Jessica moonlights as campaign speechwriter for her friend Kathleen Lane, only to become involved in clearing Kathleen of the murder of her campaign manager.
Monk and his colleagues travel to New York City to interview someone connected to Trudy's murder. While they are waiting, Monk helps solve the murder of the Latvian ambassador.
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.
Karen Stottlemeyer films a documentary of Captain Stottlemeyer's division. Despite the Commissioner's objections, Monk helps solve the case of a headless corpse, a fatal fire at a wig factory, and a hat thief all in one fell swoop.
A mob boss needs Monk's help to figure out who murdered some members of the family. Monk reluctantly takes the case when the FBI offers to help get him reinstated in exchange for the information he gathers.
Sharona takes a break from Monk so that she can concentrate on her creative writing class, but gets caught up in a twisted murder plot that causes her to question her sanity. Meanwhile, Monk is distracted by Sharona's replacement, who is determined to fix him.
Arson Inspector Morgan Conrad comes to the police for help investigating a building burned down under what she believes to be suspicious circumstances.
Shawn and Gus are at the police station when the cops bring in Ryan Bainsworth, a notorious compulsive liar, for murder. Ryan has called in countless tips only to lead the cops on wild goose chases.
As Jane seeks to ban a dietary supplement that killed a teenage football player, Kim fights to save the job of a bailiff who stopped her from being mugged while dressed as a superhero.
In the series finale, Jane has left the firm and faces Owen in a lawsuit against an anti-whaling group. As Stacy tries to salvage her wedding plans, Ian discovers that Teri and he share a tumultuous past.
When a restless young married woman is granted a wish by a Christmas Angel to be single again, she soon discovers her new life isn't what she bargained for, and embarks on a quest to win her husband back.
Nicole learns to deal with grief, with the help of her grandfather and a carpenter she hires to renovate the home that was once meant for her and her fiancé. Stars, Torrey DeVitto, Dylan Bruce, Patrick Duffy.
Julie is juggling being a single mother to a grieving child and facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected friendship with a neighbor. Starring Erica Durance, Lynn Whitfield, Patrick Sabongui.