Captain Stottlemeyer, Lt. Randall Disher and others in “Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect”

I just got kicked out of my own interrogation room.

You want some coffee, sir?

No, Randy. What I want is for that A.T.F. CREEP to eat crow!

Well, we know who did it, and we know why. We just don't know how.

Monk, again, he's in a coma.

He's the guy.

In twenty seconds, Agent Grooms is gonna come walking through that door, and he's gonna ask me what I think. Give me something else, for the love of God.

Okay, wait. I have an idea. Maybe he had an accomplice.

Yes, somebody else mailed the damn thing. Why not?

I already had that idea. Tell him.

There was no accomplice. Why would Brian Babbage hire one? He didn't know he was gonna be in a coma.

It's not exactly something you can plan.

All right. Anyway, why would an accomplice bother to go through with it? There was no reason to. The guy who hired him was in a coma.

All right, so... Brian built the bomb, and then Brian mailed the bomb, by himself.

That's right.

While he was in a coma.

[admiringly] You gotta admit -- it's a pretty good alibi. It's rock solid!

Monk, I have known 15,000 criminals in my lifetime. Here's what they all have in common: THEY'RE CONSCIOUS!

Nonetheless.

Is your shrink coming back soon?

Captain. Sorry about in there, I, uh, work better one on one.

All right. So, how's it look?

He's bending not breaking. I'll get him. About to write up my case report, uh, I'm gonna list him as my primary. I'll need you to sign off on that. Right? Be easier to get an indictment if we're all on the same page.

I'm thinking… [glances at Monk] Maybe it's the other brother.

Well, there's only one other brother, and... he's in a coma.

That's the one. I think, uh, I think we should look into him.

He's a vegetable, Captain.

I know.

Don't you think that eliminates him as a suspect? I mean, I'm just…curious. How do you think he did it?

We're still working on that.

Yeah. Well, good luck with that, Captain. Uh, keep me informed.