Monk

Monk's biggest fan, Marci Maven, who's as nutty and intense as ever, is at home redesigning her Monk web site. Meanwhile, across the street, John Ringel returns home from a jog and discovers his wife mauled to death by a wild animal. Suspecting Marci's vicious dog, Otto, Ringel calls the police, who arrive at Marci's house to question her. But Marci insists it couldn't have been Otto.

After a long night of partying, superstar rapper Extra Large ducks into his limousine to escape the questions of a determined reporter. He escapes the questions, but can't escape the bomb planted underneath his car.

Late at night, a young woman named Vickie frantically buzzes the intercom of a palatial beach house, imploring the owner to let her in. She's holding a manila envelope. Vickie turns around to find someone she recognizes wielding a knife at her.

Monk and Natalie stop by Captain Stottlemeyer's office during his nightly webcam date with his girlfriend, Linda Fusco. Meanwhile, Linda's real estate partner, Sean Corcoran, is out of town showing a house to a young couple. Suddenly, an intruder appears. Without saying a word, the intruder shoots Sean Corcoran dead, but allows the terrified couple to escape with their lives.

Late at night in San Francisco, a burglar carefully wipes his feet before breaking into a house. The man of the house, a sports agent named Rob Sherman, greets the burglar. The burglar is there as part of an insurance scam the two men concocted together. The burglar would "steal" some expensive sports memorabilia from the house, and the two men would split the insurance money later.

During a visit with Dr. Kroger, Monk learns that Kroger's son, Troy, has been skipping school and running with a troubled crowd. In fact, at that very moment Troy is skateboarding in a parking lot with his pals Ridley and Pez, and they're about to get into a whole new kind of trouble.

One morning in San Francisco, an amazing thing happens. The Frisco Fly, a masked daredevil who climbs the city's buildings while avoiding the police, falls during one of his stunts. Onlookers rush over to the fallen Fly, who turns out to be Monk's bitter rival, and fellow patient of Dr. Kroger's, Harold Krenshaw. Miraculously, Harold survived the accident, and is rushed to the hospital.

A woman hears a scream from her neighbor's house. She crosses the street to check on her neighbors and finds them brutally murdered in an apparent robbery attempt. Fourteen years later, that same woman attends a parole hearing for Max Barton, the man arrested for those horrific murders. Testifying at the hearing is Monk, who led the investigation fourteen years ago.

One day, a mysterious woman in the street grabs Monk's attention. Monk has never met the woman before, but she seems strangely familiar, and he feels compelled to chase her for two blocks before losing track of her. The encounter so haunts Monk that he can't sleep for days.

On their way to Doctor Kroger's office, Monk, Natalie, and Julie get stuck in a traffic jam. A man dressed as Santa Claus is throwing toys from a rooftop, and the street is clogged with people trying to catch the gifts. Annoyed by the delay, Monk gets out of the car and races into the building to stop Santa. Moments later, gunshots are heard, and Natalie and Julie rush up to the roof.

When Monk infiltrates a cult to solve a murder, he falls under the spell of its charismatic leader (guest star Howie Mandel).

When the safety deposit box holding one of Monk's treasured possessions is robbed, Monk will do whatever it takes to solve the case. The Simpsons' Dan Castelleneta guest stars.

Monk must find a murderer who, to Natalie's horror, appears to be killing women with the same name as her daughter.

Monk takes up a new hobby -- painting -- and meets with unexpected success.

When Monk is arrested for murder, he escapes the custody of a small-town sheriff (guest star Scott Glenn) and becomes a fugitive on the run.

While everyone mourns Monk's "death," Monk searches for the truth that will clear his name.