Now just shut up and listen.
Get all the receipts you can together.
I'll make up the res-- Ah, geez.
Oh, please, calm down. I gotta go.
Help.! Come quick.!
Help.! Help.! Help.!
Help, somebody!
Somebody help! I'm in the alley! Come quick!
Oh, God.! Call 9-1 -1 !
What's goin' on? Sonny's been shot.
Somebody come quick.! Oh, God.!
What did you do?
I told you, my hours were crazy.
Uh-huh. You know what? I-I-I just got to the crime scene.
I'll-I'll call you later, okay?
How-How late are you gonna be up?
All right. Okay. All right, bye.
Who was that? None of your business.
Can I take a wild guess? You never take wild guesses.
Was it the guy you met last week at the party--Justin?
Maybe. When do I get to meet him?
Never, 'cause you ruin everything. I'm protecting you.
Adrian, you're not my mother.
Look, I checked him out on the Internet.
He's an architect who's won awards. He's the real deal.
So let me meet him.
We'll invite you to our tenth anniversary, okay?
Now, will you pay attention?
There's a dead guy over here.
Can we cut the witness loose?
Yes. No, no. Wait, wait. Uh, no.
No, we better not.
Sir, the building next door has a security camera.
Maybe we could have a look at the tape.
Yes, good idea. Talk to the owner.
Wouldn't we need a court order for that?
Right. I'll take care of that later.
Monk. Where's the captain?
He's getting an X ray. He was in an accident.
Is he okay? He fell off his motorcycle. That's all I know.
Until he gets back, I'm in charge. Oh, my God.
I'm so glad you're here. Monk, listen. This is big.
In fact, this could be the big one.
We have a suspect inside. It's Willie Nelson.
The Red-headed Stranger?
The press hasn't got wind of it yet, so just--
Can I-- Can I-- Can I talk to him?
You like Willie Nelson? Are you surprised?
Well, yeah. It's just so-- so normal.
Willie's inside, and he's not talking to anyone until his lawyers get here.
If you want, you can meet his road manager.
Say hello to Sonny Cross.
We found this on the front door...
to lure him into the alley. What does the ''J'' stand for?
His legal name was Jason Cross. Look at this.
Shot one through the collarbone, shot two straight in the back...
while he was running away.
We have a witness, Monk,
who heard Willie Nelson and Cross arguing just before the shots were fired.
We found the gun over there behind the Dumpster.
It's a Webley-- a Mark I .38-caliber.
No prints. An old Webley?
Yes. We can rule out a mugging.
What's he doing?
What are you doing?
The bullet hole in the jacket lines up with the entry wound. So?
Well, you said they were arguing.
But if he was animated, if his hands were up or he was gesturing,
then the holes wouldn't match up.
No, this man had his hands down at his sides.
And he-he wasn't frightened either. He--
You say there was an eyewitness?
Well, not exactly an eyewitness.
Her name's Wendy Mass.
She's been blind since she was 1 6.
She lives in one of those assisted living places up on Mountain View.
Oh, my God. I know her. I've seen her in the park.
That's your witness?
She said she heard the whole thing.
Lieutenant, from here it looks like your hands are empty.
Excuse me? You're not holding a warrant, are you?
No, I'm not. - Then we're finished here.
I just wanna make sure that we have all the details.
What more do you want?
Our client has given you his statement three times already.
It's okay, Josh.
I'm as anxious to get this thing cleared up as you are.
Thank you. Now, Mr. Nelson,
you admit that you and Mr. Cross were arguing yesterday?
We argue all the time. About what?
Only two things to argue about, and money is one of' them.
And you were coming here to do a radio interview?
We've already been over this.
It's okay. He's just doin' his job. Look, Lieutenant,
I got out of the car, I heard some shots,
went around the corner into the alley, Sonny was laying dead.
I couldn't believe it. - Was anybody else in the alley?
There was this lady with a cane.
Uh, she could've been blind. She was screamin' at the top of her voice.
She had a great set of lungs, I know that.
Well, thank you very much. That's all I need for now.
Excuse me, Mr. Willie-- Wilson-- Nelson.
I just have one question. - Who the hell are you?
I'm Adrian Monk. And what department are you with?
Mr. Monk isn't on the force. He's here as a consultant at my request.
First of all, I just wanna say...
I'm-I'm your second biggest fan.
Well, who's the first? Uh, that-that'd be my wife.
I lost her about five years ago.
I'm sorry to hear that, Mr. Monk. No, I just wanted to tell you...
how much your music has meant to me and to my wife.
This isn't a fan club. Just ask your question.
Right. Come on.
How long did you know Jason?
Who the hell's Jason? Uh, I'm sorry.
I mean Sonny. I forgot his real name.
About 18 and a half years on and off, mostly off.
All right. Enough is enough. Come on, Willie.
You know where to reach us. Yes, I do.
Randy, you got a second? - What?
Look. Look again.
''J'' Cross.
Whoever wrote this knew Sonny by his legal name, not his nickname.
So?
I don't think Willie did it.
Monk, he was shot twice-- once in the back 20 feet away.
It wasn't the blind lady.
Then there must've been somebody else in that alley.
Now, Mrs. Mass, you said you were taking the bus.
That's right. I was visiting a friend, and I missed my stop.
I never like to admit it, but it happens.
So I got off,and I started to walk.
Then I turned down that alley,
thinking that I could cut through to 4th Avenue,
but it was blocked off.
Well, the alley was a dead
Oh, yeah. There was construction. It's a dead end.
Dead end. Exactly. So I started to turn around,
and then I heard these two men arguing.
Uh, about what? - I couldn't tell.
They were very angry. And then I heard...
these two shots-- bang, bang.
Well, my heart was pounding, and I couldn't move.
Then this one man came up to me and he said,
''Tell anybody about this and I'll kill you.''
Adrian.
- How's it going? - Miss Mass, this is Captain Stottlemeyer.
Mrs. Mass, how do you do?
He'll be in charge of the case from here on in,
thank God. Good job, Lieutenant.
Oh, thank you, sir. You're welcome.
Sharona. Hey, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine. His arm's in a sling.
Oh. Sorry. What happened?
It's nothing. I fell off my motorcycle.
I was on the dirt trails north of Highway
Slipped on a bunch of wet leaves.
It could've been a lot worse. You're a very lucky man, sir.
Yeah, well, I don't feel like a lucky man.
It's a feeding frenzy out there.
We've gotta be very careful how we handle this
Yes, sir. So what's the plan? Are you okay?
Well, you know how they handled the O.J. case down in Los Angeles?
We do the opposite. Where are we?
Uh, same as I told you on the phone, sir.
Mrs. Mass is reasonably sure that she can recognize the assailant's voice.
''Reasonably sure''?
Excuse me, Mrs. Mass? Do you listen to country and western music?
No, I like classical. Okay, good.
Bring him in.
Captain,
I wouldn't tell that story about your accident to too many people.
Why not?
Well, the hills north of Highway 1 8 have been closed for two weeks.
Brush fires.
Really?
What really happened?
I was cleaning my gutters and slipped, fell off the ladder.
Oh. We're ready, sir.
Now, Mrs. Mass,
I want you to take your time,
and I want you to listen very carefully, okay? All right.
You all right? Good. Yes.
All right, number one, please.
Tell anybody about this and I'll kill you.
No, no.
Number two.
Tell anybody about this and I'll kill you.
No.
And number three. Read the line, please.
Tell anybody about this and I'll kill you.
That's him. That-That's the voice. That's him.
Now, you're sure? That's him.
I know that's him.
This investigation is open and ongoing.
We have at least one witness, and there is some physical evidence...
which is being analyzed as we speak.
Captain, is Willie Nelson a suspect?
We haven't ruled out anybody as of yet.
That's all I can say.
Has Mr. Nelson made a statement?
Mr. Nelson has been very cooperative.
He's agreed to stay in town and remain available to us at our discretion.
Now, I wanna stress this again.
We have not accused or charged anyone of this crime.
Whoo-hoo.!
Whoo! - What the hell was that?
That was a streaker, sir.
What is this, 1 97 4?
Oh, yeah!
Well, if there are no further questions--
We'll be going. Thank you.
What's she doing here?
I-I asked her to meet me.
Well, do you mind telling me why?
You'll see. Just wait.
Son of a bitch. He's back.
Lieutenant, call the 23rd.
Get a black-and-white down here A.S.A.P.
Captain, not so fast. - What are you talking about?
I bailed him out last night, and I hired him.
You hired the streaker? To do what?