[Monk shows Natalie around the house. They come down the stairs and then head down the hall towards the ground bathroom]
And.... here is another bathroom; for a total of [flicks on the light switch] two bathrooms. That is a claw-footed bathtub, which is something I've always wanted.
[Laughs] It is?
Yeah. I just didn't know it. [Natalie runs her hand along the wall as they walk back towards the foyer]
Oh, I love all the woodwork!
Hey, don't touch that.
What, wet paint?
No, just don't touch it. Another wall, hallway, more walls, another wall, and we're back in the living room.
I can't believe it! You actually did it!
Uh, that's a new rug. Don't just stand on it. You have to keep moving.
Moving?
So it doesn't wear out in one place. [Natalie starts stepping from side to side]
Oh, you mean like this?
Maybe wider circles.
Okay I'm just gonna stand over here. [She walks back to the foyer]
So, "whaddaya" (what do you) think? [Monk sits down in the other room]
I like it. I do! I think you're gonna be really hap... You're gonna be...
Happy!
Happy.
I already am. I should've done this years ago.
And you don't miss your old apartment.
Why should I?
Because Trudy was there! And this house is not the same. And you're not a big fan of "not the same".
Well, maybe I've matured. [Pause, with Natalie glaring at him] I said maybe I've matured.
Mr. Monk, I was raised in an older house. There are going to be problems; there always are. And you can't just call the super! You know, you're it! You're-you're responsible!
That's what I love about it! I have never been responsible for anything. I want to be responsible.
You do?
I want to be part of something. Something real. Something [Pounds a fist into the dining room door frame] permanent. Natalie, I'm.... home. [Natalie laughs and joins him in the dining room]
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