Adrian Monk: Here's what happened. Ashcombe did his wife, but he had a problem. There was a mud slide that night. The car was buried. He couldn't collect a dime until they found her. What could he do? He couldn't just say, "Maybe we should dig over there." Somebody else had to find her.
Captain Stottlemeyer: So he paid Dolly Flint?
Adrian Monk: Too dangerous. She'd never keep her mouth shut. Ashcombe arranged for her to find the body.
Captain Stottlemeyer: Right. But how did he do that?
Adrian Monk: I think I know.
Captain Stottlemeyer: Can you prove it?
Adrian Monk: Only if you help me.