[Monk, Natalie, Stottlemeyer, Disher, and T.K. are recreating the murder of Richard Meckler]
Lt. DisherA blow dart, you know, a poison dart.
What happened to the dart? It would have been sticking in his neck.
Lt. Disher
Not necessarily. There could have been a long elastic wire attached to the blowdart. [Pause] They're called dartarangs.
TJTrudy "T.K." Jensen
How do you know they're called dartarangs?
Lt. Disher
Because they're probably called dartarangs. Or at least that's what they should be called.
[Whispers to T.K.] Just nod your head and say "Maybe".
TJTrudy "T.K." Jensen
Maybe.
Interesting, Randy. Interesting.
[DeWitt has nearly tried to kill Shelby and Monk is telling Stottlemeyer about this]
Lt. Disher
Now he's afraid that she'll identify him.
Lt. Disher
She could bark at him.
Randy, as far as I know, in the State of California, dogs are not allowed to testify in open court.
Lt. Disher
Maybe DeWitt's afraid they'll change the rule.
Change the rule against dogs testifying in court?
Lt. Disher
I don't know, one of those referendums. It is California.
You want to know how tired I am? I'm so tired I don't even know if that makes sense.
[About Shelby] This dog is really, really smart. I've been teaching her tricks.
Lt. Disher
Like?
Oh, like not to lick me, not to drool, not to roll over, not to, you know, discharge anything.
I don't know how you do it.
Lt. Disher
What's that?
How you take it. People joke around, tease you, you never get mad or upset.
Lt. Disher
Mmm, it used to bother me when I was coming up in uniform. I heard people laughing, telling Randy Disher stories. And it hurt, you know? I almost quit.
Lt. Disher
One night I got a call - a P-300 downtown. There was a bumper sticker on one of the cars, and it said, "Happiness is a choice." I mean, I know it sounds crazy, but it changed my life. I mean, I made a decision right there. I chose to be happy. I mean, I really believe that. I mean, you have the power. You can choose to be happy.
I guess I should read more bumper stickers.
Lt. Disher
[Yawning] Everybody should. Okay, it's late. I'm gonna to go sack out.
Lt. Disher
See you in the morning.
Wait a minute. P-300? Isn't that a fatality?
Lt. Disher
Yeah, it was pretty ugly. The driver hit a tractor-trailer head on. He and his wife were both DOA [Dead on arrival]
And this was the car that had the bumper sticker, "Happiness is a choice"?
Lt. Disher
Yeah, that's right. Well, actually, it was on fire when I got there, so it was hard to read.
And this didn't deter you or make you think twice?
Lt. Disher
[Shrugs] It was an epiphany, Monk. You can't just choose where you get it. I mean it could come from a guru on a mountaintop, or it could be from a bumper sticker on a burning Subaru.
[Stottlemeyer is doing the roll call and morning announcements to the detectives]
Adrian Monk is back. Back where he belongs. [Monk stands up and reads from a notecard]
Seventy years ago, Thomas Wolf wrote, "You can't go home again..."
Monk, you don't have to say anything.
Okay, our first order of business is the Pick Axe Killer.
Lt. Disher
The Gold Rush Killer.
It's not the Gold Rush Killer, Randy.
Lt. Disher
But they used pickaxes.
Randy, forget about the Gold Rush Killer! Okay?
Lt. Disher
Yes, sir.
We're moving on. Now, I don't have to tell you how important this case is but we have caught a break. We have a witness - a woman who lived down the hall from victim #5 has given us a description of the killer.
Lt. Disher
[On the phone] All right, I'll call you later. [Hangs up]
Lt. Disher
That was the Deputy Commissioner.
Deputy Commissioner Patrick Watson?
Lt. Disher
Yeah, that's right.
Lt. Disher
I do... love him. I think he's doing a great job. Why? Why? You don't think he's...
No, I think he's doing a fine job. I don't tell him that I love him.
Lt. Disher
Well, maybe you should. It's just common courtesy.
It's not common courtesy.
Lt. Disher
Well, I think you're doing a great job. I love you.
All right, Randy, I'm sorry I asked. When you're ready to tell me what's really going on, don't.
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