‘Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico’
Season 2, Episode 2 - Aired June 27, 2003
The mayor asks Monk to go to Mexico to investigate the death of an American teenager on spring break who seemingly drowned in mid-air.
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Capt. Alameda: You are a brave man, senor Monk. You are not sweating at all.
Adrian Monk: I'm dehydrated. I'm out of sweat. I want to sweat. I'm trying to sweat.
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Adrian Monk: This isn't about the Chip Rosatti case. It's about something else.
Sharona: What?
Adrian Monk: I don't know.
Lt. Plato: Maybe it's just a local zafado who hates people from San Francisco. [Plato & Almeda chuckle]
Adrian Monk: Excuse me?
Capt. Alameda: He's right. You, Chip Rosatti, the boy last year who was mauled by the wild lion you are all from San Francisco.
Adrian Monk: The boy who was mauled is from San Francisco?
Capt. Alameda: Yes, from Marin County. From a wealthy family.
Adrian Monk: And Chip Rosatti's family had money.
Sharona: What?
Adrian Monk: I got it! I know who did it, I know how and I know why!
Sharona: You do?
Adrian Monk: Get the car! Start packing! We're going home!
Sharona: What?
Adrian Monk: It's all over! We're going home!
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Adrian Monk: When did the coroner, Dr. Madero, first arrive in San Macros? Wait. Don't tell me. A year and a half ago.
Capt. Alameda: That's right! But what does Madero have to do with all this?
Adrian Monk: I didn't catch it before because I'm so damn thirsty. Smell this!
Capt. Alameda: Menthol.
Adrian Monk: Madero uses mentholated cream when he works at the morgue.
Capt. Alameda: Go find Dr. Madero and bring him here! Rapido. Plato!
Adrian Monk: [to Sharona] Come on! Come on. Pack! Pack! [to Almeda] It's nothing personal. I just I just gotta go home.
Capt. Alameda: I still don't understand, senor Monk.
Adrian Monk: Captain, the wild lion last year and the boy who drowned in midair, what do they have in common?
Capt. Alameda: I don't know!
Adrian Monk: They're both impossible. One impossible murder, maybe. Two impossible murders? It's just not possible.
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Capt. Alameda: How are you so sure?
Adrian Monk: Two years ago back in the States, I testified against a doctor named Louis Nivara.
Sharona: I remember that case. It was an insurance scam.
Adrian Monk: It ruined him. He lost his practice. His poor wife committed suicide, and he always blamed me.
Capt. Alameda: So you think this Dr. Nivara...
Adrian Monk: And your coroner, Dr. Madero one and the same.
Capt. Alameda: But why didn't you recognize him?
Adrian Monk: I never met the man. It was a grand jury. Closed hearing. He jumped bail before the trial and disappeared. Excuse me. Could we go first? I haven't had a thing to eat or drink in 36 hours. Hi. We're checking out!
Hector: What room, senor?
Sharona: The room with the bomb behind the painting.
Hector: Oh, yes. Room 403.
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Dr. Madero: Que pasa, Capitan?
Adrian Monk: Dr. Nivara. I believe that's your real name.
Dr. Madero: I don't know what you're talking about.
Adrian Monk: I'm talking about homicide, Doctor. I was just explaining to the captain why you killed Chip Rosatti. This whole thing has been about me from the beginning, hasn't it?
Dr. Madero: About you?
Adrian Monk: You wanted to kill me. You blame me for ruining your life by testifying against you. But you couldn't return to the States. You're a wanted man. So you had to find a way to get me to come to you.
Hector: Senor, would you care to check the bill?
Adrian Monk: No, it's fine. You needed the right bait. A kid from San Francisco whose family had money and connections. If the murder was difficult enough and mysterious enough, you knew the mayor would bring me in.
Sharona: It's true. He's the go-to guy.
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Adrian Monk: You went to the Grande Lago Resort and you found Chip Rosatti. He was a thirsty victim.
Sharona: Adrian.
Adrian Monk: I mean, a perfect victim. His family was rich and well connected. You sent him a letter with a coupon for one free skydiving lesson. But first you made sure that his parachute would never open.
Hector: Shall we keep this on your card, senor Monk?
Adrian Monk: Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
Hector: Shall I staple them together?
Adrian Monk: I don't care! Do what you want! [...] Where is the car?
Capt. Alameda: It is coming. Continue, senor Monk.
Adrian Monk: When Chip Rosatti's body was brought in, the good doctor poured water into his lungs and announced that the boy had mysteriously drowned. He knew the mayor often asked me to look into cases like this.
Dr. Madero: Capitan, you cannot believe a word he's saying!
Capt. Alameda: Actually, Doctor, it explains quite a bit. There were some fingerprints on the parachute handles we couldn't match up. I'll be interested in comparing them with yours.
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Lt. Plato: You're leaving too? I'm afraid your impression of own town must be terrible. Will you give us another chance?
Sharona: Oh, of course. I love your country.
Lt. Plato: Maybe you come back alone. You can earn some more necklaces.
Sharona: Why does everybody keep mentioning my necklaces?
Lt. Plato: They're fiesta beads.
Sharona: Oh. What are fiesta beads?
Lt. Plato: You don't remember how you got them?
Sharona: No.
Lt. Plato: Hey, guys give them to girls at parties.
Sharona: Oh, what for? [Plato whispers in her ear] Oh, my God! Why didn't you tell me?
Lt. Plato: You wore them so proudly.
Sharona: Oh, God! Adrian! The car's here! Let's go! Ugh.
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Dr. Madero: Senor Monk! You said you ruined my life. That is wrong. You stole it! I made one foolish mistake. Nobody even noticed. Who the hell are you to point your finger at me?
Capt. Alameda: Who is he? He is a police officer, and a damn fine one! Keep your eye on him, Lieutenant. He is the primary suspect in two homicides.
Adrian Monk: Actually three. Three homicides. Don't forget the boy the killed last year.
Dr. Madero: [screams]
Lt. Plato: The wild lion?
Adrian Monk: Exactly. He fabricated that too. Only it didn't work, 'cause no one called me. So he waited a year and tried again.
Capt. Alameda: All this because you smelled menthol cream on the curtains?
Adrian Monk: Actually, I've been thinking about Madero for a while. He claimed he had never been to the United States. [car starts moving] Then he said there was a pint of water in the boy's lungs. He didn't say half a liter. He said, "A pint." Only a person who practiced in the United States would have said that.
Capt. Alameda: Senor Monk, I want to say, it has been an honor to work side by side with such an accomplished detective...
Sharona: Mail it to us!
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Adrian Monk: Hey, it's from San Macros. They indicted Dr. Madero. There's a trial date. It's hard to believe. I never even met the guy in person and he wanted to kill me, huh? [Sharona is silent] I said, It's hard to believe. I barely knew him and he wanted me dead. I mean, it's hard to believe, don't you think? Sharona, he wanted me dead.
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