agtchill13 (I assume that second letter is a g and not a q. I couldn't tell because of your name being underlined), thank you for your reviews. It sounds like you're really enjoying the story so far. I had actually totally forgotten to think about how Adrian would react to Charlie's crooked house in the Chocolate Room. I'm glad you liked the argument about Willy's hair, the 'shake you warmly by the hand' scene, and Willy's reaction to the smell of the cleaning supplies. Those are some of my favorite moments, too.
OnlyANorthernSong, just letting you know that it's not ALL the dialog from that chapter that I got from another source, only a part of it.
Cylon One, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Psycho Tangerine, it's actually the other way around. They used the tablecloth to make the coat for whoever-it-was who impersonated Willy Wonka. They then replaced the tablecloth they had used with blue ones so to make it look less conspicuous. Monk found a shred of the original red ones caught in a staple behind the new ones.
Their last stop of the day was Slugworth's candy shop. Mr. Slugworth himself was talking to the girl working behind the counter. "…I don't care that I wasn't here when it happened," he said as they entered. "You should have been able to stop those boys from stealing the candy off the racks."
"Mr. Slugworth?" Adrian Monk asked, causing the man to turn around. "I'm Adrian Monk and this is Natalie Teeger." Mr. Slugworth came over and shook their hands, causing Adrian to quickly turn to his assistant. "Wipe," he said. She handed him one and he turned back to Mr. Slugworth.
"What can I help you with?" Mr. Slugworth asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"We're investigating the murder of the girl by Willy Wonka," Adrian replied.
"What is there to investigate?" Mr. Slugworth exclaimed. "They know who did it and who was killed. What else do you need?"
Adrian was lost for words for a moment and Natalie jumped into the breach, "How about why that girl was killed? The paper said they didn't know each other. That's very suspicious, don't you think?"
Mr. Slugworth sighed. "Follow me," he said. He led them into his office in the back room. The three of them sat down. "Back when I would see Mr. Wonka sometimes…when he wasn't always holed up in that factory of his…he seemed an unstable character. I wouldn't put it past him to kill that girl. Especially since…No."
"What?" Adrian and Natalie asked together.
"Her older sister worked for me for a while. She also worked for Mr. Wonka," Mr. Slugworth said.
"So she was one of your spies," Natalie said.
"To put it bluntly, yes," Mr. Slugworth said, leaning back in his chair. "I met Alicia once. She and Estrella looked like they could be twins, except Alicia was shorter and clearly younger."
"So you're saying that Mr. Wonka thought Alicia was Estrella and that was why he killed her?" Adrian asked. "To get back at her for stealing his recipes?"
"That is what I think," Mr. Slugworth said. He got up, and they followed suit. "You can see yourselves out, I'm sure."
"Well?" Natalie asked as they exited Slugworth's store.
"Well, what?" Adrian asked.
"What do you think about Mr. Slugworth?" Natalie asked.
"Shifty," Adrian answered, "And he definitely acts like he has something to hide. He was also not in the store one night, from what I overheard of his conversation with the girl behind the counter."
"So you think he is the killer?" Natalie asked.
"I don't know," Adrian said. They walked on in silence for a few minutes before Adrian said. "I want to talk to the sister of the victim. I have a feeling Slugworth is lying about her."
A/N: Okay, so that chapter went okay. Not as well as Prodnose but not as bad as Finckelgruber, I'd say.