When Morris Penroy's body is found in the Appletree sisters chrysanthemum bed, the two women become Metzger's prime suspects, but Jessica is convinced that the two older women are innocent.
A street musician is murdered six different ways and the killer is threatening to strike again, but Monk and his colleagues are forced to the sidelines by obnoxious FBI agents.
Monk goes to the emergency room with a persistent nose bleed, which he becomes convinced is actually a cerebral hemorrhage, and discovers the doctor he sought out for second opinion, dead on his office floor.
The body of a dead real estate agent is found in the walk-in closet of Mark's sister's new house. Mark and Steve have to work around Dora Sloan's annoying habits while investigating the murder.
The newly crowned boxing champion is found murdered shortly after the bout. Jack and Amanda investigate the deceased's former trainer, his opponent, and his opponent's manager to find a way through a web of lies and deceit.
When a realtor is shot and killed while showing off a house to a couple, Monk and Natalie suspect the killer to be the victim's partner - who happens to be Stottlemeyer's girlfriend Linda Fusco.
Monk is on the trail of a man who seems to have committed the perfect crime when he murdered his wife and an intruder, and Natalie worries that Julie's new relationship is progressing too fast.
Monk, in competition with one of Dr. Kroger's other patients, gets conned into helping his son find buried treasure. The problem is, it has ties to a recent bank robbery.
Grayson asks for help planning his wedding; Jane joins Kim on a malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a model who died; Teri's firefighter boyfriend is sued by a woman who was injured when he saved her from a burning building.
As his exotic dancer clients threaten Grayson's plans to meet Vanessa's dad, Jane represents a dwarf who wants to sue a sperm bank for negligence. Meanwhile, Fred hires a fake mom to answer Stacy's questions about his past.
Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaustive search for the perfect home, Aurora finally purchases her dream house, unaware of its murky history.
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora "Roe" Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Frederick Burns. She also never wanted to see him dead, but when he winds up murdered, she can't help but get involved.
On a visit to former Air Force pilot and friend Lee Goddard's Arizona ranch, Jessica is perturbed when the predictions of a psychic threaten to disrupt the peaceful surroundings.
