Quote from Lieutenant Disher in Mr. Monk Is on the Run (Part Two)
Lieutenant Disher: [playing guitar and singing] Tru, Trudy, Trudy. Okay. Okay, I'm gonna, just give you a little heads up before the service. It's, uh, it's kind of a protest song. It's gonna be pretty controversial, especially the tenth verse, where I talk about the actual shooting. I mean, I don't mention you by name. I just, I call you "the man." Captain Stottlemeyer: The tenth verse? Randy, how many verses are there in total? Lieutenant Disher: 14, so far. And a bridge. Captain Stottlemeyer: Good. Lieutenant Disher: [plays long guitar solo] ... [sings] Why tell me why Did a good man have to die? Shot down in his prime 48 or 49 Why tell me why Did a good man Captain Stottlemeyer: Randy. Lieutenant Disher: ...have to die? Captain Stottlemeyer: Randy, he's not dead. Lieutenant Disher: Has- Captain Stottlemeyer: We faked it. Monk jumped off the pier. He was wearing a bulletproof vest.