[Randy has been disguised as Matthew Teeger's mother as part of a sting operation, with Monk, Stottlemeyer and a technician handling the operation from the back of a van]
Tape is rolling. [Sneezes] Could you hand me a Kleenex? [Monk hands him one]
Kills 99.9% of all cold and flu viruses. Only 99.9. [A scratching noise is emitted over the wire]
Randy, what are you doing?
[Cuts to upstairs, where Randy, dressed in drag and a gray wig and sitting in a rocking chair, is adjusting his bra]
My bra's itching. How do they walk around in this stuff?
This is a new low.
Actually, it's not a new low. That's the sad part.
[Through his wire] He's never gonna buy this.
Dr. Kroger thinks he will. Matthew Teeger has suffered a pure psychotic break, he's in complete denial. His mother never died, not to him.
The important thing is that we keep him talking.
What if he has a knife?
He's right. We need a code, a phrase, in case he's in trouble.
Uh, how about, "Mother of God, he has a knife!"?
No it has to be covert. It has to sound conversational, sound natural.
How about this: "I wish there were ten of them."
Ten of what?
Of anything.
Well, you see, Monk. I don't think anyone would say that.
I've heard people say that.
Look, here's the phrase: "Better late than never".
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