Adrian Monk, Cheryl Fleming and others in “Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater”

Mrs. Fleming.

Oh, no. Call me Cheryl.

Wipe?

Not now.

Where's Benjy? I brought him a new baseball glove.

Oh, he's not here. He's sleeping over at a friend's house.

You forgot I was coming, didn't you? No, that's all right. I understand. You're probably so excited about the show. So, how was it last night? Tell me everything. How was Gail? Were there any reviews?

Hey, Ma, you know what? There's, there's something I've got to tell you.

What? A bad review?

Uh, you might wanna sit down, Cheryl.

Oh, no, I'm fine, I've been sittin' all day.

Ma, you know what? I think it's best that we sit down.

Oh.

Something happened last night at the show. [Sharona and Cheryl sit]

Okay.

There was a stabbing.

Oh, you mean, in the audience?

No, uh, no. Onstage, uh, during the show. The actor who was playing Burt was killed. Gail…stabbed him.

Oh, I know. I read the script.

No, no, Cheryl. He died.

Oh, I don't understand.

Neither do we. Uh, the police think that she might have done it on purpose.

She's been arrested for murder in the second degree. There's a bail hearing tomorrow.

Gail?! [scoffs] No. I don't believe it. It's a mistake, right?

The police don't think so.

Well, they're wrong. Well, you're gonna help her, right? I mean, that's what you do. You're a couple of detectives, right?

Of course, we're going to help her. After all, we're…we're a couple of detectives. Right?

Right.

Right.