[Practicing his funeral song for Stottlemeyer] "Why? [strings a few chords] Tell me why... did a good man have to die? / Shot down.... in his prime... 48...49..." [Stottlemeyer, by this point annoyed at the fact that the song has 15 verses and does not appear to be ending anytime soon, cuts him off]
Randy, he's not dead! [Randy stops] We faked it. Monk jumped off the pier. [Mimics splashing] He was wearing a bulletproof vest.
He's alive? He's alive.
Yep, he's in hiding, until we figure out what the hell's going on.
I can't believe it!
You okay?
Yeah, I'm thrilled. Yeah, yeah, I just...
You look disappointed.
Th-this is the best song I ever wrote.
Well, save it. It's a great song. He's gonna die one day.
Oh, yeah. You're not gonna shoot him?
You never know.
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