Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Sharona Fleming and others in “Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect”

Adrian Monk, old buddy, old pal, old chum.

“Old buddy”? What have you done with the real Captain Stottlemeyer?

What do we have?

Mail bomb. An ounce and a half of plastique with a magnesium charge.

There were two triggers: a chemical detonator wired to the wrapping, and a motion detector--so when you opened it and moved it, "boom".

Not hard to make.

Crude and unpredictable, actually.

Who's the victim?

Amanda Babbage, thirty-five years old. She lived here alone.

Nice house.

It was a lot nicer two hours ago.

[notices the ATF agents] The Feds are here?

Yes, up the wazoo -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. They're in charge, and they're not shy about saying so. Monk, if you can make me look good here, I would really appreciate it. I'd love to show these bastards up. Wouldn't hurt our careers either.