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Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale

‘Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale’

Season 1, Episode 4 -  Aired July 26, 2002

When Monk investigates the slaying of a local judge, all signs point to a morbidly-obese criminal kingpin, Dale Beiderbeck (guest star Adam Arkin), who couldn't possibly have committed the murder.

Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer

Captain Stottlemeyer: I put the F.B.I. on it. They were looking for you. Your real name is Glenn Q Sindell. You killed a child five years ago.
Christiaan Vezza: Accident.
Captain Stottlemeyer: You were operating on her so doped up, you couldn't see straight.
Christiaan Vezza: Accident.
Captain Stottlemeyer: Convicted of manslaughter and reckless endangerment, you were looking at 15 years minimum. You jumped bail before sentencing, and then you disappeared.
Adrian Monk: Until now. And somehow, somehow, Biederbeck learned your secret. And from that moment on, he owned you, didn't he?
Dale Biederbeck: Listen, I just have to say, fantastic work, really. Both of you, kudos. And- And for the record, I am shocked, shocked, that my personal physician is both a fugitive and a cold-blooded killer. Shocked. But you can't really tie me to the crime, can you?
Captain Stottlemeyer: Well, now, that really depends on Mr. Sindell. What do you say, Glenn? Would you like to talk to us?
Christiaan Vezza: It'll be my pleasure. I'm looking forward to testifying against you. Maybe once and for all, I can redeem myself for everything I've done. All the pain I've caused. I detest you.
Dale Biederbeck: Do you?
Christiaan Vezza: With every fiber of my being. Biederbeck, you're an abomination. An odious, gluttonous, putrid freak of nature.
Dale Biederbeck: Wow, it's been a long time since anyone's called me that.

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Quote from Adrian Monk

Dale Biederbeck: Listen, by the time my lawyers are through with you, you're not gonna know which end is up. There's not a prison in the country that can hold me.
Adrian Monk: There's very few shopping malls that can hold you. But, nonetheless, we're gonna give it a try.
Dale Biederbeck: You... [reaches for Monk's neck]
Sharona: What's he doing?
Adrian Monk: I think he's trying to kill me. [Dale gives up] Wasn't really much of a fight, was it?

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