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Spoilers: Sopranos-"Long-term Parking"- best episode of this past season
Monk and Sharona arrived in New Jersey that evening. They decided to check into their hotel before they started their investigation. Sharona asked the concierge for two separate rooms, but of course it turned out that there was only one room available. Luckily, there were two beds, so Sharona was happy that she wouldn't have to sleep on the floor. Unfortunately, there was only one bathroom, and Monk refused to let Sharona use it. "Come on, Adrian! What am I supposed to do?"
"Use the bathroom down in the lobby," Monk said while standing guard at the bathroom door.
Sharona glared at him and then said, "Where am I supposed to take a shower then, huh?"
"Uh…I don't know, Sharona. Why do I have to think of everything?"
"Because you're the one who won't let me use the bathroom!"
"Oh…right."
Sharona let out a sigh. "Forget it. Let's start the case. Where should we go first?"
"Let's talk to the mother. We need to get the full story from her."
"Okay, let's go, but we gotta make a stop at the lobby bathroom first."
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Monk and Sharona were waiting on the doorstep to Mrs. La Cerva's house. The door opened, and a short middle-aged lady with shoulder-length blond hair opened the door. Her eyes looked red, like she had been crying.
"Hi Mrs. La Cerva."
"Oh, Sharona, hello. Come in, come in." Monk and Sharona followed her into the house, and she instructed them to sit on the sofa in the living room. She looked at Monk and said, "So, you're the famous detective from San Francisco?"
"Yes, ma'm. My name is Adrian Monk. I just have a few questions to ask you. First off, do you have any idea as to where Adriana might have gone if she did run off somewhere?"
"No. I have no idea. She wouldn't run off, it's not like her."
"Right. Where did she work?"
"Um…she ran a club, she spent a lot of time there. I think it's called 'Crazy Camel' maybe? I don't know, I'm not sure. It's some kind of animal."
"Mmm, do you know of any of her friends at all?"
"Yes, she had a fiancé, Christopher Moltisanti. He's a jerk. I bet he probably had something to do with her disappearance. I wouldn't put anything past that bastard."
"I take it that you don't like him. Is there a specific reason for this?" Monk asked.
"Sometimes he would beat up Adriana. She almost left him once because he had beaten her up so badly, but then he proposed to her, and she just couldn't say no."
"Do you know of any other acquaintances?" Sharona asked.
"Yes. She was very close with Tony and Carmela Soprano."
"Okay, thank you, Mrs. La Cerva. That's all I need to ask you right now," Monk said as he stood up. Sharona stood up too, and walked over to Mrs. La Cerva. She gave her a big hug and vowed to find Adriana, no matter what it would take.