Quote from Adrian Monk in Mr. Monk and the End (Part One)
[flashback:] Dr. Malcolm Nash: Wendy Stroud has worked here for 19 years. She was the first midwife I hired. Captain Stottlemeyer: She ever disappear before? Dr. Malcolm Nash: No, she's never missed a day. She's never even been late. Hence the phone call. Captain Stottlemeyer: Hence we're here. Adrian Monk: Has anyone else heard from her? Any of the other nurses? Dr. Malcolm Nash: No, nobody has heard from her. And they are not nurses. They are midwifes. There's a difference. A midwife is a qualified, autonomous practitioner specializing in the natural birth experience. Excuse me, what are you doing? Adrian Monk: Oh, I'm- I'm straightening it out. Dr. Malcolm Nash: They're umbilical cords. They are never straight. Captain Stottlemeyer: Bet his was. [Stottlemeyer and Monk chuckle] [answers phone] Excuse me. Yeah he is right here. When? Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll be right there. Adrian Monk: Leland, what is it? Did something happen? Captain Stottlemeyer: It's Trudy.