After a vicious truck stop attack, Monk awakens with amnesia in a desert hamlet, married to a domineering loon, and suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the hasty departure of a waitress.
While investigating a murder, Stollemeyer gets into an argument with a cop at the scene who snidely tells him he has been seeing his wife. As a result the crime scene was deemed contaminated.
Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiance is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.
While Jessica vacations, her nephew and his pregnant wife enjoy house-sitting--until the body of a strange sea-faring man appears on the living room floor.
When a best-selling mystery author comes down with writer's block, she commits a murder herself in the hopes of stimulating her creative juices. The delusional author has help from her fictional heroine, Danielle Slade.
Amanda enlists Jesse's computer-nerd friends to find a killer, after she accidentally surfs across an online murder. Meanwhile, Jesse's girlfriend, Susan, comes down with a case of food poisoning after dining at Barbecue Bob's.
Despite everyone's disbelief that a hero making the news is actually a coldblooded killer, Adrian tries to prove that a celebrity astronaut is responsible, despite an airtight alibi.
Monk must face his fears of dentists after Randy believes he witnesses a murder while under anasthetics. The problem is, the case is connected to a recent armored car robbery.
Monk is summoned to jury duty against his wishes and must solve two crimes: he has to convince the jury the defendant is not guilty, and solve the mystery of a corpse outside the jury room's window.
Jessica sends Christmas cards to those special to her- the aunt who raised her, her brother, an aging popstar, the teacher that inspired her, and her friend that always tells the truth. Stars Torrey DeVitto, Chad Michael Murray.
Andie is devastated by an accidental death of a patient, but as she and the grieving mother overcome their sorrow through forgiveness, they learn that acceptance leads to hope. Stars Aimee Teegarden, Gail O'Grady, Chandler Massey.