As Monk and Natalie observe at Kevin's wake, this trait actually appears to be genetic. He is just loading the last of Skinner's journals into his SUV when Disher comes roaring up with his gun drawn. He has every right to date, have sex, get married, and have a family. Monk explains that he discovered how Linda forged her alibi when he remembered that during their video call just before the shooting, she put a pen down on the table next to her chair and it rolled away, but when he was in her real bedroom searching her house, he tried the same thing with his own pen, but it did not roll, leading him to conclude that Linda parked the truck on a hill. Even for a fake marriage, theirs is probably the worst union in history. She did not date very much while there, expecting to know who the right man would be once she found him. Stottlemeyer resents being forced (frequently by the higher-up characters, such as the Mayor, the chiefs, or the commissioner) into calling on Monk's assistance, and is frequently exasperated by Monk's many quirks. She first appears "Mr. Monk, Private Eye", when she hires Monk and Natalie to investigate damages done to her signature Buick Lucerne at the marina done by someone who left a threatening note on the car afterwards. By the end of the episode, Adrian confronts Dale, telling him that the police searched Nunn's house after he died. The next day, in a surprise turn of events, Stottlemeyer is ordered suspended by deputy chief Harlan Fellows after it is revealed that $100,000 from an offshore account was deposited into Stottlemeyer's bank account hours after the escape. 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Technically, you can use Transmutation spells to switch the effects of the Transmuters Stone, but 99% of the time, you don't want to do that. She met a voodoo priestess who predicted Mitch's death a few days before it actually happened. In "Mr. Monk Buys a House", Natalie describes Dr. Bell as a psychiatric genius, and mentions that he has written five books and teaches at Stanford University. While doing Torini's books, Kevin notices that the airlines are probably overcharging Torini, as for whatever reason, his receipts show that his equipment seems to weigh more when he comes back to the United States than it does when he leaves. Adrian confronts Jack in front of Natalie, just as Jack is conning her into signing a check for an orphanage in Quebec. He appears in five episodes, his last appearance being the season seven episode, "Mr. Monk and the Magician". As a result, he deludes himself that everyone is out to get him, either because of his importance in the scheme of things or because he inspires outrageous jealousy in everyone else. This is nearly revealed by playboy Dexter Larsen if Monk had persisted in his current homicide investigation. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! In the end, after Monk captures Dale, Julie discovers that Fellows never had a criminology degree at all, and his whole career is based on a lie. He melted down the gold, mixed it with black ink, and inscribed it into the journals. Adrian and Ambrose miss their father's appearance while in an ambulance because they think he has been poisoned by a Neptune candy bar. Julie bonds with Monk after he rescues her pet fish. Frank Nunn shows no remorse. According to the show's timeline, Leland married Karen Junara in 1985. When Natalie asks where he got the suit, Monk reveals that Kevin lent it to him. Twelve years later, he was hired to build another bomb, as part of a scheme by Dale Biederbeck, and plant it in the back of a car meant to be ridden by the Governor of California and his wife during his hometown's bicentennial parade. Jack Jr. meets Adrian after he is arrested and imprisoned for attempting to sell cars that are not his own. She spends much of her time filming unscripted documentaries. In the season six episode "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult", Dr. Kroger mentions that the Siblings of the Sun cult tried to recruit Harold a few years prior, but he was too smart for them. However, later, Dalton snatches the letter back and burns it. In "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding", Coolidge attempts to run Randy down in the parking lot of a hotel to prevent him from identifying her. It says "Officer Feelgood.". As a result the crime scene was deemed contaminated. Trying to impress her, Sharona tells her that she is Monk's partner, not his assistant/nurse. Dr. Kroger is instrumental in trying to get Monk reinstated as a detective, all while discussing his problems and progress as a person. The actor who plays the minister is Tony Shalhoub's brother. [5] She was on an errand to get cough medicine for Adrian's brother, Ambrose. At once, Linda confesses plainly about Monk searching her house for evidence, but then she tells him in a nervously hushed voice that Monk made an advance at her and threatened to sleep with her. However, Monk discovers that the cleaning lady was killed by drug trafficker Francis Merrigan, who also owns an office in Dr. Kroger's building. Unlike Karen, Linda unashamedly presents herself to Stottlemeyer, Monk and Natalie as a very confident and calculating woman who will not be intimidated by anyone. Her career in Vice was ended, though, when a judge refused to let her testify at the trial for her last case without showing her face. When Stottlemeyer is later suspended on suspicion of helping Dale escape (due to offshore money being wired into his account within hours of his escape), Julie grows a dislike of SFPD deputy chief Harlan Fellows, the one ordering Stottlemeyer's suspension. The end credits to the first episode aired after Kamel's death, "Mr. Monk Buys a House," begin with a dedication to Kamel's memory. During a moment alone with Monk, Tennyson asks for his forgiveness. Cora Little sitting on the bench where she sees Monk inside the diner was filmed only 250 feet (75 meters) from a scene in the "Kick The Can" segment of. Monk frequently comments that Harold has more psychological problems than does Monk himself; while Monk suffers from just OCD, Harold also suffers from acute paranoia and narcissism (in "Mr. Monk and the Daredevil," for example, Monk recalls that Harold was stricken by an attack of vertigo when Dr. Kroger reupholstered his office with thicker carpet. This becomes admiration as their relationship develops. As a result the crime scene was deemed contaminate Read allWhile investigating a murder, Stottlemeyer gets into an argument with a cop at the scene who snidely tells him he has been seeing his wife. Monk and Natalie catch Linda through a sting operation. Although Kevin gets his money back, by the time he makes his next appearance in "Mr. Monk and the Game Show," he has lost it all to a number of serious misfortunes, including gambling losses, two greedy wives, and a dishonest accountant. During that time, he fathered yet another son, 31yearold Jack Jr. whom Jack proudly brags about to his co-workers as a genius doctor. Harold prefers the horizontal top row to have three, the middle row have two, and the bottom row have one (in an arrangement similar to the style of bowling pins), and wants them arranged by type, instead of in alphabetical order. If it is a code, neither Monk nor Dalton can make sense of it. Despite the millions of dollars the moonrock is worth, Monk hurriedly saves the fish, returning it to its tank because Julie believes it is the same one Mitch had given her before he died. Mr. Monk Is the Best Man Release Date November 13, 2009 Running Time 40+ mins Credits Written by Joe Toplyn, Josh Siegal, and Dylan Morgan Directed by Michael Zinberg Episode Guide Previous Episode Next Episode Mr. Monk Goes Camping Mr. Monk and the Badge Mr. Monk Is the Best Man is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of Monk . Below is a list of actors and actresses that were part of the cast of the American comedy-drama television series Monk. When Merrigan shoots at Dr. Kroger with a pistol, Harold takes a bullet in the chest to save Dr. Kroger's life, telling Adrian to "beat that.". The advertising on her cast is a clue Monk utilizes to prove that mystery writer Ian Ludlow killed a local shoe salesman and tried to frame Natalie for it. She appears in many episodes of the show, usually in minor roles. Kazarinski poisons Monk's wipes with a ricin-based synthetic poison that will kill him in a period of two or three days. Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk Ted Levine as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer Jason Gray-Stanford as Lt. Randall Disher Traylor Howard as Natalie Teeger Stanley Kamel Additional Cast Michael Ensign. Mr. Monk Gets Married Release Date 27 February 2004 Running Time 43 minutes Credits Written by David Breckman Directed by Craig Zisk Episode Guide Previous Episode Next Episode Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife Mr. Monk Goes to Jail Mr. Monk Gets Married is the fifteenth episode of the second season of Monk . Paris police Inspector Guy Gadois knows the lyrics and music of the song by heart. For the first three seasons Sharona Fleming was Monk's assistant. For instance, in her breakout role in Mr. Monk on the Couch, Devlin uses herself in a pair of sting operations to catch two different related killers. In "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect", he shows up at Sharona's house for Benjy's birthday, seemingly a "different man." AfterMonk recovers his pen light, they eventually find the exit. "Where is the gold? Then Monk shows himself off as a "tough guy" by shoving Harold away, who then apologizes. In "Mr. Monk and the Very Very Old Man", she gasps and is visibly uncomfortable when Randy tries distracting her by showing her his pistol. The kicker: everyone is asking where Skinner hid it. Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding Episode aired Aug 19, 2005 TV-14 44 m IMDb RATING 8.2 /10 1.1K YOUR RATING Rate Comedy Crime Drama Natalie asks Randy to be her date to her brother's wedding. Twelve years later, in 2009, Rickover has come far in his career, having been recently nominated for the California Supreme Court. Trevor also reappears in the novel Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants, having been framed for murder by the Los Angeles Police Department's private consultant Ian Ludlow, who frames five other people in addition to Natalie and Sharona for the murders he commits so that he can write his novels and meet his deadlines. Tony Shalhoub. He has a biting and sarcastic personality, often insulting his employees and the police without fear of repercussion. What's going on? The expanded universe novels written by Lee Goldberg, and later by Hy Conrad, introduce an additional cast of characters. However, this is a total of five "sorries" instead of six. While very forgiving, even he gets fed up with Monk from time to time, most heavily demonstrated in "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect", when Dr. Kroger returns from vacationing in Costa Rica and sees Monk standing outside his home. Harold's first appearance was brief, in a scene in the season three episode "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf" when he and Monk bicker over the arrangement of magazines in Dr. Kroger's waiting room. Marci first appears in "Mr. Monk and the TV Star" as a fan of Brad Terry, the star of the crime drama television series Crime Lab S.F.. As Monk and Sharona are first investigating the murder of Brad Terry's ex-wife Susan Malloy, Marci hands an envelope to Sharona, saying that it is a petition to get the old theme song back, since quite a lot of people hate the new theme song of Crime Lab S.F. Adrian Monk: The truth is, you sort of terrify me. What's disappointing is if the alleged sexual harassment is true. He attended Temple University and lived in Philadelphia briefly, where he was a sergeant in that city's police. In this episode, he was portrayed by Jesse James. At the end of the episode, she gives Monk a package holding all his stuff she took, saying her new obsession, F. Murray Abraham "wouldn't understand"--"May God have mercy on his soul," Monk tells Natalie. The bomb was built by Warrick Tennyson. Adrian (in "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night") sees a Brazilian woman named Maria Cordova, whom he chases for several blocks for no apparent reason. In "Earthquake" she remarks to Sharona that she thinks Sharona copies her by moving to San Francisco, buying the same purse, etc. We need to remember that Leland is a Captain and knows the score. Adrian also reveals that Ambrose and their mother were in a state of catatonia after their father left. In the season seven episode "Mr. Monk is Underwater", where he is introduced, he asks for Monk's help with the murder of Lieutenant Commander Jason Pierce while serving aboard USS Seattle, a Los Angeles-class submarine. 's maid of honor and best friend Stephanie Briggs, who happens to be an accomplice of Kettering's and killed him after he blackmailed her for money. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot In the end, Ambrose buys the RV that Adrian and Natalie rented for the trip. While investigating the death of a man found shot and burned beyond recognition, things begin to go horribly wrong for Stottlemeyer and his bride-to-be, causing her to have second thoughts. When Monk and Natalie talk to Linda at her office, they come to the shocking conclusion that she is the killer, after Monk realizes that Linda has a strong motive (her victim was planning on starting his own real estate agency and taking many of their clients with him), she knows how to use a shotgun (as he notices a photo of a younger Linda with her deceased grandfather on a hunting trip, carrying a 12 gauge shotgun), she is 5'7" (the killer's height as described by the two eyewitnesses), she has a house key, and she wears the very shade of lipstick one witness remembered the shooter as wearing. Biederbeck sued Trudy and her newspaper for libel after her article profiled him as "the Genghis Khan of world finance". Once Monk closes the case, the group visits Tennyson, who admits his involvement and says that he was hired by a man whose identity he never learned. When you work in a macho world like the police force, you need to have a bit of resilience, even if things are said that are unfair. Additionally, before the first session, Natalie points out that Dr. Bell's first name is a palindrome as a comfort to Monk. She calls Leland saying that Jared has skipped school and most likely has gone to a rock concert where Kris Kedder is performing, which leads Leland, Monk, and Natalie to go to the San Francisco Band Jam. Afterwards, Devlin poses as Corinne as part of the second sting, which is to draw Ramirez out of hiding. Before he leaves, however, Linda off-handedly remarks: "What's a girl gotta do to get your attention? Natalie crashes the party, sneaks into Stottlemeyer's office, and turns on the webcam. Disher now knows something that Monk, up until now, has merely suspected: his mom has married a killer. As a result, all of Dale's privileges are revoked: his furniture, custom bed, telephone, and laptop are confiscated, his window is blocked up, his special meal deliveries and manicure appointments are cancelled, and he is reduced to eating in the prison cafeteria, and sleeping in a cramped bunk bed. Fearing he might be caught, Torini and his assistant Tanya Adams come up with a plot to kill Kevin on the night of his debut. 'Monk' has always been one of my most watched shows when needing comfort, to relax after a hard day, a good laugh or a way to spend a lazy weekend. However, if you are a lay Buddhist (like me) you are allowed to have sexual relations with anyone whether they're lgbt or straight etc. Trudy's murder was Adrian's only unsolved case, and was the overarching mystery of the series. He is also revealed to be an amateur magician himself. By a stroke of luck, Monk manages to avoid breaking character and tells Harold that he has made a mistake, and threatens to kill him if he does not back away. The first twenty numbers on his speed-dial are lawyers. Eureka! Although he denied having an uncle in the season 3 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever", in the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm", Randy inherits his uncle's farm after Harvey Disher supposedly commits suicide. ", a statement that has more truth to it than Stottlemeyer realizes. In "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan", he goes with Monk to New York City to follow up on a lead on Trudy's murder, and harshly confronts New York City police captain Walter Cage for concealing information about Warrick Tennyson that is essential to Monk to solving the murder, remarking that that was the only thing he cared about at the time. Sharona has a bold plan: she and Adrian go to the Waterford Institute, posing as another couple with problems. Trudy "T. K." Jensen Stottlemeyer (Virginia Madsen) is Captain Stottlemeyer's love interest (and then wife) in season eight. Trying to become an actress during the season eight episode "Mr. Monk and the Critic", Julie's beautiful voice is the key to proving that theater critic John Hannigan snuck out and killed his girlfriend Callie Esterhaus during a theater performance. Joe later appears in Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants when he approaches Natalie, asking Monk to investigate the theft of some firefighting equipment from his firehouse, including a Jaws of Life. Lovely ladies, Kasey Warner and Tara Ashley are making love in a massage room, all day lengthy They married on August 8, 1990. In the season seven episode "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized", Harold has tried out hypnotic regression therapy with Dr. Lawrence Climan (Richard Schiff) which at first seems to cure him of his OCD. Mr. Monk Gets Married (2004) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Craig Zisk Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Jeff Beal Cinematography by Hugo Cortina . Linda Salvato Fusco (Sharon Lawrence) is Captain Stottlemeyer's girlfriend and a real estate dealer during season five and the beginning of the season six. [about the "police officer" at a bachelorette party]. In "Mr. Monk and the Game Show", he accompanies Monk on a trip to Los Angeles when Trudy's father, Dwight Ellison, asks Monk to investigate possible cheating on a game show that he produces. Monk, Julie, Stottlemeyer and Devlin rush to the hospital, but in the chaos, it seems Dale has escaped by being snuck out in a body bag by an accomplice driving a stolen hearse. She attended the Ashton Preparatory School and graduated valedictorian in 1977, at the age of 15. Stemple's letter asks. In "Mr. Monk's 100th Case", he appears in a documentary about Adrian and says his brother held the family together after Jack Monk left them. In the season five episode "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert", Jared skips school to attend the local San Francisco Band Jam concert, forcing Leland to miss work to find him, accompanied by Monk and Natalie. Since he is being questioned in connection with a federal racketeering case, the district attorney is not allowing any visitors. Leland's and Jared's relationship is evidently strained, since the only photo Leland has for the bouncer at the main entrance to the grounds is a photo from a trip to Cabo San Lucas that obviously is several years old. He later asks Monk to follow his wife to see if it's true. During lunchbreak, Danny and the senior chemistry teacher, Mr. Erp (whose nickname I need hardly spell out), would always meet in the chemistry prep room for a game of chess. The lieutenant governor, who is on Dale's payroll board, would then pardon Dale, completing his revenge by him going free and returning to his comfortable lifestyle while Monk goes to prison for Nunn's murder. Even before the operation, Monk believes Dale will try to use this as an opportunity to escape. When she was killed by the bomb planted under her car, she had gone on an errand to buy him some cough medicine at his request. Julie begins researching information on Fellows after Natalie returns to San Francisco to re-take her position as Monk's assistant. To make sure this happened, he had set up arrangements so that the doctor who did his surgery was sent away to Hawaii right after the operation, and a new doctor who had never met Dale, McCabe, or Cannon, would oversee his recovery. He is one of three patients operated on that day, the others being men named Frank Cannon and Jason McCabe. The police show up, asking if Marci owns a dog named Otto, who apparently attacked and mauled to death Debbie Ringel, the wife of Marci's neighbor John Ringel. Mitch is portrayed by Monk co-producer Doug Nabors, and can be seen in Natalie's pictures in her house and her car. When she is sunbathing by his pool, he blindfolds her and leads her to his garage - she's thinking it's a new . There is no Audience Score because there are not enough user ratings at this time. Unknown to Kevin, Torini is secretly trafficking heroin for an Asian drug cartel. In "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage", Sergeant Ryan Sharkey Jr. claims to Leland that he is having an affair with Karen, provoking Leland into punching him. The band breaks up, and Randy returns to the SFPD shortly afterwards. He jumps into his car and speeds toward the retreat. Recap /. While buried alive, Troy also keeps Monk calm while they wait for help. Kevin is mentioned once more in the season seven episode "Mr. Monk Takes a Punch", when Monk, after learning that he has to pass a physical fitness test to continue his work as a consultant for the police, shows up at a track field dressed in a purple jogging suit. The two butt heads constantly, even to the point that when two of their other group members are killed under mysterious circumstances, Harold accuses Monk of being the killer. The slide would only stay open if there were an empty magazine in the pistol. He says that one night in the winter of 1849, he and Gully had just finished off the last of their ration ofbeef jerky, and Skinner was about to shoot one of the mules and skin its meat for supper, when Gully came running out of the mine, screaming with excitement and joy. In "Mr. Monk Makes a Friend", Monk apparently makes a friend out of Hal Tucker, who is revealed later to have just been using him, but Stottlemeyer saves him, identifying Monk as his friend when he stops Hal. Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage Release Date 27 January 2006 Running Time 43 minutes Credits Written by Jack Bernstein Directed by Phillip Casnoff Episode Guide Previous Episode Next Episode Mr. Monk Bumps His Head Mr. Monk and the Big Reward Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Monk . He was joined by Bitty Schram as Sharona Fleming, Traylor Howard as Natalie Teeger, Jason Gray-Stanford as Lieutenant Randy Disher, and Ted Levine as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer. While Stottlemeyer is initially concerned that Trudy's name would upset Monk, Monk is enthused, saying that everyone should have a Trudy in their life. | Countries - Canada , United States | In the season six episode "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies", Julie receives her driver's license. Adrian believes Dale knows the identity of "The Judge", but so far, Dale had not revealed any further information. Lieutenant Commander Mitch Teeger (197198) is Natalie's late husband and Julie's father, who was a fighter pilot in the United States Navy. When Monk and Natalie try approaching Randy for an idea, Randy is skeptical because there is no reasonable way for Linda to go 32.2 miles from her house to the crime scene in 20 minutes at that time of day. In several cases Dr. Kroger is the only person capable of getting through to Monk during difficult situations, such as when Monk is brainwashed by Ralph Roberts in the season six episode "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult".