Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees
Captain Stottlemeyer: Okay, let's hear it again from the top. Lieutenant Disher: Okay. Husband, Robert Sherman. Owns expensive rug. Intruders shoes indicate that he wiped his feet. Natalie: Why would a kid breaking and entering wipe his feet? Adrian Monk: Because he wasn't breaking and entering. They knew each other. It was a setup. Captain Stottlemeyer: Maybe- Lovely Rita: Maybe the kid, the intruder, was planning on stealing the rug and he didn't want to scuff it up. Captain Stottlemeyer: Thank you. Lovely Rita: Any time. Captain Stottlemeyer: Maybe he was planning on stealing the rug.