Monk (TV Series)
Mr. Monk Is on the Run: Part 2 (2008)
Traylor Howard: Natalie Teeger
Quotes
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Mover : Was he a professor?
[referring to Monk]
Natalie Teeger : No, a detective. An amazing detective. He could look at a room or a person and see things that nobody else could see.
Mover : Like the Car Wash guy.
Natalie Teeger : What "Car Wash guy?"
Mover : That guy in Nevada. I was just reading about him.
[stops packing up belongings and picks up a newspaper]
Mover : Here, in today's paper. They call him the Car Wash Columbo. He solved a big hit-and-run case single-handedly.
[pauses]
Mover : Boy, he sounds like a real character. His boss says that it takes him a whole hour to wipe down every car. He won't even use the same rag twice.
Natalie Teeger : [stops packing up, having known a person with these behaviors] Can I see that?
[she looks at the article]
Natalie Teeger : There's no picture.
Mover : I guess he's modest, too.
Natalie Teeger : [reading the article] "Leland Rodriguez".
[puts down the paper, and her expression turns to anger as she realizes that Stottlemeyer faked Monk's death and never told her about him being alive]
Natalie Teeger : His name is *Leland*?
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Natalie Teeger : [shows Stottlemeyer the article about the hit-and-run that Monk just single-handedly solved] It's him, isn't it?
[Through his gestures, Stottlemeyer means to say "yes, it is"]
Natalie Teeger : [sobbing] Oh, my god. Oh my god.
[Natalie's sorrow quickly turns to anger and she punches Stottlemeyer in the chest]
Natalie Teeger : Why didn't you tell me?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Natalie! Natalie! Natalie! Natalie!
[she calms down, but is still visibly angry at him]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : I am so sorry.
Natalie Teeger : You're *sorry*? But how?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Bulletproof vest. We couldn't tell anybody.
[looks at the newspaper]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Leland Rodriguez, huh?
Natalie Teeger : That's his name.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Well that's just stupid!
Natalie Teeger : What's he doing in Nevada?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : He's supposed to be avoiding attention and staying off the radar!
Natalie Teeger : He's all alone?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Natalie, you can't tell anybody. You can't tell Randy, you can't even tell Julie.
Natalie Teeger : Randy doesn't know?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : No. I'm trying to protect him.
Natalie Teeger : From what?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : I'm not sure. There's something going on here. That Sheriff Rollins, he *framed* Monk for shooting the six fingered man. You were there! They were going to send Monk away forever! And it's not just Rollins. Rollins is working for somebody. Maybe somebody in the Governor's office.
Natalie Teeger : Oh my god!
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : It may go higher than that. I'm not sure. I'm still working on it. I just need a little more time.
Natalie Teeger : I have to see him.
[She starts to walk out, but Stottlemeyer grabs her arm]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Natalie, leave him alone. He's safe where he is. You have to promise me you're not going to do it. Promise me.
Natalie Teeger : I promise.
[She is later seen packing her bags and preparing for a trip to Nevada]
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[Natalie tracks Monk to the car wash where he is hiding]
Adrian Monk : [trying to hide his face] Hola, senorita.
Natalie Teeger : Mr. Monk, I know it's you.
[she takes out a wipe and runs toward him]
Adrian Monk : What's with the wipe? Why do I need a wipe...?
[she hugs him and smothers his cheeks with kisses, then wipes them down]
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Natalie Teeger : Oh, God! Why didn't you tell me?
Adrian Monk : To protect you. We thought Rollins might be watching you.
Natalie Teeger : Oh, that's ridiculous! Why would Rollins...?
Sheriff John Rollins : [appears] Adrian, don't move a muscle! Show me your hands! You too, Ms. Teeger. Oh, you are knee-deep in it now, buddy.
Natalie Teeger : You're the one who's in trouble! We know all about how you framed Mr. Monk and switched the gun barrels!
[Monk shushes her]
Natalie Teeger : If anybody is going to prison, it is you!
Adrian Monk : [dryly] Thanks for stopping by, Natalie.
Sheriff John Rollins : Let me tell you about the *real* world, Natalie. It's never about what happened, it's always, can you *prove* what happened?
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Natalie Teeger : [looking through Rollins's papers] No, wait. Okay, there's a check for $10,000 made out to Angel County Children's Center.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : [to Disher] Angel County Children's Center?
[Disher does a search on his computer]
Lt. Randall Disher : No such animal.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Okay, that check is dirty. Who wrote it?
Natalie Teeger : The Xanadu Corporation.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : [to Disher] Xanadu Corporation.
[Disher begins to type]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : No, "X".
Lt. Randall Disher : [reading] Xanadu, a division of the Orpheum Investment Group... which is owned by the Blue Danube Foundation...
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Blue Danube Foundation?
Lt. Randall Disher : Which is owned by... oh, my God.
[Grimacing, Stottlemeyer lifts the phone to his ear...]
Natalie Teeger : [to Monk] Who's Dale Biederbeck?
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[Natalie breaks out of hiding, runs through the crowd, and attempts to climb up to reach the trigger on the detonator. Sheriff Rollins's deputies seize her and drag her down]
Sheriff John Rollins : [to his deputies] Drag her down.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : [walks up with Disher] John Rollins! You're under arrest for murder, and conspiracy to commit.
Lt. Randall Disher : We know that you're working for Biederbeck, and that you framed Monk!
Sheriff John Rollins : Hey! You're under arrest! Obstruction of justice, aiding and abetting!
[to his deputies]
Sheriff John Rollins : Arrest him!
Lt. Randall Disher : [the deputies attempt to seize him] Get your hands off me!
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : [as the deputies seize him] I'm a Captain with the San Francisco Police Department! Arrest him!
[By that, he means Rollins]
Sheriff John Rollins : He's out of his jurisdiction! Arrest him!
[Referring to Stottlemeyer]
Natalie Teeger : Captain! The trigger is in the banner!