Natalie, Monk, Captain Stottlemeyer, Julie Teeger and Lieutenant Disher get off the plane in New Jersey about 8:30 in the morning. Monk is gasping for air.
"Mr. Monk! I thought you'd been on a plane before." Natalie says to him.
"I have…" Monk says to her. Randy nudges her.
"Last time, he solved a murder." He tells her.
"Oh, now I get it. Would you like a wipe?" Natalie asks Monk.
"No, I think I'll be okay. Where's the hospital?" Monk asks.
"It's about 15 miles from the airport. We are taking a cab over to the hospital." The Captain says. Monk is hesitant.
"I think I'll just walk." Monk says.
"Mr. Monk, you were just on an airplane. Why can't you take a taxi?" Julie asks Monk holding back a chuckle.
"You have no idea how many people were in that cab before us or what they did in the cab before us." Monk says.
"What if I give you a wipe?" Natalie asks Monk.
"Then I'll go." Monk says. Captain catches a cab. They all get in. Natalie hands Monk a wipe so he can clean the door handle and seat before he gets in. After he does this he sits down on the seat. The ride to the hospital is tedious. When they get out, Natalie pays the cab driver. Monk is gasping for air.
"I can finally breathe!" He says weakly.
"We had the window down Monk!" Stottlemeyer yells at him. Just then, Dr. Lisa Cuddy comes out of the hospital.
"Who are you? This is the ER entrance." She says to them.
"Ma'am. I am Captain Leland Stottlemeyer S.F.P.D., this is Lieutenant Disher, our private consultant Adrian Monk, Natalie Teeger, and Julie Teeger. We are here to look at the homicide case of Adam Lark." He says.
"Adam Lark? Are you sure?" Monk asks.
"Yes, we are positive Monk." He states. He closes the manila folder that holds the case information.
"Do you have any witnesses that we could question?" Monk asks her.
"As a matter of fact, there was a woman in the room when it happened." Cuddy says to them.
"Who is it?" Monk asks.
"It's a woman by the name Sharona Fleming. Her son was in the room across the hall." Cuddy replies.
"Benjy." Monk says thinking that something terrible has happened to him.
"What? You know this woman?" Natalie asks Monk.
"Sharona Fleming was Monk's nurse and assistant for 9 years." Disher says to Natalie.
"I can't go in. I can't see her." Monk says walking back to where the cab was standing.