♪ It's a jungle out there ♪ 47 00:02:30,608 --> 00:02:32,902 ♪ Disorder and confusion everywhere ♪ 48 00:02:35,113 --> 00:02:37,782 ♪ No one seems to care, well, I do ♪ 49 00:02:37,866 --> 00:02:41,244 ♪ Hey, who's in charge here? ♪ 50 00:02:41,327 --> 00:02:43,204 ♪ It's a jungle out there ♪ 51 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:46,875 ♪ Poison in the very air we breathe ♪ 52 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:50,461 ♪ You know what's in the water That you drink? ♪ 53 00:02:50,545 --> 00:02:55,300 ♪ Well, I do, and it's amazing ♪ 54 00:02:55,383 --> 00:02:58,344 ♪ People think I'm crazy 'Cause I worry all the time ♪ 55 00:02:58,428 --> 00:03:00,722 ♪ If you paid attention, You'd be worried too ♪ 56 00:03:01,806 --> 00:03:05,935 ♪ You'd better pay attention Or this world we love so much ♪ 57 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:09,063 ♪ Might just kill you ♪ 58 00:03:09,814 --> 00:03:11,649 ♪ I could be wrong now ♪ 59 00:03:11,733 --> 00:03:13,818 ♪ But I don't think so ♪ 60 00:03:13,902 --> 00:03:16,529 ♪ 'Cause it's a jungle out there ♪ 61 00:03:16,613 --> 00:03:18,489 ♪ It's a jungle out there ♪ 62 00:03:24,412 --> 00:03:26,122 [phone rings] 63 00:03:29,208 --> 00:03:31,544 [ringing] 64 00:03:33,254 --> 00:03:36,174 -Hello? -[Stottlemeyer] Hey, Monk! You awake? 65 00:03:36,257 --> 00:03:39,093 Listen, there was a murder here last week. 66 00:03:39,177 --> 00:03:40,845 You know Daniel Thorn? 67 00:03:41,429 --> 00:03:42,513 Daniel Thorn? 68 00:03:42,597 --> 00:03:45,308 Daniel Thorn-- the son of a bitch murdered his wife, 69 00:03:45,391 --> 00:03:47,727 and he tried to make it look like an accident, and I can prove it! 70 00:03:47,810 --> 00:03:49,729 Monk, I solved the case! 71 00:03:49,812 --> 00:03:51,689 At least, I think I did. 72 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:54,150 Hey, hey. And keep 'em coming. 73 00:03:54,233 --> 00:03:55,234 Hot pants! 74 00:03:56,986 --> 00:03:58,821 Have you been drinking? 75 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:01,324 Who, me? Uh, yeah, a little bit. 76 00:04:01,407 --> 00:04:03,534 Listen, Monk, I need you, man. 77 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:06,746 I need you to come to Vegas. I need a second opinion. 78 00:04:06,829 --> 00:04:09,123 I'm staying at the Monticello Casino. 79 00:04:09,207 --> 00:04:10,959 Uh… 80 00:04:11,042 --> 00:04:13,753 Room 3473. 81 00:04:15,004 --> 00:04:16,172 Vegas. 82 00:04:17,131 --> 00:04:18,549 Las Vegas? 83 00:04:18,633 --> 00:04:21,177 [upbeat jazzy music] 84 00:04:21,260 --> 00:04:23,805 [man] ♪ There's just one place for me ♪ 85 00:04:23,888 --> 00:04:25,056 ♪ This is it ♪ 86 00:04:26,557 --> 00:04:29,352 ♪ Yeah, just one place to be ♪ 87 00:04:29,435 --> 00:04:30,728 ♪ This is it ♪ 88 00:04:32,230 --> 00:04:35,066 ♪ I'm so happy to be here ♪ 89 00:04:35,149 --> 00:04:37,568 ♪ When I look around, it's clear ♪ 90 00:04:37,652 --> 00:04:42,323 ♪ Yes, it's perfectly plain to see ♪ 91 00:04:43,157 --> 00:04:45,368 ♪ There's a cream of the crop ♪ 92 00:04:45,451 --> 00:04:47,120 ♪ This is it ♪ 93 00:04:48,496 --> 00:04:51,040 ♪ On my list, at the top ♪ 94 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:52,542 ♪ This is it ♪ 95 00:04:52,625 --> 00:04:54,669 [guests cheering, yelling] 96 00:04:54,752 --> 00:04:57,797 -[Natalie] Welcome to Sin City, Mr. Monk. -Some kind of holiday? 97 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,882 Nope, it's like this 24 hours a day. 98 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,050 All the time. 99 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:02,593 People come from all over the world 100 00:05:02,677 --> 00:05:04,137 just to give their money away. 101 00:05:04,220 --> 00:05:05,805 -They look miserable. -They are miserable. 102 00:05:05,888 --> 00:05:07,348 You might be the happiest person here. 103 00:05:07,432 --> 00:05:09,142 -[bells ring] -Whoo hoo! 104 00:05:09,225 --> 00:05:10,226 You all right? 105 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:13,271 This is nothing. Wait till the tour buses show up. 106 00:05:13,354 --> 00:05:15,440 -This place is gonna be packed. -How do you know? 107 00:05:15,523 --> 00:05:17,859 I lived here for two years. I was a blackjack dealer. 108 00:05:17,942 --> 00:05:18,901 I didn't know that. 109 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:20,862 I've done a lot of things you don't know about. 110 00:05:20,945 --> 00:05:22,196 Really? Like what? 111 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:24,282 Like it's none of your business. 112 00:05:24,365 --> 00:05:25,825 Have you ever done hard time? 113 00:05:25,908 --> 00:05:28,661 -Do you think I've done hard time? -Maybe. 114 00:05:28,745 --> 00:05:29,954 This way. 115 00:05:32,498 --> 00:05:34,625 [knocking on door] 116 00:05:36,210 --> 00:05:37,837 [knocking continues] 117 00:05:39,297 --> 00:05:40,298 [pounding on door] 118 00:05:40,381 --> 00:05:41,674 [groans] 119 00:05:41,758 --> 00:05:43,342 [bottles clattering] 120 00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:45,094 Jeez. 121 00:05:47,305 --> 00:05:48,639 Where's my pants? 122 00:05:49,974 --> 00:05:51,726 Hey, Randy, where's my pants? 123 00:05:51,809 --> 00:05:53,853 You threw 'em out the window. 124 00:05:54,771 --> 00:05:56,064 Why did I do that? 125 00:05:56,147 --> 00:05:58,900 One of the girls bet you a dollar you wouldn't. 126 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:04,447 Looks like she paid off. 127 00:06:05,323 --> 00:06:06,532 -[pounding on door] -Coming! 128 00:06:06,616 --> 00:06:08,493 -[pounding continues] -I'm coming! 129 00:06:08,576 --> 00:06:10,036 Quit with the pounding! 130 00:06:16,167 --> 00:06:19,378 Which one of you idiots invited Monk? 131 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:20,630 Wasn't me. 132 00:06:20,713 --> 00:06:22,298 -Not me. -Come on. 133 00:06:22,381 --> 00:06:25,802 [light music] 134 00:06:26,427 --> 00:06:28,262 Hey, Monk! 135 00:06:28,387 --> 00:06:29,472 Natalie! 136 00:06:29,555 --> 00:06:31,349 What are you doing here? 137 00:06:31,432 --> 00:06:33,059 You called him. 138 00:06:33,142 --> 00:06:34,644 Last night. You told him to come. 139 00:06:34,727 --> 00:06:35,978 W--I called you? 140 00:06:36,062 --> 00:06:37,855 You said there'd been a murder. 141 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:39,482 [laughs] What the hell are you talking about? 142 00:06:39,565 --> 00:06:40,525 Can we come in? 143 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:42,235 Yeah, come on. 144 00:06:42,318 --> 00:06:44,195 Ha ha ho! 145 00:06:44,278 --> 00:06:45,613 You guys have fun? 146 00:06:46,280 --> 00:06:48,366 -[Stottlemeyer] I don't know. -What's the occasion? 147 00:06:48,449 --> 00:06:51,119 Larry Fennigan's bachelor party. 148 00:06:51,202 --> 00:06:53,162 Sergeant Fennigan? No. 149 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:55,706 I just to talked to him last week. He's not having a bachelor-- 150 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:58,417 Uh, yeah, he must have changed his mind 151 00:06:58,501 --> 00:06:59,919 at the last minute. 152 00:07:00,002 --> 00:07:01,212 We tried to call you. 153 00:07:01,295 --> 00:07:03,673 Hey, look--stripper left her makeup bag. 154 00:07:06,676 --> 00:07:08,427 Strippers? 155 00:07:08,511 --> 00:07:11,222 Uh… it's okay, Monk, 156 00:07:11,305 --> 00:07:12,974 'cause me and the other married guys, 157 00:07:13,057 --> 00:07:15,476 we went down the hall until she left. 158 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:16,853 [Disher] Okay. 159 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,356 Um, we'll meet you guys later. 160 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:21,816 I'm gonna go hit the tables. 161 00:07:21,899 --> 00:07:23,693 -How's your luck? -Great. 162 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:26,362 -Only down a couple hundred. -Whatcha playing? 163 00:07:26,904 --> 00:07:28,072 -Blackjack. -Go next door. 164 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:29,699 The Mirage has some five dollar tables. 165 00:07:29,782 --> 00:07:33,578 Five bucks? Those are kiddie tables. I'm here to make some real money. 166 00:07:34,245 --> 00:07:35,580 I got a system. 167 00:07:35,663 --> 00:07:38,541 Oh! I didn't know you had a book. 168 00:07:38,624 --> 00:07:40,460 -Then you can't lose. -Come on down. 169 00:07:40,543 --> 00:07:42,753 See for yourself. You can help me count my chips. 170 00:07:42,837 --> 00:07:44,088 [chuckling] 171 00:07:49,719 --> 00:07:51,387 Hey, wait a minute. I called you, Monk. 172 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:53,139 -Right. -Yeah, I ca-- 173 00:07:54,474 --> 00:07:55,641 I solved something. 174 00:07:55,725 --> 00:07:57,226 -It was big. -Yeah. 175 00:07:57,310 --> 00:08:00,229 -You said Daniel Thorn murdered his wife. -You said you had proof. 176 00:08:01,522 --> 00:08:02,899 I did? 177 00:08:06,694 --> 00:08:08,029 [Monk] Okay, this way. 178 00:08:10,573 --> 00:08:11,908 Over here. 179 00:08:13,034 --> 00:08:15,828 Right, this--this is where she was killed. 180 00:08:15,912 --> 00:08:17,413 Does any of this look familiar? 181 00:08:17,496 --> 00:08:18,664 [Stottlemeyer] I don't know. 182 00:08:19,790 --> 00:08:23,211 Wait. Cap, you're only supposed to take two of those. 183 00:08:24,212 --> 00:08:26,214 "As necessary." 184 00:08:26,297 --> 00:08:28,299 You don't remember anything? Nothing? 185 00:08:29,091 --> 00:08:32,303 Um… I know I left the party upstairs 186 00:08:32,386 --> 00:08:34,680 -at about 1:30. -Okay, okay, were you alone? 187 00:08:34,764 --> 00:08:37,642 I don't know. I came down, I played some craps. 188 00:08:37,725 --> 00:08:38,851 Lost some money. 189 00:08:39,936 --> 00:08:41,437 I talked to someone. 190 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,773 Good! There you go. Who? 191 00:08:43,856 --> 00:08:44,857 It was a man. 192 00:08:45,733 --> 00:08:46,651 Or a woman. 193 00:08:46,734 --> 00:08:49,654 Oh, man or a woman. That narrows it down. 194 00:08:49,737 --> 00:08:52,323 So--so it wasn't a child? 195 00:08:52,406 --> 00:08:53,533 Coulda been. 196 00:08:53,616 --> 00:08:56,118 I got the case file. Lieutenant Waliver said don't make any copies, 197 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:57,536 and I have nice eyes. 198 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:01,290 "Cause of death: ligature strangulation 199 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:02,500 and a broken neck." 200 00:09:02,583 --> 00:09:04,377 Waliver said you're wasting your time. 201 00:09:04,460 --> 00:09:06,587 It was an accident. She strangled on her own scarf. 202 00:09:06,671 --> 00:09:07,755 Okay, let's check it out. 203 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:10,091 [ahem] Uh, excuse me. I'm sorry. 204 00:09:10,174 --> 00:09:12,802 These are private elevators. The public elevators are across the lobby. 205 00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:14,887 Yeah, um… P.D. 206 00:09:14,971 --> 00:09:16,931 We're just gonna look around a little bit, okay? 207 00:09:17,014 --> 00:09:18,182 Sure, sure. 208 00:09:18,266 --> 00:09:19,934 Well, what's, uh, going on? 209 00:09:20,017 --> 00:09:21,811 -Can I help? -Were you on duty 210 00:09:21,894 --> 00:09:23,854 the night Mrs. Thorn was-- 211 00:09:23,938 --> 00:09:26,023 Why, is this, like, an insurance thing? 212 00:09:26,107 --> 00:09:28,901 No, this is a "we ask you some questions and you answer" thing. 213 00:09:28,985 --> 00:09:31,696 Okay, okay. But you owe me one. 214 00:09:31,779 --> 00:09:33,781 Here's what happened. They got off the elevator. 215 00:09:33,864 --> 00:09:37,535 Sheryl--that's Mrs. Thorn--said, "Do you have the tickets?" 216 00:09:37,618 --> 00:09:39,912 Daniel--Mr. Thorn--checked his pockets. 217 00:09:39,996 --> 00:09:42,456 No. She got back on the elevator. 218 00:09:42,540 --> 00:09:46,252 Elevator doors closed, and her scarf got caught. 219 00:09:46,335 --> 00:09:48,045 You could hear her screaming from inside. 220 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:50,298 "Help me, Daniel. Help me." 221 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:53,467 That's pretty much it. They found her upstairs. 222 00:09:54,302 --> 00:09:56,220 And she was definitely alone? 223 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:57,805 Oh, yeah, I was standing right there. 224 00:09:57,888 --> 00:09:59,265 I got a question. 225 00:10:00,224 --> 00:10:02,351 Were you working last night at 2:00? 226 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:03,436 Oh, yes, sir. 227 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:05,146 -Was I here? -Were you here? 228 00:10:05,229 --> 00:10:07,023 Do you remember me? Did we talk? 229 00:10:07,106 --> 00:10:09,317 No, sir, I've never seen you before. 230 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,777 Exactly. We never met. 231 00:10:11,861 --> 00:10:14,697 Right. I was just testing you. He passed. Good job. 232 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:17,074 Um, I--we're just gonna be a minute, okay? 233 00:10:17,158 --> 00:10:18,492 -Okay. -Thank you. 234 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:21,162 So it's an express. 235 00:10:21,245 --> 00:10:23,581 Yeah, it goes straight to the penthouse, nonstop. 236 00:10:23,664 --> 00:10:25,625 There's an access panel. 237 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:28,461 -Can we get up there? -Monk, we're not supposed to be here. 238 00:10:28,544 --> 00:10:30,212 Let's make it quick. 239 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,423 -Hey, look. Thumbprint scanner. -Yeah. 240 00:10:32,506 --> 00:10:34,592 This elevator moves for no one but Thorn or his wife. 241 00:10:34,675 --> 00:10:36,093 [Stottlemeyer] Yeah. It's all here. 242 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:39,513 See? Daniel Thorn pressed the elevator scanner 243 00:10:39,597 --> 00:10:41,974 at 5:52 to come down. 244 00:10:42,058 --> 00:10:45,102 And then Sheryl Thorn pressed the scanner 245 00:10:45,186 --> 00:10:47,855 at 5:55, three minutes later, to go back up in the elevator. 246 00:10:49,607 --> 00:10:52,068 So it was definitely her. 247 00:10:52,693 --> 00:10:54,195 Yeah, positive I.D. 248 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:57,406 What are you doing? 249 00:11:00,368 --> 00:11:03,287 Well, look. It's odd. Look at her thumb print. 250 00:11:03,371 --> 00:11:05,122 It's at a weird angle. 251 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:10,252 Why would she press it like that? 252 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:11,754 I would have pressed it like that. 253 00:11:11,837 --> 00:11:13,506 -Wouldn't you? -Mm-hmm. 254 00:11:14,632 --> 00:11:16,217 Yeah, that is weird. 255 00:11:21,305 --> 00:11:22,181 What is that? 256 00:11:23,307 --> 00:11:24,517 It's a fingernail. 257 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,894 It's dug right into the leather. 258 00:11:26,977 --> 00:11:30,106 It probably broke off when she was choking to death. 259 00:11:30,189 --> 00:11:32,108 No, I don't think so. 260 00:11:32,191 --> 00:11:34,485 She was too far away from the door. 261 00:11:34,568 --> 00:11:36,195 What do you think? 262 00:11:37,196 --> 00:11:38,864 I think you were right. 263 00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:41,200 Something happened in here. 264 00:11:42,451 --> 00:11:43,869 It was murder. 265 00:11:51,794 --> 00:11:53,587 You know, some people thought 266 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:56,674 that we should reschedule this groundbreaking ceremony 267 00:11:56,757 --> 00:11:59,218 after what happened last week. 268 00:11:59,301 --> 00:12:01,804 But I know that Sheryl would want us here today. 269 00:12:01,887 --> 00:12:06,851 And as you know, she and I were never able to have children of our own. 270 00:12:06,934 --> 00:12:10,104 So she always considered this project, 271 00:12:10,187 --> 00:12:13,566 this hospital, to be her baby. 272 00:12:13,649 --> 00:12:14,817 Our baby. 273 00:12:16,652 --> 00:12:17,820 If, in a hundred years… 274 00:12:17,903 --> 00:12:19,238 He didn't love her. 275 00:12:20,448 --> 00:12:21,449 How do you know? 276 00:12:22,867 --> 00:12:23,868 I know. 277 00:12:23,951 --> 00:12:27,455 Or my casinos or my bestseller books. 278 00:12:28,205 --> 00:12:31,876 No, it will be for this hospital. 279 00:12:32,460 --> 00:12:34,503 So let's get started on this hospital. 280 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:39,800 Will somebody hold this? 281 00:12:42,344 --> 00:12:44,763 -What are you doing? -Poking around. 282 00:12:44,847 --> 00:12:48,017 -You can't do that. -I can do anything I want. I'm cute. 283 00:12:52,354 --> 00:12:55,483 I want to thank everybody for coming out here today. 284 00:12:55,566 --> 00:12:57,651 So let's get this thing built, huh? 285 00:12:59,737 --> 00:13:01,322 Oh, thanks. I appreciate that. 286 00:13:01,405 --> 00:13:03,949 -Mr. Thorn, do you have a minute? -Yeah, sure. 287 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:06,076 [Natalie] No, no, sir. We don't want your autograph. 288 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,704 My name is Natalie Teeger. This is Adrian Monk. 289 00:13:08,787 --> 00:13:11,582 We're here with some homicide detectives from San Francisco. 290 00:13:11,665 --> 00:13:13,542 Oh, I hope you're staying here at the Monticello. 291 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,085 Yes, sir, we are. 292 00:13:15,169 --> 00:13:19,381 We just have some questions about your wife and how she died. 293 00:13:20,549 --> 00:13:22,134 You do? 294 00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:25,179 Well, uh, we have our own police force here, Mr. Monk, 295 00:13:25,262 --> 00:13:27,014 and, uh, they've already looked into it. 296 00:13:27,097 --> 00:13:30,226 If you want a copy of that report, I can assist you with that. 297 00:13:30,309 --> 00:13:32,895 Well, I-I've already seen the report, sir. 298 00:13:32,978 --> 00:13:35,523 Uh… it doesn't add up. 299 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:39,693 -Oh, yeah? What doesn't add up? -The night she died, 300 00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:42,821 the two of you were going to a fundraiser at the Baker Street Pavilion. 301 00:13:42,905 --> 00:13:45,032 Yeah, that's right. It was a fundraising concert. 302 00:13:45,115 --> 00:13:46,450 For this hospital. 303 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:49,036 Right, but she forgot the tickets, 304 00:13:49,119 --> 00:13:51,372 and that's why she went back upstairs. 305 00:13:51,455 --> 00:13:52,665 Yeah. 306 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:57,461 These were in your pocket, sir. 307 00:13:58,128 --> 00:14:00,506 Baker Street Pavilion, May 2nd. 308 00:14:02,466 --> 00:14:03,884 Oh, my, but… 309 00:14:03,968 --> 00:14:05,302 I didn't realize they were there. 310 00:14:05,386 --> 00:14:08,264 You know, if I'd have known that, she'd be alive here today. 311 00:14:08,347 --> 00:14:10,307 We've spoken to some witnesses. 312 00:14:10,391 --> 00:14:12,643 They said that you looked for the tickets. 313 00:14:12,726 --> 00:14:15,020 They said that you checked your pockets. 314 00:14:15,104 --> 00:14:16,272 They were mistaken! 315 00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:22,486 Look, why don't you just relax here, Mr. Monk. 316 00:14:22,570 --> 00:14:24,363 Huh? You're in Las Vegas. 317 00:14:24,446 --> 00:14:25,948 Do some gambling. 318 00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:28,033 I'd be happy to comp you and your friend here. 319 00:14:28,117 --> 00:14:30,077 I don't gamble. 320 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:31,912 Well, then, have a drink. 321 00:14:31,996 --> 00:14:33,497 Don't drink. 322 00:14:33,581 --> 00:14:36,417 Well, you don't gamble, you don't drink. You wanna know a secret? 323 00:14:36,500 --> 00:14:39,003 I don't either. Ha ha ha. 324 00:14:39,086 --> 00:14:40,754 You and I, we got a lot in common, Mr. Monk. 325 00:14:40,838 --> 00:14:43,591 Yes, we do. My wife was murdered too. 326 00:14:45,342 --> 00:14:47,428 -Well, Sheryl wasn't murdered. -I think she was. 327 00:14:48,345 --> 00:14:49,930 We're done here. 328 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,684 Good-bye, Mr. Monk, Ms. Teeger. 329 00:14:53,767 --> 00:14:54,977 Mr. Thorn. 330 00:15:02,401 --> 00:15:03,611 [Monk] Okay, just take your time. 331 00:15:03,694 --> 00:15:05,529 Does any of this look familiar? 332 00:15:06,864 --> 00:15:08,198 [Stottlemeyer] Maybe that way? 333 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:12,244 Hey, there's Randy. Randy! 334 00:15:12,328 --> 00:15:13,913 Randy! How you doing? 335 00:15:13,996 --> 00:15:16,749 Hey, uh, I'm down. 336 00:15:16,832 --> 00:15:19,627 But that's to be expected. 337 00:15:19,710 --> 00:15:21,587 Money is like the tide. It ebbs and it flows. 338 00:15:21,670 --> 00:15:23,172 It's all in the book. 339 00:15:23,255 --> 00:15:24,924 Right now, I'm sort of ebbing. 340 00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:27,092 Uh, son, exactly how much are you ebbing? 341 00:15:27,176 --> 00:15:28,677 Down 800. 342 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:30,763 But that's not including the complimentary breakfast 343 00:15:30,846 --> 00:15:32,222 and all the free drinks. 344 00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:34,642 Don't panic. Don't panic. The worst thing you can do is panic. 345 00:15:34,725 --> 00:15:36,101 It's all in the book. 346 00:15:36,185 --> 00:15:37,353 Hey, uh, how's the case coming? 347 00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:40,189 -[Monk] Actually, we're narrowing it-- -Great, I wanna hear all about it. 348 00:15:40,272 --> 00:15:41,357 -Later. -[woman] How are you? 349 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:42,816 Julia, I'm back. 350 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:44,234 -Let's play. -All right, there ya go. 351 00:15:44,318 --> 00:15:45,986 That bar. 352 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:48,197 I've been in that bar. 353 00:15:54,286 --> 00:15:55,913 Hey! There he is! 354 00:15:55,996 --> 00:15:58,749 -This is the guy! -[woman] Hey, Leland, welcome back! 355 00:15:58,832 --> 00:16:00,000 I think you've been here before. 356 00:16:00,084 --> 00:16:02,169 [man] Leland, how you feeling, brother? 357 00:16:02,252 --> 00:16:03,754 I figured you'd be back. 358 00:16:03,837 --> 00:16:05,631 You forgot this. 359 00:16:05,714 --> 00:16:08,217 Everybody is still talking about it, man. 360 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:10,427 Thank you for last night. 361 00:16:10,511 --> 00:16:12,596 You're welcome. 362 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,140 -[Monk] First place Karaoke contest? -Karaoke? 363 00:16:15,224 --> 00:16:19,061 -Do you sing? -Apparently. [light laugh] 364 00:16:20,729 --> 00:16:23,232 Look, last night is a bit of a blur. 365 00:16:24,316 --> 00:16:25,526 What did I sing? 366 00:16:25,609 --> 00:16:27,361 "Ain't No Sunshine." 367 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:31,573 -That's a good song. -You made me cry. 368 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,575 Sing it again. 369 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:35,744 I don't think so. 370 00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:37,830 Look, um… 371 00:16:37,913 --> 00:16:40,040 Did anything else happen? It's kind of important. 372 00:16:40,124 --> 00:16:41,583 You did a lot of drinking. 373 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:44,002 -You were very thirsty. -Did he talk to anybody? 374 00:16:44,086 --> 00:16:45,963 Hell, he talked to everybody. 375 00:16:46,046 --> 00:16:47,381 You don't remember anything? 376 00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:49,842 -Um… -Let's see, you came in around 2:00. 377 00:16:49,925 --> 00:16:51,927 You sang a song, you won the trophy, 378 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:54,680 you threw up, and you collapsed on a table over there. 379 00:16:55,597 --> 00:16:57,391 -Was he alone? -I didn't notice. 380 00:16:57,474 --> 00:16:58,434 Ten minutes, you came back. 381 00:16:58,517 --> 00:17:02,104 You were all excited, and you kept saying, "I solved the case!" 382 00:17:02,187 --> 00:17:03,439 Anything else? 383 00:17:03,522 --> 00:17:06,108 No, sir, you just ran outside, looking for a pay phone. 384 00:17:06,191 --> 00:17:09,194 You sat at this table. You solved the case. 385 00:17:12,906 --> 00:17:15,659 Look… do you have any idea what I meant? 386 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:17,036 No. 387 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:18,370 [woman] I do. 388 00:17:18,454 --> 00:17:20,622 You told me all about it. 389 00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:26,920 [light jazzy music] 390 00:17:27,004 --> 00:17:28,297 Um… 391 00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:33,844 What exactly did I say? 392 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:38,015 I'll tell you on one condition. 393 00:17:48,942 --> 00:17:50,569 Hi. Remember me? 394 00:17:50,652 --> 00:17:52,613 Oh, Ms. Teeger, room 1523. 395 00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:55,741 Wow, you're pretty good! You're gonna own this place someday. 396 00:17:55,824 --> 00:17:57,868 -That's the plan. Give me five years. -[chuckles] 397 00:17:57,951 --> 00:18:00,329 Listen, my friend Adrian Monk just checked in. 398 00:18:00,412 --> 00:18:01,455 Room 1525. 399 00:18:01,538 --> 00:18:02,706 That's right. 400 00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:05,375 Anyway, uh, he's a little peculiar. 401 00:18:05,459 --> 00:18:08,087 He has to have 60-watt light bulbs in all the lamps. 402 00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:10,839 Sixty watt? Uh, did you try guest services? 403 00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:12,674 There were ten people in front of me. 404 00:18:12,758 --> 00:18:14,760 Could you help me out? I would so appreciate it. 405 00:18:14,843 --> 00:18:16,929 Done. But you owe me one. 406 00:18:17,012 --> 00:18:18,013 All right. [chuckles] 407 00:18:19,598 --> 00:18:20,724 Is that Daniel Thorn's book? 408 00:18:20,808 --> 00:18:23,894 -Yeah. -You must be a pretty big fan, huh? 409 00:18:23,977 --> 00:18:25,479 I'd say I'm more of a student. 410 00:18:25,562 --> 00:18:26,688 I keep my eyes open. 411 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:29,983 You can learn more in this lobby than you can in any business school. 412 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:32,402 I'm sure you can… 413 00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:34,113 Lewis. 414 00:18:34,196 --> 00:18:36,365 I bet you have some great stories. 415 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:38,075 [chuckles] Uh, well, uh… 416 00:18:38,158 --> 00:18:40,410 let's just say if I wrote a book about Thorn, 417 00:18:40,494 --> 00:18:42,996 about the things I've seen, it'd be pretty wild. 418 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,456 [both chuckle] 419 00:18:44,540 --> 00:18:47,000 I have a perfect view of who comes and goes. 420 00:18:47,084 --> 00:18:49,878 And who comes and goes with who. 421 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:52,172 Ah, do you really? 422 00:18:52,256 --> 00:18:53,257 Mm-hmm. 423 00:18:54,424 --> 00:18:57,803 ["Ain't No Sunshine" playing] 424 00:18:57,886 --> 00:19:01,348 ♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ 425 00:19:04,434 --> 00:19:07,938 ♪ It's not warm when she's away ♪ 426 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:14,153 ♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ 427 00:19:14,236 --> 00:19:17,656 -♪ She's always gone… ♪ -Don't ask. 428 00:19:17,739 --> 00:19:20,701 ♪ Any time she goes away ♪ 429 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:27,166 ♪ Wonder this time where she's gone ♪ 430 00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:33,589 ♪ Wonder if she's going to stay ♪ 431 00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:35,007 Do the dance. 432 00:19:35,090 --> 00:19:37,301 You did a little dance. 433 00:19:37,384 --> 00:19:39,803 ♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ 434 00:19:39,887 --> 00:19:42,723 ♪ She's always gone too long ♪ 435 00:19:42,806 --> 00:19:45,058 ♪ Any time she goes away ♪ 436 00:19:45,142 --> 00:19:47,895 Turn around. I wanna see your tush. 437 00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:53,525 ♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪ 438 00:19:53,609 --> 00:19:55,652 -♪ I know, I know, I know… ♪ -Those are different pants. 439 00:19:55,736 --> 00:19:56,778 Where are the jeans? 440 00:19:56,862 --> 00:20:00,157 Look, lady, a deal is a deal. 441 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,994 I sang the song, now tell me what I said last night. 442 00:20:04,077 --> 00:20:07,748 All you said was, "They don't match." 443 00:20:07,831 --> 00:20:09,583 They don't match? What doesn't match? 444 00:20:09,666 --> 00:20:12,002 I don't know. You didn't say. 445 00:20:13,879 --> 00:20:16,715 Wait, wait, wait. Is that it? Is that all you've got? 446 00:20:16,798 --> 00:20:19,593 Leland, sing it again. 447 00:20:19,676 --> 00:20:22,262 I just love the way you sing. 448 00:20:27,851 --> 00:20:29,770 Thank you. 449 00:20:29,853 --> 00:20:32,189 -You were good. -Shut up. 450 00:20:32,272 --> 00:20:34,149 Daniel Thorn has a mistress. 451 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,777 She's a dancer at another casino. 452 00:20:36,860 --> 00:20:40,405 -How do you know that? -Lewis the bellboy told me. 453 00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:41,907 He told you, just like that? 454 00:20:41,990 --> 00:20:44,576 -Mm-hmm. -Oh, that's right. You're cute. 455 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:45,994 [man] ♪ Come see me tonight ♪ 456 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:48,372 ♪ I know the time is right ♪ 457 00:20:49,706 --> 00:20:51,917 ♪ For a rendezvous ♪ 458 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,295 ♪ Only me and you… ♪ 459 00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:58,382 -Mr. Monk, they're not naked. -They're naked-ish. 460 00:20:58,465 --> 00:21:01,134 [laughs] Well, you can't argue with that. They are naked-ish. 461 00:21:01,218 --> 00:21:02,261 Where's the captain? 462 00:21:02,344 --> 00:21:04,471 He went back to get Randy out of the casino. 463 00:21:04,554 --> 00:21:06,890 He's down $4,000. 464 00:21:06,974 --> 00:21:10,686 He's never gonna leave. Nobody walks away. It's like a drug. 465 00:21:11,728 --> 00:21:14,106 I used to gamble. I had a big problem. 466 00:21:14,189 --> 00:21:15,565 That's why I left. 467 00:21:15,649 --> 00:21:17,901 -Sir, Teresa Telenko? -Yeah. 468 00:21:18,318 --> 00:21:20,279 -Is he pointing? -Yes, he's pointing. 469 00:21:20,362 --> 00:21:22,489 -Where is he pointing? -To a woman. 470 00:21:22,572 --> 00:21:24,741 ♪ Tonight ♪ 471 00:21:24,825 --> 00:21:26,576 ♪ Come see me tonight ♪ 472 00:21:28,912 --> 00:21:30,831 She's walking this way. 473 00:21:34,209 --> 00:21:35,752 Excuse me, Ms. Telenko? 474 00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:37,212 Hi, I'm Natalie Teeger. 475 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:38,463 This is Adrian Monk. 476 00:21:38,547 --> 00:21:41,341 We're--we're working with the police department, 477 00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:43,844 -looking into the death of… -Ooh! 478 00:21:43,927 --> 00:21:45,220 Of Sheryl Thorn. 479 00:21:45,303 --> 00:21:48,181 -Why are you telling me? -Because you're sleeping with her husband. 480 00:21:48,265 --> 00:21:51,643 Sweetie, it'll take us half a day to check your phone records. 481 00:21:53,186 --> 00:21:56,398 Okay, maybe that's true. But that's my business. 482 00:21:56,481 --> 00:21:59,484 It has nothing to do with his wife or what happened. 483 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:01,570 Ms. Telenko, we already checked. 484 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:03,572 The night Mrs. Thorn was killed, 485 00:22:03,655 --> 00:22:05,157 you called in sick. 486 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,367 You missed the show. 487 00:22:08,327 --> 00:22:09,619 Is he blind? 488 00:22:09,703 --> 00:22:10,912 Define blind. 489 00:22:12,122 --> 00:22:14,791 I-I called in sick because I was sick. 490 00:22:14,875 --> 00:22:16,668 I miss a lot of shows. 491 00:22:16,752 --> 00:22:19,087 Would you like to see a note from my doctor? 492 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,715 What happened to Sheryl Thorn was an accident. 493 00:22:21,798 --> 00:22:24,426 She was on that elevator alone, and she choked to death. 494 00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:26,053 I don't think so. 495 00:22:26,136 --> 00:22:27,054 Aah! Pfft, pfft! 496 00:22:28,472 --> 00:22:30,140 Look, if you're gonna accuse me of something, 497 00:22:30,223 --> 00:22:31,767 the least you can do is look me in the eye. 498 00:22:31,850 --> 00:22:33,477 Mr. Monk, come on. 499 00:22:36,271 --> 00:22:37,814 Thorn killed her. 500 00:22:37,898 --> 00:22:40,358 I don't know how he did it… 501 00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:42,110 but he did it. 502 00:22:43,779 --> 00:22:47,074 I think you knew something about it, either before the fact or after. 503 00:22:47,157 --> 00:22:48,950 Are you arresting me? 504 00:22:50,285 --> 00:22:51,661 No. 505 00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:53,830 Then I have a show to do. Excuse me. 506 00:22:54,998 --> 00:22:56,166 Ms. Telenko! 507 00:22:57,584 --> 00:22:59,252 When you talk to Mr. Thorn… 508 00:23:00,378 --> 00:23:02,964 …you tell him that I'm not going anywhere. 509 00:23:03,673 --> 00:23:07,010 Tell him that he's smart, but I'm smarter. 510 00:23:07,094 --> 00:23:09,805 And I am gonna figure out how he did it. 511 00:23:13,183 --> 00:23:15,227 Is she still there? 512 00:23:24,194 --> 00:23:26,530 -So where's your boyfriend? -Sent him out. 513 00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:28,949 Told him I needed a special kind of shampoo. 514 00:23:29,032 --> 00:23:31,409 Boy, it's like you have super powers. 515 00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:33,120 It's a gift. 516 00:23:33,203 --> 00:23:35,163 -And a curse? -Nah, just a gift. 517 00:23:35,747 --> 00:23:37,332 All right, we have about ten minutes. 518 00:23:37,415 --> 00:23:38,667 Let me have the scarf. 519 00:23:39,668 --> 00:23:40,919 [elevator bell dings] 520 00:23:49,553 --> 00:23:51,596 -What are you doing? -We're reenacting the crime. 521 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,807 -You're the victim. -What if the elevator starts up? 522 00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:56,101 -It'll get caught again. -It's not gonna get caught. 523 00:23:56,184 --> 00:23:58,603 -Well, then you be the victim! -No, no, no, no, no. 524 00:23:58,687 --> 00:24:00,438 Sharona was always the victim. 525 00:24:00,522 --> 00:24:03,859 -Yeah, I'm sure she was. -No, I-I can't be the victim. 526 00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:05,694 I'm the detective. 527 00:24:05,777 --> 00:24:08,405 I have to step back and observe the scene. 528 00:24:08,488 --> 00:24:10,115 Yeah, well, I can observe stuff too. 529 00:24:10,198 --> 00:24:12,033 -Like, A--this is a crime scene. -No, no, no. 530 00:24:12,117 --> 00:24:14,536 You don't know what to look for. 531 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:17,038 Okay? I mean, we have a system. 532 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:18,707 It's a good system. 533 00:24:19,583 --> 00:24:21,042 There's an old saying: 534 00:24:22,419 --> 00:24:25,297 Don't… change anything… 535 00:24:25,380 --> 00:24:26,715 ever. 536 00:24:27,632 --> 00:24:28,842 That's an old saying? 537 00:24:28,925 --> 00:24:30,760 I've been saying it for years. 538 00:24:36,016 --> 00:24:37,851 I know it's only two million dollars, 539 00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:40,478 but two million here, four million there-- 540 00:24:40,562 --> 00:24:43,315 after a while we're talking about real money. 541 00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:45,275 Yeah, the answer is no! 542 00:24:46,568 --> 00:24:48,361 Okay, I'm Mrs. Thorn. 543 00:24:48,445 --> 00:24:49,988 W-w-wait. 544 00:24:51,239 --> 00:24:54,034 -Oh, looks fantastic on you, by the way. -All right, all right. 545 00:24:54,576 --> 00:24:55,702 We walk out. 546 00:24:56,661 --> 00:24:57,954 We stop. [snaps] 547 00:24:58,038 --> 00:24:59,998 I forgot the tickets. 548 00:25:00,081 --> 00:25:01,875 We look for the tickets. 549 00:25:01,958 --> 00:25:04,211 I must have left them upstairs. 550 00:25:04,294 --> 00:25:06,463 I walk back to the elevator. 551 00:25:07,214 --> 00:25:09,466 I press "P," penthouse. 552 00:25:09,549 --> 00:25:12,302 The doors close. The scarf gets caught. 553 00:25:13,970 --> 00:25:16,348 Maybe somebody was hiding up there. 554 00:25:17,682 --> 00:25:19,601 Well, that's possible. 555 00:25:19,684 --> 00:25:21,895 But Mrs. Thorn was yelling about the scarf, 556 00:25:21,978 --> 00:25:23,855 not about some attacker. 557 00:25:23,939 --> 00:25:24,981 Yeah. 558 00:25:25,607 --> 00:25:27,359 So she's alone. 559 00:25:27,442 --> 00:25:29,819 She presses her thumb. 560 00:25:34,991 --> 00:25:35,992 [gasps] 561 00:25:36,076 --> 00:25:37,869 Mr. Monk, oh my God! Here, I have a knife. 562 00:25:37,953 --> 00:25:40,080 Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! 563 00:25:41,706 --> 00:25:43,625 Oh! Here! 564 00:25:50,090 --> 00:25:51,633 Almost got it. Almost got it. 565 00:25:53,301 --> 00:25:55,428 -Okay. There, there! -[gagging] 566 00:25:55,512 --> 00:25:56,930 What are you doing, huh? 567 00:25:57,013 --> 00:25:59,057 Do you think this is funny? 568 00:25:59,140 --> 00:26:01,434 I mean, you rifle through my pockets, 569 00:26:01,518 --> 00:26:04,396 and then you make a mockery of me like this? 570 00:26:05,605 --> 00:26:07,232 I just buried my wife. 571 00:26:07,315 --> 00:26:09,901 We are not mocking you, Mr. Thorn. We are trying an experiment. 572 00:26:09,985 --> 00:26:12,320 I could have you arrested, and I'm going to. 573 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:13,989 [Monk rasping] 574 00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:15,448 Are you okay? Do you need some water? 575 00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:16,533 [coughs] 576 00:26:16,616 --> 00:26:18,368 [raspy] No, I'm okay. 577 00:26:18,451 --> 00:26:20,120 I'm okay. 578 00:26:20,203 --> 00:26:22,580 [rasping] 579 00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:25,166 What? 580 00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:27,669 [garbled rasping]… question. 581 00:26:27,752 --> 00:26:29,462 Question for me? No, I'm sorry. 582 00:26:29,546 --> 00:26:31,131 I'm on my way to a board meeting. 583 00:26:31,214 --> 00:26:32,382 I'm already late. 584 00:26:32,465 --> 00:26:34,634 [raspily] It'll only take a minute. One [cough] one minute. 585 00:26:34,718 --> 00:26:36,428 Did I do something to offend you, sir? 586 00:26:36,511 --> 00:26:38,722 I mean, why don't you let this thing go? 587 00:26:38,805 --> 00:26:40,932 What happened to my wife was an accident. 588 00:26:41,016 --> 00:26:44,394 Ten witnesses saw her get onto the elevator alone. 589 00:26:44,477 --> 00:26:46,688 When it stopped, she was dead. 590 00:26:46,771 --> 00:26:48,523 They said that-- 591 00:26:48,606 --> 00:26:49,733 They said-- 592 00:26:49,816 --> 00:26:52,652 They said your wife was screaming for help 593 00:26:52,736 --> 00:26:54,904 and that she called your name. 594 00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:57,490 Yeah, that's true. That's true. 595 00:26:57,574 --> 00:26:59,326 I will never forget that moment. 596 00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:03,204 Well, just now, I was being strangled by the scarf, 597 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:06,624 like your wife, but I couldn't yell anything. 598 00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:09,502 I-I couldn't even breathe. 599 00:27:09,586 --> 00:27:12,505 How do you explain that, sir? 600 00:27:12,589 --> 00:27:14,174 I can't explain it. Can you? 601 00:27:14,257 --> 00:27:16,634 I loved my wife, Mr. Monk. 602 00:27:16,718 --> 00:27:18,595 As much as you love Terri Telenko? 603 00:27:18,678 --> 00:27:20,513 Yeah, I know you talked to Terri. 604 00:27:20,597 --> 00:27:22,223 Virtue was not one of my virtues, 605 00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:23,725 and, uh, Sheryl knew that. 606 00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:25,477 She accepted it. 607 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,813 She realized that being married to Daniel Thorn in this town… 608 00:27:29,439 --> 00:27:31,316 …had other compensations. 609 00:27:31,399 --> 00:27:34,652 Now, you--you don't have any idea who you're dealing with, do you? 610 00:27:35,737 --> 00:27:37,655 Come here, let me show you something. 611 00:27:40,617 --> 00:27:42,160 The local rag 612 00:27:42,243 --> 00:27:45,080 put this picture on the front page! 613 00:27:45,163 --> 00:27:48,500 I asked them not to publish it, and they ignored me. 614 00:27:48,583 --> 00:27:50,001 So yesterday morning, 615 00:27:50,085 --> 00:27:52,128 I bought controlling interest in that company 616 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:55,507 so I could personally fire that son of a bitch editor 617 00:27:55,590 --> 00:27:58,343 and the photographer and the publisher. 618 00:27:58,426 --> 00:27:59,677 Now, you understand? 619 00:28:00,553 --> 00:28:03,306 Now, that's who you're dealing with. I own this town. 620 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:08,061 And Ms. Teeger, you worked at the Bellagio. 621 00:28:08,144 --> 00:28:10,021 All right, so you've done your homework. 622 00:28:10,105 --> 00:28:11,564 Yeah, so why don't you tell your friend 623 00:28:11,648 --> 00:28:13,566 what the first rule of Vegas is. 624 00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:16,528 The Golden Rule. The only rule. 625 00:28:18,029 --> 00:28:19,656 The house always wins. 626 00:28:20,740 --> 00:28:21,741 Always. 627 00:28:24,953 --> 00:28:26,079 [elevator bell dings] 628 00:28:26,162 --> 00:28:29,374 -Ah! There it is. -It's ruined now. You cut it all up. 629 00:28:29,457 --> 00:28:31,376 -I saved your life! -You could have untied it. 630 00:28:31,459 --> 00:28:33,711 Hey, Monk, Natalie. I've been looking all over for you guys. 631 00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:36,506 It's Randy. He's in way over his head. 632 00:28:36,589 --> 00:28:39,676 He's lost his savings account. He's gonna lose everything. 633 00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:48,309 Hit me. 634 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:49,894 [dealer] Sorry, sir, that's a bust. 635 00:28:58,862 --> 00:29:02,115 It's blackjack--you try to get as close to 21 without going over. 636 00:29:02,198 --> 00:29:04,284 Yeah, I think I've heard of that game. 637 00:29:04,367 --> 00:29:05,618 It's not a game, believe me. 638 00:29:05,702 --> 00:29:07,412 Hey, Lieutenant, let's go take a break. 639 00:29:07,495 --> 00:29:08,496 Not now. 640 00:29:16,129 --> 00:29:17,422 Hold on. 641 00:29:22,594 --> 00:29:23,720 Hit me. 642 00:29:23,803 --> 00:29:25,388 [dealer] Sorry, sir. 643 00:29:27,140 --> 00:29:33,188 [soft edgy music] 644 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:46,993 Hit me. 645 00:29:47,076 --> 00:29:49,204 -Eight. -Hit me. 646 00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:51,706 -Eleven. -Hit me. 647 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:52,832 Sixteen. 648 00:29:54,667 --> 00:29:55,793 Hit me. 649 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,463 Twenty-six. That's a bust. 650 00:29:59,839 --> 00:30:01,674 So exactly how much are you down? 651 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:04,636 -Thirty-five. -Thirty-five thousand dollars? 652 00:30:04,719 --> 00:30:06,513 Where did you get 35 grand? 653 00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:08,973 It's easy. They lend it to you. Yeah, I'm in. 654 00:30:22,362 --> 00:30:24,614 -Stay. -No, take it. Take a card. 655 00:30:24,697 --> 00:30:26,407 No, he's got an 18. You don't hit on 18. 656 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:29,744 Well, the next card's low. It's a three, or maybe a two. 657 00:30:31,746 --> 00:30:34,832 -You counting cards? -No… I'm remembering them. 658 00:30:34,916 --> 00:30:37,710 What do you mean you're remembering them? That's impossible. 659 00:30:37,794 --> 00:30:39,337 There are eight decks in that shoe. 660 00:30:40,839 --> 00:30:42,757 One card, please. 661 00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,175 Hit him. 662 00:30:45,552 --> 00:30:47,136 Take the card. 663 00:30:48,972 --> 00:30:49,973 Sir? 664 00:30:51,641 --> 00:30:52,475 Hit me. 665 00:31:10,493 --> 00:31:12,704 I don't know what happened. 666 00:31:12,787 --> 00:31:14,747 I was on fire. I couldn't lose. 667 00:31:14,831 --> 00:31:17,041 I was up almost $8,000. 668 00:31:17,125 --> 00:31:19,419 And then I started doubling and tripling my bets, 669 00:31:19,502 --> 00:31:21,296 just like it says in the book. 670 00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:22,547 The next thing I knew… 671 00:31:22,630 --> 00:31:25,008 Let me see the book, Randy. Let me see. 672 00:31:28,511 --> 00:31:29,888 Whoa, whoa, what are you doing?! 673 00:31:29,971 --> 00:31:31,764 How am I gonna win my money back? 674 00:31:31,889 --> 00:31:32,890 You stay there. 675 00:31:32,974 --> 00:31:35,310 If you go near those tables again without me, 676 00:31:35,393 --> 00:31:36,895 I will shoot you in the leg. 677 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,028 Well, a very good friend of mine has a gambling problem. 678 00:31:45,111 --> 00:31:47,113 I need to do an intervention. 679 00:31:47,196 --> 00:31:49,157 Maybe Randy can find a support group. 680 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,242 I'm talking about you, Monk. 681 00:31:51,868 --> 00:31:54,704 -Me? I don't gamble. -Yeah, that's the problem. 682 00:31:54,787 --> 00:31:56,414 You should gamble. 683 00:31:56,497 --> 00:31:59,334 See, you could be in there right now, gambling, winning his money back. 684 00:31:59,417 --> 00:32:01,044 You can't be serious. 685 00:32:01,127 --> 00:32:03,296 Monk, the kid is 35 grand in the hole. 686 00:32:03,379 --> 00:32:05,048 That is his savings account, 687 00:32:05,131 --> 00:32:07,383 his car payment, and the down payment 688 00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:09,510 on his mother's condominium. 689 00:32:11,888 --> 00:32:12,972 I can't do it. 690 00:32:13,056 --> 00:32:14,390 Yes, you can. I just saw you. 691 00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:16,643 Mr. Monk, don't listen to him. 692 00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:20,563 Look, just--you do that Rain Man thing. Count a few cards. 693 00:32:20,647 --> 00:32:22,565 -It'll take you an hour and a half. -Look at me. 694 00:32:22,649 --> 00:32:24,692 He has no idea what he's talking about. 695 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:26,653 Once you get a taste of it, you will be hooked. 696 00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:28,404 For sure. You will never leave. 697 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:30,448 -You won't get hooked. -He gets hooked on everything! 698 00:32:30,531 --> 00:32:32,283 He's the most compulsive person I've ever met. 699 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,202 -He's like a different species! -Thank you. 700 00:32:34,285 --> 00:32:35,995 I'll be with you the whole time. 701 00:32:36,079 --> 00:32:39,499 We go in there, win the 35 grand back, 702 00:32:39,582 --> 00:32:40,833 and then we walk away. 703 00:32:40,917 --> 00:32:44,212 Nobody walks away. Mr. Monk, don't do it. 704 00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:47,090 Mr. Monk… it's Randy. 705 00:32:52,762 --> 00:32:54,931 I have to do it. It's Randy. 706 00:32:55,014 --> 00:32:57,517 And then I'll walk away. I promise. 707 00:33:36,514 --> 00:33:38,933 Could I have a different chip? This one's scratched. 708 00:33:43,479 --> 00:33:46,315 -It's his first time. -No kidding. 709 00:33:47,859 --> 00:33:49,527 Don't even think about it. 710 00:33:58,745 --> 00:33:59,996 Fourteen. 711 00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:02,165 Sixteen. 712 00:34:02,248 --> 00:34:03,499 Twenty. 713 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:07,170 Twenty-five, you bust. 714 00:34:08,796 --> 00:34:09,881 You hit 20? 715 00:34:09,964 --> 00:34:11,883 I did? 716 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:16,387 I'm gonna need more money. 717 00:34:20,683 --> 00:34:22,477 Stay. Hit me. Hit me. 718 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,020 Stay. 719 00:34:24,812 --> 00:34:26,522 Stay. Stay. 720 00:34:26,606 --> 00:34:28,191 Hit me. Hit me. 721 00:34:28,274 --> 00:34:29,609 Stay. 722 00:34:31,611 --> 00:34:32,737 Hit me. 723 00:34:32,820 --> 00:34:34,030 Stay. 724 00:34:34,989 --> 00:34:36,574 I want to raise my bets. 725 00:34:36,657 --> 00:34:39,410 Hit me. Hit me. 726 00:34:39,494 --> 00:34:41,704 Hit me. Hit me. 727 00:34:42,789 --> 00:34:43,748 [dealer] Nicely played. 728 00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:46,918 Hit me. 729 00:34:47,001 --> 00:34:47,960 Stay. 730 00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:49,337 Double down. 731 00:34:49,420 --> 00:34:50,588 Sweet. 732 00:34:50,671 --> 00:34:52,381 Stay. Hit me. 733 00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:53,382 Hit me. 734 00:34:53,466 --> 00:34:54,467 I'll stay. 735 00:34:56,886 --> 00:34:57,845 [Natalie] How you doing? 736 00:34:57,929 --> 00:35:00,056 Good. I'm up 19,400. 737 00:35:00,139 --> 00:35:02,934 -I mean, how are you doing? -[laughing] I'm good. 738 00:35:03,017 --> 00:35:04,519 I'm-I'm-I'm okay. 739 00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:05,812 I'm okay. 740 00:35:05,895 --> 00:35:07,146 Monk, I really appreciate this. 741 00:35:08,147 --> 00:35:10,107 Never gambling again for as long as I live. 742 00:35:10,191 --> 00:35:12,735 -Wanna bet? -Thousand bucks? 743 00:35:12,819 --> 00:35:13,820 Sorry. 744 00:35:17,782 --> 00:35:19,909 We can't cover that. There's a $500 limit. 745 00:35:19,992 --> 00:35:23,162 [Thorn] I think we can make an exception in Mr. Monk's case. 746 00:35:23,246 --> 00:35:25,498 We're not afraid of him, are we? Nah. 747 00:35:25,581 --> 00:35:26,707 You're the boss. 748 00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:29,168 But first, let's make it a little more interesting. 749 00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:31,796 Why don't you add two more decks to the shoe? 750 00:35:31,879 --> 00:35:33,548 -Yes, sir. -Mr. Monk, that's ten decks. 751 00:35:33,631 --> 00:35:35,091 That's too many. 752 00:35:43,766 --> 00:35:44,934 Bring it. 753 00:35:45,017 --> 00:35:48,229 If you're trying to cheat me, Mr. Monk, we'll catch you. 754 00:35:48,312 --> 00:35:50,857 I got friends hiding in the ceiling. 755 00:35:50,940 --> 00:35:53,693 Friends? In the ceiling? 756 00:35:53,776 --> 00:35:56,112 That's right. 757 00:36:01,033 --> 00:36:04,245 There's an access panel above. 758 00:36:08,207 --> 00:36:09,709 I know how you did it. 759 00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:13,296 I know how he did it! 760 00:36:14,630 --> 00:36:16,174 He murdered his wife. 761 00:36:16,257 --> 00:36:18,009 Good for him. Congratulations. 762 00:36:18,092 --> 00:36:19,302 Let's play cards. 763 00:36:19,385 --> 00:36:21,470 Stay. Hit me. 764 00:36:21,554 --> 00:36:22,763 Here's what happened. 765 00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:25,266 You and your wife went out to that fundraiser. 766 00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:28,102 She left the penthouse with you, but she never made it downstairs. 767 00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:31,272 You killed her in the elevator on the way down. 768 00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:33,649 You had less than two minutes. That's all the time you needed. 769 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:35,568 After all, you had help. 770 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:39,697 Are you going to play or not? 771 00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:41,282 Sorry. Hit me. 772 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:42,742 [Thorn] This man is delusional. 773 00:36:42,825 --> 00:36:45,244 And he was discharged from the police force six years ago. 774 00:36:45,786 --> 00:36:46,871 He's not even a real cop. 775 00:36:46,954 --> 00:36:48,998 Yeah, that's true. But we are. 776 00:36:49,081 --> 00:36:50,374 Go on. 777 00:36:50,458 --> 00:36:53,461 [Monk] That wasn't your wife in the lobby. That was Teresa Telenko, your mistress, 778 00:36:53,544 --> 00:36:54,670 in disguise. 779 00:36:54,754 --> 00:36:56,130 Come on, hit me! 780 00:36:56,214 --> 00:36:57,173 Stay. 781 00:36:57,256 --> 00:36:58,799 Teresa was a trained actress. 782 00:36:58,883 --> 00:37:01,344 Is that why you seduced her in the first place? 783 00:37:01,427 --> 00:37:02,678 I wonder. 784 00:37:02,762 --> 00:37:04,013 I'll split these. 785 00:37:04,764 --> 00:37:06,140 Stay. 786 00:37:06,223 --> 00:37:07,767 Hit me. 787 00:37:07,850 --> 00:37:09,310 -[dealer] Double down. -Hit me. 788 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,813 You hoisted her up through the access panel. 789 00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:14,649 Hit me again and make it a ten. 790 00:37:15,983 --> 00:37:18,194 -[player] Genius. -What is that, 17? I'll stay. 791 00:37:18,277 --> 00:37:19,612 Hit me. 792 00:37:19,695 --> 00:37:22,615 Then Teresa took your wife's place in the elevator. 793 00:37:22,698 --> 00:37:26,035 You had 45 seconds. That was plenty of time. 794 00:37:26,118 --> 00:37:28,079 Hit me and… hit me. 795 00:37:28,162 --> 00:37:30,790 Stay. Stay. 796 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,627 The elevator door opened, and you two went into your act. 797 00:37:34,710 --> 00:37:37,380 2,000, uptown and down! Just keep it sassy. 798 00:37:37,463 --> 00:37:39,465 You sure you want to do that? You said you'd quit. 799 00:37:39,548 --> 00:37:40,925 Natalie, I know what I'm doing. 800 00:37:41,008 --> 00:37:43,844 When the door closed again, Teresa started to scream your name. 801 00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:45,721 -Daniel! Daniel! -Whoa, blackjack! 802 00:37:45,805 --> 00:37:47,473 I believe that's the name of the game. 803 00:37:47,556 --> 00:37:49,600 Sheryl was already dead when she pressed the glass. 804 00:37:49,684 --> 00:37:51,602 [Natalie] That's why her thumb print was upside down. 805 00:37:51,686 --> 00:37:52,812 Wait! 806 00:37:53,813 --> 00:37:54,981 I want to raise my bets. 807 00:37:55,064 --> 00:37:58,901 You said it yourself. You have friends hiding in the ceiling. 808 00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:00,069 A perfect plan. Everybody knew 809 00:38:00,152 --> 00:38:03,155 Sheryl was always catching her scarf on something. 810 00:38:03,739 --> 00:38:05,157 Nobody was surprised when it happened. 811 00:38:05,741 --> 00:38:08,202 That's a very interesting fairy tale, Mr. Monk. 812 00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:10,037 But that's all it is, a fairy tale. 813 00:38:10,121 --> 00:38:13,290 There might be something in the elevator shaft--blood, hair. 814 00:38:13,374 --> 00:38:15,835 You'd need a court order to even look. 815 00:38:15,918 --> 00:38:17,586 Which you're not gonna get. Not in this town. 816 00:38:17,670 --> 00:38:22,341 -So, unless you got something else… -I did, I had it. I had proof. 817 00:38:22,425 --> 00:38:24,301 -I just can't remember it. -Doesn't matter. 818 00:38:24,385 --> 00:38:26,220 You're leaving anyway. [snaps fingers] 819 00:38:30,599 --> 00:38:33,602 This man here is cheating. He's been counting cards. 820 00:38:33,686 --> 00:38:36,814 -I want him and his friends out now. -Wait, wait. Ten more minutes. 821 00:38:36,897 --> 00:38:40,359 -I'm on fire. Look, double down there! -No, no, I told you, Mr. Monk. 822 00:38:40,443 --> 00:38:42,194 The house always wins. 823 00:38:52,705 --> 00:38:54,582 -Hey! -Trust me, even's better. 824 00:38:54,665 --> 00:38:55,958 -No more bets. -What the hell was-- 825 00:39:01,255 --> 00:39:03,007 [croupier] 33 black. 826 00:39:05,509 --> 00:39:07,053 Here you go. That's for you. 827 00:39:07,136 --> 00:39:08,763 Thanks. 828 00:39:12,475 --> 00:39:15,436 -[Natalie] You said you'd walk away! -I did. I walked away. 829 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:17,438 You were dragged away, Mr. Monk. 830 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:20,733 Should we call Lieutenant Waliver? 831 00:39:20,816 --> 00:39:23,486 He can't do anything without proof. 832 00:39:23,569 --> 00:39:24,945 That game with the dice. 833 00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:26,405 -That looks like a lot of fun. -Craps? 834 00:39:26,489 --> 00:39:29,200 Yeah. Craps, I can show you how to play that. 835 00:39:29,283 --> 00:39:30,868 I got a great book. Probably still have-- 836 00:39:30,951 --> 00:39:33,871 Randy! Give me the money. You'll get it back when you get home. 837 00:39:33,954 --> 00:39:35,998 I'm not ten years old. 838 00:39:36,082 --> 00:39:37,583 Yeah, that's true. Give me the money. 839 00:39:38,918 --> 00:39:39,960 Mr. Stottlemeyer. 840 00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:41,212 Here. 841 00:39:42,922 --> 00:39:44,965 Groundskeeping found these… 842 00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:46,509 in the bushes. 843 00:39:46,592 --> 00:39:48,260 Are they yours? 844 00:39:51,138 --> 00:39:53,307 Yeah, these are my pants. 845 00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:56,143 Well, don't worry, sir. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. 846 00:39:58,938 --> 00:40:00,940 Monk! 847 00:40:01,023 --> 00:40:01,899 Ha! 848 00:40:01,982 --> 00:40:04,735 [laughs] 849 00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:05,736 This is it! 850 00:40:05,820 --> 00:40:08,197 Remember I was saying that they didn't match. 851 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:10,616 I was talking about the pictures. 852 00:40:10,699 --> 00:40:12,868 Look, look, look, look. 853 00:40:12,952 --> 00:40:14,954 See, that's her body, right? She's wearing hoop earrings. 854 00:40:15,037 --> 00:40:17,373 -So? -So check this out. 855 00:40:18,999 --> 00:40:21,919 Moments before she gets on the elevator… 856 00:40:22,002 --> 00:40:23,129 [Natalie] Different earrings! 857 00:40:23,212 --> 00:40:25,673 -Different girl. -I'll call Waliver. 858 00:40:25,756 --> 00:40:27,466 That's enough for a search warrant. 859 00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:29,927 How many people read this paper? 50,000! 860 00:40:30,010 --> 00:40:32,138 Nobody else caught it. 861 00:40:33,889 --> 00:40:36,392 So, that means if-- 862 00:40:36,475 --> 00:40:40,271 if I'm drunk as a skunk, completely plastered, I'm as smart as you? 863 00:40:40,354 --> 00:40:41,939 Smarter. 864 00:40:54,243 --> 00:40:56,537 They found hair and rope fiber on top of the elevator. 865 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:58,455 With that and those photographs, 866 00:40:58,539 --> 00:40:59,999 we got him. 867 00:41:01,834 --> 00:41:02,835 Mr. Monk! 868 00:41:02,918 --> 00:41:05,337 Daniel. 869 00:41:05,421 --> 00:41:06,547 Don't go now, Mr. Monk. 870 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:09,175 This game of ours is far from over, my friend. 871 00:41:09,258 --> 00:41:11,343 I will be out by tomorrow morning. 872 00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:12,720 I wouldn't bet on it. 873 00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:14,471 [man] Hey, professor. 874 00:41:15,848 --> 00:41:17,725 I'm playing a few hands. 875 00:41:17,808 --> 00:41:19,226 Should I save you a seat? 876 00:41:20,352 --> 00:41:21,896 I can't. Thanks. 877 00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:25,316 -Good luck. -Yeah. 878 00:41:27,401 --> 00:41:29,361 You said you gambled? 879 00:41:29,445 --> 00:41:31,322 I couldn't stop. 880 00:41:31,405 --> 00:41:32,364 I was a mess. 881 00:41:32,448 --> 00:41:35,117 But you walked away. How'd you do it? 882 00:41:35,201 --> 00:41:37,369 I had Mitch. 883 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:39,330 How'd you do it? 884 00:41:39,413 --> 00:41:40,915 I have you. 885 00:41:47,046 --> 00:41:49,798 [theme music playing]