Monk (2002–2009): Season 6, Episode 5 - Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees - full transcript

Sports agent Rob Sherman hires a career burglar, Dewey Jordan, to "burglarize" his house as part of an insurance scam, which turns out to be his cover up for a murder. As soon as Dewey enters the house, Sherman shoots him dead with one gun. When his wife comes downstairs to investigate the noise, Sherman shoots her with another gun, which he plants in Dewey's hand to frame the 'burglar' for the second murder. Monk is brought in to investigate, and immediately suspects Sherman, but Sherman has covered his tracks very well. Meanwhile, Natalie's daughter Julie is having relationship problems with her boyfriend Tim Sussman when she starts seeing a quarterback named Clay Bridges. Monk finds that Julie's love life is related to the murders.

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HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU SAID THE PLACE
WAS GONNA BE EMPTY.

CHANGE OF PLANS.

I DECIDED TO HELP OUT.

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

THAT'S RIGHT;
I'M THE BOSS.

WAIT--

DID YOU WIPE YOUR FEET?

YES, SIR.



I WIPED 'EM OUTSIDE
LIKE YOU SAID.

GOOD.

THEN LET'S DO IT.

GET STARTED WITH THESE
RIGHT HERE.

SO, UM...

HOW'S THIS WORK?

I MEAN, WHEN DO YOU CALL
THE INSURANCE COMPANY?

I WON'T BE CALLING
THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

WHAT'S THAT?

THIS?

THIS IS YOUR GUN,
DEWEY.

MY GUN?

THIS ONE'S MINE.

THIS IS THE ONE
I KILL THE INTRUDER WITH.



INTRUDER?

(woman)
ROB?
WHAT WAS THAT?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE, ANN.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.

BETTER COME DOWN.

IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN.

IT WAS.

OH, MY GOD.

ROB, IS HE DEAD?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

HE HAD A GUN--
THIS ONE.

NO, WAIT.

THIS ONE.

(man on phone)
POLICE OPERATOR.
STATE YOUR EMERGENCY.

OH MY GOD

YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.

IT'S MY WIFE--
SHE'S BEEN SHOT.

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THAT'S IT;
I'M OFFICIALLY LATE FOR SCHOOL.

SWEETIE, I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T JUST LEAVE.

THIS IS MY JOB.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT TIM?
IT'S NOT FAIR TO HIM.

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME,
MS. TEEGER.

I ALREADY FINISHED
ALL MY HOMEWORK...

AND ALL OF MY CLASSWORK.

I TOLD YOU
HE WAS A GENIUS.

BUT WHAT ABOUT ME?

THIS IS MY THIRD TARDY
IN TWO WEEKS.

UGH, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY.

ONE SECOND.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

"DEAR MR. FRANKLIN,

"PLEASE EXCUSE MY DAUGHTER
JULIE

AND HER BOYFRIEND--"

MOM.

SORRY..."FRIEND,
TIM SUSSMAN.

"THEY ARE LATE
TO SCHOOL TODAY

"BECAUSE AS I WAS DRIVING THEM

"MY BOSS WAS CALLED IN

"TO THE SCENE
OF A DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

THANK YOU, NATALIE TEEGER."

ALL RIGHT, SO IF HE HAS
ANY QUESTIONS

JUST HAVE HIM CALL ME.

I'M SURE HE WILL.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

YOU'RE NOT WEARING
THAT T-SHIRT.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE,
HONEY.

YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW.

I CAN'T TAKE IT OFF.

AND I PROMISED HIM
I'D WEAR IT EVERY DAY.

FOR HOW LONG?

'TIL I DIE.

YOU'RE GONNA WEAR
THAT T-SHIRT UNTIL YOU DIE?

THAT'S THE PLAN.

NOBODY'S GONNA KNOW.

DID YOU KNOW HIM?

HIS NAME IS JORDAN.
DEWEY JORDAN.

RING A BELL?

DID YOU EVER KILL ANYONE?

YES, I HAVE.

IT'S NOT LIKE
IN THE MOVIES, IS IT?

(Disher)
SORRY ABOUT THIS.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT CALLING YOU IN
ON THIS ONE.

OBVIOUSLY PRETTY OPEN
AND SHUT.

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
IS IT?

ISN'T IT?

(Stottlemeyer)
WHEN DID YOU BUY THE GUN?

(Rob Sherman)
FIVE MONTHS AGO.

THERE WERE SOME BREAK-INS
DOWN THE STREET.

IT'S A LUCKY THING
YOU DID

BECAUSE HE WOULD'VE
KILLED YOU TOO.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

I DON'T FEEL LUCKY.

ALL RIGHT,
WE ID'D THE BODIES.

A KID--A PUNK
NAMED DEWEY JORDAN.

HE LIVES IN COLE VALLEY.

ABOUT 4:00 AM,

PARKS IN THE DRIVEWAY
RIGHT OUT FRONT.

POINT OF ENTRY:
SIDE PATIO DOOR.

HE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY?

THAT'S KIND OF RISKY.

PROBABLY FIGURED
HE'D BE IN AND OUT.

MAYBE.

THE HUSBAND ROBERT SHERMAN
AND HIS WIFE PAM,

THEY'RE UPSTAIRS IN BED.

SHE WAKES UP,
SAYS SHE'S COLD.

SHE COMES DOWNSTAIRS
TO ADJUST THE THERMOSTAT.

THERMOSTAT.

YEAH, IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.

SHE CONFRONTS
THE INTRUDER.

HE SHOOTS HER.

ONE SHOT,
.38 CALIBER.

HUSBAND HEARS THE SHOT.

HE GRABS HIS GUN.
IT'S A 9-MILLIMETER GLOCK.

IT'S REGISTERED;
WE ALREADY CHECKED.

WHERE WAS THE GUN?

UPSTAIRS IN A LOCKBOX
NEAR THE BED.

SO HE COMES RUNNING DOWNSTAIRS.

THE INTRUDER FIRES,
MISSES, HITS THE WALL.

HUSBAND RETURNS FIRE.

BANG--ONE SHOT.

END OF STORY.

ONE SHOT. BANG...

END OF...

STORY.

THE SOLES OF HIS SHOES
ARE CLEAN.

SO?

HE CUT THROUGH THE GARDEN
OUT BACK.

YOU THINK HE WIPED HIS FEET?

WELL, IT MAKES SENSE.

HE DID WANT TO LEAVE
FOOTPRINTS.

BUT HE DID LEAVE FOOTPRINTS
ON THE PATIO.

I SAW THEM
WHEN I CAME IN.

WHY WOULD HE
WIPE HIS FEET?

YOU WIPED YOUR FEET.

BUT I'M ME.

THAT DOESN'T COUNT.

WHY WOULD A KID--
A BURGLAR--

STOP AND WIPE HIS FEET?

THAT DOESN'T MAKE
ANY SENSE.

HEY, EXCUSE ME.

HELLO?
YEAH, YOU.

RIGHT, YEAH.
DID YOU WIPE YOUR FEET?

DID I--
WIPE YOUR FEET?

IT'S A $23,000 RUG.

UH, YES, SIR.

I WIPED THEM
WHEN I CAME IN--TEN TIMES.

I DON'T BELIEVE
WE'VE MET.

ROB SHERMAN,
THIS IS ADRIAN MONK.

HE'S A CONSULTANT WITH US,

AND I CAN ASSURE YOU
THAT MR. MONK'S FEET ARE CLEAN.

IN FACT, YOU COULD PROBABLY
EAT OFF THEM.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

IT'S JUST--IT WAS MY WIFE'S
FAVORITE RUG.

I UNDERSTAND.

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

I GUESS IT, UH...

HASN'T COMPLETELY SUNK IN.

IT WILL.
IT'LL SINK IN.

COMPLETELY.

DO YOU MIND IF I CHECK
UPSTAIRS?

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

SOMEBODY UNPLUGGED
THE PHONE.

HUH.

HE KEPT THE GUN IN HERE?

YEAH.

IS THIS HOW YOU FOUND IT?

YEAH, WE LOCKED THE PLACE DOWN.

HE HEARD HIS WIFE SCREAMING.

OPENED THE BOX,
HE GRABBED THE GUN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THE MAN SAID.

THE BOX IS CLOSED,
LATCHED.

IF I HEARD MY WIFE SCREAMING,

I WOULDN'T STOP
AND CLOSE THE BOX.

WOULD YOU?

OH, I'M NOT MARRIED.

HER SLIPPERS.

ACCORDING TO THE HUSBAND,

SHE WENT DOWNSTAIRS
BECAUSE SHE WAS COLD.

IF SHE WAS COLD,

WHY DIDN'T SHE PUT ON
HER SLIPPERS?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

YEAH...YOU'LL GET
THE NEXT ONE.

(Julie)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WAIT
BY THE CAR.

IT'S THE FINAL DIVE.

IT'S ALL UP TO SUSSMAN.

YOU LINE YOUR FEET UP.

YOU VISUALIZE THE DIVE.

AND...

8.6.

8.6? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THAT WAS PERFECT.

EXCUSE ME,
EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY HERE,
OKAY?

SHOULDN'T YOU GUYS
BE IN SCHOOL?

OH, UM, WE'RE WITH MY MOM.

NATALIE TEEGER.

SHE'S HERE WITH MR. MONK.

YEAH, SHE JUST WENT IN
TO GET HIM.

AND YOU ARE?

I'M, UH...

I'M NOBODY.

OH, HIS NAME IS TIM.

HE'S MY BOYFRIEND.

YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT
FROM THE SHIRT.

SO WHERE WERE YOU GUYS--

SOME AMUSEMENT PARK?

UM, YEAH,
THE BAY CITY PIER.
HE WORKS THERE.

GUESS THERE'S NO SUCH THING
AS DRESS CODES ANYMORE, HUH?

MR. SHERMAN.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR HOUSE BACK
NOW.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY?

IS THERE SOMEBODY
THAT YOU CAN CALL?

I'LL BE FINE.
THANK YOU.

SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

WELL, THE D.A. WILL FILE
A REPORT.

AND I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

KID BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT
TO DEFEND YOURSELF.

I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO SAY THIS,

BUT I WOULD'VE DONE
THE SAME THING.

IN FACT, I WOULD'VE
EMPTIED MY GUN INTO THE CREEP.

WHY DIDN'T YOU?

WHY DIDN'T I WHAT?

EMPTY YOUR GUN.
YOU ONLY FIRED ONCE.

I WOULD THINK
IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT--

THAT'S ALL I NEEDED--
ONE SHOT.

THAT'S ALL HE NEEDED.

I GUESS THAT'S IT.

UM...THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK HE'S THE MAN.

I DON'T THINK
HE'S THE MAN.

I THINK HE'S THE GUY.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

"HUSBAND, ROBERT SHERMAN.
OWNS EXPENSIVE RUG.

INTRUDERS' SHOES INDICATE
THAT HE WIPED HIS FEET."

WHY WOULD A KID BREAKING
AND ENTERING WIPE HIS FEET?

BECAUSE HE WASN'T
BREAKING AND ENTERING.

THEY KNEW EACH OTHER.

IT WAS A SETUP.

MAYBE--

MAYBE THE KID--
THE INTRUDER--

WAS PLANNING ON
STEALING THE RUG

AND HE DIDN'T WANT
TO SCUFF IT UP.

THANK YOU.

ANY TIME.

MAYBE HE WAS PLANNING
ON STEALING THE RUG.

(Disher)
ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

THE PHONE IN THE BEDROOM
WAS UNPLUGGED.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

I UNPLUG MY PHONE
ALL THE TIME--

IF I WANT TO SLEEP LATE
OR IF I'M WORKING.

SHE'S RIGHT.
DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

(Disher)
WELL, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

THE WIFE'S SLIPPERS.

THE HUSBAND SAID SHE WAS COLD.

THAT'S WHY SHE WENT
DOWNSTAIRS.

WHY WOULDN'T SHE PUT ON
HER SLIPPERS?

SHE WASN'T REALLY COLD.

SHE WAS JUST SAYING
SHE WAS COLD.

SHE WENT DOWNSTAIRS
TO GET A BITE

OF THAT CHOCOLATE CAKE
IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

WHAT CHOCOLATE CAKE?
WHO ARE YOU?

THIS IS RITA DEPASK,
AKA THE LOVELY RITA.

SHE'S A MATERIAL WITNESS
IN A KNIFE FIGHT DOWNTOWN.

ALLEGED KNIFE FIGHT.
ALLEGED.

I LOVE THAT WORD.

THE LOVELY RITA
HAS A POINT,

AMAZINGLY ENOUGH.

ANY HOTSHOT LAWYER
COULD EXPLAIN AWAY

THAT ENTIRE NOTEBOOK.

THAT'S TRUE,
THAT'S TRUE.

BUT IF YOU ADD IT ALL UP,

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE.

I MEAN,
IT'S PLAIN AS DAY.

HE'S THE GUY.

WAS THE WIFE INSURED?

NO.

SO WHERE'S YOUR MOTIVE?

(Rita)
WAKE UP!

YOU GOT TWO PEOPLE
LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF.

ONE OF THEM WANTS
THE OTHER ONE DEAD.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.

YEAH, HE DIDN'T LOVE HER.

I WAS THERE WHEN THE M.E.
WHEELED OUT THE WIFE.

ALL HE WAS THINKING ABOUT
WAS THE RUG.

YOU'RE CUTE.

NO, I'M NOT.

YOU EVER UNBUTTON
THAT TOP BUTTON?

NAH, NOT--NO.

(Stottlemeyer)
THERE IS ONE PROBLEM
WITH YOUR THEORY.

THEY NEVER MET.

WE CHECKED THEIR RECORDS.

THE BANK RECORDS,
THEIR PHONE RECORDS.

WE TALKED TO THEIR FRIENDS.

THERE IS NO CONNECTION

BETWEEN ROB SHERMAN
AND DEWEY JORDAN.

I KNOW I'VE SEEN THEM TOGETHER.

WHERE?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE!
SOMEWHERE.

IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

WELL, THEY LIVED
IN DIFFERENT WORLDS.

HERE'S DEWEY JORDAN'S
RAP SHEET.

19 ARRESTS, 12 CONVICTIONS,

BAD CHECKS, DRUGS,
COUPLE OF BURGLARIES.

AND IN SHARP CONTRAST,

HERE IS MR. SHERMAN'S
JACKET.

ONE ARREST.

ONE IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

DRIVING WITH
A SUSPENDED LICENSE.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT--

THERE IS A CONNECTION.

HEY, WE DID IT!

YOU'LL MENTION THIS
TO THE D.A., RIGHT?

WE ????

OH, MY GOD!
IT'S CLAY BRIDGES.

(Julie)
LIKE HE EVEN KNOWS
WHO WE ARE.

(Lisa)
HE'S SO CUTE!

(Julie)
IS HE LOOKING AT US?

(Lisa)
OH, MY GOD.

WHAT'S HE DOING?

HE'S COMING OVER HERE.

YOU'RE JULIE TEEGER,
RIGHT?

I'M LISA.

HI.

I'VE SEEN YOU AROUND.

YOU HAVE?

YEAH.
I'M CLAY.

OH, WE KNOW--YOU HAD
A GREAT GAME LAST SATURDAY.

THANKS.

YOU'RE IN HONORS SPANISH,
RIGHT?

I'M TAKING SPANISH ONE
AND I JUST--

I CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT.

YOU KNOW, SOME SORT
OF MENTAL BLOCK OR SOMETHING.

I WAS THINKING, UM,
MAYBE YOU COULD TUTOR ME?

UM, WELL, ACTUALLY,
I'M GETTING A B.

BUT I COULD RECOMMEND
SOMEBODY--

OH, NO, NO--
I'M ASKING YOU.

YES OR NO?

MOMENT OF TRUTH.

UM...

OKAY.

SURE.

COOL. ALL RIGHT.

HANG ON.

WHO IS THAT?

OH, UM, MY BOYFRIEND--
TIM SUSSMAN.

YEAH, I KNOW HIM.

HE'S, UH,
HE'S IN THE BAND OR SOMETHING.

THE SWIM TEAM.

I DON'T REMEMBER HIM.

HE'S A DIVER.

COACH DOESN'T REALLY USE HIM
VERY MUCH.

TOWEL BOY, HUH?

(Natalie)
THIS DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
MEETING HIM HERE.

WHAT CHOICE DID WE HAVE?

HE WOULDN'T SEE ME
AT HIS OFFICE,

AND HE'S NOT RETURNING
MY PHONE CALLS.

YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT THIS IS HIS WIFE.

WHO HE KILLED
IN COLD BLOOD.

DON'T FORGET THAT.

GOSH. I REMEMBER WHEN
MITCH'S FATHER WAS CREMATED.

WE WENT TO CAROLINA

AND SPREAD HIS ASHES
ON THE BEACH.

I'M GONNA BE BURIED
NEXT TO TRUDY.

I CAN'T WAIT.

I'M REALLY MISSING MITCH
LATELY.

MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW?

HE WOULD KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH JULIE.

UH-HUH.

SHE STARTED TUTORING
THIS OLDER KID IN SPANISH.

THIS SENIOR--
A BIG FOOTBALL STAR.

RIGHT.

JUST YESTERDAY

SHE WAS CRAWLING AROUND
IN DIAPERS.

AND TODAY
I'M WORRIED ABOUT

SOME 17-YEAR-OLD QUARTERBACK
NAMED CLAY.

RIGHT.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

OH...SKINNY, FAT, SKINNY, FAT,
SKINNY--

BELIEVE ME; THIS IS THE WAY
THEY WOULD'VE WANTED IT.

YEAH, BUT MR. MONK--

NO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THE NAME TAGS
ARE ALL MIXED UP.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT--

NO, I KNOW THAT THIS ONE
WENT OVER HERE.

NO, THIS IS HER.

THIS ONE.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.

NO, I GOT IT--
OH!

THAT'S NO GOOD.

I GOT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SEPARATING THEM.

WHAT, YOU COULD TELL?

I CAN TELL...

MORE OR LESS.

JUST DON'T SNEEZE.

???? SOMEBODY'S COMING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S UNEVEN.

MR. MONK,
THOSE ARE PEOPLE!

MAYBE THEY WEREN'T
THE SAME SIZE.

WELL, THEY ARE NOW.

(Robert)
MR. MONK.

HELLO AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

ARE YOU FAMILY?

UM...

NO, WE ARE, UH...
WE'RE WITH THE POLICE.

MR. SHERMAN,
I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CALL YOU
ALL DAY.

YEAH, SO I'VE HEARD.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH ME,
MR. MONK?

NO, NO, NO--

JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.

WHAT INVESTIGATION?

I SPOKE WITH
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

HE SAID THE CASE
WAS CLOSED.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

UH--
THE WIND.

JUST A DRAFT.
LIKE A TUNNEL.

TABLE'S A LITTLE WOBBLY.

YOU MIGHT WANT
TO PUT A MATCHBOOK--

BUT WE CLEANED IT UP.

A DRAFT?

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

YOU--YOU--UH...

YOU TOLD THE POLICE

THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
DEWEY JORDAN,

THE MAN YOU KILLED.

YOU SAID YOU NEVER MET HIM.
THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT YOU WERE IN TRAFFIC COURT
FOUR WEEKS AGO,

AUGUST 14th, 8:00 AM,

THE VINTON STREET
COURTHOUSE.

AND THIS IS DEWEY'S
RAP SHEET.

HE WAS AT A BAIL REDUCTION
HEARING.

SAME COURTHOUSE.

SAME DAY, 8:00 AM.

IS THAT WHERE YOU MET HIM?

(woman)
MR. SHERMAN.

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

NO--NO, THERE'S NO PROBLEM.

NO PROBLEM AT ALL.

THIS IS MY, UH, SECRETARY,
ALLISON CLARK.

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT,
MR. MONK.

IT APPEARS
THAT MR. JORDAN AND I

WERE IN THE SAME BUILDING.

ON THE SAME DAY

A FEW WEEKS BEFORE
HE WAS SHOT.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE
IN COINCIDENCE.

NO, NEITHER DO I.

MAYBE THAT'S WHERE
HE SAW ME.

EXCUSE ME.

MAYBE HE SAW ME
PULL UP IN MY BMW.

WEARING THIS SUIT
AND THIS $5,000 ROLEX WATCH

AND THAT'S WHERE HE DECIDED
TO TRY AND ROB ME.

NOW, THAT'S POSSIBLE.

ISN'T IT?

I'M SORRY;
I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.

YES, IT'S POSSIBLE.

UH, WE HAVE TO GO.

(Allison)
IS THAT HER?

THAT'S...MOSTLY HER.

ANYTHING ELSE, MR. MONK?

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

MEGU--

ME GUSTA MI HERMANO.

NO, MI HERMANA,
REMEMBER?

FEMININE WORDS END IN "A."

IT'S EASY.

NO--SCREEN PASSES ARE EASY.

THIS IS HARD.

OKAY, AND MASCULINE WORDS
END IN "O."

LIKE MI AMIGO.

I HOPE SO.

I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING

WE COULD BE MORE
THAN AMIGOS.

HONEY, IT'S 10:30.

DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU WANTED
TO GET TO BED EARLY?

NO--NO, I DIDN'T.

(Natalie)
WELL, IT'S PROBABLY
A GOOD IDEA.

YOU HAVE A BIG DAY TOMORROW.

CLAY, SEE YOU MANANA.

WHAT?

"TOMORROW."

I GUESS THAT'S MY CUE.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

HEY, YOU'VE GOT STUDY HALL
SECOND PERIOD, RIGHT?

YEAH, HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

WELL, QUARTERBACK HAS TO SEE
THE WHOLE FIELD.

IT'S ME.
I JUST LEFT HER.

IT'S ONLY 10:30.

HER MOM KICKED ME OUT,

BUT DON'T WORRY.
IT'S GOING FINE.

SHE'S HOOKED.
I CAN TELL.

I JUST GOTTA REEL HER IN.

WELL, REEL HER IN QUICK.

(Robert)
DID HE ASK HER OUT?

NOT YET.
MAYBE TOMORROW.

RELAX.
SHE LIKES HIM.

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

JUST LIKE YOU PLANNED.

I'M NOT SAYING NO.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT
I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

WHEN DID HE ASK YOU?

JUST NOW.
LIKE, TEN MINUTES AGO.

I DIDN'T HEAR THE PHONE RING.

IT'S CALLED
A TEXT MESSAGE.

WELCOME TO THE 21st CENTURY,
MOM.

IT'S JUST ONE PARTY.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

OKAY,
THEN HOW WOULD YOU GET THERE.

HE WOULD DRIVE ME.

CLAY IS, LIKE,
THE MOST POPULAR GUY IN SCHOOL,

AND HE REALLY LIKES ME.

AND IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO,

THEN I'M NEVER GONNA TALK
TO YOU AGAIN.

SWEETIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THIS IS STUFF TIM GAVE ME.

I'M GETTING RID OF IT.

(Natalie)
YOU'RE BREAKING UP?

WE ALREADY DID.
WHEN?

JUST NOW!

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU DON'T, HUH?
WELL, KEEP WATCHING.

WHY?
TIM WAS SO GREAT.

OF COURSE YOU LIKED HIM.

MOTHERS LOVE TIM.

HE'S--HE'S SAFE
AND HE'S POLITE--

AND SMART, AND HE'S CUTE,

AND HE'S ON THE SWIM TEAM.

GREAT!
WHY DON'T YOU DATE HIM?

WAIT--WAIT--
JULIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DON'T--DON'T DO THAT.

IT'S MY LIFE, MOM.

YEAH, I KNOW IT IS,
HONEY.

WELL, YOU DON'T ACT LIKE IT.

AND JUST REMEMBER,

IN FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS,
I'M GONNA BE 16!

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

HOW LONG DID HE LIVE HERE?

TEN MONTHS.

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN
HE WAS GONNA BE TROUBLE.

ALWAYS LATE
WITH THE RENT.

ALWAYS COMING AND GOING.

I MEAN, IS IT TRUE
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING?

HE BROKE IN
AND KILLED THE GUY'S WIFE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T THINK SO.

SHE'LL BE 16.
FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS.

STOP TORTURING YOURSELF.

IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

YOU THINK SO?

OF COURSE.

SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD
TO HER BIRTHDAY.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

THIS IS YOUR DAUGHTER?

YEAH.

WHAT IS IT?

THIS AIR VENT...
IT'S RUSTY.

SO?

THE SCREWS ARE BRAND NEW.

DO YOU HAVE A SCREWDRIVER?

MR. MONK, I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GETTING IT.

HE'S A SENIOR.
HE'S LIKE AN ADULT.

UH-HUH.

HE INVITED HER TO A PARTY
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

THERE WILL BE COLLEGE KIDS
THERE.

SHE'LL BE FINE.

THERE'LL BE A LOT
OF OTHER PEOPLE AROUND, RIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT THE PARTY.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT
AFTER THE PARTY.

OH, GOD, MITCH.

I MISS YOU.

MR. MONK?

HUH?
WILL YOU TALK TO HER?

ME?

PLEASE, I DON'T KNOW
WHO ELSE TO ASK.

THERE'S NO MAN IN HER LIFE.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

WHO, MR. MORRISSEY?

KIDS RESPECT LANDLORDS.

I THINK IT'S THE KEYS.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A .22.

WHY DIDN'T HE BRING
THIS GUN?

SO HE HAD ANOTHER GUN.

BUT THERE'S NO AMMO
FOR A .38 CALIBER.

IT'S ALL FOR THIS GUN.

I DON'T THINK HE HAD
ANOTHER GUN.

MR. MONK, PLEASE.

THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

JULIE LOVES YOU.

YOU'RE LIKE FAMILY--
YOU KNOW THAT.

JUST--I-I-CAN'T--
I JUST CAN'T.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK
THE CAPTAIN

OR ANYBODY ELSE.

WHEN IT COMES
TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE,

I-I-I'M PROBABLY
THE LEAST QUALIFIED PERSON

IN NORTH AMERICA.

THAT'S WHAT
MAKES YOU PERFECT.

YOU WAITED FOR TRUDY.

YOU WERE FAITHFUL.

YOU RESPECTED HER.

YOU'RE A WONDERFUL
ROLE MODEL.

HUH?

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
GIVE IT A FEW WEEKS?

SEE HOW IT GOES.

I ALWAYS FIND DOING NOTHING

AND NEVER MENTIONING IT AGAIN

IS ALWAYS THE BEST POLICY.

MR. MONK, TWO WEEKS
WILL BE TOO LATE.

PLEASE, PLEASE TALK TO HER.

IT'S MY DAUGHTER.

MY LITTLE GIRL.

MR. MONK, ARE YOU STILL HERE?

YEAH, I JUST, UH...

UM, DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

SURE.

UM, JULIE, YOUR MOTHER...

IS, UH, VERY WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE WANTED ME
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT...

CERTAIN THINGS
ABOUT LIFE.

AND, UH...AND THINGS...

SHE THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL

IF YOU HAD SOMEONE
YOU COULD TALK TO.

[whispering]
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
GIVING YOU THE BIG TALK.

[whispering]
WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE DATING
AN OLDER BOY.

NO, I MEAN WHY YOU?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

[loudly]
SEE, JULIE, THE YEARS
BETWEEN 14 AND 32

ARE A VERY CONFUSING TIME

FOR A YOUNG GIRL.

[whispering]
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

IT'LL JUST BE
A COUPLE MORE MINUTES, OKAY?

[loudly]
YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE BODY'S CHANGING.

YOU'RE GONNA START
FEELING THINGS--NEW THINGS.

AND YOU'RE GONNA WONDER
HOW TO ACT AND WHAT TO DO.

IT MIGHT BE BEST
JUST TO WAIT...

UNTIL YOU MEET
THE RIGHT PERSON.

OR YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO ANYTHING, RIGHT?

UNTIL...UNTIL YOU'RE SURE.

(Monk)
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
NO?

GREAT, WELL, I'M-I'M-I'M GLAD
WE HAD THIS LITTLE TALK.

I CAN TELL THAT IT'S BEEN
VERY HELPFUL TO YOU.

WE CERTAINLY HAD A POSITIVE,

VERY, VERY PRODUCTIVE TALK.

THIS IS THE END OF THE TALK.

WAIT, MR. MONK.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF...

WHAT YOU'RE FEELING
IS REAL?

[whispering]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NO, I'M SERIOUS.

WHEN YOU MET TRUDY...
SHH.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

[whispering]
THIS IS NOT REAL.

I'M NOT REALLY HERE, OKAY?

THIS IS JUST
FOR YOUR MOTHER.

DON'T CRY.
YOU CAN'T CRY.

I CAN'T LEAVE
IF YOU'RE CRYING.

[loudly]
WHAT YOU'RE FEELING
IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.

[whispering]
WHAT YOU'RE FEELING
IS PROBABLY NORMAL.

IT'S JUST...HOW DID YOU KNOW?

OKAY, LOOK...

I USED TO WONDER
THE SAME THING.

WHEN I MET TRUDY,

I SAID, "NOW I SEE.

NOW I SEE WHY I'M HERE."

WAS IT WONDERFUL?

YEAH.

I LOVED FALLING IN LOVE
WITH HER.

EVERY DAY, EVERY MORNING,

I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER AGAIN.

I THINK WHAT YOUR MOTHER
HAS BEEN TRYING TO SAY

IS JUST DON'T WORRY.

ALL YOUR DREAMS
WILL COME TRUE.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME TRUE
THIS WEEKEND.

RIGHT?

YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME.

YOU CAN WAIT.

UNTIL I FIND TRUDY.

JUST WAIT FOR TRUDY.

BELIEVE IN TRUDY.

TRUDY WILL COME.

[whispering]
NOW STOP CRYING...
AND LET ME OUT OF HERE.

CAPTAIN.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME,
RANDY.

DOOR WAS OPEN.

UH-HUH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

I THINK MONK WAS RIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE ROB SHERMAN
AND DEWEY JORDAN

DID MEET AT THE COURTHOUSE.

THIS IS THE SECURITY CAMERA
FROM THE MAIN LOBBY,

AUGUST 14th, 8:00 A.M.

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

THIS IS ROB SHERMAN;
THAT'S DEWEY JORDAN.

WHERE?

RIGHT THERE.

HERE.

HERE AND THERE.

RANDY, THEY'RE TWO BLURS.

EVEN FOR BLURS,
THEY'RE BLURRY.

CAN YOU MAKE IT BIGGER?

IT'S ALREADY ENHANCED.

WELL, THAT COULD BE
ANYBODY.

THAT COULD BE FRED ASTAIRE
AND GINGER ROGERS.

BUT THEY'RE BOTH DEAD.

GINGER ROGERS IS NOT DEAD.

YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE
SHE IS DEAD.

I'M SORRY.

EVEN IF SHE WASN'T,

WHAT WOULD FRED AND GINGER
BE DOING IN THE COURTHOUSE?

I'M NOT SAYING
IT IS FRED AND GINGER;

I'M JUST SAYING
THAT YOU CAN'T TELL

WHO OR WHAT THEY ARE.

YEAH, LOOK--

RIGHT...

THERE.

SEE?

HE COMES IN, THEY SHAKE HANDS.

THAT IS DEFINITELY ROB SHERMAN.

IS THAT A PERMANENT MARKER?

NO, IT'LL COME OFF.

I DON'T THINK SO.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW SCREENS?

PRETTY BEAUTIFUL.

FLAT.

YOU'RE WORSE THAN MONK.

WELL, I JUST WANTED
TO THANK YOU AGAIN.

OH, I'M GLAD I COULD HELP.

BE CAREFUL, I DON'T WANT THEM
TO GET WRINKLED.

OH, SORRY.

WELL, JULIE TOLD ME ABOUT

HOW YOU TALKED
ABOUT TRUDY

AND HOW YOU MET.

SHE JUST SAID
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SWEET.

SO, THANK YOU.

WHAT?

(Natalie)
THAT'S CLAY!

IS THAT JULIE?

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER?

EXCUSE ME.

MS. TEEGER.

SORRY--DOES JULIE KNOW
ABOUT THIS?

WHO'S JULIE?

THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

OR WHAT YOU THINK.

SOMEBODY HIRED ME
TO GO OUT WITH HER DAUGHTER.

YOU SAID GET A JOB!

SOMEBODY HIRED YOU?

YOUR SISTER, KAREN.

AUNT KAREN?

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T LIKE
JULIE'S BOYFRIEND

SO SHE PAID ME $500
TO BREAK THEM UP.

CLAY, I DON'T HAVE
A SISTER.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S TRUE.
I CAN PROVE IT.

I STILL GOT THE MONEY.

MOST OF IT.

EXCUSE ME.

CAN I SEE THAT?

CAREFUL.

THIS WOMAN,
THIS AUNT KAREN--

WHAT DID SHE LOOK LIKE?

UH, PRETTY, LONG DARK HAIR.

WITH GLASSES?

HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

JULIE, THE MURDER--
IT'S ALL CONNECTED.

(Monk)
IS THIS IT?

(Natalie)
THE BAY CITY PIER.

WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?

I DON'T KNOW,
MR. MONK.

WHO'S HE?

I DON'T KNOW,
MR. MONK.

IS HE BOTHERING YOU?

YOU WANT ME TO ASK HIM
TO LEAVE?

YOU BETTER NOT.
HE MIGHT GET MAD.

THE CAPTAIN WILL BE HERE
ANY MINUTE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD
JUST WAIT HERE.

(Tim)
MRS. TEEGER!

MRS. TEEGER,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HEY, RIGHT HERE!

HEY, YOU GUYS,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

IS JULIE HERE?

NO, WE'RE HERE ON A JOB.

YEAH, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO GIVE HER A CALL THOUGH,

BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE

SHE'S GONNA BREAK UP
WITH CLAY.

SHE IS?

DID SHE SAY THAT?

NO, NOT YET.

CAN I TELL HIM?

I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD.

I'M GONNA TELL HIM.
WHY DO YOU BOTHER ASKING?

CLAY BRIDGES NEVER LIKED JULIE.
NOT REALLY.

SOMEBODY PAID HIM
TO GO OUT WITH HER.

SOMEBODY PAID HIM?

WHO?

HE DID.

(Tim)
MR. SHERMAN?

WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

HE'S NOT HERE
TO PLAY SKEEBALL.

I BETTER FOLLOW HIM.

STAY HERE AND WAIT
FOR THE CAPTAIN.

JULIE'S T-SHIRT?

THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE THING
HAS BEEN ABOUT.

HER T-SHIRT?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

TIM, I'VE BEEN WAITING
A LONG TIME TO SAY THIS.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.

(Natalie)
WE KNOW DEWEY JORDAN
HAS BEEN HERE.

MR. MONK NOTICED
SOME GAME COUPONS

IN HIS APARTMENT.

MR. SHERMAN AND DEWEY JORDAN

MET A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
AT THE COURTHOUSE.

SHERMAN PROBABLY TOLD DEWEY

HE WAS PULLING SOME KIND
OF INSURANCE SCAM

BUT THEY HAD TO MEET AGAIN
SOME PLACE

TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS.

THEY MET HERE AT THE PIER.

IT WAS PERFECT--

NOISY, A BIG CROWD,

NOBODY WOULD NOTICE THEM.

(Tim)
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH JULIE?

(Natalie)
IT WAS THE SAME DAY
YOU AND JULIE WERE HERE

GETTING YOUR PICTURE TAKEN.

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THAT'S WHERE MR. MONK
HAD SEEN THEM TOGETHER.

ON JULIE'S T-SHIRT.

THEY WERE IN THE BACKGROUND
THE WHOLE TIME.

THAT'S WHY HE WAS ACTING
SO WEIRD

THAT DAY WE MET HIM.

WHEN MR. SHERMAN
SAW THAT T-SHIRT

HE KNEW HE WAS IN TROUBLE.

(Natalie)
HE SAW JULIE HANGING OUT

WITH MR. MONK, THE CAPTAIN,
AND RANDY.

IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE SOMEBODY NOTICED IT.

(Tim)
I KNOW, BUT WHY DIDN'T HE
JUST TRY TO STEAL IT?

(Natalie)
MUCH TOO RISKY.

REMEMBER, HE DIDN'T HAVE
TO DESTROY THE SHIRT.

HE JUST WANTED JULIE
TO STOP WEARING IT.

SO HE HAD HIS GIRLFRIEND
CONTACT CLAY.

SHE PRETENDED TO BE
JULIE'S AUNT.

I GET IT.

JULIE BREAKS UP WITH ME

AND SHE NEVER WEARS
THE SHIRT AGAIN.

SHE'S RIGHT,
YOU ARE PRETTY SMART.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

THE CAPTAIN'S GETTING
A SEARCH WARRANT.

THE PHOTO BOOTH
KEEPS BACKUP COPIES

OF ALL THE PICTURES.

UH, COPY--

WHY DO YOU NEED A COPY?

WHERE'S THE T-SHIRT?

JULIE BURNED IT.

SHE WHAT?
SORRY.

(man)
HEY, WHAT ARE DOING?

HEY!

AH!

(Natalie)
TIM!

I GUESS YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL,
DETECTIVE.

(NATALIE)
TIM!

(MONK)
TIM!

TIM!

(Natalie)
YOU OKAY?

THAT'S JULIE BOYFRIEND.

HE'S ON THE SWIM TEAM.

THANKS, TIM!

BACK UP DISC.

AND I PRINTED OFF A COPY.

WELL, YOU AND YOUR FRIEND

TAKE A VERY NICE,
VERY INCRIMINATING PICTURE.

I PUT IT ON A MUG TOO.

WHAT FOR?

I FIGURED THE JURY
WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

THEY'RE HUMAN,
THE GET THIRSTY.

EXHIBIT A,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MMM...GUILTY.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

I THINK WE'RE OKAY.

WE WERE JUST LISTENING
TO THE NEWS.

YOU'RE A HERO.

OH, I DON'T FEEL
LIKE A HERO.

WELL, YOU ARE.

THANKS, MRS. TEEGER.

(JULIE)
TIM AND I ARE GONNA
HANG OUT HERE FOR A WHILE.

I MEAN, IF THAT'S OKAY.

SURE, GO AHEAD.
HAVE FUN.

HAVE FUN.

WHAT--WHAT'S THAT FOR?

OUR LITTLE TALK.

WIPE.

NO.

NATALIE.

NO, THAT ONE STAYS ON.

FOR HOW LONG?

MMM, MAYBE FOREVER.

I CAN FEEL IT.

GOOD.

COME ON, I'M NOT GONNA
WIPE IT OFF.

I'M JUST GONNA DAB IT.

NO.

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