While Natalie attempts to surprise Monk with the ultimate 50th birthday party, a janitor and a patent lawyer are killed during the launch of the first vacuum with a self-cleaning filter.
When Jessica publishes her first murder mystery, it shoots to the top of the best-seller list. Then, at a costume party, Jessica must solve the murder of another guest costumed as Sherlock Holmes.
When Jessica publishes her first murder mystery, it shoots to the top of the best-seller list. Then, at a costume party, Jessica must solve the murder of another guest costumed as Sherlock Holmes.
Sharona's big payday is in jeopardy when Monk believes her uncle was murdered, rather than killed by an accidental fall, and the investigation will test everyone's tempers as Natalie and Sharona mark their territories.
In an attempt to woo the lone holdout on the reinstatement committee, Monk accompanies the man's troublesome son and Randy's camping group - where they soon find themselves running afoul of some dangerous armored car robbers.
A teenager goes missing, and to Gus' delight, he and Shawn must spend the entire weekend at the boy's last known location -- the Santa Barbara Comic-Con -- investigating his disappearance.
When Henry's former boss Capt. Connors, now suffering from early on-set Alzheimer's, knows he's solved a crime but can't remember it, he comes to Shawn for help.
When a drunken and depressed Lassiter confesses to Shawn that he has doubts about the death by "natural causes" of an astronomer, Shawn sets out to secretly prove the detective right in order to boost his morale.
Jane helps a beauty pageant contestant who insists the results are rigged. Kim represents her estranged dad when he loses his youth baseball coaching job.
As Jane tries to keep a friend's fiancé from being deported on the eve of their wedding, Kim goes into labor while representing a writer whose erotic novel was plagiarized by a big publisher.
A young caterer's life suddenly changes when she inherits a country home and learns she must share it with a career-obsessed Wall Street trader. Sparks fly when they have to work side-by-side.
Adjunct professor Joss travels to England to visit the farm where her late mother grew up and bonds with single-father, Daniel, whose family now runs it. Stars Eloise Mumford, Julian Morris.
