Monk s04e03 Episode Script

Mom, I'm starving.
Your pizza's gonna be here in a minute.
Maybe we should call them again.
It's not straight.
Ha! The bubble's right in the middle.
The level's broken.
The level is not broken, Mr.
Monk.
It can't be broken.
It's a bubble on a stick.
You have two levels? I use this level to check the other levels.
It's my level-checking level.
How do you know that one's not broken? That's a good question.
I take my level-checking level to the hardware store twice a year to have it recalibrated.
[Doorbell Rings.]
Hey, we were getting worried.
Sorry.
It's a busy night.
That's 12.
50.
All right.
There you go.
Thank you.
Thanks.
All right, come and get it.
Don't make a mess.
Remember where we are.
It's cold.
I knew it.
I can't be sure.
We might need another level.
Oh, my gosh, he gave me the wrong change.
He gave me a 50.
Cool.
No, honey, honey not cool.
This is gonna come out of his pocket.
This is a lot of money.
I'll be right back.
[Door Opens, Closes.]
I don't know.
No.
Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait! Hello! [Groans.]
Hi.
Hello.
Excuse me.
Here.
You gave me the wrong change.
Here.
You gave me the wrong [Screams.]
~~ [Up-tempo Folk.]
~ It's a jungle out there ~ ~ Disorder and confusion everywhere ~ ~ No one seems to care ~ ~ Well, I do Hey, who's in charge here ~ ~ It's a jungle out there ~ ~ Poison in the very air we breathe ~ ~ Do you know what's in the water that you drink, well, I do ~ ~ And it's amazing ~ ~ People think I'm crazy 'cause I worry all the time ~ ~ If you paid attention you'd be worried too ~ ~ You better pay attention or this world we love so much ~ ~ Mightjust kill you ~ ~ I could be wrong now ~ ~ But I don't think so ~ ~'Cause it's a jungle out there ~ ~ It's a jungle out there ~~ Hey.
Come on.
Can I, uh Can I get you anything? No.
Okay, this will just take a minute.
So, you didn't see anything? No.
Did you hear anything? I mean, anybody yelling or screaming for help? Yeah, me.
Doesn't it ever get to you seeing people dead? Yeah, it did for a while, but I got used to it.
That must be awful getting used to it.
Yeah, it was pretty awful.
But I got used to it.
That's the worst part, you know.
Getting used to it.
It's something you never really get used to.
His name was Julio Alvarez.
25 years old.
He was bludgeoned to death with a pipe, a cylinder, maybe a baseball bat.
Whatever it was, the killer took it with him.
Where was he headed? He had one more delivery on Vinton Street.
How did the killer get him to stop? There are no houses here, no storefronts here.
Yeah.
I was wondering the same thing.
Maybe he waved him down? Or maybe he hid out in the vehicle.
Like, do you remember, there was, uh, the carjacking in Mende What? What? [Sneezes.]
Wipe.
Wipe, wipe.
Gee, I'm fresh out.
Wipe.
Monk, I don't have a wipe.
I don't work for you.
Oh, God.
I'm getting a cold.
It was one sneeze.
That's nothing.
No! No, no, no.
It's a cold.
It's a cold.
I can feel it.
Well, don't panic.
L I'm not panicking.
Where's Where's the ambulance? Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
It's spreading.
It's spreading.
Here it comes.
I can feel it.
I can f I can feel it.
Whoa.
I did not think it was possible for you to get sick.
Well, that's one plucky little microbe.
Yeah, for a germ, you gotta be like climbing Mount Everest.
That's not funny.
[Sneezes.]
Hey, look who's here.
Deputy Commissioner.
What's the matter, Captain? Too busy to answer your phone? Well, as a matter of fact, I am.
This is what we call a homicide investigation.
Well, something important just came up.
A superior court judge is missing.
She was supposed to be at a fund-raiser at 6:30.
She never showed up.
[Sinuses Squeaking.]
not missing.
That's late for dinner.
We're mobilizing the whole department.
We're pulling you and every senior officer.
Well, wait.
What am I supposed to do with him throw him under a bridge? Hand him off.
I don't really care.
Natalie! The mayor wants you at city hall in 20 minutes.
Wait.
The mayor The mayor asked for me? He's asking for everybody.
This judge, Jillian Garr, is a close personal friend.
Are we taking your car? Excuse me, Doctor.
Can I talk to you? Can it wait? - I just found an eyelash.
It might belong to the killer.
- Please.
It's very important.
- I'll be right with you.
- Sir, it really can't wait.
- What is it? - Do I feel warm to you? [Monk Groaning.]
Uh, how am I? 99.
9.
Oh, no.
Oh, no.
There you go an even 100.
You happy? Julie, don't look.
Turn around.
[Giggles.]
I've seen people blow their nose before, Mr.
Monk.
[Groans.]
Ahh.
[Coughs.]
Okay, I'm gonna throw it away.
- Outside.
- Outside.
I know, I know.
[Coughs.]
Mr.
Monk, I bought this for you.
Open it.
[Groaning.]
Oh.
~~ ["Polly Wolly Doodle".]
It has a musical chip in it.
Oh, thanks.
But l I really don't like the rock-and-roll music.
Mr.
Monk, it's not rock and roll.
It's "Polly Wolly Doodle.
" Uh It has a ten-year battery.
~~ [Continues.]
Okay.
How about I put it over here so then you can see it? ~~ [Continues.]
I'm gonna go see if my Mom needs me.
~~ [Continues.]
~~ [Stops.]
~~ [Continues.]
~~ [Continues, Muffled.]
~~ [Continues, Muffled.]
~~ [Continues, Muffled.]
What are you doing? Oh, nothing.
Nothing.
What are you hiding? I'm not hiding anything.
~~ [Continues.]
Were you trying to muffle this? I was trying to kill it.
[Gasps.]
Mr.
Monk, Julie paid for this with her own money.
She's so proud of it.
~~ [Continues.]
There.
You can hardly hear it.
[Grumbles.]
Okay, I want you to get some rest.
All right? Rest is the best medicine.
Oh, okay.
Thank you, honey.
I will be right back.
What are you doing? Where are you going? I'm just gonna run up to police headquarters.
I want to talk to the captain about the man that was killed.
Natalie Natalie.
- That wasn't your fault.
- I know, Mr.
Monk.
But I was the last person to see him alive.
I never really thought about what that means, you know, but it means something.
It's weird.
I feel kind of responsible.
Oh, no, no, no.
You can't just leave me here.
You're gonna be okay.
Julie will be here.
What if I have to blow my nose again? I showed her how to do the bags.
I have my phone.
I will be right back.
Good luck, guys.
~~ [Continues.]
[Door Opens.]
That's, uh [Door Closes.]
Julie, there's a pad in that second drawer.
Could you get that pad and a pen? Write down everything I say.
- Is it a letter? - No, it's not exactly a letter.
It's what we grown-ups call a living will.
Was she dating? Does she have a boyfriend? No, not that we know of.
Well, find out for sure.
Check her phone records, credit card receipts.
Go back at least 12 months on everything.
I want everybody's best game here.
Yes, sir.
What's that? A guy with a grudge.
John DeLancy.
He's going through a messy divorce.
Judge Garr ruled against him three weeks ago.
He started screaming at her in court.
They had to restrain him.
Well, he hit her car.
Maybe.
There was an incident as she was leaving the courthouse.
Their cars collided.
Like, a little fender bender.
He rammed her car.
Was it an accident? We've got three witnesses, but nobody's sure.
All we know is, she didn't report it or press charges.
Well, you find this guy.
Find him.
Captain? Natalie, look, it's kind of crazy right now.
Say, how's our patient? He has the flu.
What's he doing about it? Complaining.
Driving me nuts.
Any news on theJulio Alvarez case? Uh, ask Disher about that.
Lieutenant, the captain said you could fill me in.
Yeah, well, we don't know much.
She owns a beach house.
We're sending another forensics team down there now.
Not the judge.
The other case Alvarez.
Who? Julio Alvarez.
You didn't let me finish.
Who lio Alvarez.
The delivery guy.
Yeah, right.
Jenkins, who caught the pizza thing? "The pizza thing"? He had a name, Randy.
He might not have been a judge, but he had a name.
Hey, I resent that.
I really do.
Every case is important here.
We don't play favorites.
Okay.
I've got the file right here.
Sorry.
Somewhere.
Sergeant, have you seen the Alvarez file? Yeah, I just saw it.
Who's this? That's the victim, Julio Alvarez.
No.
No, this isn't the guy.
Natalie, that's the guy.
There's his employee I.
D.
He's dead.
He's in the morgue.
That's not the man that came to the door.
You said you only got a glimpse of him last night.
That's the guy.
Is that from the judge's house? Captain's office.
I gotta go.
That's not the guy.
Look, I already talked to the cops.
I barely knew the kid.
He started, like, two or three weeks ago.
You didn't put his picture up, or flowers? The boss wanted us to downplay the whole thing.
Said it was bad for business.
Well, Mr.
Gorman, I'm not sure the man who came to my house last night was Julio Alvarez.
Sure it was.
Who else could it be? "Natalie 'T eejer"' Teeger.
"Pepperoni, extra cheese.
" Is that you? Yeah.
I put it in the car, the kid drove away.
Was he alone? Sure, he was alone.
- Hey, Tommy, not too much garlic on the calzone! - Okay, okay.
Hey, could I see those? Why? I'd like to see where he went before he got to my house.
Are you a cop? No.
'Cause I got work to do.
Well, I'm not a cop, but I work for a detective, Adrian Monk.
Who? Adrian Monk.
He's a great detective.
He's, like, a genius.
You can ask anybody.
[Cell Phone Ringing.]
Hold on.
This is him now.
Stay here.
I want him to talk to you.
Hello? Natalie.
Natalie, it's me, Adrian Monk.
- Yes, Mr.
Monk.
We were just talking about you.
- [Coughs.]
Natalie, you have to come back.
Mr.
Monk, I can't right now.
I'm at the pizzeria, talking to the manager.
It's Ebola.
[Natalie.]
Excuse me? I have the Ebola virus.
Mr.
Monk, you don't have the Ebola virus.
No, I'm pretty sure I do.
I have all the symptoms.
I have the fever and the headache and the massive internal bleeding.
You have massive internal bleeding? [Clears Throat.]
I believe I do.
That is my opinion.
No, Mr.
Monk, you have the flu.
But I'm glad you called.
I'm talking to Mr.
Gorman.
He's the manager.
Hold on.
Hello.
I don't know.
I think they're in Atlanta.
What's he talking about? He's asking about the Center for Disease Control.
[Sighs.]
Hey, Julio was a good guy.
Good luck.
Thank you.
DeLancy.
John DeLancy.
We know he's in there.
We just talked to his assistant.
You understand this is a private club.
Unless you have a warrant How about this? We wait here and you go in there and get him.
I can't do that.
Can't or won't? A little of each.
[Beeping.]
DeLancy.
Table six.
Seating chart.
Table six.
Over there.
Don't get up.
I'm Leland Stottlemeyer, Homicide.
This is Lieutenant Disher.
We want to talk to you aboutJillian Garr.
Who? JudgeJillian Garr.
You threatened her in court, then you rammed her car in the parking lot, and now she's missing.
What are you talking about? Captain? Hang on, Randy.
Hey, you like Thai food? Huh? How's your memory now? Captain, this isn't table six.
Chart was upside-down.
Um I, uh I'm sorry.
I, um I made a mistake.
I thought you were somebody else.
Hey, look, here.
Take my my tie.
This is a it's a hundred dollar tie.
It's a Christmas gift.
Okay? There.
Get out of here.
We'll talk about this later.
Where is table six? Okay, uh Hold on.
Here's the window Oh.
My bad.
That was table six.
I was right.
Are you sure? Yeah.
Look, I just gave him my tie.
Plus, I've lost a little bit of authority with him.
Oh, no, I don't think so.
Oh, no, you don't think so? Well, I'm sure he'll understand.
Everybody makes mistakes, sir.
[Exhales.]
Hello, again.
Um This is a little embarrassing, but I'm gonna have to ask for my tie back.
You gave it to me.
Well, look, if you're gonna wear such a nice tie, you gotta wear it straight.
You don't wear a nice tie like that crooked.
Okay, now where were we? Yeah, we were talking aboutJillian Garr.
[Gasps.]
She cost me two and half million dollars.
I admit it I lost my temper.
You rammed her car.
I wasn't trying to hurt anybody.
I was pissed off.
You know, you boys are asking the wrong question here.
You should be asking, why she didn't press charges? Okay.
Why she didn't press charges? Because she wasn't alone.
There was a man with her in the car.
I saw them kissing.
When I hit her, he got out and ran.
- He didn't want to be seen.
- He was married.
She was seeing a married guy.
Good guess.
Now, could you find my waiter? I'm going to need another plate.
[Groans Loudly.]
Eat your soup.
[Whimpers.]
I see letters.
It's alphabet soup.
Oh.
"A" You don't have to eat it in order.
[Groaning Continues.]
- Where's Julie's card? - I put it in the recycle bin.
They just collected it.
Julie is so proud of that card.
What am I supposed to tell her? Tell her that recycling is important and that, together, we're saving the planet.
"B.
" Can I just talk about the case for one minute, please? I've been thinking about this.
The man at the door was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses.
Sunglasses at night.
It was like he was trying to hide his face from me.
- Do you think it means something? - Uh, I don't know.
Ah Oh! False alarm.
That's a broken "Q.
" Mr.
Monk, this is important to me.
All right, so he left the pizzeria at 7:05.
He didn't get here until 7:40, and the pizza was cold.
Remember? - Cold.
- Yeah, that's right.
What do you think it means? - Cold.
- Do you think it's important? - I'm so cold.
- [Sighs.]
All right, he had two other stops before he got here.
I've got the addresses.
I'm gonna retrace his steps.
No, no, no.
No, Natalie.
Just let the police handle it.
They don't care about this kid.
They can't even remember his name.
And they sure as hell don't care about what I think.
All they care about is this missing judge.
Mr.
Monk, I need you to come with me.
- I can't.
- Yes, you can.
You can rally.
Hey, Mitch was a football player.
Players got injured all the time.
He always said, "The great ones play hurt.
" Mr.
Monk, I can't do this without you.
Just sit in the car.
It'll just take an hour.
- I can't.
- [Sighs.]
Well, I'm going.
A man was killed and he was here.
I have to do something.
No.
No, Natalie.
Natalie, you can't go.
You can't just leave.
Vaporizer one is empty.
I'm almost out of ice.
Y-You have to do your job.
I'm sorry, Mr.
Monk.
I can't.
I'm too busy doing your job.
They were having a sleepover.
We ordered three pizzas.
One Hawaiian, one pepperoni And one Veggie Master.
Is this him? Are you sure? Yeah, the police were here.
They had the same picture.
That's definitely him.
We felt terrible about it.
Was he wearing a hat or sunglasses? No.
[Buzzer Buzzes.]
Hello.
Hi.
Can I help you? Sorry to bother you.
I hope this isn't a bad time.
Uh, as a matter of fact, I'm sort of in the middle of something.
Why? What is all this about? Really sorry to bother you.
I live a few blocks away.
Yeah, I've seen you around.
Yeah.
It's about my cat, Snowflake.
She's run away.
Your cat? Do you have a picture? No.
See, that's the thing.
She's new.
So, thanks anyway.
Sorry to bother you.
Hold on.
You know what? I did find a cat this morning.
She was scratching on my front door.
She's down in the basement.
Come on in.
No, it's probably not her.
What color is it? White.
See, it can't be her.
Snowflake's black.
Snowflake is black? Thanks anyway.
You really should put some ice on that thumb.
He had a what? A bruise on his thumb.
I remember the guy that delivered Julie's pizza had the same bruise.
Uh-huh.
He tried to get me in his house! Maybe he likes you.
Maybe he finds you attractive.
Stranger things have happened.
No, he wanted to kill me.
I can tell.
Can't you get a search warrant? No, not based on this.
I mean, the guy's got a nice house, right? He's got some money? - Why would he kill a pizza delivery guy? - I don't know.
Even if he did kill him, why would he drive across town and deliverJulie's pizza to her? - Doesn't make sense.
- Well, can't you at least come down here and talk to him? Uh, yeah.
I can be there in two hours.
No, no! He could be gone by then.
Where's the captain? He's working on the case.
Not your case, the other case.
The big case.
She left the courthouse at 4:45.
She was last seen driving north on the She was alone in the car.
It's not centered.
That one.
Good.
Good.
[Inhaling.]
Now, her car was found in a parking lot here.
It was unlocked.
It had been wiped clean.
There were no prints, no fibers.
I got some photographs here.
[Groans.]
Oh, no, l I can't see.
I can't focus.
I can't see.
Okay.
You can look at the pictures later.
Could you turn this? Thank you.
Oh, that's good.
What is this thing? It's a humidifier.
What's that one? De-humidifier.
Well, don't they cancel each other out? Exactly.
Um, we know that she was seeing somebody.
He might be married.
We can tell by her credit card records that they went on a trip together in February.
They went to Oakley, Idaho, February 10, for two weeks.
[Groans.]
He's not married.
He's not married? No.
Well, how do you know that? [Blowing.]
Monk, how do you know he's not married? [Groans.]
They were there on Valentine's Day.
If he was married, he would have stayed home.
Yeah, you're right.
I need a Baggie.
They're in the drawer.
Hey, Monk, can you focus here, please? Yeah.
Okay.
Okay, okay.
Okay, Monk, focus here, would you? Zip it You gotta zip it.
Why Why keep it a secret? All right, I'm gonna need another Baggie.
You put this Baggie into another Baggie.
This big Baggie? That's the one.
Okay, Monk.
Stay with me here, okay? She's a judge, so maybe he was someone that, uh, she was not allowed To see socially.
Yes.
Like a lawyer or someone who might be involved in one of her cases.
A conflict of interest.
Make sure it's ain'tight.
Gotta zip it.
Natalie usually folds it twice.
First you zip it.
Then you fold it twice.
First you gotta get the air out.
You gotta let the air out first.
Let the air out first.
[Pop.]
Monk, you know, you probably can't tell, because I'm hiding it so well, but I really don't like this.
[Alarm Chirps.]
[Trunk Opens.]
[Phone Ringing.]
[Groans.]
Yeah, hello.
Mr.
Monk, I found the guy who delivered Julie's pizza.
It's definitely him.
His name is Reggie Dennison.
Oh, Natalie, uh, I've been I've been calling you.
I know.
I didn't answer.
I knew you'd try to talk me out of this.
Out of what? I'm in his house.
Uh You're in his house? He put something in his car.
I couldn't make it out.
And then he drove off.
You're in his house? I didn't know what else to do.
No one was listening to me.
[Groans.]
Oh, Natalie.
You're in his house? Listen, get out of there.
And [Coughing.]
Can you pick up some cough drops on your way back? But get out of there! But don't forget the cough drops.
I'm not leaving here until I find it.
Find what? I don't know.
I don't know.
I just I need proof.
Mr.
Monk, please help me.
I don't know what I'm looking for.
[Natalie.]
The fireplace.
Ah! Ah! Yes.
He was burning something.
Hold on.
Hold on.
There's one.
It's him.
He's with a woman, but I can't make it out.
They're at a hotel the Oakley Inn.
Whoa.
O-Oakley Inn? Oakley Inn.
[Groans.]
Natalie, is is this guy a lawyer? Uh Okay, now how did you know that? I smell something.
It's like bleach.
Whew! Okay, I'm in the bathroom.
He must have just cleaned it.
It smells like It smells like your bathroom.
Is Is there blood? God.
Uh No.
That's weird.
There's no shower curtain.
Well, is there a light switch on the wall? Yes.
Is it on or off? It's off.
Well, switch it on.
Be careful.
Use a wipe or something.
[Coughs.]
- It's blood.
- Oh, yeah.
They always forget the light switch.
[Inhales.]
[Hacking Cough.]
[Car Trunk Closes.]
[Alarm Chirps.]
[Monk On Phone: Coughing Continues.]
[Coughing Continues.]
[Coughing Continues.]
Natalie.
Natalie, here's what happened.
This lawyer, Dennison, was having an affair with Judge Garr.
She came to his house last night, and at some point they decided to order a pizza.
Somehow things turned ugly.
Maybe they had a fight.
We'll probably never know what it was about, but he killed her.
He killed her in that bathroom.
[Coughing.]
But the delivery guy, Julio, must have seen the attack or heard something and he tried to help her.
- [Groans.]
- He died trying to save her.
[Coughing.]
Natalie, I'm gonna need those cough drops.
Not the menthol.
Y-Y-You know the kind.
[Groaning.]
Anyway, Dennison had a problem.
The pizzeria knew Julio's route, and Dennison knew that ifJulio just disappeared the cops would focus on him.
They'd poke around, they'd ask a lot of questions.
So he needed somebody else to be the last person who saw Julio alive.
He decided to deliver one more pizza, as Julio, to divert attention from himself.
You were right, Natalie.
Julio didn't deliver that pizza.
The man who killed him did.
He was smart, but he made two mistakes.
Big mistakes.
One, that blood you found on the bathroom light switch.
If that's the judge's blood, and I think it is, he's going to jail for life.
But even without that blood, we could still convict him.
Mistake number two his fingerprints are all over that pizza box he delivered.
It's at the recycling dump.
[Coughing.]
I'm sure they could find it if they had to.
They just collected it this morning.
[Beeping.]
Oh, that's my other line.
Hold on.
[Beeps.]
- [Whispering.]
Mr.
Monk - Yeah, Natalie, I'll call you back.
I'm on the other line.
[Stammers.]
Where was I? [Groans.]
Natalie? Natalie? [Gasps.]
Are you okay? Say one word to anybody, she's dead.
[Dennison.]
Understand? Please.
I have a daughter.
Help me find it.
Maybe you'll see her again.
Find what? The box! The box! The pizza box with my prints on it! What was it in, a carton, a bag, or what? My boss recycled it.
He separates everything into piles exactly 20 inches high.
Then he puts each pile into a green, 10-gallon, reinforced, double-ply trash bag which he double-tapes shut.
Then he puts that bag into another bag, which he wraps with twine four times counter-clockwise and ties each end twice.
Once he's completed that Are you screwing with me? No, I swear! He's very persnickety! All right.
He said that it was picked up this morning.
We'll start there.
Look down here.
- I don't see it.
- You're stalling.
I'm not.
I swear to God.
I'm gonna give you one more chance to help me find the damn box! [Yells.]
[Screams.]
[Siren Blares.]
[Man.]
We'll take the back! [Grunting.]
[Motor Whirring.]
[Screams.]
[Groaning.]
Where's Monk? Where is he? Where is he? [Sneezes.]
Okay, get him out of here! [Monk Coughing.]
Is it all off? I think so.
Yep.
Good as new.
Is he talking? He's a lawyer, so, yeah.
- He says that you brought him here at knifepoint.
- What? - He says that you've been stalking him and that you're crazy.
- You were in his house.
Well, you can't let him go.
As of this moment, we have no physical evidence to connect that man to either of the murders.
- What about the pizza box? - Well, if we could find the pizza box, and it came from Monk's house and it has his fingerprints on it, well, then, it's a slam dunk.
We're not gonna find it.
Forget it.
I talked to the manager.
I mean, they don't keep any records.
They could have dumped it anywhere.
I mean, look at this place.
There's two more warehouses and there's more outside.
Shh.
What? Shh, everybody.
Listen.
~~ ["Polly Wolly Doodle,"Faint.]
"Polly Wolly Doodle.
" ~~ [Continues, Faint.]
Oh, my God, it's Julie's card.
It has a musical chip.
~~ [Continues, Louder.]
"Polly Wolly Doodle.
" ~~ [Continues.]
~~ [Continues.]
Wait, wait, wait! Don't open it.
Wait for Forensics.
You got out of bed.
You took a taxi? In your bathrobe.
[Laughing.]
Mitch was right the great ones play hurt.
Good morning.
What are you doing outside your building? I'm just sittin'.
Outside? It's a beautiful day.
I feel fine.
Much better.
Okay.
So, I just talked to the captain.
They found the judge's body.
Reggie Dennison confessed to everything.
He even showed them where the body was.
Really, what are you doing out here? You hate outside.
Maybe I've changed.
Seriously, what are you doing out here? [Sighs.]
~~ ["Polly Wolly Doodle".]
~~ [Continues.]