Standing in the entryway of the restaurant, Adrian Monk looked at the woman
standing next to him. He supposed Michelle Rivas was an attractive woman,
okay, she was very attractive, but he was still having trouble with the
concept of dating. He was lucky she even spoke to him again after their
disastrous first date, so when she finally called again he just said yes
before thinking about what he was saying. Dr. Kroger thought it might be a
positive experience for him, which comforted him a little.
"Adrian, hi!" Monk was jolted out of his thoughts by Sharona's greeting. Next to her was Randall Disher. "Isn't this a surprise? So I guess you decided to make another jump, huh?" Michelle shrugged. "I made sure we were on the ground this time. So what's your story?" "Oh, he's been after me for a while now, and when he finally asked he was so pathetic I couldn't say no."
At this Disher stepped up. "Well, it wasn't really pathetic, I thought, more inspired and determined." Sharona shot him a look. "Trust me, it was pathetic." She turned back to Monk and Michelle, and said, "Hey, why don't we double up?" Though Michelle voiced her approval, Monk spoke up for the first time. "Well, I had expected it to be just the two of us, I planned out all my possible responses with that situation in mind." "Oh come on, it'll be fun!" said Michelle.
A waiter stepped up and asked "How many?" "Four," said Michelle before Monk could speak up. "Nonsmoking," she added. While Monk fusses with an uneven shirt button, they were led to their seats. Noticing Monk's distracted look, Sharona asked him what was wrong. "I know that guy from somewhere," he said. "I can't figure out where, and it's going to bother me all night now." Michelle coughed a little, and saw someone next to them smoking, and several other people as well. She turned back to the group and said with exasperation, "Did I or did I not clearly say nonsmoking? I'm going to bring this up with that guy."
Just then a scream was heard. Monk and Disher immediately got up despite the protests of their dates and ran toward the sound. As they entered the nonsmoking section they saw everyone looking toward the door leading into the kitchen. As they headed inside they saw the body of a cook on the floor, a knife sticking out of his chest. As Disher ran off to call for backup, Monk set to work on thinking about how he was going to solve this case.
"Adrian, hi!" Monk was jolted out of his thoughts by Sharona's greeting. Next to her was Randall Disher. "Isn't this a surprise? So I guess you decided to make another jump, huh?" Michelle shrugged. "I made sure we were on the ground this time. So what's your story?" "Oh, he's been after me for a while now, and when he finally asked he was so pathetic I couldn't say no."
At this Disher stepped up. "Well, it wasn't really pathetic, I thought, more inspired and determined." Sharona shot him a look. "Trust me, it was pathetic." She turned back to Monk and Michelle, and said, "Hey, why don't we double up?" Though Michelle voiced her approval, Monk spoke up for the first time. "Well, I had expected it to be just the two of us, I planned out all my possible responses with that situation in mind." "Oh come on, it'll be fun!" said Michelle.
A waiter stepped up and asked "How many?" "Four," said Michelle before Monk could speak up. "Nonsmoking," she added. While Monk fusses with an uneven shirt button, they were led to their seats. Noticing Monk's distracted look, Sharona asked him what was wrong. "I know that guy from somewhere," he said. "I can't figure out where, and it's going to bother me all night now." Michelle coughed a little, and saw someone next to them smoking, and several other people as well. She turned back to the group and said with exasperation, "Did I or did I not clearly say nonsmoking? I'm going to bring this up with that guy."
Just then a scream was heard. Monk and Disher immediately got up despite the protests of their dates and ran toward the sound. As they entered the nonsmoking section they saw everyone looking toward the door leading into the kitchen. As they headed inside they saw the body of a cook on the floor, a knife sticking out of his chest. As Disher ran off to call for backup, Monk set to work on thinking about how he was going to solve this case.