Natalie: Why? Tell me why? There has to be a reason.
Adrian Monk: Okay, I'll tell you. But you can't tell anyone. I haven't even told Dr. Bell.
Natalie: Okay, I promise. [Monk closes the curtains] My God, what is it?
Adrian Monk: All right. I was ten years old, and there was this cowboy.
Natalie: A cowboy?
Adrian Monk: Cowboy Hank.
Natalie: Okay.
Adrian Monk: He was- He was on TV every week and he was my hero. When I turned ten my mother surprised me. She hired Cowboy Hank to come to my party. It must have cost her every nickel she had. And, um, he, he brought a rope with him.
Natalie: A rope?
Adrian Monk: Like a lasso.
Natalie: Oh, my God. What did he do with it?
Adrian Monk: Tricks. A lot of kids from my class were there. Cowboy Hank was really funny. He did all his tricks and then he left.
Natalie: He left.
Adrian Monk: As soon as he was gone, all my friends, my so-called friends, went home. They didn't stay for cake or anything. They didn't care about me. They just wanted to see Cowboy Hank.