‘Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum’
Season 1, Episode 6 - Aired August 9, 2002
After Monk wanders into Trudy's old house, he is placed under observation at a mental hospital, where he still goes looking for crimes.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Dr. Lancaster: Is there a problem, Mr. Monk?
Adrian Monk: I'm having a little trouble getting started.
Dr. Lancaster: Do you know why? Maybe it's because you're afraid it won't be perfect. And you're right. It won't be perfect. Not everything is going to be perfect. But, come on. Why don't you just draw something? I've only got you for 48 hours. [Monk rubs a crayon on the paper] I like it. How does it feel?
Adrian Monk: It feels good.
Quote from Sharona
Dr. Lancaster: If anything, his behavior has deteriorated. We may have to keep him here longer than we thought.
Sharona: Well, how much longer?
Dr. Lancaster: That's hard to say. It could be a month.
Sharona: A month?
Dr. Lancaster: It could be as long as a year. Adrian is bipolar, he's delusional and he's paranoid.He sees
murder mysteries everywhere he turns. In fact, he's befriended another patient, and the two of them are trying to prove that Santa Claus really does exist.
Sharona: Santa Claus?
Dr. Lancaster: Yeah, they went out on the roof collecting evidence. It would be funny if it wasn't so dysfunctional.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Sharona: Look, Adrian. l- Listen, l- I can't take you home right now.
Adrian Monk: Sharona, look at his shoes. Just look at his shoes. They're smudged. Could be soot. Those are boat shoes. They're made for traction. And I think he has been walkin' on the roof.
Sharona: Adrian, just try to listen to Dr. Lancaster, okay? He's a good man.
Adrian Monk: There was a doctor murdered here about four years ago...
Sharona: Adrian, will you calm down?
Adrian Monk: Named Gould. Conrad Gould.
Sharona: Please try and stay calm and sit. Just relax.
Adrian Monk: I think- I think Lancaster had something to do with it. Am I losing my mind?
Quote from Adrian Monk
Dr. Lancaster: There you are. I warned you not to play detective in my hospital.
Adrian Monk: This is Bill LaFrankie's file. There's no way this man killed himself like they said.
Dr. Lancaster: He's in here!
Adrian Monk: He suffered from belonephobia. He had a pathological fear of needles.
Dr. Lancaster: You're a smart man. Let's see what kind of witness you are with a functioning I.Q of 17. Mr. Monk came here to try to kill me.
Adrian Monk: What? Wait.
Dr. Lancaster: I think he needs some time in the Quiet Room, Oliver.
Adrian Monk: No. Wait!
Dr. Lancaster: It's for your own good, Adrian.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Manny: I borrowed Mr. Carruthers's camera. It has eight pictures left. See the numbers? Is Santa really coming?
Adrian Monk: Oh, yeah, he'll be here.
Manny: What do you want for Christmas?
Adrian Monk: I just want two and two to be four again.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Adrian Monk: [to himself] Don't look down. Don't look down. [to Dr. Lancaster] How's the fishing, Doctor?
Dr. Lancaster: Monk. How did you get up here?
Manny: Santa Claus!
Adrian Monk: This is why you put Manny in that room, 'cause you knew you could spend all night up here and nobody would ever believe he really did see Santa Claus.
Dr. Lancaster: Nobody but you, Monk, and who's gonna believe you? You're clinically insane, remember?
Adrian Monk: We'll find the gun, Doctor, right where you dropped it. And that's all the proof I'll need. You couldn't stand it. The board of directors gave your job to Dr. Gould. You killed him. You stole some drugs to make it look like a patient did it. You needed a fall guy. LaFrankie fit the bill. You probably got LaFrankie all doped up, then lured him into the woods where the cops found him the next day. You only had one problem, the murder weapon. It was registered in your name. You had to get rid of the gun before the cops showed up. And you found the perfect place to hide it.