[Monk and Natalie have parked outside Patrick Kloster's house, and they are reading his books]
"In chess, as in life, creative strategies, executed with daring and precision, will allow you to overwhelm your opponent, and achieve your goal." The end, and may I say, "Thank god." [She closes the book and Monk hands her the next one]
Keep going. Here's the next one.
Oh Mr. Monk, come on! We've been reading his books all day! What good are they doing?
I'm getting into his head. He's in my head. I have to be in his head! So we're... in each other's heads. [Natalie sighs and opens the next book]
"Chess Domination, by Patrick Kloster." Well this will be the opposite of fun. [Flips to the dedication] "For my queen, Tatiana."
You don't have to read the dedication. [Flipping another page, Natalie finds a check]
Fine, sorry. What's this? Linda Kloster's check. You didn't deposit this?
I'll never deposit it.
But Mr. Monk, she wanted you to cash it. Mr. Monk, if you deposit this check, you can pay your staff, and when I say "staff," I mean me. [Holds the check up, long pause]
She came to me. I didn't protect her.
Mr. Monk, you did everything you could.
What about the promise I made that he wouldn't get away with it?
You--you made a promise to me, too.
[Points to the car mirror, and sees Patrick Kloster approaching] Shhh, there he is! [Monk starts to buckle his seatbelt]
What?
Oh my god.
He's coming! What do we do? Uh, we should kiss! No! I didn't say that! I wasn't thinking, I never said that!
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