Adrian Monk Quote #1783
Quote from Adrian Monk in Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man
Adrian Monk: I should just quit.
Dr. Kroger: Quit?
Adrian Monk: Why don't I? Just quit. Now. Today. Never leave the house again. If I had any decency at all I...
Dr. Kroger: I won't let you quit, Adrian. You're too good a detective.
Adrian Monk: I haven't been sleeping. Been up all night. Reviewing my old cases. How many other mistakes have I made? What else did I miss? How many other innocent people are sitting in some cell right now because-
Dr. Kroger: Adrian, it was one case.
Adrian Monk: One case is enough. I used to think the worst mistake I could make was letting a killer go free. But this is worse. Sending that man to prison for fourteen years...
Dr. Kroger: Adrian, what you're feeling here now, this remorse, this is actually healthy. You're- No, you're connecting with another person. This Max Barton. What you're feeling is empathy. It will make you a better detective. It might even make you a better human being.
Adrian Monk: You should've seen him at that hearing. Staring at me. He hates me. At least we have that in common.
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Quote from Lieutenant Disher
Lieutenant Disher: "Will you be reopening the case?"
Captain Stottlemeyer: We already have reopened the case. And, uh, as you know, there is no statute of limitations on murder. However, we... What the hell is going on?
Lieutenant Disher: [smiling] It wasn't me.
Captain Stottlemeyer: What wasn't you?
Lieutenant Disher: This screw-up. It wasn't me. It's always me. I can't believe it's not me. It's always me. This wasn't me. I wasn't even on the force back then.
Captain Stottlemeyer: You understand that this wasn't a traffic violation. An innocent man spent fourteen years of his life in a state penitentiary, and the son of a bitch that murdered those poor people is still out there.
Lieutenant Disher: Yes, sir. I know, but it wasn't me.
Captain Stottlemeyer: You're right, Randy. It wasn't you. It was Adrian Monk's case. I just talked to Natalie. Monk is devastated. I can't blame him. Can you imagine? The guilt. The pain. Adrian Monk had this much confidence to begin with, this'll probably kill him. What have you got to say to that?
Lieutenant Disher: It wasn't me.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Adrian Monk: He's- He's being released tomorrow morning. From the Seabrook Penitentiary. It's a 47-minute drive.
Dr. Kroger: [chuckles] I know where you're going with this.
Adrian Monk: You do?
Dr. Kroger: Yes, yes. And I think it's a great idea.
Adrian Monk: Really?
Dr. Kroger: Yeah.
Adrian Monk: Thank God. I'm so relieved. Just tell him how sorry I am.
Dr. Kroger: What is this?
Adrian Monk: It's a card. I wrote a little note on the back.
Dr. Kroger: No, Adrian, I thought you were going up there.
Adrian Monk: Me? I put the man away for 14 years. He'd crush me like a peanut.
Dr. Kroger: Well, Adrian, I cannot do this for you.
Adrian Monk: You're right. Sorry. You're absolutely right. I don't know what I was thinking.
Dr. Kroger: And Natalie can't do it either.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Cindy: His ex-wife used to work here. She quit four years ago.
Natalie: Max. Max, you're scaring everybody.
Cindy: I've tried to tell him. We haven't heard from her. Except for that one picture in a Christmas card.
Adrian Monk: Picture? Max? Max, can I see it? Come on. Give me a chance.
Natalie: Watch this.
Adrian Monk: Okay. She's in a hotel. Probably a resort near a beach. There's sand on the bedspread.
Max Barton: A- a resort?
Adrian Monk: Yeah. See? The- The card on the gift basket? It's in dutch, so she's probably in St. Martin.
Max Barton: St. Martin? She was always talking about that place.
Adrian Monk: Yeah. She's not alone. Two plates on the room service cart. It's probably a man, because the toilet seat is up. You can see it in... In the reflection in the mirror.
Max Barton: A man?!
Adrian Monk: Okay, did I Did I say a man? Look, I-I could be wrong. Max, I am not an expert on toilet seats. Did she stand up when she made water? Look, I could be wrong.
Natalie: Yeah, he's wrong a lot. I- I don't have to tell you that.