Monk's agoraphobic brother Ambrose asks for his help, convinced his neighbor has been killed by her husband. But all the husband seems focused on is winning the pies at the local fair.
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.
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.
An old flame of Mark's asks for his help when her former lover is found dead and the police believe her husband killed him. Meanwhile, Jesse and Steve vie for the attention of the same woman.
A drug-addicted med student with a personal connection to Madison is suspected of murder after a patient in rehabilitation is found dead from an overdose in her bathroom.
Mark's life is placed in danger when a mob boss, who looks exactly like Mark, is released from prison and relocates to Malibu to set up a new operation. Meanwhile, Amanda fears a foster child is being abused.
Mark's life is placed in danger when a mob boss, who looks exactly like Mark, is released from prison and relocates to Malibu to set up a new operation. Meanwhile, Amanda fears a foster child is being abused.
Law student Julie Parlow's grandmother is kidnapped and held for ransom. But they don't have any money, so why did the kidnappers release her? And why did they feed her pizza?
A sniper causes a car accident that nearly kills Stottlemeyer's wife, Karen. Now it's up to Monk to solve the case and keep Stottlemeyer from doing something he might regret.
When Randy's mother marries a guy much younger than her he gets worried. When they go to some kind of couples retreat, he asks Monk and Sharona to go and keep an eye on her. So to go in they pretend to be married.
When an inmate is poisoned to death hours before he's due to be executed, Monk is brought in to solve the case and finds himself as the prison's newest resident.
During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the only clue to her identity: a newspaper clipping for a Christmas Festival with a cryptic invitation. Jessy Schram, Brendan Penny.
As Elizabeth tries to keep her late husband's once acclaimed restaurant afloat, she's forced to work with a consultant to turn things around. He reignites her passion for baking and life itself. Stars Autumn Reeser & Tyler Hynes.
