Lt. Plato: This case is even stranger than the one last year.
Sharona: Oh, what happened last year?
Capt. Alameda: Another unusual death. An American student was mauled by a wild lion.
Adrian Monk: A wild lion?
Sharona: What, did he escape from the circus?
Capt. Alameda: That was the puzzle. There was no circus.
Adrian Monk: A wild lion in Mexico?
Dr. Madero: It was definitely a lion. I did the autopsy myself.
Capt. Alameda: It was drug-related, somehow. I am sure of it.
Lt. Plato: I am sure you're right.
Dr. Madero: I wish you had been here for that case, senor Monk.