Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
Lieutenant Disher: You're thinking Tonday. Captain Stottlemeyer: No, no. Their times don't match up exactly. Lieutenant Disher: Well, then who? Captain Stottlemeyer: All right. Here's my idea. Let's say there were six runners. Lieutenant Disher: Six? Captain Stottlemeyer: Yeah. Tonday, McDowell, and these four guys: Harvester, Blanchard, Crowe and Davidson. They pass the chip back and forth among them. They were all running in the vicinity and... Lieutenant Disher: Like a conspiracy. Captain Stottlemeyer: Well, no. I've worked the time out on this graph. Passing it back and forth, the time works out almost exactly. What do you think? Lieutenant Disher: Yeah, this is worth looking into, sir. Captain Stottlemeyer: It's all... No, it's not. It's insane. There is absolutely no connection between those six men. Lieutenant Disher: Yeah, you're right. It's I was just playing devil's advocate with that.