Monk was a good friend to Randy even though he didn't know him as well as they knew the others. He was still sort of the new kid on the block. But Monk befriended him the first day. He talked him through an embarrassing incident too.
((Flashback))
It was Randy's first arrest and he read his card upside-down.
"You right something I mean... look let me start over"
Everyone was laughing at Randy.
"ENOUGH," Monk yelled, "It's not like none of you ever made mistakes before yourself so cut him some slack!"
((End Flashback))
Monk always came through for him. Sometimes he had done things that annoyed Monk but Monk would never lose his temper with Randy... except for once. Randy really stepped over the line that time and he had to admit he deserved it. He had arrested Trudy on a suspicion because of the fact that she was wearing the same color lipstick as the woman who killed a man. She was wearing red lipstick. That was the only time Monk ever got pissed at him. He wished Monk was awake so he could tell him how much he means to him.
