Captain Stottlemeyer Quote #410
Quote from Captain Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk Takes the Stand
Harrison Powell: That's a great story, captain Stottlemeyer. I won't take up too much of your time. I just have a few questions. Your consultant Mr. Monk, is he a trained psychologist?
Captain Stottlemeyer: No, no, but he's a lot smarter than any psychologist I've ever met.
Harrison Powell: Well, yeah, he would have to be, having never met my client, to know that my client would not use one of his own statues as a murder weapon.
Captain Stottlemeyer: That was just a theory. A theory that led us to a substantial amount of other evidence.
Harrison Powell: Okay, we'll get to that other evidence a little bit later. I would like to know, if we could just back up for a little bit, how was Mr. Monk able to divine where the fight started?
Captain Stottlemeyer: Where the fight started?
Harrison Powell: Where it started. How did he know, for example, the fight did not start in, say, the foyer?
Captain Stottlemeyer: Um, I'll have to consult my notes.
Harrison Powell: Were you there when the fight started, Captain Stottlemeyer?
Captain Stottlemeyer: No.
Harrison Powell: Was your friend Adrian Monk there when the fight started, Captain Stottlemeyer?
Captain Stottlemeyer: No, he was not.
Harrison Powell: Isn't it possible, Captain Stottlemeyer, isn't it possible the fight could have started in the foyer? Captain Stottlemeyer: Yes, it's po-
Harrison Powell: Good job. I think we're done.
‘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 Lieutenant Disher
[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.