"Come on Monk, she's been gone 5 years. You have got to get over her. She was your nurse, it's not as if Trudy is with another man." Disher says to him. Monk starts breathing heavily. He gets weak. Monk falls to the ground.
"Wipe… Wipe…" Monk says to Natalie. Natalie hands him a wipe.
"Way to go Randy." Natalie says.
"What'd I say?" Disher asks looking at the Captain.
"Is he really a world renown detective?" Cuddy asks watching Monk wipe the grass with the wipe.
"Yes, believe it or not, he is ma'am." Captain says to Cuddy.
"Well let's go in the building. I don't know where Dr. Wilson is." Cuddy says.
"Who is Dr. Wilson?" Julie asks Cuddy. Natalie just glares at Julie.
"Julie! That is very rude." Natalie says to her daughter.
"No it's okay. Dr. Wilson is Adam Lark's doctor. He had a form of cancer, and Dr. Wilson is an oncologist." Cuddy says.
"Okay." Disher says. Monk is a little hesitant to go in.
"Monk, it's a hospital, you should feel right at home." Captain Stottlemeyer says to him.
"But she touched the door handle with her bare hand, and it had some kind of dirt on it." Monk says weakly to the Captain. Stottlemeyer rolls his eyes.
"Come on." The Captain pushes him into the hospital. Monk, Natalie, Randy, Julie, and the Captain follow Cuddy into the hospital. Cuddy finds Dr. Allison Cameron.
"Cameron, where's Wilson?" Cuddy asks.
"He is somewhere with House." Cameron says dressing the wound of a patient. Monk just stares at the bandage she put on his arm. Natalie sees him staring.
"What are you staring at?" Natalie asks. Then she realizes what he's looking at, "no, Mr. Monk you can't. He's hurt."
"It's not even." Monk says just watching the bandage. He walks over to the patient and starts taking it off.
"What the heck are you doing to my patient?" Cameron asks Monk.
"Ma'am, I am Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, this is Randall Disher, lieutenant; Natalie and Julie Teeger; and this is Adrian Monk. We are here from San Francisco. We are here to investigate the murder of Adam Lark."
"Well I am Dr. Allison Chase, and very annoyed that you are messing with my patient." Cameron says.
"I'm sorry. Mr. Monk has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Just show us the way to the room and we'll be out of your hair." Natalie says to them.
"Take that elevator over there, it's the 4th floor." Cuddy says pointing to the elevator.
"Elevator?" Monk asks weakly.
"Come on Mr. Monk. It'll be fun." Julie says hopping into the elevator.
"Be Careful!" Monk hollers at her.
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When they get up to the 4th floor Monk gasps for air.
"How can people do that all the time?" Monk asks.
"The same way they drink milk. Maybe some people do both at the same time." Natalie says smirking.
"There's the room." Disher says pointing at it. Monk sighs and walks toward the room. He stops about 20 feet from the door.
"Go on in. She won't bite Monk." Disher says. Captain, Disher, Julie and Natalie enters the room.
"Hello Sharona… How are ya feeling Benjy?" Captain asks him.
"Captain! Lieutenant… What are you guys doing here in New Jersey?" Sharona asks them.
"We are here working on the Adam Lark case." Captain says.
"Who's this?" Sharona asks pointing to Natalie.
"This is Natalie Teeger, and her daughter Julie." Disher says.
"Where's Adrian?" Sharona asks him.
"He's in the hallway. He has some questions for you." Captain tells her.
"Oh joy… I am your witness aren't I?" Sharona says. Captain looks at his feet.
"Yeah, you're the only person in that room besides the killer, and Adam Lark. He's probably going to come after you before too long. I think you should come back to San Francisco with us." Captain says.
"No, I am not going to be anywhere near Adrian again. It's too much stress. Does he have a new assistant yet?" Sharona asks.
"Natalie has taken that place Sharona." Disher says.
"How long have you been there?" Sharona asks.
"5 years." Natalie replies.
"Good luck." Sharona says. Sharona goes into the hallway where Adrian Monk is standing. "Are you going to stand there all day or were you going to say hi to me and Benjy?"
"Hello Sharona." Monk says to her. Sharona opens her arms to hug him. He hugs her tightly.
"I've missed you." Monk says.
"I've missed you too Adrian. Maybe not as much as you missed me, but… I met Natalie. She seems nice, Adrian." Sharona says.
"She is." Monk says to her.
"Stottlemeyer said you had some questions for me." Sharona says. Monk lets go of her and just stares at her.
"I do have one question… Why did you leave me?" Monk asks her. Sharona just stares at him.