Justin: Do you know this guy?
Sherry: He's a cop. He worked on Max's case. What do you want, Mr. Monk?
Adrian Monk: First off, congratulations. You look radiant. I know this is a bad time. Here's the thing. Fourteen years ago, I made a terrible mistake. The biggest mistake of my life. Sherry, Max Barton is an innocent man. If I hadn't screwed up, you two would still be together.
Justin: We know the whole story. We've been reading about it.
Adrian Monk: No, you don't know the story. The real story is about a man who never gave up. [signals for the organist to play] Put yourself in his place. Falsely accused. Unjustly convicted. Spending fourteen years. Fourteen horrible, lonely years in that- That- I'm gonna say it. Hell. I sent that man to hell. You know how he survived, sherry? You know what sustained him? You. Even after you stopped coming to visit. Memories of you. Dreams of you.
Justin: Can we do this later? Later is too late.
Adrian Monk: Sherry, don't make the same mistake I did. Don't lock him away. Again.
Max Barton: [runs in] Sherry!
Adrian Monk: I want you to look at this man. Look into his eyes. This Is a good, good, good man.
Sherry: I- I don't know.
Adrian Monk: I think you do know. If you have any feelings for him at all, don't you owe it to yourself to stop, take a day, take a week, look into your heart? Max, show her. [Max removes his jumper to reveal his tattoos] That's you.
Sherry: The dragon?
Adrian Monk: No. No, next to the dragon. Inside-
Justin: That's a man.
Adrian Monk: No, that's the district attorney. Across from the man, inside the broken heart.
Sherry: What does it say?
Natalie: "Sherry. My love. My life."
Sherry: Oh, max.
Max Barton: Baby!