Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
Captain Stottlemeyer: You gave me your word. Captain Walter Cage: Come on, I didn't lie to you. If we close the ambassador case... Captain Stottlemeyer: Look, I don't care about the frigging ambassador. He means less than zero to me, okay? My friend's wife got blown up. You understand? And it killed him, too. In a way.