We see a large banquet table covered with fine food and lovely flowered centerpieces, people are helping themselves to the food. At the end of the table we see Sharona and Randy standing next to one another sampling the entrees themselves.
Disher: "So does he - ah - leave the house twice a week now?"
Sharona who is reaching for something gives him a weird look.
Sharona: "What kind of question is that?!"
She stands up straight and looks at him more.
Sharona: "Hmm?! He leaves the house all the time - he's not disabled! He just gets a little anxious about�"
Disher: "�Every single thing!"
Sharona talks through a somewhat full mouth: "Well, you know - the fact is - we're getting offers from all over the country, every day. I mean I had to disconnect my phone, it's driving me crazy!"
We see Randy's face, he just looks totally unconvinced as he smiles to himself.
Disher: "Sure!"
Sharona just gives up and takes another bite of her food in her fingers.
(Change scene):
We see the front foyer, there is a large round carpet with an architectural design across the floor, several people are immersed in conversation as from a side hallway Adrian comes back into the scene. He appears to be looking around for Sharona, and we see an overhead shot now of the entrance. It's then that he notices some mail on a sideboard next to the door.
Looking around one last time, he cautiously steps towards it, produces a pen from his pocket and begins rifling through some of the envelopes.
Shocked, Sharona appears over his right shoulder to see what he's doing.
Sharona: "What are you doing?! You can't look through people's mail!"
Monk: "I'm not stealing anything, I'm just combing through! I don't want to live in a world where a person can't comb through another person's mail!"
Sharona sighs in disgust.
Sharona: "Will ya' just hurry up!"
She holds her forehead in embarrassment.
Monk: "Jennie Zeppetteli�smell that!"
He holds up a small box he found to Sharona for her to sniff. She does cautiously.
Monk: "Perfume! Shalimar�it's very expensive! Obviously an old girlfriend, she loved him, but it's over now."
Sharona looks at him, puzzled.
Sharona: "How do you know all that?"
Monk: "I've never underlined anything six times!"
He shows the box and we see the word DECLINED in blue marker with several underlines under it.
Monk: "Have you?"
(Scene change, obviously we are at Jennie's place, on Modesta. It's a modest town home):
Jennie is sitting looking at her guests across the living room where they sit together, she seems very pensive and doesn't say a word. Adrian is looking down at her coffee table, and Sharona just sits trying to remain quiet.
Jennie stares up at several champagne bottles above her fireplace, her mind drifting.
Adrian glances up at her, and notices it immediately. Jennie is holding her hands together and fiddles with her fingers.
When Monk finally says something, both Sharona and Jennie jump.
Monk: "I agree, Jennifer - he did waste the best five years of your life!"
Jennie: "How did you know what I was thinking?!"
Sharona looks at Monk, obviously thinking the same thing.
Monk: "You were looking at the empty bottles of boisjoli�"
We see the fine bottles of champagne with plaques hanging from each of the necks.
Monk: "�they're dated, one for each of the last five years. They obviously represent - anniversaries. And, I saw you feel your ring finger which doesn't have a ring."
Jennie looks crossed.
Jennie: "Are you a psychic, Mr. Monk?"
Monk: "Tah!"
Sharona: "He's a psychic who doesn't believe in psychics!"
Monk: "Jennifer, we know that you were having an affair with Harry Ashcombe."
Jennie looks ashamed and looks down, Sharona shows concern for her.
Sharona: "Is it over?"
Jennie: "I wised up! It only took five years! I realized Harry was never going to leave his wife. And, not because he loved her�I mean he despised her! He just couldn't live without the money."
Monk: "When - when did you see him last?"
Jennie: "About four months ago. But, he calls me all the time and he sends me gifts. I mean, what happened to his wife, it wasn't my fault - he's just - he's crazy!"
Monk: "You mean - the accident?"
Jennie looks like she obviously feels that's a joke, her eyes are averted.
Monk picks up on it.
Monk: "You don't believe it was an accident?"
Jennie: "I don't know - all I know is that Harry Ashcombe is a very dangerous man!"
Monk makes a face as if his suspicions were right, and his ire is raised. Sharona and he now look away.
Jennie: "I hope you know what you're doing."
(Scene change):
We are outside Monk's apartment, when we hear Sharona's voice from inside.
Sharona: "Do we know what we're doing?"
We then see Monk sitting in front of the open door to his fridge, rearranging things and checking for expired items. We see in his fridge all sorts of small plastic store bought containers, some yogurt drinks, about six of them, some packages of meat and a plastic tray of eggs, all neatly assembled. Sharona is leaning across his counter in the background as she talks to him.
Monk: "Relax! I have been handling refrigerators since I was fifteen!"
Sharona: "No, I'm talking about the case! The former commissioner isn't just another suspect, Adrian! He is connected, he is the man and you better be sure about this!"
Monk doesn't look at her, he's too busy.
Monk: "I'm as sure as I can be without any - you know - proof!"
Sharona covers her eyes in disbelief, her life no doubt flashing before her eyes.
Monk: "All of her stuff was packed up! He couldn't wait to get rid of it!"
Now, Adrian turns to look at her.
Sharona: "But that doesn't mean anything!"
Monk: "There were boots in the closet that were covered with mud!"
He picks out a small bottle of liquid yogurt drink. He reads the label.
Monk: "Good until July 22nd�"
He compares with another.
Monk: "Sell by July 20th�"
He throws the second that he first read back towards Sharona, she catches it expertly as Adrian makes a sound of disgust. As he does, he neatly aligns the yogurt drink bottles again. She immediately pockets it in her purse. Adrian doesn't notice.
Sharona: "You really think he forced his wife off the road?"
Monk: "Yep!"
Sharona: "Any idea how?"
Monk is busy cleaning off the interior of the fridge door; we see a large container of orange juice there.
Monk: "Well, unless I'm crazy - he put something out on the road that sent her over the road. Now - that was the easy part�"
He picks up a container of olives and begins to shake them trying to get them all level.
Monk: "The hard part came later."
Sharona: "What's that?"
Monk is getting more aggravated with his struggles with the errant olives.
Monk: "Getting that loony tune Dolly Flint to find the body. That's the real mystery here!"
Satisfied as well as hungry, he opens up the container and puts one in his mouth.
Monk: "How did he do that?"
Sharona is eating something: "Well you can ask her, I got a reading with her at three o'clock. Why don't you come along?"
Monk: "Maybe I will�"
Monk begins to rearrange something on the bottom shelf.
(Scene change):
We are at Dolly's house, we come down from the ceiling fan to the interior of the organic room to see Dolly massaging Sharona's scalp as they sit in two chairs in the middle of the room.
Dolly: "Mmm�very positive person, very spiritual."
Sharona looks up.
Sharona: "That's true!"
Dolly: "Mmm�but you've been troubled, you've been having trouble sleeping. Am I right?"
Sharona hesitates.
Sharona: "Yeah - yeah�"
Dolly: "Uh huh!"
Sharona stops her: "You can tell all that from the bumps in my head?"
Dolly: "It's called phrenology, see the shape of your head is like - ah�"
As she talks we cut away to see Adrian snooping through Dolly's rather cluttered and dirty kitchen for clues.
Dolly: "It's a spiritual roadmap; you just have to know how to read it."
Sharona: "Feels good!"
Dolly: "Shhh! OK - there's a young man in your life!"
Sharona: "Ah - that would be son, yeah! His name's Benjy!"
She seems so proud as she smiles at Dolly.
Dolly: "Ohh�And, another man - now he's not young, but he's like a child�"
Sharona rolls her eyes, knowing who it is immediately.
Sharona: "That would be my boss!"
We cut back to Adrian still looking around.
Dolly: "This is a very difficult man; he's causing you a lot of anxiety!"
We see Adrian sticking his finger out cautiously to an antenna sticking up from a radio on Dolly's kitchen counter. He pushes it back a bit.
Sharona: "You know, I just don't want to talk about it right now, please�"
Dolly: "Oh - OK�Yeah, this is another man. A new man."
Sharona is now very interested.
Dolly: "Oh, honey, this is a real man!"
Sharona: "Really??"
Monk is still trying to find something. He's sizing up everything.
Dolly: "Yeah!"
Both women laugh together. Suddenly, Adrian very loudly knocks something over and the sounds of a plate crashing are heard.
Both Dolly and Sharona stop what they are doing.
Dolly: "What was that?"
Sharona looks back alarmed, as she grabs Dolly's hand and puts it into hair once more.
Sharona: "Wait, let's - let's - let's talk about that man!"
But, Dolly isn't easily swayed. She is still looking at the kitchen with renewed suspicion.
Dolly: "Where's your friend, Mr. Monk?!"
We see Adrian stop what he's doing, his hands out trying not to disrupt anything else. He spots some medications on the far side of the counter 'Sweet Slumber' being the most obvious, he begins fishing at them with his trusty pen again. We hear footsteps approaching.
Dolly: "Mr. Monk!"
Adrian stands up alarmed at being found, he straightens his jacket a bit, uncomfortably.
Dolly: "I thought you were in the waiting room!"
Adrian tries to smile.
Monk: "I was thirsty!"
Dolly: "Yeah, well, you should've asked!"
She walks past him to the sink.
Dolly: "Excuse the mess, my cleaning girl got herself knocked up from some guy from Paraguay. Can you believe it?"
She fills a cup up with some tap water and turns to Adrian.
Dolly: "What do they call them anyway? Paragons? Here you go!"
She hands Adrian the cup, there is a clear lipstick stain along the rim. He hesitates as he notices it.
Monk: "You know what, I'm fine! It was just a cough - drop - stuck in my throat - there. But, I'm fine - thank you!"
Dolly: "Suit yourself�"
She instead drinks from it, Adrian covers his eyes in disgust.
Dolly: "Why doncha come and join us?"
(Scene change):
Dolly is laying tarot cards out along a table, they read 'death, judgement, the tower and the chariot'.
Dolly: "Mmm�umm hmm! The Chariot, you're a very restless soul!"
Adrian seems greatly disturbed by even being a party to this as he sits over on Dolly's left side, Sharona is across from her. He keeps giving Dolly insulted glares. He opens his mouth but doesn't say anything.
Dolly: "Oh! Now, this is interesting - The Knight of Pentacles."
Sharona: "Is that good?"
Dolly: "Well, it confirms what I felt earlier - romance!"
Adrian seems bothered by that pronouncement, and angles his head to look at the cards himself. He's fidgeting like crazy by this time.
Dolly: "You know anyone with a British accent?"
Adrian rolls his eyes.
Sharona: "No!"
Dolly: "You will, very soon!"
Sharona: "A British accent, huh?"
Sharona is gleeful at the news, she contemplates it. She sees the tarot card knight.
Sharona: "He's not going to look like that, is he?"
Dolly breaks out laughing, Adrian tries to show a mock laugh but fails miserably.
Dolly: "No, I don't think so�ahh�no, he's going to be tall and his name is Derek - David�"
Monk lifts his head up suddenly.
Monk: "Congratulations, I'm sure you'll both be deliriously happy - Ms. Flint - ah - about finding Mrs. Ashcombe�?"
Dolly: "Nah, I didn't find anybody - her spirit led me to her!"
Monk: "Of course - yeah, of course - did, did - did you know her before she died?"
Dolly: "No, I've never met her and I've been this about a million times!"
Monk: "No, I understand�"
Sharona interrupts as she's about at the end of her tether.
Sharona: "Excuse me! Umm�about the man with the accent - how will I know it's him?"
Adrian is appalled now that Sharona is interrupting him!
Dolly: "Ah well, you'll know - like all women know. You just have to keep an open heart Sharona!"
Monk: "So she wasn't a client?"
Dolly: "No!"
Monk looks at her critically.
Sharona: "Umm, Dolly? Ah, you said soon - you mean like this week or next week�?"
Dolly: "Ummm.. you'd know I'd say before the next full moon!"
We hear Monk laughing nervously, growing exceedingly impatient.
Monk: "I'm sorry, but, ah - here on the planet earth, there's a dead woman and somebody is responsible!"
Dolly: "It was an accident, Mr. Monk - she drove off the highway!"
Monk: "Right! Right! What exactly do you remember about that night?"
Dolly: "You know you are Mr. Monk, you are what we in the spiritual world call a buzz kill!"
Monk: "Thank you!"
Dolly slams down her palm on the table and scoops up the tarot cards.
Dolly: "Fine! It's your money, I went to bed, I have insomnia, I took my pills - I finally got to sleep at about - ah um - three o'clock. No! It was three thirty! I was watching Law & Order!"
Monk: "Ah - go on�"
Dolly: "And, that's it! I woke up next to Mrs. Ashcombe! Now I go to bed with my coat on holding my car keys just in case!"
Sharona: "OK, are you happy now?!"
Monk looks at her angrily.
Sharona: "You happy?! Dolly? Dolly, what does he do - for a living. I mean, he has a job right?"
Monk: "Sharona!"
Sharona: "What?"
Monk: "Please - please - I'm - I'm working here!"
Sharona gives him a really snarly look.
Monk: "I'm working here!"
Sharona has had enough, reaching down on the table for Monk's hand, she lifts it up to her mouth and sucks on the back of it. Holding it firmly in her grip. Dolly looks startled at them, but says nothing. Finally, she lets Adrian go and he stands up looking totally shocked at her reaction.
Monk: "Gah - ah - what did you do?! Are you insane?! I need - ah - I need a wipe here�"
Sharona hisses: "In the car!"
Monk: "Sharona, don't do this - gimme - gimme a wipe here!"
She keeps hissing at him: "In the car�! Go - into - the car and get the wipes!!"
Adrian is just holding out his hand like it's diseased, frozen and unable to move.
Sharona: "Go - to the car!"
Adrian runs from the room, Dolly looks on in empathy, not totally sure just what transpired.
Sharona is unfazed.
Sharona: "Umm�about this David or Derek, he's not married, is he?"
(Scene change):
We see Adrian out by the car, furiously he's wiping the back of his hand with a moist wipe, as if possibly scrubbing it enough it would rid him of Sharona germs. As he does so, he accidentally drops the wipes on the ground. He looks beside himself with indecision of weather or not to pick it up.
Cringing he does, and as he's picking it up from the gravel, he discovers something there amongst the pebbles of the driveway, he picks up one piece of it with his wipe and examines it closer.
(Scene change):
We are outside of Harry Ashcombe's condo. We see the darkened driveway at night where there is an SUV parked, Adrian is behind it, hopping around like a rabbit in the dark - doing his investigation while Sharona is parked in her station wagon directly across the street with Benjy in the seat behind her. They watch him.
Benjy: "What is he doing?"
Sharona covers her eyes and sighs.
Sharona: "I don't know! Did you finish all your math?"
Benjy looks again in disbelief: "You have a weird job!"
Sharona covers her eyes again and groans.
Sharona: "Benjy - just finish the math!"
We now see Adrian examining the SUV more carefully, especially the tires, he has in his hand a little plastic baggie. He's picking something out of the treads with a nail clipper, depositing it in the bag, he puts the nail file in his breast pocket. Standing at the end of the drive, he holds up a bag with the original evidence from Dolly's driveway and that of the Ashcombe driveway with a triumphant air out to where Sharona can see him. He gets a big grin on his face in pride.
(Scene change):
We now see a storefront with the name City Hardware on it. We go inside to see Sharona and Adrian talking to one of the staff who walks up to them.
Staff: "Mr. Monk, you were right! It's a perfect match!"
Adrian takes back the evidence the man presents to him.
Monk: "Really?"
Staff: "It's made by a company called Decorative Gravel, now that particular color is called Volcanic Tuff, not very popular - it's from New Mexico - I talked to the bookkeeper. She said they only did one - maybe two driveways in the area."
Monk: "So if this came from somebody's car and this came from somebody's driveway?�"
Staff: "Well, at some point that car was on that driveway, you can bet the farm!"
The overhead speaker is heard: "Customer service to paint department, please!"
Monk looks totally impressed with himself as he pockets part of his evidence.
Sharona: "So?"
Overhead speaker: "Customer service - paint department!"
Adrian sets down his evidence on the paint shaker. He begins to put the remainder in a little plastic baggie again.
Monk: "Ashcombe said he never met Dolly Flint! And she said she never met him! Maybe they both just forgot?"
As he says this, another staffer comes by and turns on the shaker, causing Adrian's evidence to be jettisoned out of sight.
Adrian immediately panics, looking skyward.
Monk: "Ah!! AH!!"
He searches around him and so does Sharona.
Monk: "Nobody move!"
He shouts down the aisle: "NOBODY MOVE!"
(Scene change):
Adrian is standing at the cashier's mike, addressing the customers as Sharona holds the mike for him patiently.
Monk: "Hello!"
The mike squeals loudly. A few customers look up rather annoyed.
Monk: "Hello. My name is Adrian - Monk. I'm working with the police on a homicide investigation. There is a very valuable piece of evidence - somewhere in this store�"
More patrons look up, bothered by his intrusion into their shopping experience. Clearly they think he's some sort of weirdo. Sharona is looking like she's thinking the same thing.
Monk: "It's a small pebble. It's about the size - of ah - small pebble. If you could all just - just stop - please and look around? What??"
Suddenly, Adrian sees something and runs away from the mike. He pushes his way past a few people.
Monk: "What - What are you doing?!"
He runs over to a staff member cleaning the aisles with a broom and large garbage pail.
Staff: "Sweeping up!"
Adrian looks down at the floor and into the bucket.
Monk: "OK, where's the rest of it?!"
(Scene change):
We're out back of the store near the trash dumpster, Adrian is standing next to it and we can hear Sharona's voice from inside the dumpster itself.
Sharona: "It's not in here!!"
Monk: "Keep looking!"
He throws his hands up in discouragement as Sharona sounds like she's fed up too.
Monk: "It's a small black pebble! God!"
He puts his hands on top of his head and stops for a minute. Sharona is banging around and groaning inside the trash. We see Adrian feel his hair and then bend over to seemingly pluck something out from the curls. He sees his familiar evidence in the palm of his hand.
Monk: "Wait a minute�I found it!"
He's laughing now.
Monk: "Ha! Ha! I found it!"
Sharona comes up from inside, her head is covered with some day old newspaper, she looks angrily at him.
Sharona: "Where was it?"
He tries to show her his head by pointing at it.
Monk: "It was in my - ha - it must have - it must have flown�"
Sharona rolls her eyes, as she does she trips back into the trash.
Sharona: "Gawww�.d!! I can't believe I'm looking for you - you drive me nuts!!"
She flings something out of the dumpster at him, it sails by his head. He is still too amused to be annoyed.
(Scene change):
We see the sign for the North Beach Animal Shelter. Harry Ashcombe walks by with his wife's little Yorkshire terrier on a leash.
Sharona: "Ahh - Adrian, are you sure about this?"
We see them standing next to Harry's vehicle in the parking lot.
Monk: "Well, no!"
Sharona: "You better be right - I swear - I'll kill you!"
The commissioner comes up to his vehicle.
Commissioner: "Monk! What are you doing here?"
Monk: "Your housekeeper said we might find you here. Is the dog OK?"
Commissioner: "The dog's fine - actually, I was just giving her away!"
Sharona looks shocked.
Sharona: "Oh my God, why?"
Commissioner: "Well, she was Katherine's dog, I'm not much of a pet person�"
Monk begins to swat lint or debris off of the commissioner's jacket. Sharona pushes his hand away.
Commissioner: "She'll be happier here�"
Monk: "You - ah - you didn't return my calls!"
Commissioner: "Well, I assume they were more calls of condolences. Was I wrong?"
Sharona looks edgy.
Monk: "I - I had a couple of questions - about your wife's death�"
Commissioner: "Well, I'll send you a transcript of the inquest and the coroner's report - anything else?"
Monk: "She was insured, wasn't she?"
Commissioner: "Yes! There was a two million dollar accidental death policy - now I know that seems like a lot of money to some people but considering the lifestyle we enjoyed, it was not all excessive. Is there anything else?"
Monk holds up his evidence.
Monk: "I found this piece of gravel in the tire of your car and - ah - it matches the gravel outside of the psychic's house. Can you explain that?"
Harry seems to be visibly upset by his line of questioning now. He's quiet for a moment.
Commissioner: "Are they unique?"
Monk steps closer showing it to him.
Monk: "Oh - yes, very!"
Harry looks at Adrian defiantly.
Commissioner: "I don't have to explain it! Can you explain it?"
Monk looks at Sharona.
Monk: "Not yet�"
Sharona: "You know, it's no big deal - sir�we were just curious about the gravel. Ah, Adrian, I think we better go - we're going to be late�"
Harry sees that Monk isn't budging.
Commissioner: "You better listen to her, Monk!"
He goes for his door, but can't open it as Adrian is barring him from doing so.
Commissioner: "You're in my way!"
Monk: "That's right - I am!"
(Scene change):
We are inside of a TV studio lot and we see Dolly at a makeup table as Adrian and Monk stand behind her.
A member of the crew: "Dolly! Ready to go in five minutes!"
Dolly: "'Kay! Ahhh�what do you want from me Monk?"
Sharona jumps in, we can see them talking in the reflection in the mirror as Dolly does her makeup.
Sharona: "Did that director have a British accent?"
Dolly: "I think so�"
Sharona: "What's his name?"
Dolly: "Ahh - forget it - he's gay! He doesn't know it yet, but�tshhh�forget it!"
Sharona looks disappointed.
Dolly: "What do you want from me, Monk?"
Monk: "How about the truth for a change?"
Dolly: "I have been telling you the truth! OK? I fell asleep, I woke up - hello - there's Mrs. Ashcombe!"
She lights a cigarette and Adrian immediately jumps on the defensive.
Monk: "There - there's no smoking - there's no -"
Sharona: "I believe you, Dolly!"
Dolly: "Thank you, sweetie! What's his problem?"
She looks like a chimney as she reaches for her blush with a brush.
Monk: "My problem is simple - *cough* - it's not possible!"
Dolly: "Well, how do you explain it then?"
Monk: "Ms. Flint, this is not a game! If you are somehow involved�"
Dolly: "Involved?!"
She throws down her brush and turns to him.
Dolly: "How?"
Monk: "With your friend, Harry Ashcombe!"
Dolly is alarmed as she stands up in front of them.
Dolly: "I met the man once, for thirty seconds - you were there!"
Monk: "He's been to your house!"
Dolly: "Impossible!"
Monk: "I can prove it!"
Dolly: "I think I'd remember�"
Monk cranes his neck in annoyance, Sharona is angry with Adrian.
Monk: "Dolly, we're talking about pre-meditated, first degree murder. I think Ashcombe killed his wife and recruited you to find the body! That's accessory after the fact - aiding and abetting, these are very serious charges!"
Dolly: "I am not a criminal!"
Monk: "I've seen your rap sheet - you're not exactly Mother Theresa!"
Sharona gives Adrian a glowering look.
Dolly: "That is just nickel and dime stuff - c'mon! Huhh - you want to know the truth?"
Monk: "I'm not sure my heart could take it!"
Sharona gives Adrian another insulted look.
Dolly: "C'mere!"
Adrian follows her away from Sharona to out behind her makeup chair. She stands in front of him, still puffing away on her cigarette.
Dolly: "Mr. Monk, when I woke up on that hill - I couldn't believe it myself!"
She takes a drag from her cigarette.
Dolly: "The truth is - I'm a fake!"
She exhales her smoke full force into Adrian's unsuspecting face, Adrian closes his eyes and then moves over to her left to escape the assault on his senses.
Dolly: "I never really had a gift. Don't tell the girl! I mean I wanted it, I pretended to have it, once in while I was a kid, I thought I did have it. The only gift I had was telling people what they wanted to hear. It was a sham! My entire life! Until Tuesday�"
She takes another drag, we can hear Adrian coughing as she continues to talk and again blows it in Adrian's face. He again moves out of the way.
Dolly: "That was the real deal, Monk! I swear, on my sainted mother's eyes - Mrs. Ashcombe led me to that car!"
Adrian is still coughing.
Dolly: "I always wanted to help the cops, you know, like really help them on a big case! And, I did it! Maybe I'm just a late bloomer! Whatever the case - this time I am telling you the truth!"
Adrian glances away in veiled frustration.
We hear the director: "Alright, darling - come on! Come on! Got to go to a break in an hour, let's try to get it together please!"
Dolly: "What is wrong?"
Monk: "You wanna know what's wrong - I'll tell you what's wrong�I believe you!"
(Scene change):
We see a phone ringing at Jennie's apartment. She comes over to answer it.
Jennie: "Hello?"
We see the commissioner's house.
Commissioner: "Have you been talking to the police?"
Jennie: "No!"
Commissioner sits in the dark as he talks on his end.
Commissioner: "Don't lie to me, Jennie!"
Spooked, Jennie slams down the phone without another word spoken.
(Scene change):
We are at the cliff where Mrs. Ashcombe was found originally, and through the brush we see Stottlemeyer rushing down the side of the cliff.
Stottlemeyer: "Hey, Monk!"
He sees Sharona and Adrian standing by the original scene of the car and they turn to see the captain approach.
Stottlemeyer: "Monk, I've been looking for you!"
Monk: "How did ya know we were here?"
Stottlemeyer: "Sharona's kid told me. Umm�ah - I have a message for you. Ah - Benjy wants to have a sleepover at Drew Cunningham's house!"
Sharona: "Are his parents going to be home?"
Stottlemeyer: "I don't know?"
Sharona: "Well, did - did, he call from Drew's?"
Stottlemeyer: "I have no idea! You've been talking to the commissioner!"
Monk is sizing him up and gives him a curious look.
Monk: "Where did you park?"
Stottlemeyer: "Where did I park? I parked up top! Monk, I told you not to talk to him, the man just buried his wife!"
Monk walks past Sharona and closer to the captain.
Monk: "Why didn't you just take the service road? It comes all the way down!"
Stottlemeyer: "I couldn't it! The last time I was here I had a driver, OK?!"
Monk: "You couldn't find it - neither could we!"
Stottlemeyer is looking miffed.
Stottlemeyer: "So what?"
Monk: "Dolly Flint found it! She'd never been here before - and she - found it! Before dawn! How is that possible?!"
Stottlemeyer: "She's psychic - a little bird told her - I don't know!"
Monk walks up close to the captain now.
Monk: "Leland, I'm talking to the best cop I know, you got to get on board here! Ashcombe was sleeping around!"
Stottlemeyer: "It's common knowledge�Sharona! Could you take a break please?!"
She seems hesitant.
Stottlemeyer: "Please!"
Finally, she relents and walks off in the distance a spell.
Monk: "He had muddy boots in his closet!"
Stottlemeyer: "I have muddy boots in my closet!"
Adrian covers his eyes in frustration as he is trying to convince him.
Stottlemeyer: "Look, I knew you were crazy - I didn't know you were suicidal. Did you accuse Harry Ashcombe of murder to his face?!"
Monk: "Not in so many words�"
Stottlemeyer laughs in bitterness.
Stottlemeyer: "Well, there goes your career!"
Monk: "What career?!"
Stottlemeyer: "Exactly! You wonder why you're not wearing a badge?!"
Monk: "Here's what happened�Ashcombe did his wife, but he had a problem. There was a mudslide that night, the car was buried. He couldn't collect a dime until they found her! What could he do? He couldn't just say - maybe we should dig over there!! Somebody else had to find her!"
Stottlemeyer: "So he paid Dolly Flint?"
Monk: "Too dangerous, she'd never keep her mouth shut. Ashcombe - arranged - for her to find the body."
Stottlemeyer: "Right, but how did he do that?"
Monk: "I think I know�"
Stottlemeyer looks sceptical: "Can you prove it?"
Monk: "Only if you help me!"
(Scene change):
It's dawn at the Ashcombe house. The commissioner's maroon SUV shows up in the drive. He comes in to notice noises from inside.
Dolly: "Everyone please concentrate�ahh�it's faint!"
Commissioner: "What is this?!"
Dolly: "It's coming through�"
Commissioner: "Leland, what's going on here?! Who let you in?"
Stottlemeyer is standing at the top of the staircase, and Harry joins him.
Stottlemeyer: "You did! I talked to your lawyer, Harry - we have full, unrestricted access!"
We see more of the room, Adrian is looking at Dolly doing a psychic read of the house, Disher is watching her, and Sharona is on the other side. There are some other plain-clothed officers with them. Enough for a s�ance.
Commissioner: "I thought you were just going to look around!"
Dolly: "Shhh! Please, her aura is very strong!"
Dolly has her eyes closed, her fingers held out in front of her to feel the presence. Disher watches her somewhat leery, he looks up at the ceiling.
Dolly: "She's here, I can feel her!"
She holds out her hands to the people next to her, Sharona takes her hand.
Dolly: "Complete the ring!"
As Disher reaches out his hand to Monk, Monk holds his hands together pensively and seems afraid to do so. There is an armed officer over his shoulder. Dolly sighs loudly and finds Adrian is reaching for her own hand.
Dolly: "Mr. Monk, complete the ring!"
Monk: "I think the ring is fine!"
Dolly opens her eyes now.
Dolly: "Mr. Monk - we need you!"
He looks up for a second opinion at Sharona who urges him gently to do as he's told.
Sharona: "Complete the ring!"
Hesitantly, he outstretches his elbows instead and Disher and Dolly grab for them.
Dolly: "Whom am I speaking to? Tell me! What is your name?"
Stottlemeyer confers with a disgruntled Ashcombe.
Stottlemeyer: "There's a woman reported missing in San Anselmo, travel agent, 32-year-old Jennie Zeppeteli!"
Commissioner: "Jennie?"
Stottlemeyer: "Yeah, we contacted Ms. Flint after the success she had with your wife, we thought we'd use her again."
Commissioner: "And?"
Stottlemeyer: "And, she's been on her trail all day, we followed her here - we think she's in your house!"
Commissioner: "You can't be serious!?"
Dolly: "Jennie? Is that you?"
Adrian gives her a dirty look for her over dramatizing.
Dolly: "She's here! Oh - she's in pain! I can feel her!"
Everyone puts down their hands as Dolly lifts hers to feel the room once more. She begins to wander off towards the back of the house. Everyone follows her.
Dolly: "There's something - in this room�"
Sharona spots something on the floor and runs to it.
Sharona: "Ohh! Look!"
Disher: "Sharona! Don't touch it!"
Disher picks it up - it's a lady's sandal.
Disher: "It's a sandal, size six!"
Commissioner: "What?"
Stottlemeyer: "According to her sister, she was wearing sandals when she disappeared. Is that blood?"
Disher examines it closer.
Disher: "Yeah, it looks like it!"
Stottlemeyer: "Bag it!"
Commissioner: "This is insane! How did that get here?"
Stottlemeyer looks at him nonplussed.
Dolly: "She's close! She's very close! Huh�ohhh!"
Dolly falters a bit and seems in pain, she reaches for the sofa as Adrian comes up beside her.
Monk: "Are you alright?"
Dolly: "Stay away! It's Jennie, she's here!"
Commissioner: "There's nothing here!"
Disher and Sharona watch the proceedings quietly, yet in alarm.
Dolly is still stumbling about in pain, as she reaches for something on the floor.
Monk: "What is it, Dolly? What is it?"
Stottlemeyer walks closer to see himself. Adrian bends down and so does Stottlemeyer who produces a handkerchief, they kneel next to some fireplace pokers.
Monk: "It's blood!"
Stottlemeyer picks up the questionable poker and holds it up for all to see.
Monk: "And hair!"
Monk and Stottlemeyer together: "Human!"
Commissioner: "It's impossible!"
Stottlemeyer: "Lieutenant!"
Disher runs up and takes the evidence from him.
Disher: "I got it!"
Dolly pushes past Monk and the commissioner.
Dolly: "Jennie, she's calling me! I'm coming!"
She runs out to the pool area next to the living room. Everyone follows her single file past the pool, Adrian seemingly is avoiding looking at the pool. She then runs for the backyard.
Dolly: "Oh no! Oh my God - oh dear God - no!!"
We see an open grave with the body of Jennie inside of it.
Commissioner: "Jennie, oh my God - no, I swear�I �!"
Stottlemeyer moves him aside: "Stand back, Harry! This is a crime scene!"
Dolly: "He did it! He killed her!"
Commissioner: "Me, are you crazy? I love this woman!"
Monk looks on at him with disgust.
Dolly: "He invited her here! She said it was over, he exploded! She tried to run away, but he chased her down!"
Sharona looks at the exchange now with interest.
Commissioner: "No!"
Dolly: "He grabbed the poker, and then he straddled her and he was just pounding, just pounding her!"
Dolly swings her arms over her head in an elaboration, and Monk gives her an exasperated look.
Commissioner: "No, she's crazy!"
Dolly: "She said now at least she can be with Abigail! Abigail is what she named her unborn baby!"
We see the cop and Disher run up behind the commissioner.
Dolly points in horror at the commissioner.
Dolly: "Last summer, you made her have an abortion!"
Commissioner: "How do you know that?"
Monk: "She knows everything! She's psychic!"
Commissioner: "Leland, don't listen to her -this is - this is some kind of a trick. She's a fake!"
Monk: "She's not a fake!"
Commissioner: "Yes, she is!"
Monk: "She found your wife's body!"
Commissioner: "No, she didn't!"
Monk: "She did - I was there!"
Commissioner: "No, no - she didn't find anything - I drove her there!"
Everyone now witnesses the coupe de grace and Sharona is very proud of Adrian, so is the captain.
Monk: "You drove her? Was that what you said? Did you hear that captain?"
Commissioner: "I - I - look Leland�"
Jennie then moves and sits up in the grave, she turns to smile at Harry who is in total shock from the revelation that he's been conned.
Jennie: "Hello, Harry! I told you you'd be sorry!"
Monk: "When I told Jennie what we were trying to do here, she was anxious to help!"
Jennie is assisted from the pit by Stottlemeyer.
Monk: "She knew you had to be stopped! A mudslide - that was your problem. Somebody other than yourself had to find Katherine's body. So you went looking for the right psychic and Dolly Flint was the perfect choice. From her file you knew she took medication to help her sleep. Whatcha use, chloroform? Something to keep her sleeping. You put on a wig, you drove her to the crash site. You even ran a red light or two, to make sure you were seen! In the morning, she woke up - and found your wife!"
Commissioner: "I have nothing to say!"
Monk: "That's quite alright, sir, you've said enough!"
Sharona is giggling in pride at Adrian.
Stottlemeyer: "Harry, I'm going to advise you of your rights! You have the right to remain silent, anything you say may be used against you in a court of law, you have the right�"
He takes away the commissioner into custody. Adrian looks determined and content it's over.
(Scene change):
We see Sharona and Adrian in a park down by the shore. Adrian is touching posts as they walk along.
Sharona: "How did you know she was a fake?"
Adrian laughs at her na�vet�.
Monk: "Dolly? Dolly Flint! They're all fakes! You gotta be a little sceptical, Sharona! Otherwise you end up believing in everything - UFOS, elves - income tax rebates!"
Adrian puts his cheek to his shoulder as a twitch overtakes him.
Sharona: "Well, it's better than believing in nothing! I feel sorry for you!"
Monk: "Thank you!"
A dog comes running up to Sharona, she's overjoyed. Adrian is horrified.
Sharona: "Ohhhh, it's so - c'mere! C'mere �!"
Monk: "Don't pet - don't pet - don't pet!"
A man runs up to retrieve his dog: "Winston! Winston! Here boy!"
Sharona: "Ohh�is he yours?"
Man: "Yes, he is!"
Both Sharona and the man admire the dog, Adrian just tries to reconcile himself to the scene.
Sharona: "What kind of dog is he?"
Man: "Ah�not worth the trouble, that's what kind.."
Sharona laughs at the joke.
Sharona: "Are you British?"
Man: "Ah - guilty!"
Sharona laughs, now she's clearly flirting with him. Adrian just looks disgruntled.
Sharona: "Oh God - I'm Sharona!"
Man: "Hi!"
Sharona: "And, this is my fr -"
As she reaches out for Adrian's shoulder with her hand, he turns his side away from her abruptly�more than likely because she touched the dog.
Sharona: "Adrian - um - Adrian Monk. And - umm - you are?"
Man: "Daniel!"
Sharona: "Oh, Daniel!"
She turns to look at Adrian.
Sharona: "With a D!"
They begin to walk off together.
Daniel: "Adrian! Adrian - I noticed you touching all the poles - is that an American thing?"
Monk: "Yes, it's an American tradition! I'm touching all the poles because I'm proud to be an American!"
Daniel: "Oh�ha! Excuse my asking - but are you two - together?"
Sharona begins to laugh out loud. Adrian isn't.
Sharona: "Me and Monk?"
She covers her mouth as she gets a good laugh at the mere thought.
Monk watches her. She gives her hand in signal - no way.
Sharona: "No, no - we're not!"
She laughs some more, Adrian isn't as amused.
Monk: "It's not - not that funny�"
Sharona: "Yes it is funny!"
Monk: "Not that funny�"
They all walk off together as we see the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.