Lt. Randall Disher and Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in “Mr. Monk and the Blackout”

Captain! [Stottlemeyer walks back out to Randy's desk] Monk was right. And you're right too sir, about Monk being right. Check this out. Good work.

What have you got, Randy?

[hands a file to Stottlemeyer] Winston Brenner. He was an activist in the 90s. He was indicted in a series of bombings in Boston. Pretty angry individual. [grabs evidence bags with two different notes; he holds up the left one first] Here, look at this. This is the note from the power plant. [holds up the one in his right hand] This one is from 11 years ago. He uses a lot of the same phrases: "The blood I shed today."/"The blood I shed today." "The price of absolute freedom."/"The price of absolute freedom." And check this out. [rotates his desk lamp to show the comparison in the writing sample, also shining the light right into Stottlemeyer's face] The handwriting is identical. This is definitely the guy. The only thing is, is that back then, Brenner didn't really care about the environment. Anti-military was his thing.

Did you read the rest of the file, Randy? [Randy produces surveillance photos]

We've got some pictures too. They're blurry, but good.

Read the rest of the file, Randy.

Which part?

The part here where it says that he died: "Deceased, 1995." Blew himself up before the trial.

He's dead.