Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra
Captain Stottlemeyer: Uh, you remember that convention I went to in Atlanta about three years ago? Adrian Monk: Uh... Captain Stottlemeyer: Well, something happened there that I didn't tell you about. I landed, I hailed a cab, and I recognized the cab driver. It was Harold Burnshaw. Adrian Monk: Burnshaw? Captain Stottlemeyer: Burnshaw. He used to be a Fed. He was a real player. He used to head the FBI's field office in Atlanta until the 1996 Olympic games. Adrian Monk: The plaza bombing? Captain Stottlemeyer: Exactly. They accused the wrong guy. Burnshaw booted it big time on network television. Instant career killer. Now he's drivin' a cab. Monk, you should've seen his face. I'll never forget it. Adrian Monk: Well, uh, what does this have to do with... Captain Stottlemeyer: Twenty years ago, Sonny Chow froze some of his own blood in the event that he needed surgery. So they've got bulletproof DNA for a comparison. And that's a prelim on the hair we found at the crime scene. Adrian Monk: It's a match. Captain Stottlemeyer: It's Sonny Chow's hair. No question about it. He's been dead for six years, and he's my primary suspect. Adrian Monk: Yeah. Captain Stottlemeyer: Now, if I go public with this and I'm wrong I'm going to wind up at the airport, picking up cops who still have jobs. Can you help me with this? I mean, I've got to know. I've got to be certain: Is this guy alive or dead?