Lieutenant Disher Quote #324
Quote from Lieutenant Disher in Mr. Monk Takes the Stand
[flashback:]
Lieutenant Disher: Looks like a straight-up break-in. Punches a hole through this window. Opens the door from the inside. She wakes up. They fight. He takes that statue from here hits her once. So, base of the skull. Medulla oblongata. Killed her instantly.
Adrian Monk: Nah, I don't think so. That hole's pretty small. I don't think anyone could fit their hand through there.
Lieutenant Disher: Sure they could.
[present:]
Charles Friedkin: And did you determine whether Monk was right?
Captain Stottlemeyer: Yes, sir. Lieutenant Disher ran a field test to be certain.
[flashback:]
Lieutenant Disher: [whimpers] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
[present:]
Judge Santa Croce: Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt. I saw Lieutenant Disher in the hall before the trial. I couldn't help but notice both of his hands were bandaged.
Captain Stottlemeyer: Yes, ma'am. He wanted to be sure, so he tried it again with the other arm.
Judge Santa Croce: He tried it again?
Captain Stottlemeyer: He's very thorough.
‘Mr. Monk Takes the Stand’ Quotes
Quote from Adrian Monk
[flashback:]
Lieutenant Disher: Were you alone?
Evan Gildea: No. I was with her. [removes a sheet covering a sculpture of a naked woman]
Adrian Monk: [squeaks]
[present, in the court room:]
Adrian Monk: [squeaks]
Harrison Powell: Mr. Monk, are you okay?
Adrian Monk: I'm fine.
Judge Santa Croce: You were making a noise.
Adrian Monk: I don't think so.
Judge Santa Croce: Could you read that back, please?
Stenographer: Witness: The defendant removed a sheet revealing a naked... [squeaks]
Quote from Adrian Monk
Adrian Monk: There's a camera?
Lieutenant Disher: Yeah, but the recorder's empty. Which means the killer must have taken the tape.
Adrian Monk: But your friend Rudy is short. He's, what, 5'4"?
Lieutenant Disher: 5'4 1/4".
Adrian Monk: Well, he couldn't reach that shelf. There's no stepping stool. "He didn't need a stepping stool, former detective Monk. There are hundreds of things here he could have stood on." "Why are you crying, former detective Monk? "Why don't you stop wasting everyone's time and get the hell out of here?"
Natalie: Objection! Badgering yourself.
Adrian Monk: Overruled.
Quote from Adrian Monk
Lieutenant Disher: He grabs the cash, grabs her gold necklace, bolts out the door.
Adrian Monk: He didn't hit her or shove her.
Lieutenant Disher: No, he swears that he didn't touch her. I mean, the body was right over here in the corner with the murder weapon beside it. It was a tire iron from the shelf.
Adrian Monk: So it was spur-of-the-moment. He didn't plan on killing anyone, or he would have brought a weapon with him.
Natalie: Ooh, ooh, Mr. Monk, good point.
Adrian Monk: Although a good lawyer - Harrison Powell, for example - might say Rudy didn't have to bring a weapon with him because he knew there'd be something like a tire iron in the store. "It is an auto parts store, isn't it, former detective Monk? "Have you ever been inside an auto parts store, former detective Monk? Do you even own a car, former detective Monk?"
Natalie: Mr. Monk, what are you doing?
Adrian Monk: "Oh, that's right. They won't give you a license. Isn't that true, former detective Monk?" "Objection!" "Order in the-" What's the use?