It had to have been the worst few days of Adrian Monk's life. As he was waiting outside in the hall because Trudy was in treatment Leland came up to him.
"So have you found out anything yet," he asked
"Yes," Adrian said, "I found out that I hate the fact that my wife is suffering like this. I found out that I hate the fact that she's got a disease that will probably kill her and that she wouldn't have to be sick if some SON OF A BITCH didn't decide to take advantage of her. I found out that without her my life is just a blob"
"I meant," Leland said, "about Jennifer"
Adrian had to take in a breath to control his frustration. He understood how much Leland and Karen wanted to find Jennifer. That was perfectly reasonable. She was and is their daughter. But honestly, Leland, who was almost as good a detective as Adrian was, was not getting the idea of time element.
"Not yet," he said
"Monk I know you're upset but-"
"Upset," Monk laughed without humor, "I get 'upset' when I have a bad day. I got 'upset' when I had to face the pointer. I'm not upset. I'm distraught"
Suddenly Monk noticed something.
"Leland," he said, "let me see that bottle of apple juice"
"Why?"
"Because," Monk said, "I think we just found a clue"