[surveying a crime scene] The stove.
LGLt. Gitomer
Over here. It's in the kitchen.
No... I mean my stove. I-I think I left it on.
It's okay. I, uh, checked it as we were leaving.
Are you sure? Did you turn the knob?
I turned all the knobs. The stove is off, Adrian.
LGLt. Gitomer
We believe it was a burglary gone sour. She walked in, she surprised him, he panicked, he left there from the kitchen.
No. No. No, no. No. No. This-This was no burglary.
He tried to make it look like one, but this guy was cold as ice. He wore her slippers to avoid leaving shoe prints - not something your neighborhood crackhead is prone to do.
Adrian. Adrian. [she claps her hands to try to get Monk's attention]
[looking at the closet] He was in here. He was waiting.
LGLt. Gitomer
Waiting for what?
You know, for her. He was here at least an hour. He was smoking. You can still smell it on the curtains. [sniffs the curtains] Menthols. Salems. Possibly Newports.
LGLt. Gitomer
Maybe she was the smoker.
No. No, she was a Dutch Calvinist. They don't smoke. They consider their bodies to be a holy - a holy chalice of - [turns to Sharona] I'm sorry. I'm having trouble concentrating, because I think I smell gas. Did you hear the click? You gotta hear the click, not just feel the click. Hear it. [to the other detectives]
[Deputy Mayor Sheldon Burger comes in]
Oh, Sheldon Burger, who let you off your leash?
SBSheldon Burger
I just came from the hospital. Bodyguard didn't make it. Mayor's on his way back from Sacramento. Look, I don't have to tell you, Captain. We're on a bus to hell.
SBSheldon Burger
If we don't slam dunk this, it's gonna look like we're not trying.
I'm not an idiot, Sheldon! I've got every available man on the case.
SBSheldon Burger
No, you don't. Mayor wants you to bring in... your old friend.
Let me ask you a question. How can you investigate anything? I'm told you're "germophobic," afraid of the dark, heights, crowds... and milk.
We're working on the milk. He's making good progress on milk.
Mrs. St. Claire, I - I sense that you're a little upset, but I can tell you why I dropped my keys. I've been a bit preoccupied with another case. A girl was murdered in Santa Clara. Uh, a Nicole Vasques. Did you know her?
[?Dirt-fearing Monk is standing a distance from the muddy car crash site on a plank.]
Adrian! Don't you want a closer look?
No, I-I can see from here.
Would you like us to move the crash site a little closer to you?
[Capt. Stottlemeyer returns to his office to find Monk and Sharona waiting inside.]
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was my office. Yeah, see, I-I'm confused because my name is on the door.
Don't... don't blame Sharona, Captain.
I have no intention of blaming Sharona. [looks at his desk, which has been cleaned off] What happened here?
I took the liberty of straightening up a little.
Obviously, I had to throw some things away.
[first lines]
[A call comes in to the 911 dispatch center]
9O911 Operator
911 emergency.
JLJudge Lavinio's voice
Oh, God! He's in the house. You've got to help me! He's going to kill me!
9O911 Operator
Okay, ma'am, now just calm down. Who is in the house?
JLJudge Lavinio's voice
It's Dale Biederbeck! Dale Biederbeck!
9O911 Operator
[types] "Dale... Biederbeck." Ma'am what is your address?
JLJudge Lavinio's voice
It's 415 Vinton! For God's sakes, hurry!
9O911 Operator
Okay, stay with me. Is he armed? Ma'am? [heavy breathing is heard on the phone] Does he have a weapon? Are you being threatened?
JLJudge Lavinio's voice
He doesn't need a weapon! He's Dale Biederbeck! [growling is heard on the line as a dispatch call is broadcast]
9O911 Operator #2
All units, possible 556 in progress.
9O911 Operator #1
Ma'am, can you get to a safe place?
JLJudge Lavinio's voice
No, I'm upstairs! I'm trapped!
9O911 Operator
Okay, ma'am. Just stay by the phone.
JLJudge Lavinio's voice
Here he comes! Oh, my God! [screams, and the line disconnects]
[Looking around the house, Monk spots the pried-open smoke alarm]
What's--what's with this?
That's a smoke alarm. She was in the kitchen cooking something when he broke in. It started to burn.
A little girl across the street saw the guy turning it off.
She's 10 years old. She didn't see much.
So the perp breaks in. He goes berserk in here. The victim runs upstairs and calls 911.
The phone. He didn't take the phone off the hook. So, what? He just let her call 911? [Monk inspects the kitchen. He finds a few leftovers in the fridge] Any prints?
So, she's here cooking. He breaks in. He's a big guy. Lot of noise.
He must've cornered her in here, and then chased her out and caught up with her in the bedroom?
I would've grabbed a knife. [points to the knife rack] Why didn't she grab a knife?
I don't know. [Monk observes the bedroom] She was over here on the phone. Severe blunt trauma to the head with a baseball bat. [Monk eyes one of the phones]
Has this phone been touched?
No, no. The scene's intact. [Monk holds the phone with a handkerchief to avoid contaminating fingerprints; he punches a button on the receiver but only gets static until he pulls up the antenna]
The antenna has to be up to get a signal in here.
Somebody lowered it all the way after the call. You don't usually see that when someone's getting bludgeoned to death.
[Dale is on the phone]
MOMan on phone
I'm sorry, Mr. Biederbeck, that's out of the question.
DBDale "The Whale" Biederbeck
Hold on. Hold on. Now is it Danny or Daniel?
MOMan on phone
Danny, sir.
DBDale "The Whale" Biederbeck
Fine, Danny. If you screw with me. I'll eat your heart on a stick. Now the SEC--
MOMan on phone
My boss is busy right now, sir.
DBDale "The Whale" Biederbeck
I know your boss is busy, Danny! I'm watching him. Tell him Dale Biederbeck wants an answer now, not later. Now! Is he in or out? If he's in, tell him to... clean his glasses. [At a conference on the TV, an aide whispers to a congressman and the congressman quickly removes his glasses and cleans them] Congratulate the congressman, he's just been reelected to a fifth term. [He chuckles, turns off his phone and reaches for a plate of corndogs] Oh, it's better than the Home Shopping Network. [Dr. Vezza takes the plate away from him]
DBDale "The Whale" Biederbeck
Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! I'm not finished!
This stuff will kill you.
DBDale "The Whale" Biederbeck
I'm not gonna die. You won't let me, will you, Doctor?
[riding up to meet Dale the Whale for the first time]
They call him Dale the Whale.
He spends a fortune every year making sure nobody ever hears of him. He buys newspapers just to keep his name out of them. [they get off the elevator, their movements monitored by a camera] All right, I want everybody to be careful in there. This guy is smart. He's gonna try to bait you. Assume you're being videotaped. Do not accuse him of anything. Now, Monk, I don't have to remind you that this bastard's got deep pockets, and he's got a platoon of lawyers and he loves to use them.
You met him? What happened? [They are interrupted by Dr. Vezza's arrival]
