Why would Monk, who has had a sip of the same wine on 15 preceding anniversaries, have such an unpredictable reaction to it this time?
When Monk is sitting alone "with Trudy," the waiter places his bottle of wine on the table, then removes the extra place setting, then returns it at Monk's insistence, and then pours the wine. This implies that the waiter was going to just leave the bottle on the table and walk away, which a professional waiter (let alone one at a winery) would not do. This is confirmed moments later, when the waiter correctly presents Larry's wine.
When Natalie is talking to the psychologist at the table in the hall (before he notices the painting), her lips are badly out-of-sync with the audio.
When Monk and Natalie first meet the man who claims to be Alan Gruber, the lighting (sunlight) keeps changing after each cut.
Monk: (to Al Nicoletto while drunk) You look like a moose... I'm gonna call you... Mr. Look Like a Moose!
Mrs. Willis: (to Natalie) We had a mystery weekend [last year], and we hired some actors who were going to act out a little murder. Monk: I'm really, really sorry. Mrs. Willis: It was supposed to be for three days, and everybody paid in advance for three days. And Adrian solved the case in, what was it, twelve minutes?
Mrs. Willis: Adrian, you don't drink, do you? Monk: Mmm, no. Mrs. Willis: Oh, good. Perfect.
Monk: (to the invisible Trudy) Thank you for marrying me. What were you thinking?
Larry Zwibell: (to Monk) I'm bilingual. My mother was Venezuelan. That means I can make an ass of myself in two languages.
Larry: Hey, are you all right? Monk: I'm not much of a drinker. Larry: How much have you had? (Monk holds up one finger.) One bottle? Monk: One sip.
Monk: Hold still. Ready? Smile! Wait. Let's stand oldest to youngest. So that would be you, then you, then you. . . . Ricardo: Mr. Monk, I will take the picture.
Monk: You said we had to believe each other. You said that was the rule. Natalie: That's true. That's true.
Dr. Sobel: Does (Monk) handle stress well? Natalie: No. He handles stress unwell.
Wine Expert: What are you drinking? Monk: Uh, it's, uh, the Sierra Springs. Wine Expert: How is it? Monk: It's exquisite.
Natalie: You had two sips. That's like ten shots for a normal person. Monk: Thank you.
Wine Expert: Wine stomping. It's a tradition that goes back thousands of years to the Greeks. We're one of the last wineries in California that at least makes some of their wines using this method. Monk: Oh, my God. People actually drink that? Natalie: Yeah, I think so. Monk: Are they insane? Ask her if they're insane.
Monk: I've been drinking that wine for fifteen years. It's foot wine! I can taste it. Natalie: Oh, no. Come on. You cannot taste it. Monk: I... I... I... can. I can taste the feet now. And the toes. And what's between the toes. Al Nicoletto: And the fungus. It really is barbaric.
Monk: Can you break into his car? Natalie: Can I break into his car? (pause) Yes, I can.
Disher: Captain, you have got to see this. Monk's in there doing one of his summation things. He's wasted.
Monk: Captain! Ladies and gentlemen, Leland Stottlemeyer, homicide! Show them your badge. Show it. Show it. Show it! I solved the case.
Monk: We're gonna need a big old paddy wagon. Do they still have paddy wagons?
Monk: Captain. Cappy. You made it! I love ya. Stottlemeyer: I love you, too, Monk.
Natalie: (to Monk, asleep in the front seat of the car) Happy anniversary, Adrian. Sorry I didn't believe you.
S 8 : Ep 16
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S 8 : Ep 13
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