Monk s02e03 Episode Script
Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame
All right.
Here he comes.
Mr.
Hammond! Mr.
Hammond! Mr.
Hammond, the SEC Is saying you purposely misled your investors.
I can't comment on anything the SEC says or does.
As you know, I'm meeting with the board of directors.
I'll be able to tell you more about it in the morning.
Thank you.
Mr.
Hammond, is there a possibility that charges will be filed? Mr.
Hammond? I told you life with me would be interesting.
That one reporter was talking about criminal charges.
Don't worry about that.
I'll let you know when to worry.
Skyline Hills.
Skyline Hills Resort.
Estimated driving time: 32 minutes.
Turn right onto Larkin Street.
Get in the right lane now.
Scott Gregorio steps up to the plate, You and your damn baseball.
And the whole world knows Gregorio is within four home runs of breaking Darryl Grant's all-time single season record.
- Please.
I'm trying to think.
- I just want to hear the score.
He has six games to go.
We could very well Continue on Grace Street for two miles.
Here's the pitch.
Gregorio swings, and there it goes! He got all of that one! And it's gone! Home run number 71! Scott Gregorio's within three home runs of the all-time record! Your destination is within three miles.
- Where are we? - It's a GPS system.
It's programmed to find the shortest route.
Well, isn't it supposed to be on a lake? Right turn into driveway.
Where the hell are we? You have arrived at Skyline Hills Resort.
The hell I have.
Thank you for using the Safe Voyage system.
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03 Mr.
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Oh, my God.
I can't watch.
Adrian, tell me what's happening.
- The three is crooked.
- What three? On the scoreboard.
Why doesn't he fix it? Adrian, I need you to watch the game.
How's he doing? - The one is upside down.
- You can't tell the one is upside down.
I can tell.
The whole scoreboard It's like some surreal, abstract art thing.
Come on, Benjy! Grab a piece of it! Come on, Jared! Right down the middle.
He's no hitter.
- He's not eligible.
- Who? Stottlemeyer's son, Jared.
I think he's 13.
- He doesn't look 12, does he? - Knock it out of the park, Benjy! - Come on! - The numbers are crooked! Somebody fix the scoreboard! No wonder attendance is down.
- Strike three! You're out! - Yeah! Yes! Yeah! - Adrian, why don't you go talk to him? - Me? Yeah.
Give him a pep talk.
He respects you.
- He does? Why? - 'Cause he doesn't work for you.
Good game.
Good game.
Good game.
Good one.
Next time.
- Is there a problem? - Didn't your son repeat the third grade? - Yeah.
So what if he did? - How old is he? - He's 12.
- Jared, what year were you born? Don't answer that, son.
All right.
We're gonna huddle in the outfield, and then we're goin' out for pizza! - Yeah! - Yeah! All right.
He's 13.
But I have a special dispensation from the league.
He's eligible.
How many parking tickets did you have to fix for that? He is eligible, Sharona.
End of discussion.
Excuse me.
This is Stottlemeyer.
Hey! Hey, you looked good out there.
What game were you watching? I sucked.
Yeah.
You did, kind of.
Listen, Benjy, do me a favor, and, uh, just your mom thinks I'm givin' you a pep talk.
Why? / I don't know.
I don't know.
Because I'm a guy.
You're we're two guys.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Look, just kind of nod your head and pretend I'm giving you some good advice.
- Okay.
- Great.
Okay, so, um - Oh, um hands together.
- Like this? - Yeah.
Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
That's good.
Nod your head.
Smile.
/ Adrian.
Adrian.
We've gotta go.
We've got a job.
- Lawrence Hammond was killed last night.
- The Lawrence Hammond? - And his wife.
- Okay.
Um, listen, Benjy.
Just keep practicin' that swing like we talked about, and we'll have another lesson tomorrow.
/ Okay - Be careful.
- Okay, Mr.
Monk.
Thanks for everything.
/ Okay, pal.
Honey, go home with Mrs.
Cargill, and I'll pick you up later, okay? / Okay - I love you.
You did so good today, huh? - Yeah.
Right.
He's gonna be okay.
He's gonna be fine.
Hang on.
Hang on.
Hang on.
Back up.
His sister just I.
D.
'd the body.
It's him.
This is gonna be a circus.
Give me your tie.
Give me your tie.
How'd the game go? Randy, this is a double homicide.
- Sorry.
- I can't talk about the game.
We beat 'em 3-1.
Jared pitched the whole game.
- He gave up two hits.
- Really? /- Yeah.
Eight strikeouts.
Bring them up to speed, all right? Walk 'em through it.
I gotta go do my dog and pony show.
- Monk.
Sharona.
- Lieutenant.
- Is it really Lawrence Hammond? - Yes, it is.
- What was he doing here? - We're just kicking that around now.
We think he got lost or maybe he was meeting someone.
It doesn't make any sense.
Isn't that a what do you call it? Global positioning system.
It was on, but it wasn't working.
There was no disk in the computer.
- Maybe somebody took it.
- Maybe.
The shooter was here waiting.
- Hammond drives up - Yeah.
Right.
We found the casings.
The shooter comes in here pop, pop, pop, pop - four rounds into the wife.
- Oh, my God.
- He shot the wife first? - Then Hammond.
Hammond was shot once, but it wasn't fatal.
- He tried to get away.
- Oh, my God.
He gets out, runs.
The shooter gets back into his car, runs him down.
/ Oh, my God.
- Hammond still wasn't dead.
- Oh, my God.
- In the morning, he crawled away.
- Oh, my God! He crawled for two and a half miles.
Truck driver found him.
- I'd like to talk to him.
- I'll get him.
Captain, he shot the wife first.
Why would he do that? I would've done the husband first, wouldn't you? I don't know, Monk.
It's never come up.
He didn't even stick around to make sure Hammond was dead.
Maybe he got interrupted.
He lured them here somehow to kill her.
Who? The wife? She's a nobody.
Lawrence Hammond's worth a billion dollars.
He had at least 100 enemies.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Lawrence Hammond is an afterthought.
- She was the primary.
- This is Norm Mosely He was the truck driver who found Lawrence Hammond.
Was Mr.
Hammond dead when you found him? He was barely hangin' on.
He died before the paramedics showed up.
- Did he say anything? - Yes, sir.
He said, "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Come again? - "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Is that it? - Yes, sir.
- You sure? - He said it, like, five times.
Then he died.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas"? - What the hell does that mean? - Well, it's true.
They can't.
It depends.
How many girls are we talkin' about? Hang on.
Were there any girls nearby eating pizza? No, sir.
I figured he was delirious, but he kept saying it.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" Nah.
No, no.
Forget it.
No.
Never mind.
Never mind.
Not too shabby, huh? Walk this way, please.
- Trudy and I almost bought this house.
- Really? Adrian, you made a joke.
You were joking.
You feeling okay? Hello.
I'm Robin Jenkins.
I'm their well, I was their housekeeper.
Hello, Mrs.
Jenkins.
I'm so sorry to bother you.
Um, I'm Sharona Fleming, and this is my boss, Adrian Monk.
You're with the police? - Not really.
- Yes, I'm with the police.
- Used to be on the force.
I was discharged.
- We help the police.
We're private consultants.
- It's a long story.
- How long did you work for the Hammonds? Three years.
I started a few weeks before they were married.
Oh, I am so sorry.
I know this is a really bad time I don't know what I'm going to do.
Can I have one of those? I'm sorry.
I only have four left.
Um, we were hoping we could look around a little.
Oh, uh, certainly.
There's nothing left to see.
The police were here all day yesterday.
They took Mr.
Hammond's computer and boxes of papers.
His office and his bedroom are a mess.
His bedroom? They had separate bedrooms? Yes.
For the last year, Mr.
Hammond slept in the east wing.
Follow me.
Actually, I'd like to see her bedroom.
You know, separate bedrooms might've saved my marriage.
- Was Mrs.
Hammond a sports fan? - Just baseball.
She never missed a game.
You know, it's not true what the papers say.
- What's that? - About Mr.
Hammond.
They make him out to be greedy and selfish, like a monster.
But he wasn't like that at all.
He was so kind.
He never forgot your name or your kid's name or your birthday.
- What about her? - Mrs.
H? She liked to keep busy.
She had hobbies horseback riding, painting.
She painted that.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Pardon me? - Those were Mr.
Hammond's last words.
Does it mean anything to you? - "Girls " - "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - What girls? - We don't know.
Maybe they've got stomachache from the pizza.
/ No.
All eyes on Scott Gregorio tonight as he attempts to create history.
No baseball fan could ever forget this moment.
It was three years ago.
This is Darryl Grant hitting his historic 73rd home run.
The question now is how long will that record stand? Scott Gregorio's within three home runs - with four games left to play.
- Scotty! If last night is any indication, he's gonna be in trouble.
Gregorio went 0 for 3 in Philly.
He looked pretty shaky at the plate.
He's choking.
I was at the stadium Tuesday night.
He was on fire.
Some guys just can't handle the pressure, my friend.
Not like you and me.
Randy, where is that list of people who might have had a grudge against Lawrence Hammond? Still workin' on it, sir.
It's like a phone book.
Everybody who had stock in the company had a reason to hate the guy.
Captain, do you have a minute? I think we're onto something.
- Erin Hammond was having an affair.
- Oh, again with the wife.
There were four shampoo bottles in her bedroom from the Newport Inn.
Which is just two miles away from her house.
The concierge said that she's been there two or three times a month with some guy, - but they never got a good look at him.
- Congratulations.
Mrs.
Hammond was having an affair.
Yeah, all right.
Yeah.
I can't ignore that.
Um, go down to the Newport Inn.
I want you to interview the staff and bring a sketch artist.
/ Yes, sir.
- Who's this? - Scott Gregorio.
He's a baseball player trying to break the single-season home run record.
Yeah.
Monk, can we keep our eye on the prize here? / Is he an artist? Yeah.
He likes to do some painting in his spare time.
Adrian, you're wrong.
It is not the same artist.
I know it's not the same artist, but look at the window and the drapes and the church in the background.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
You're right.
It is the same church.
So at some point, they were both in the same room.
W- Wait.
So you're saying Lawrence Hammond's wife - His murdered wife.
- And Scott Gregorio - Future Hall of Famer.
- Are connected? Bet on it.
Adrian.
.
Adrian, you were right.
This is the room.
Look at the drapes and the church outside.
- They both must have taken this class.
- Oh, yes.
Oh, no! Okay.
Sharona, I can't do this.
Why? 'Cause he's naked? You've never seen a naked man before? / No.
Well, you've seen yourself naked, right? - Just once.
- All right.
Let me do the talking.
- Mr.
Henley? - Yes.
I'm Frank Henley.
Excuse me if I don't get up.
My regular model called in sick.
Oh, that's okay.
We spoke earlier.
I'm Sharona Fleming, and Adrian this is Adrian Monk.
Hi.
/ Is this a bad time? Oh, no, no.
Not at all.
Please.
Make yourself comfortable.
I am.
Okay.
That's it.
Sharona, let's go.
Come on.
- I can't.
I just can't.
- What about the case? Forget about the case.
We can't win 'em all.
So you're gonna let a murderer go because you can't talk to a naked man? - Yes.
- Oh, come on.
Mr.
Henley, this is only gonna take a minute.
Um, Erin Hammond was a student of yours last year, right? That's right.
For one semester.
God rest her soul.
Do you draw, Ms Fleming? No, but my son, Benjy, really has the gift.
Didn't get it from me, though.
- Mr.
Monk, please don't touch anything.
- Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I understand Scott Gregorio, the baseball player, was also a student of yours.
- Did they know each other? - Look, I don't wanna get anyone in trouble.
Maybe they left together once or twice.
They were both consenting adults.
Who am I to judge? That's a good point.
Thank you.
Interview's over.
Thank you.
- Well, I guess that's it.
- That's it.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Anytime.
Here.
Wait.
Wait.
Let me see you out.
No.
I can't No.
No.
That's it.
We can see ourselves out.
Just stay there.
What is your problem? The human body is a beautiful thing.
No.
It's not.
Did you hear what he said? Erin Hammond and Scott Gregorio left together.
So what does that mean? I don't know yet, but I think it meant something to somebody.
We haven't seen any home runs for the last three games.
What are you tellin' yourself? I've been in a slump before, Danny.
I've been workin' with the coaches.
All it takes is one good swing of the bat, and I'm right back in this.
- He's Benjy's hero.
- I'm just gonna take it one game at a time.
I thought I was Benjy's hero.
I've noticed last few games, you had a little trouble with breaking pitches.
What are you doing about that? Well, I took a little longer on B.
P.
today, and I think I've worked it out.
- He loved her.
- How do you know? Three more home runs.
Four games to go.
Do you still think you can catch Darryl Grant? I'm just trying to help my team win ball games.
That's all I'm focusing on right now.
I appreciate you taking the time to talk to us on your day off, Scott.
Best of luck tomorrow.
- I'm gonna get him.
- Scott.
! Scott.
! Hi.
How are ya? Thanks for comin' out.
- Here you go.
Here you go.
- Scott? Scott? No.
No, no, no.
It's a note from my friend.
I think you should read it.
We think Erin was the real target of the attack, not her husband.
- Why would you say that? - Think about it.
Think about how you were affected by her death.
Your hitting streak.
Maybe somebody's trying to distract you.
I can't believe you said that.
I know this sounds paranoid, but I was thinking the exact same thing.
Maybe it was the same guy who attacked you a couple of weeks ago.
You heard about that, huh? Yeah.
I was outside the stadium.
It was after a game.
Some creep came at me with a baseball bat.
I fought him off.
He disappeared.
- Did you get a good look at him? - Nah.
It happened too fast.
It's when the team hired Hekyll and Jekyll here to babysit me.
What about the police? What are they doing? Well, sometimes it takes them a day or two to catch up with us.
Meanwhile, I'm workin' on it round the clock.
I'm gonna get that other one out in the bleachers.
/ Thank you.
If there's anything I can do to help anything at all.
Really? - Oh, good swing! - Really? Yeah, you're a natural.
Just remember: Keep your weight on your back foot.
Don't be afraid of the ball.
- Yes! - Good hit, Benjy! That is a double in any ballpark in this country.
Thank you, Adrian.
I thought I'd thank you now, 'cause in a half an hour, you're probably gonna piss me off again.
You're welcome.
- Keep your eye on the ball.
- I miss her so much.
They say when people lose a leg, they can still feel it.
That was better.
- That's what it feels like.
- Keep your eye on the ball.
I know.
- Better.
That was better.
- How do you just keep going? How do you keep working? When Trudy fell in love with me, I was a detective.
I was on the street breaking cases.
So I keep working.
I keep trying to be the man she loved.
That's all you can do.
Be the man she loved.
Hey, Benjy.
Don't forget help.
- What's help? - H-E-L-P.
Hands together.
Elbows up.
Level swing.
Patience.
H- E-L-P.
/ Yeah.
It helps to remember it.
It's - What do you call it? - Mnemonic device.
Sharona, call the captain! G- C-E-1-5-P.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" It was a mnemonic device.
I understand.
That's good work, Monk.
I remembered how the housekeeper said Lawrence Hammond never forgot a birthday.
A lot of successful people use little tricks to memorize information.
- I said I understand.
- Obviously, Hammond made up the phrase to help him remember the license plate of the car that ran him down.
- "G" stands for "girl.
" - Adrian.
Adrian.
He gets it, okay? We all get it.
- "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Captain, the car's hot.
It was stolen from the Presidio Sunday night.
- Is this blood on the bumper? - Yes, sir.
We have a positive match.
It's Lawrence Hammond's.
You ready for this? Ready for what? Just say it, Randy.
What? We found this underneath the rear seat cushion.
It's for one of those global positioning systems.
It's homemade.
The guy programmed it himself.
This is what he used to lure Hammond and his wife to that industrial park.
/ Right.
Start putting together a list of computer geeks that can do that sort of thing.
Yes, sir.
There's more.
And would you like to share it with us, Randy? The shooter abandoned the car in a parking lot.
There was a security camera.
We got a picture of him.
That's it? They can't clean that up? It is cleaned up.
I mean, he was 50 feet away.
- Should I release it to the press? - What's the point? I've seen better pictures of Bigfoot.
Captain, I've seen this guy before.
Who is he? / I can't remember, but I know that face.
I've seen him before.
.
somewhere.
I know that face.
I just cannot remember where I've seen it.
Adrian.
.
Adrian, let's put the face aside for a minute.
Let's put the case aside for a while, and we're gonna talk about your life.
I mean, after all, Adrian, that is what you're paying me for, okay? So, I understand you've been spending a lot of time with Benjy.
- Now, how does that feel? - Oh, he's a great kid.
Yes, I know that.
I'm asking how does that feel? It hurts.
It hurts to be with him.
Why? You and Trudy ever talk about having kids? Trudy used to bring it up.
I said there was no rush.
We had all the time in the world.
Could've, should've, would've.
Okay.
Well, I hate to end the session on that note, but the hour is up.
No, it's not.
It's only been 57 minutes.
How'd you do that? You're wearing a watch? / No.
- You could see my watch, right? - No.
- It's a gift.
/- And a curse.
- And a curse.
Okay.
Okay.
So, uh, we have a few more minutes left.
What would you like to talk about? That face! I have seen him before.
I know it.
I have seen that guy before.
That guy I have seen him before; I know it.
I have seen that guy before.
So, Adrian, do you think you've seen that guy before? I know I have.
Mr.
Monk, Mr.
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Darryl, I'm watchin' it right now.
I've seen it 20 times.
Will you relax? No.
The lighting's perfect.
You look great.
Darryl, I'm gonna have to call you back, all right? Who loves you? Right.
Well, who else loves you? Me! Why do you tease me like that? Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing? There was a bit of a smudge, like an ink stain.
I think I got most of it.
No, no, no.
It's an autograph.
/ Oh? Yeah.
It's a 1988 All-Star game ball signed by Michael Jordan.
Well, maybe he could sign it again.
Sure.
I'll just call Michael, ask him to stop by.
Thank God.
I'm so relieved.
He's being sarcastic.
Give it to me.
So, what can I do for you, Mr.
Monk? You represent Darryl Grant.
I have that honor.
That was just him on the phone.
Well, as you know, Scott Gregorio is very close to breaking Mr.
Grant's home run record.
Not if he keeps having games like he had last night.
What was he? Like, 0 for 3? Well, we think somebody's trying to get to Scott Gregorio either directly or indirectly.
Get to him? What? Are you talking about that lunatic with the baseball bat two weeks ago? We're talking about a murder Friday night of someone very close to Scott Gregorio.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hold it.
You're not saying You can't be saying you think Darryl Grant is involved? You can't deny he had a motive.
It's his record Gregorio is trying to break.
Where was your client Friday night? Darryl Grant is a sportscaster now.
He was in Chicago covering a doubleheader.
There was, like, two million people watching.
You want their names? He could've hired somebody.
No, no, no.
No.
Not Darryl Grant.
Look.
This was taken last year.
This is Jerry Grierson breaking Darryl Grant's single-season R.
B.
I.
Record.
Now, Darryl Grant was more proud of that record than the home runs.
But look at this.
Darryl is the first guy on the field to congratulate him.
Darryl Grant's a mensch.
He's a stand-up guy who realizes that records are made to be broken.
So I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr.
Monk.
Do I owe you any money for cleaning up? - No, no.
I don't want any money.
- He's joking again.
I was joking back.
- Thank you.
- Right.
Keep in touch.
Come on, Jared! Big inning, son! Big inning! Come on! - Crack that outfield, boy.
- Come on.
! - Ball! - Good eye! Good eye! I can't I remember I know I have seen that guy before.
Go Cyclones! Come on, Jared! Come on, boy! - Strike three! You're out! - What? No, no, no, no, no.
Walter.
Walter, he checked his swing.
- Leland, he broke his wrists.
- He did not.
I was standing right there.
He didn't go around.
Jared, did you go around? Wait a minute.
You can't ask him.
Yes, I can.
Why not? Why? Don't you trust him? Leland, sit down.
I mean it.
You're out of line.
/ Oh, no, no.
- You're out of line! - Back in the dugout, Leland! Get your finger out of my face, Walter.
What? You want the health department to come visit your restaurant? I don't have to take this not for $20 a game.
I quit! Walter Walter, I'm sorry.
He didn't go around.
- He has some nerve.
- Excuse me.
Someone said you don't have a kid in this game.
Okay.
I'll leave.
No.
You don't have to leave.
It means you can be the umpire.
- Oh, uh, no, I don't think so.
- Well, here's the thing.
If we can't find an ump, we gotta call this game.
Benjy.
Okay.
We have a new umpire.
We'll pick it up where we left off.
Monk? Let's go! Gonna play or what? All right, kids! Be alert! You want the ball! Play ball! Time Time-out! Time-out.
Play ball! Time-out.
Time Time Time-out.
Time-out.
Come on! Let's start! Play ball! Adrian.
Adrian! It's okay.
It's clean enough.
Okay, guys.
We're gonna be here a while, so if anybody's got any homework they need to do, they might as well get it out now.
Come on! Come on! Play ball! Strike! Strike one.
Ball Ball one.
That was a ball.
That was ball one.
Ball one.
No.
No.
It was a strike.
Strike.
- Ball.
Ball.
- Come on! Time! Time-out! Play ball! This is where you're gonna have to carry.
/ Strike! Ball! Ball.
Ball.
Strike.
Strike! Ball.
Ball.
Do over.
Come on, Benjy! You can do it! Eye on the ball! Eye on the ball! H- E-L-P.
Hands together.
Elbows up.
- Good job, Benjy! - Safe! He's safe! He's natural! He's na.
.
I mean Good job, Benjy! - That was a nice hit.
- Thanks, Mr.
Stottlemeyer.
Don't lose that.
When you make it to the majors, that's gonna be worth a fortune.
Are you okay? You know who killed the Hammonds, don't you? Adrian, you are a great detective.
A terrible umpire, but a great detective.
Captain, I've got that list of computer programmers who worked on global positioning systems in the Bay Area.
Yeah? / And I checked them against applications for gun permits.
- And? - Nothing.
Captain.
.
Captain, I know where I saw him.
/ Saw who? Him.
He's on TV.
I've seen him a dozen times.
- So have you.
He is in a commercial.
- A TV commercial? For storm windows.
We made a copy of it.
Your TV has a video player, right? What? / Your little TV the one you're always watching.
- I don't have a TV.
- It's all right, Randy.
Let's have a look.
Can I make a prediction here? You're each going to say "Oh, my God" twice.
- Okay, okay.
Here it is.
- Don't blink.
Baseball's Darryl Grant can break the single-season record for home runs, but one thing he can't break is any storm window made by - Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my - Oh, my God.
My God.
Okay.
Back door, eyes open, armed and dangerous.
- I knew I'd seen that guy before.
- Adrian, please.
- Walker Browning? - Toby! Toby, quiet! I'm Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, San Francisco Police Department.
This is Lieutenant Disher, Adrian Monk, Sharona Fleming.
- What's goin' on? - May we come in, Mr.
Browning? - What if I say no? - Don't say no.
Toby, no.
Stay.
Quiet.
- Excuse me.
Is that dog dangerous? - Not to me.
Mr.
Browning, you worked for Springbook Electronics in Palo Alto? Not anymore.
I got laid off in October.
And you worked for their global satellite division, though? Uh, that's right.
Can I ask what this is all about? Whoa.
Hey.
Is that 73? Uh, yes, it is.
Please don't don't touch it.
/ I won't.
Must have been quite a day for you, huh, catching that ball? Yeah.
/ That's a piece of history right there.
Yeah.
I wasn't even planning on going to the ballpark that day.
Friend of mine had an extra ticket.
It's funny, huh? Just Your whole life can change.
- Just like that.
- Just like that.
I understand you've been in touch with an auction house in New York.
- You sellin' the ball? - That's right.
Yeah.
Toby and I are having a little bit of a cash flow problem, so I figure the 500 grand could come in handy.
Five hund No.
That ball's worth, like, three million dollars.
- Ah, nah.
- What would happen, I wonder, if Scott Gregorio broke Darryl Grant's record.
- I don't know.
- I'll tell you what would happen.
That three million dollar baseball would suddenly be worth roughly nothing.
Yeah, but it doesn't matter, 'cause, uh Well, the slump Gregorio's in, he's not gonna be breakin' any records.
You made sure of that, didn't you, Walker? when you murdered the woman he loved.
Catching that ball must have been the best day of your life.
A few weeks ago, you decided to sell it, but you discovered there were no buyers Because the record was about to be broken.
So you panicked.
You had to protect your investment.
You went after Gregorio outside the stadium.
You were trying to break a leg or an arm or anything to keep him out of the lineup.
But that didn't work.
After that, he was surrounded by bodyguards 24/7.
You knew you'd never have another chance.
But he was vulnerable in another way.
He was in love with Lawrence Hammond's wife, and you knew it.
Okay, has that dog been fed recently? Hammond the millionaire? This is insane.
You knew Hammond's schedule.
The board of directors meeting was well publicized.
The night before, you broke into his garage and replaced his global positioning disk with one you programmed yourself.
Hammond followed the directions, and all you had to do was wait.
And all because you wanted to sell a baseball.
No, no.
No.
You can't prove any of this.
Here's a little tip for you, Walker.
Next time you wipe down a stolen car, make sure that you get the adjustment bar under the driver's side seat, because we lifted a thumbprint, and I'm betting it's yours.
- Toby! Achtung.
! - I'm done, right? - I think I'm done.
Am I done? - Stop.
Stop.
Monk, stop! - I'm just gonna leave.
- Get it! - Here we go.
- Toby.
Good dog.
Good boy.
Good boy.
Give me the ball.
Ball! - Toby, give the ball to the captain.
- Give me the ball.
Good boy, Toby.
Toby Toby, release! - Okay.
Just give me the ball.
- Monk? Toby, sit.
Uh, I've never been good with animals.
Go! Go! Fetch! Get the ball! Get the ball! / Toby? Toby, heel.
Toby, freeze.
Heel! Heel! Heel! Get the dog! Scott, you were on pace to break the all-time home run record.
You fell three short.
Are you disappointed? Of course I am.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.
Do you have any comment about the arrest of Walker Browning? According to the district attorney's office, you were the reason he killed Mr.
And Mrs.
Hammond.
Please.
That's my private life.
I'd like to keep it that way.
But I would like to say I met a man recently.
He's become a good friend.
He reminded me there are a lot more important things in life than baseball.
What matters most are the people you love.
Being true to them or their memory that's the real ball game.
My friend isn't giving up on that, and neither am I.
I'll see you all in spring training.
I wish you were at the game yesterday.
Benjy hit two singles and a double.
- I'm so proud of him.
- You should be.
Next time, he's gonna bat cleanup.
Sounds like something you would do.
Cleanup.
Get it? Yeah, I get it.
Is that Browning's dog? I think that's the baseball.
Oh, my God.
Toby! Toby! Drop the ball.
Drop it.
Oh God.
- It's all chewed up.
- Ohh.
- It's a pretty expensive chew toy.
- It sure is.
Well, it's kind of fitting, though, don't you think? What? / Nobody ends up with the money.
A dog chews it all up.
This dog just chewed up three million dollars, and I can't even afford a tank of gas.
So you're holding, what, about $20,000 right there.
You could put three, four tanks of premium in your car with that.
You know what? Consider that a Christmas bonus.
Like you would ever give me a Christmas bonus.
I want you to go out and buy yourself something pretty.
Yeah.
Right.
Don't save it.
You don't have to save the money.
Here he comes.
Mr.
Hammond! Mr.
Hammond! Mr.
Hammond, the SEC Is saying you purposely misled your investors.
I can't comment on anything the SEC says or does.
As you know, I'm meeting with the board of directors.
I'll be able to tell you more about it in the morning.
Thank you.
Mr.
Hammond, is there a possibility that charges will be filed? Mr.
Hammond? I told you life with me would be interesting.
That one reporter was talking about criminal charges.
Don't worry about that.
I'll let you know when to worry.
Skyline Hills.
Skyline Hills Resort.
Estimated driving time: 32 minutes.
Turn right onto Larkin Street.
Get in the right lane now.
Scott Gregorio steps up to the plate, You and your damn baseball.
And the whole world knows Gregorio is within four home runs of breaking Darryl Grant's all-time single season record.
- Please.
I'm trying to think.
- I just want to hear the score.
He has six games to go.
We could very well Continue on Grace Street for two miles.
Here's the pitch.
Gregorio swings, and there it goes! He got all of that one! And it's gone! Home run number 71! Scott Gregorio's within three home runs of the all-time record! Your destination is within three miles.
- Where are we? - It's a GPS system.
It's programmed to find the shortest route.
Well, isn't it supposed to be on a lake? Right turn into driveway.
Where the hell are we? You have arrived at Skyline Hills Resort.
The hell I have.
Thank you for using the Safe Voyage system.
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03 Mr.
Monk Goes to the Ballgame ÅäÏ ¼£·Ó ºñƼ ½ ÷ Á¦À̽¼ ±×·¹ÀÌ ½ºÅÄÆ÷µå Å×µå ¸®¹ÙÀÎ ½ÌÅ©ÆíÁý ÃÖÀÚ¾Þ Çѱ۹ø¿ª ¿À¼¼Àº ¹ø¿ª¼öÁ¤ ¹Ú¼öÁø ¹ø¿ª¼öÁ¤ È«°üÈ£ Çѱ۱³Á¤ Come on! Come on, Jared! Right over the plate! Come on, Benjy! You can do it! Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
I can't watch.
Adrian, tell me what's happening.
- The three is crooked.
- What three? On the scoreboard.
Why doesn't he fix it? Adrian, I need you to watch the game.
How's he doing? - The one is upside down.
- You can't tell the one is upside down.
I can tell.
The whole scoreboard It's like some surreal, abstract art thing.
Come on, Benjy! Grab a piece of it! Come on, Jared! Right down the middle.
He's no hitter.
- He's not eligible.
- Who? Stottlemeyer's son, Jared.
I think he's 13.
- He doesn't look 12, does he? - Knock it out of the park, Benjy! - Come on! - The numbers are crooked! Somebody fix the scoreboard! No wonder attendance is down.
- Strike three! You're out! - Yeah! Yes! Yeah! - Adrian, why don't you go talk to him? - Me? Yeah.
Give him a pep talk.
He respects you.
- He does? Why? - 'Cause he doesn't work for you.
Good game.
Good game.
Good game.
Good one.
Next time.
- Is there a problem? - Didn't your son repeat the third grade? - Yeah.
So what if he did? - How old is he? - He's 12.
- Jared, what year were you born? Don't answer that, son.
All right.
We're gonna huddle in the outfield, and then we're goin' out for pizza! - Yeah! - Yeah! All right.
He's 13.
But I have a special dispensation from the league.
He's eligible.
How many parking tickets did you have to fix for that? He is eligible, Sharona.
End of discussion.
Excuse me.
This is Stottlemeyer.
Hey! Hey, you looked good out there.
What game were you watching? I sucked.
Yeah.
You did, kind of.
Listen, Benjy, do me a favor, and, uh, just your mom thinks I'm givin' you a pep talk.
Why? / I don't know.
I don't know.
Because I'm a guy.
You're we're two guys.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Look, just kind of nod your head and pretend I'm giving you some good advice.
- Okay.
- Great.
Okay, so, um - Oh, um hands together.
- Like this? - Yeah.
Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
That's good.
Nod your head.
Smile.
/ Adrian.
Adrian.
We've gotta go.
We've got a job.
- Lawrence Hammond was killed last night.
- The Lawrence Hammond? - And his wife.
- Okay.
Um, listen, Benjy.
Just keep practicin' that swing like we talked about, and we'll have another lesson tomorrow.
/ Okay - Be careful.
- Okay, Mr.
Monk.
Thanks for everything.
/ Okay, pal.
Honey, go home with Mrs.
Cargill, and I'll pick you up later, okay? / Okay - I love you.
You did so good today, huh? - Yeah.
Right.
He's gonna be okay.
He's gonna be fine.
Hang on.
Hang on.
Hang on.
Back up.
His sister just I.
D.
'd the body.
It's him.
This is gonna be a circus.
Give me your tie.
Give me your tie.
How'd the game go? Randy, this is a double homicide.
- Sorry.
- I can't talk about the game.
We beat 'em 3-1.
Jared pitched the whole game.
- He gave up two hits.
- Really? /- Yeah.
Eight strikeouts.
Bring them up to speed, all right? Walk 'em through it.
I gotta go do my dog and pony show.
- Monk.
Sharona.
- Lieutenant.
- Is it really Lawrence Hammond? - Yes, it is.
- What was he doing here? - We're just kicking that around now.
We think he got lost or maybe he was meeting someone.
It doesn't make any sense.
Isn't that a what do you call it? Global positioning system.
It was on, but it wasn't working.
There was no disk in the computer.
- Maybe somebody took it.
- Maybe.
The shooter was here waiting.
- Hammond drives up - Yeah.
Right.
We found the casings.
The shooter comes in here pop, pop, pop, pop - four rounds into the wife.
- Oh, my God.
- He shot the wife first? - Then Hammond.
Hammond was shot once, but it wasn't fatal.
- He tried to get away.
- Oh, my God.
He gets out, runs.
The shooter gets back into his car, runs him down.
/ Oh, my God.
- Hammond still wasn't dead.
- Oh, my God.
- In the morning, he crawled away.
- Oh, my God! He crawled for two and a half miles.
Truck driver found him.
- I'd like to talk to him.
- I'll get him.
Captain, he shot the wife first.
Why would he do that? I would've done the husband first, wouldn't you? I don't know, Monk.
It's never come up.
He didn't even stick around to make sure Hammond was dead.
Maybe he got interrupted.
He lured them here somehow to kill her.
Who? The wife? She's a nobody.
Lawrence Hammond's worth a billion dollars.
He had at least 100 enemies.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Lawrence Hammond is an afterthought.
- She was the primary.
- This is Norm Mosely He was the truck driver who found Lawrence Hammond.
Was Mr.
Hammond dead when you found him? He was barely hangin' on.
He died before the paramedics showed up.
- Did he say anything? - Yes, sir.
He said, "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Come again? - "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Is that it? - Yes, sir.
- You sure? - He said it, like, five times.
Then he died.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas"? - What the hell does that mean? - Well, it's true.
They can't.
It depends.
How many girls are we talkin' about? Hang on.
Were there any girls nearby eating pizza? No, sir.
I figured he was delirious, but he kept saying it.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" Nah.
No, no.
Forget it.
No.
Never mind.
Never mind.
Not too shabby, huh? Walk this way, please.
- Trudy and I almost bought this house.
- Really? Adrian, you made a joke.
You were joking.
You feeling okay? Hello.
I'm Robin Jenkins.
I'm their well, I was their housekeeper.
Hello, Mrs.
Jenkins.
I'm so sorry to bother you.
Um, I'm Sharona Fleming, and this is my boss, Adrian Monk.
You're with the police? - Not really.
- Yes, I'm with the police.
- Used to be on the force.
I was discharged.
- We help the police.
We're private consultants.
- It's a long story.
- How long did you work for the Hammonds? Three years.
I started a few weeks before they were married.
Oh, I am so sorry.
I know this is a really bad time I don't know what I'm going to do.
Can I have one of those? I'm sorry.
I only have four left.
Um, we were hoping we could look around a little.
Oh, uh, certainly.
There's nothing left to see.
The police were here all day yesterday.
They took Mr.
Hammond's computer and boxes of papers.
His office and his bedroom are a mess.
His bedroom? They had separate bedrooms? Yes.
For the last year, Mr.
Hammond slept in the east wing.
Follow me.
Actually, I'd like to see her bedroom.
You know, separate bedrooms might've saved my marriage.
- Was Mrs.
Hammond a sports fan? - Just baseball.
She never missed a game.
You know, it's not true what the papers say.
- What's that? - About Mr.
Hammond.
They make him out to be greedy and selfish, like a monster.
But he wasn't like that at all.
He was so kind.
He never forgot your name or your kid's name or your birthday.
- What about her? - Mrs.
H? She liked to keep busy.
She had hobbies horseback riding, painting.
She painted that.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Pardon me? - Those were Mr.
Hammond's last words.
Does it mean anything to you? - "Girls " - "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - What girls? - We don't know.
Maybe they've got stomachache from the pizza.
/ No.
All eyes on Scott Gregorio tonight as he attempts to create history.
No baseball fan could ever forget this moment.
It was three years ago.
This is Darryl Grant hitting his historic 73rd home run.
The question now is how long will that record stand? Scott Gregorio's within three home runs - with four games left to play.
- Scotty! If last night is any indication, he's gonna be in trouble.
Gregorio went 0 for 3 in Philly.
He looked pretty shaky at the plate.
He's choking.
I was at the stadium Tuesday night.
He was on fire.
Some guys just can't handle the pressure, my friend.
Not like you and me.
Randy, where is that list of people who might have had a grudge against Lawrence Hammond? Still workin' on it, sir.
It's like a phone book.
Everybody who had stock in the company had a reason to hate the guy.
Captain, do you have a minute? I think we're onto something.
- Erin Hammond was having an affair.
- Oh, again with the wife.
There were four shampoo bottles in her bedroom from the Newport Inn.
Which is just two miles away from her house.
The concierge said that she's been there two or three times a month with some guy, - but they never got a good look at him.
- Congratulations.
Mrs.
Hammond was having an affair.
Yeah, all right.
Yeah.
I can't ignore that.
Um, go down to the Newport Inn.
I want you to interview the staff and bring a sketch artist.
/ Yes, sir.
- Who's this? - Scott Gregorio.
He's a baseball player trying to break the single-season home run record.
Yeah.
Monk, can we keep our eye on the prize here? / Is he an artist? Yeah.
He likes to do some painting in his spare time.
Adrian, you're wrong.
It is not the same artist.
I know it's not the same artist, but look at the window and the drapes and the church in the background.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
You're right.
It is the same church.
So at some point, they were both in the same room.
W- Wait.
So you're saying Lawrence Hammond's wife - His murdered wife.
- And Scott Gregorio - Future Hall of Famer.
- Are connected? Bet on it.
Adrian.
.
Adrian, you were right.
This is the room.
Look at the drapes and the church outside.
- They both must have taken this class.
- Oh, yes.
Oh, no! Okay.
Sharona, I can't do this.
Why? 'Cause he's naked? You've never seen a naked man before? / No.
Well, you've seen yourself naked, right? - Just once.
- All right.
Let me do the talking.
- Mr.
Henley? - Yes.
I'm Frank Henley.
Excuse me if I don't get up.
My regular model called in sick.
Oh, that's okay.
We spoke earlier.
I'm Sharona Fleming, and Adrian this is Adrian Monk.
Hi.
/ Is this a bad time? Oh, no, no.
Not at all.
Please.
Make yourself comfortable.
I am.
Okay.
That's it.
Sharona, let's go.
Come on.
- I can't.
I just can't.
- What about the case? Forget about the case.
We can't win 'em all.
So you're gonna let a murderer go because you can't talk to a naked man? - Yes.
- Oh, come on.
Mr.
Henley, this is only gonna take a minute.
Um, Erin Hammond was a student of yours last year, right? That's right.
For one semester.
God rest her soul.
Do you draw, Ms Fleming? No, but my son, Benjy, really has the gift.
Didn't get it from me, though.
- Mr.
Monk, please don't touch anything.
- Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I understand Scott Gregorio, the baseball player, was also a student of yours.
- Did they know each other? - Look, I don't wanna get anyone in trouble.
Maybe they left together once or twice.
They were both consenting adults.
Who am I to judge? That's a good point.
Thank you.
Interview's over.
Thank you.
- Well, I guess that's it.
- That's it.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Anytime.
Here.
Wait.
Wait.
Let me see you out.
No.
I can't No.
No.
That's it.
We can see ourselves out.
Just stay there.
What is your problem? The human body is a beautiful thing.
No.
It's not.
Did you hear what he said? Erin Hammond and Scott Gregorio left together.
So what does that mean? I don't know yet, but I think it meant something to somebody.
We haven't seen any home runs for the last three games.
What are you tellin' yourself? I've been in a slump before, Danny.
I've been workin' with the coaches.
All it takes is one good swing of the bat, and I'm right back in this.
- He's Benjy's hero.
- I'm just gonna take it one game at a time.
I thought I was Benjy's hero.
I've noticed last few games, you had a little trouble with breaking pitches.
What are you doing about that? Well, I took a little longer on B.
P.
today, and I think I've worked it out.
- He loved her.
- How do you know? Three more home runs.
Four games to go.
Do you still think you can catch Darryl Grant? I'm just trying to help my team win ball games.
That's all I'm focusing on right now.
I appreciate you taking the time to talk to us on your day off, Scott.
Best of luck tomorrow.
- I'm gonna get him.
- Scott.
! Scott.
! Hi.
How are ya? Thanks for comin' out.
- Here you go.
Here you go.
- Scott? Scott? No.
No, no, no.
It's a note from my friend.
I think you should read it.
We think Erin was the real target of the attack, not her husband.
- Why would you say that? - Think about it.
Think about how you were affected by her death.
Your hitting streak.
Maybe somebody's trying to distract you.
I can't believe you said that.
I know this sounds paranoid, but I was thinking the exact same thing.
Maybe it was the same guy who attacked you a couple of weeks ago.
You heard about that, huh? Yeah.
I was outside the stadium.
It was after a game.
Some creep came at me with a baseball bat.
I fought him off.
He disappeared.
- Did you get a good look at him? - Nah.
It happened too fast.
It's when the team hired Hekyll and Jekyll here to babysit me.
What about the police? What are they doing? Well, sometimes it takes them a day or two to catch up with us.
Meanwhile, I'm workin' on it round the clock.
I'm gonna get that other one out in the bleachers.
/ Thank you.
If there's anything I can do to help anything at all.
Really? - Oh, good swing! - Really? Yeah, you're a natural.
Just remember: Keep your weight on your back foot.
Don't be afraid of the ball.
- Yes! - Good hit, Benjy! That is a double in any ballpark in this country.
Thank you, Adrian.
I thought I'd thank you now, 'cause in a half an hour, you're probably gonna piss me off again.
You're welcome.
- Keep your eye on the ball.
- I miss her so much.
They say when people lose a leg, they can still feel it.
That was better.
- That's what it feels like.
- Keep your eye on the ball.
I know.
- Better.
That was better.
- How do you just keep going? How do you keep working? When Trudy fell in love with me, I was a detective.
I was on the street breaking cases.
So I keep working.
I keep trying to be the man she loved.
That's all you can do.
Be the man she loved.
Hey, Benjy.
Don't forget help.
- What's help? - H-E-L-P.
Hands together.
Elbows up.
Level swing.
Patience.
H- E-L-P.
/ Yeah.
It helps to remember it.
It's - What do you call it? - Mnemonic device.
Sharona, call the captain! G- C-E-1-5-P.
"Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" It was a mnemonic device.
I understand.
That's good work, Monk.
I remembered how the housekeeper said Lawrence Hammond never forgot a birthday.
A lot of successful people use little tricks to memorize information.
- I said I understand.
- Obviously, Hammond made up the phrase to help him remember the license plate of the car that ran him down.
- "G" stands for "girl.
" - Adrian.
Adrian.
He gets it, okay? We all get it.
- "Girls can't eat 15 pizzas.
" - Captain, the car's hot.
It was stolen from the Presidio Sunday night.
- Is this blood on the bumper? - Yes, sir.
We have a positive match.
It's Lawrence Hammond's.
You ready for this? Ready for what? Just say it, Randy.
What? We found this underneath the rear seat cushion.
It's for one of those global positioning systems.
It's homemade.
The guy programmed it himself.
This is what he used to lure Hammond and his wife to that industrial park.
/ Right.
Start putting together a list of computer geeks that can do that sort of thing.
Yes, sir.
There's more.
And would you like to share it with us, Randy? The shooter abandoned the car in a parking lot.
There was a security camera.
We got a picture of him.
That's it? They can't clean that up? It is cleaned up.
I mean, he was 50 feet away.
- Should I release it to the press? - What's the point? I've seen better pictures of Bigfoot.
Captain, I've seen this guy before.
Who is he? / I can't remember, but I know that face.
I've seen him before.
.
somewhere.
I know that face.
I just cannot remember where I've seen it.
Adrian.
.
Adrian, let's put the face aside for a minute.
Let's put the case aside for a while, and we're gonna talk about your life.
I mean, after all, Adrian, that is what you're paying me for, okay? So, I understand you've been spending a lot of time with Benjy.
- Now, how does that feel? - Oh, he's a great kid.
Yes, I know that.
I'm asking how does that feel? It hurts.
It hurts to be with him.
Why? You and Trudy ever talk about having kids? Trudy used to bring it up.
I said there was no rush.
We had all the time in the world.
Could've, should've, would've.
Okay.
Well, I hate to end the session on that note, but the hour is up.
No, it's not.
It's only been 57 minutes.
How'd you do that? You're wearing a watch? / No.
- You could see my watch, right? - No.
- It's a gift.
/- And a curse.
- And a curse.
Okay.
Okay.
So, uh, we have a few more minutes left.
What would you like to talk about? That face! I have seen him before.
I know it.
I have seen that guy before.
That guy I have seen him before; I know it.
I have seen that guy before.
So, Adrian, do you think you've seen that guy before? I know I have.
Mr.
Monk, Mr.
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Darryl, I'm watchin' it right now.
I've seen it 20 times.
Will you relax? No.
The lighting's perfect.
You look great.
Darryl, I'm gonna have to call you back, all right? Who loves you? Right.
Well, who else loves you? Me! Why do you tease me like that? Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing? There was a bit of a smudge, like an ink stain.
I think I got most of it.
No, no, no.
It's an autograph.
/ Oh? Yeah.
It's a 1988 All-Star game ball signed by Michael Jordan.
Well, maybe he could sign it again.
Sure.
I'll just call Michael, ask him to stop by.
Thank God.
I'm so relieved.
He's being sarcastic.
Give it to me.
So, what can I do for you, Mr.
Monk? You represent Darryl Grant.
I have that honor.
That was just him on the phone.
Well, as you know, Scott Gregorio is very close to breaking Mr.
Grant's home run record.
Not if he keeps having games like he had last night.
What was he? Like, 0 for 3? Well, we think somebody's trying to get to Scott Gregorio either directly or indirectly.
Get to him? What? Are you talking about that lunatic with the baseball bat two weeks ago? We're talking about a murder Friday night of someone very close to Scott Gregorio.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hold it.
You're not saying You can't be saying you think Darryl Grant is involved? You can't deny he had a motive.
It's his record Gregorio is trying to break.
Where was your client Friday night? Darryl Grant is a sportscaster now.
He was in Chicago covering a doubleheader.
There was, like, two million people watching.
You want their names? He could've hired somebody.
No, no, no.
No.
Not Darryl Grant.
Look.
This was taken last year.
This is Jerry Grierson breaking Darryl Grant's single-season R.
B.
I.
Record.
Now, Darryl Grant was more proud of that record than the home runs.
But look at this.
Darryl is the first guy on the field to congratulate him.
Darryl Grant's a mensch.
He's a stand-up guy who realizes that records are made to be broken.
So I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr.
Monk.
Do I owe you any money for cleaning up? - No, no.
I don't want any money.
- He's joking again.
I was joking back.
- Thank you.
- Right.
Keep in touch.
Come on, Jared! Big inning, son! Big inning! Come on! - Crack that outfield, boy.
- Come on.
! - Ball! - Good eye! Good eye! I can't I remember I know I have seen that guy before.
Go Cyclones! Come on, Jared! Come on, boy! - Strike three! You're out! - What? No, no, no, no, no.
Walter.
Walter, he checked his swing.
- Leland, he broke his wrists.
- He did not.
I was standing right there.
He didn't go around.
Jared, did you go around? Wait a minute.
You can't ask him.
Yes, I can.
Why not? Why? Don't you trust him? Leland, sit down.
I mean it.
You're out of line.
/ Oh, no, no.
- You're out of line! - Back in the dugout, Leland! Get your finger out of my face, Walter.
What? You want the health department to come visit your restaurant? I don't have to take this not for $20 a game.
I quit! Walter Walter, I'm sorry.
He didn't go around.
- He has some nerve.
- Excuse me.
Someone said you don't have a kid in this game.
Okay.
I'll leave.
No.
You don't have to leave.
It means you can be the umpire.
- Oh, uh, no, I don't think so.
- Well, here's the thing.
If we can't find an ump, we gotta call this game.
Benjy.
Okay.
We have a new umpire.
We'll pick it up where we left off.
Monk? Let's go! Gonna play or what? All right, kids! Be alert! You want the ball! Play ball! Time Time-out! Time-out.
Play ball! Time-out.
Time Time Time-out.
Time-out.
Come on! Let's start! Play ball! Adrian.
Adrian! It's okay.
It's clean enough.
Okay, guys.
We're gonna be here a while, so if anybody's got any homework they need to do, they might as well get it out now.
Come on! Come on! Play ball! Strike! Strike one.
Ball Ball one.
That was a ball.
That was ball one.
Ball one.
No.
No.
It was a strike.
Strike.
- Ball.
Ball.
- Come on! Time! Time-out! Play ball! This is where you're gonna have to carry.
/ Strike! Ball! Ball.
Ball.
Strike.
Strike! Ball.
Ball.
Do over.
Come on, Benjy! You can do it! Eye on the ball! Eye on the ball! H- E-L-P.
Hands together.
Elbows up.
- Good job, Benjy! - Safe! He's safe! He's natural! He's na.
.
I mean Good job, Benjy! - That was a nice hit.
- Thanks, Mr.
Stottlemeyer.
Don't lose that.
When you make it to the majors, that's gonna be worth a fortune.
Are you okay? You know who killed the Hammonds, don't you? Adrian, you are a great detective.
A terrible umpire, but a great detective.
Captain, I've got that list of computer programmers who worked on global positioning systems in the Bay Area.
Yeah? / And I checked them against applications for gun permits.
- And? - Nothing.
Captain.
.
Captain, I know where I saw him.
/ Saw who? Him.
He's on TV.
I've seen him a dozen times.
- So have you.
He is in a commercial.
- A TV commercial? For storm windows.
We made a copy of it.
Your TV has a video player, right? What? / Your little TV the one you're always watching.
- I don't have a TV.
- It's all right, Randy.
Let's have a look.
Can I make a prediction here? You're each going to say "Oh, my God" twice.
- Okay, okay.
Here it is.
- Don't blink.
Baseball's Darryl Grant can break the single-season record for home runs, but one thing he can't break is any storm window made by - Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my - Oh, my God.
My God.
Okay.
Back door, eyes open, armed and dangerous.
- I knew I'd seen that guy before.
- Adrian, please.
- Walker Browning? - Toby! Toby, quiet! I'm Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, San Francisco Police Department.
This is Lieutenant Disher, Adrian Monk, Sharona Fleming.
- What's goin' on? - May we come in, Mr.
Browning? - What if I say no? - Don't say no.
Toby, no.
Stay.
Quiet.
- Excuse me.
Is that dog dangerous? - Not to me.
Mr.
Browning, you worked for Springbook Electronics in Palo Alto? Not anymore.
I got laid off in October.
And you worked for their global satellite division, though? Uh, that's right.
Can I ask what this is all about? Whoa.
Hey.
Is that 73? Uh, yes, it is.
Please don't don't touch it.
/ I won't.
Must have been quite a day for you, huh, catching that ball? Yeah.
/ That's a piece of history right there.
Yeah.
I wasn't even planning on going to the ballpark that day.
Friend of mine had an extra ticket.
It's funny, huh? Just Your whole life can change.
- Just like that.
- Just like that.
I understand you've been in touch with an auction house in New York.
- You sellin' the ball? - That's right.
Yeah.
Toby and I are having a little bit of a cash flow problem, so I figure the 500 grand could come in handy.
Five hund No.
That ball's worth, like, three million dollars.
- Ah, nah.
- What would happen, I wonder, if Scott Gregorio broke Darryl Grant's record.
- I don't know.
- I'll tell you what would happen.
That three million dollar baseball would suddenly be worth roughly nothing.
Yeah, but it doesn't matter, 'cause, uh Well, the slump Gregorio's in, he's not gonna be breakin' any records.
You made sure of that, didn't you, Walker? when you murdered the woman he loved.
Catching that ball must have been the best day of your life.
A few weeks ago, you decided to sell it, but you discovered there were no buyers Because the record was about to be broken.
So you panicked.
You had to protect your investment.
You went after Gregorio outside the stadium.
You were trying to break a leg or an arm or anything to keep him out of the lineup.
But that didn't work.
After that, he was surrounded by bodyguards 24/7.
You knew you'd never have another chance.
But he was vulnerable in another way.
He was in love with Lawrence Hammond's wife, and you knew it.
Okay, has that dog been fed recently? Hammond the millionaire? This is insane.
You knew Hammond's schedule.
The board of directors meeting was well publicized.
The night before, you broke into his garage and replaced his global positioning disk with one you programmed yourself.
Hammond followed the directions, and all you had to do was wait.
And all because you wanted to sell a baseball.
No, no.
No.
You can't prove any of this.
Here's a little tip for you, Walker.
Next time you wipe down a stolen car, make sure that you get the adjustment bar under the driver's side seat, because we lifted a thumbprint, and I'm betting it's yours.
- Toby! Achtung.
! - I'm done, right? - I think I'm done.
Am I done? - Stop.
Stop.
Monk, stop! - I'm just gonna leave.
- Get it! - Here we go.
- Toby.
Good dog.
Good boy.
Good boy.
Give me the ball.
Ball! - Toby, give the ball to the captain.
- Give me the ball.
Good boy, Toby.
Toby Toby, release! - Okay.
Just give me the ball.
- Monk? Toby, sit.
Uh, I've never been good with animals.
Go! Go! Fetch! Get the ball! Get the ball! / Toby? Toby, heel.
Toby, freeze.
Heel! Heel! Heel! Get the dog! Scott, you were on pace to break the all-time home run record.
You fell three short.
Are you disappointed? Of course I am.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.
Do you have any comment about the arrest of Walker Browning? According to the district attorney's office, you were the reason he killed Mr.
And Mrs.
Hammond.
Please.
That's my private life.
I'd like to keep it that way.
But I would like to say I met a man recently.
He's become a good friend.
He reminded me there are a lot more important things in life than baseball.
What matters most are the people you love.
Being true to them or their memory that's the real ball game.
My friend isn't giving up on that, and neither am I.
I'll see you all in spring training.
I wish you were at the game yesterday.
Benjy hit two singles and a double.
- I'm so proud of him.
- You should be.
Next time, he's gonna bat cleanup.
Sounds like something you would do.
Cleanup.
Get it? Yeah, I get it.
Is that Browning's dog? I think that's the baseball.
Oh, my God.
Toby! Toby! Drop the ball.
Drop it.
Oh God.
- It's all chewed up.
- Ohh.
- It's a pretty expensive chew toy.
- It sure is.
Well, it's kind of fitting, though, don't you think? What? / Nobody ends up with the money.
A dog chews it all up.
This dog just chewed up three million dollars, and I can't even afford a tank of gas.
So you're holding, what, about $20,000 right there.
You could put three, four tanks of premium in your car with that.
You know what? Consider that a Christmas bonus.
Like you would ever give me a Christmas bonus.
I want you to go out and buy yourself something pretty.
Yeah.
Right.
Don't save it.
You don't have to save the money.