Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever
Agent Grooms: What do you want me to do? Captain Stottlemeyer: Do your job. Call the sheriff. Agent Grooms: If I call the local yokels they're gonna want to talk to Monk. I can't allow that. Captain Stottlemeyer: W-what kind of cop are you? Agent Grooms: I'm a cop who has his priorities straight, Captain. It's my job to protect that man. What if he's wrong? We'll be blowing his cover for nothing. Captain Stottlemeyer: He is never wrong.