The townspeople are concerned about a massive development on their shore and it is further complicated for Jessica since the firm employs her nephew, Grady.
When Monk's half-brother Jack shows up at his door, he's less than thrilled, especially after learning that Jack has just escaped from prison and is accused of killing a very popular female employee while making his escape.
An exhausted Jesse, coming off a 48-hour stint in the hospital, witnesses a man die in the parking garage. Jesse returns with help only to find the man alive. Everyone believes Jesse to have been delirious.
While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to buy his land for a strip mine.
Monk dips his toe into male bonding when he attends the playoffs with Leland, but a murder distracts them from the game and its solution may be the only way to ensure the championship.
Monk gets a call from a man who bullied him when he was a kid. He's still affected by it. He's uneasy when he goes to see him. The man wants to hire Monk to follow his wife whom he suspects is hiding something from him.
When Monk's neighbor Kevin is found dead backstage at a magic show, Monk begins to suspect Kevin's old mentor, The Great Torini. The problem is, he has a perfect alibi.
Woody the Coroner is taken hostage and although Shawn, Gus, Lassiter and Detective O'Hare try carefully to resolve the situation, Interim Chief Trout has a plan of his own.
Detective Lassiter is determined to be appointed to Chief of Police, so he sets out to prove himself worthy of the job by trying to solve the murder of the Mayor's uncle, Archie Baxter.
Jenn acquires an antique camera from the estate of a deceased and seemingly wealthy photography enthusiast. When Jenn gets the photos in the camera printed, it leads her to believe that the man's death was anything but accidental.
Jennifer puts the winning bid on a vintage Welte-Mignon player piano at the estate auction of a philanthropist, but soon realizes that the late owner may have led a less than charitable life.
