When Monk's bank is robbed, he's desperate to help with the investigation; when Captain Stottlemeyer won't let him, Monk takes up an unusual position at the bank.
Natalie is frantic, to the detriment of Stottlemeyer's new car, when it appears a mad man is targeting his victims based solely on their name - Julie Teeger.
After a mortician brings to light a mistake Woody the coroner made while performing an autopsy, Shawn and Gus try to figure out the body's real cause of death as well as save Woody from losing his job.
An impassioned chef from the South, who seeks restitution after his robbery conviction is overturned by The Innocence Project, hires Shawn and Gus to help him find the actual culprit for whom he spent time in jail for.
Mark, Jesse, and Amanda are trapped in a hotel when it's quarantined after a deadly virus is released. They struggle to contain the virus, while at the same time trying to locate its origin.
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.
Heartbroken by the sudden death of Dr. Kroger, Monk rushes into homeownership and gets a little more than he bargained for when he hires a very persistent contractor.
After over 20 years of searching, the body of Veronica Towne has been found, and Shawn, Gus and Henry reopen the case and revisit all the old suspects, including the son of a millionaire who was dating her at the time.
After Henry takes a bullet to the chest and is rushed to the hospital, a spiteful Shawn seeks revenge on the shooter and everyone else involved in the scandal.
Jane defends a teenager accused of murdering a high school classmate. Teri senses trouble when Parker seeks out a lawyer she doesn't trust to assume the law firm's debts to Luke.
Teaming up with Grayson to supervise a law student's suit puts Jane at odds with her former Stanford Law School mentor. Kim begins to suspect that the firm's creditor Gina Blunt is up to no good.
A woman expecting to get engaged on her all-important 30th birthday gets a different surprise after she makes her birthday wish: a glimpse into her future - which doesn't resemble anything she's ever imagined for herself.
Elizabeth gets the opportunity of showing her dog in a New York dog show. The judge, Donovan Darcy, comes across as aristocratic and rude, and a chain of misunderstandings unfold, complicating their attraction to one another.
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.