James Novak quotes from Monk

Lt. Disher

[About Monk] Uh, yeah, he has some idiosyncrasies...

James Novak

Like what?

Lt. Disher

Uh, fear of heights, fear of germs, spiders, milk...

Natalie

[Ticking off on her fingers] ...crowds, elevators, fire...

Lt. Disher

Rabbits, tunnels, bridges...

Natalie

Boats...

Lt. Disher

Decaffinated coffee...

Natalie

Lightning...

Capt. Stottlemeyer

The wind, he's afraid of the wind.

Lt. Disher

Egg whites.

Natalie

Bad.

Lt. Disher

Naked people. That one is way up there. I think it goes naked people, and then death.

James Novak

[About Trudy's murder] You didn't leave your house for nearly three years. Your psychiatrist said you'd never work again. Yet here you are, a hundred cases later. What keeps you going?

Monk

[Long pause] I can't die until I know.

Lt. Disher

[To Stottlemeyer] Same M.O. - strangled from the front.

Capt. Stottlemeyer

What about the door?

Lt. Disher

No forced entry. He either talked his way in, or she knew him. [Natalie comes in from another room carrying a head shot of the victim]

Natalie

Well, another actress: some local theater and some commercials.

Monk

What about her lipstick?

Capt. Stottlemeyer

Looks like he took it. [Randy starts writing on his notepad]

Lt. Disher

"Lipstick Killer." "Lipstick Assassin." "Mr. Lipstick." I've always wanted to name one of these guys.

James Novak

Why?

Lt. Disher

If you can name them, you can catch them.

James Novak

Why?