Monk (TV Series)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival (2002)
Stephen McHattie: Lt. Adam Kirk
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Lt. Adam Kirk : [looks out his window at the gathered reporters] Look at them out there. Trying to get a picture of a killer cop.
[angrily closes the blinds]
Lt. Adam Kirk : Too bad I can't charge them rent. Did you talk to them?
Adrian Monk : I just told them I was a friend.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Thanks for lying. You know. I don't hold what you did against...
Adrian Monk : Why would you? I told the truth.
Lt. Adam Kirk : From your point of view.
Adrian Monk : I was there, Lieutenant. I saw what you did.
Lt. Adam Kirk : It was resisting arrest.
Adrian Monk : I was there.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Well, that makes your being here now mean even more. You know what really kills me about this is, uh, I'm supposed to testify against Stokes next week. Best thing I ever did was getting that butcher off the street and now he's gonna walk.
Sharona Fleming : Why would he walk?
Lt. Adam Kirk : He claims that I beat a confession out of him. This makes his case.
[Monk peels some paper towels]
Lt. Adam Kirk : What are you doing?
Sharona Fleming : If you don't mind, it helps him think.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Oh, knock yourself out.
Adrian Monk : Wanna tell me what happened on the Ferris wheel?
Lt. Adam Kirk : Yeah, that was stupid. I get a call from this punk, Gitomer.
Adrian Monk : You knew him?
Lt. Adam Kirk : No, I never met him. I checked him out. He's got some punk stuff-possessions, stolen vehicle. So, he wants to meet at the carnival-busy place, a lot of people.
Adrian Monk : Meet about what?
Lt. Adam Kirk : He's got something on a shipment of purple haze. So, we meet. He starts hemming and hawing and then he says that he'll talk, but only up on the Ferris wheel.
Adrian Monk : The Ferris wheel's his idea?
Lt. Adam Kirk : Oh, yeah. His idea. So, we get on. I don't get out word one, he goes postal.
Adrian Monk : You didn't do anything?
Lt. Adam Kirk : [lifts his hand] Hand to God. He starts throwing himself around. He's screaming. "Help! Help! He's gonna kill me!" So, the operator shuts down the rig. I get off. I walk 10 feet, I hear screaming, I turn around and there's Gitomer on the deck, with a knife in his chest.
Adrian Monk : Whose knife was it?
Lt. Adam Kirk : Not a clue.
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TV Reporter : Lieutenant Adam Kirk is, of course, no stranger to controversy. Six years ago he was suspended for using excessive force-
[Stottlemeyer talks with Adam Kirk]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Have you been drinking?
Lt. Adam Kirk : I don't know. A taste.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Amphetamines? Anything? They're gonna want a blood test.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Bring it on.
TV Reporter : ...And he was in the news again recently when alleged killer Leonard Stokes accused him of police brutality.
[Two detectives approach Stottlemeyer and Adam]
IA Cop : Captain, we got to...
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Come on, give me 30 seconds!
IA Cop : All right.
[They leave]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Internal Affairs is gonna try to rip you apart.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Well, they've been trying for years.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Look, Adam, is there something you wanna tell me? He pulled a knife, there was a fight, it was either you or him?
[Adam gets in Stottlemeyer's face]
Lt. Adam Kirk : Leland. Leland, I never touched him!
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : There were bruises on his chest.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Well, he must've stuck himself!
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : He stuck himself. All right, look, from this point forward, you don't say anything.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Mm-hmm.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : No, you don't speak English. I'm gonna call Sam Dwyer from PDA, and he'll send somebody over.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Leland, I never touched him!
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer : Not a word. I'll talk to you later.
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Prosecutor : Your Honor, this is not Lieutenant Kirk's first offense. We have a case. Docket #455, "Adam Kirk vs. Leonard Stokes," in which Lieutenant Kirk is accused of police brutality.
Lt. Adam Kirk : [slams his hand on the table] This is obscene! Don't touch Stokes, but you can string me up right here?
[the judge hammers his gavel]
Judge : Lieutenant, can you or can you not control your temper?
Lt. Adam Kirk : I can, your Honor.
Judge : Then do it-on the street and in my courtroom. Mr. Dwyer?
Defence Attorney : We request that Lieutenant Kirk be released on his own recognizance. Adam Kirk is a decorated officer and the claims against my client in this case and the case involving Mr. Stokes have not been substantiated.
Judge : I don't know how much more substantiated a case can get. Bail is set at $50,000.
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Adrian Monk : And now, you didn't touch this guy?
Lt. Adam Kirk : No, I didn't touch him.
Adrian Monk : Maybe he shoved you, you shoved him back.
Lt. Adam Kirk : No, I didn't touch the guy.
Adrian Monk : Things get of hand! It happens.
Lt. Adam Kirk : NO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN! Not to me. Not anymore.
Adrian Monk : How's Anita?
Lt. Adam Kirk : Oh, she's good. Thanks for asking.
Adrian Monk : Where is she?
Lt. Adam Kirk : You just missed her. She's just out shopping. She should be back, oh, any minute now.
Adrian Monk : Listen, friend, if I'm gonna help you out, you-you can't lie to me.
Lt. Adam Kirk : What?
Adrian Monk : You two had a fight. She moved out.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Now, who told you that?
[Monk looks at Adam's gardening books]
Adrian Monk : The woman is obviously into gardening. But every plant in the place is dying.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Well, she always comes back.
Adrian Monk : I'm done here.
Sharona Fleming : You'll gonna make somebody a wonderful wife.
Adrian Monk : I can't make any promises.
Lt. Adam Kirk : Understood.