Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park.

What could possibly make a cherry pie worth killing for? Monk finds out, with a little help from his long-lost brother Ambrose.

When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and finds himself torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.

Natalie tries to throw a surprise birthday party for Monk while he investigates the mysterious death of an office building's maintenance man.

When Monk is arrested for murder, he escapes the custody of a small-town sheriff and becomes a fugitive on the run.

When Monk suffers from insomnia, he ventures into the night and stumbles upon a murder.

While sequestered on jury duty, Monk juggles two cases: proving that the accused is not guilty and figuring out who was killed outside the courthouse.

In order to save the wedding of someone close to him, Monk must first find out who is trying to sabotage it and why.

Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.

Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.

Monk finds his return to the police force to be more challenging than he expected when he becomes involved in the case of a serial killer.

Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show.

When his neighbor's child plays the piano too loud, Monk decides it's time to move.

Monk knows who is behind a string of mail bombs that have been exploding around San Francisco. The only problem is his primary suspect... is in a coma.

Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.

Captain Stottlemeyer takes a page from the book of Monk in order to determine why anyone would want to murder the world's oldest man.

While attending his 25th college reunion, Monk reminisces how he met Trudy and tries to prevent the murder of a former classmate.

A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?

Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees.

Monk tries to prove that an astronaut committed murder despite the suspect's seemingly airtight alibi: he was in space.

When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.

As Monk and his friends watch a TV news magazine piece on the solution of his hundredth case, he realizes that one of the victims was murdered by a different killer.

Monk travels to Mexico to investigate the mysterious demise of a skydiver who reportedly drowned to death... in mid-air.

Monk's friendship with Captain Stottlemeyer is put to the test when Monk suspects the captain's girlfriend of murder.

Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.

Monk takes a new medication that alleviates the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder but impairs his ability to solve crime.

Monk suspects the star of a hit TV crime show of killing his ex-wife. His only problem: the actor's rock solid alibi.

A relaxing getaway in wine country turns into a crime-filled weekend as Monk and Natalie try to uncover a murder involving a man that doesn't exist.

When the safety deposit box holding one of Monk's treasured possessions is robbed, Monk will do whatever it takes to solve the case.

When a union boss' death threatens to prolong a city wide garbage strike in San Francisco, it's up to Monk to help end the strike by determining whether the boss' death was suicide or murder.

When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work.

Monk goes up against a Bobby Fisher-type chess genius who always appears to be two steps ahead of Monk.

A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth.

When a death-row inmate is murdered 45 minutes before his execution, Monk is brought in to find out why.

Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.

When the mysterious "Six Way Killer" strikes in San Francisco, Monk's detective skills are pitted against the flashy forensic technology of a federal agent as they both pursue the murderer.

Monk becomes a social pariah when he shoots a man dressed as Santa Claus. Can he clear his name and foil a larger criminal plot in time for Christmas?

Captain Stottlemeyer has to go to anger management class when he slugs a cop who claims he's having an affair with the Captain's wife.

When Natalie runs for school board, Monk must figure out who's behind an attempt on her life.

Monk's world is turned upside-down when a famous daredevil is revealed to be his rival, Harold Krenshaw.

When a childhood bully who terrorized Monk hires the detective to trail his wife, whom he suspects of infidelity, Monk relishes the opportunity to prove him right — and things get even sweeter when the bully is accused of murder.

Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.

Monk finds himself in a dangerous situation when he helps his psychiatrist's son follow a treasure map.

When a childhood crush comes to Monk with a mysterious murder, Monk tries to win her heart by solving the case.

A law student promises to get Monk reinstated to the police force in exchange for his help in finding the kidnappers of her beloved grandmother.

An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer?

Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon.

When the city is overrun by a string of unexplained blackouts, it's up to Monk to keep the "City by the Bay" out of the darkness.

When a man Monk sent to prison years earlier is cleared by new DNA evidence, Monk helps him rebuild his life.

When a ruthless CEO and his wife are lured to their deaths, Monk connects their murders to a baseball great and his quest for the homerun record.

Monk takes up a new hobby -- painting -- and meets with unexpected success.

Monk is hired to clear the name of a famous rap star who is accused of murder.

Monk goes toe-to-toe with a popular radio shock jock who is suspected of killing his wife.

Monk must uncover the link between a missing girl and a UFO sighting after Natalie's car breaks down in a small desert town.

When Natalie convinces Monk to go into business as a private eye, his first case is a seemingly innocuous fender bender that leads to a far more dangerous investigation.

When Monk wakes up in an unfamiliar town with amnesia, can he solve a local murder mystery and find his way home?

When all signs in a murder investigation point to deceased Kung Fu movie star Sonny Chow, Monk must find the real culprit.

Monk goes to the emergency room for a bloody nose, but when a doctor in the hospital turns up dead, Monk joins the murder investigation, and soon his own life is in grave danger.

To woo the lone holdout on the reinstatement committee, Monk accompanies Lt. Disher on a scouting trip with the man's troublesome son -- where nature isn't the only thing the troop has to fear.

When a big-time record producer is found dead in his panic room, Monk must help decide the guilt or innocence of an unlikely suspect.

When his paperboy is murdered, Monk turns to the pages of the newspaper for clues to solve the baffling crime.

Julie's basketball coach is murdered, and Monk must step in as the new coach while trying to solve the case.

Monk finds himself in the middle of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir.

Monk has to help out Natalie when she becomes involved in a lotto scandal.

Monk gets stuck in a traffic jam and finds that the cause of the standstill is murder.

When Lt. Disher inherits a farm from an uncle who committed suicide, he decides to quit the police force and start a new life in the country. But Disher soon suspects that his uncle was murdered, so Monk joins him on the farm to investigate.

When three homeless men seek out Monk's services at the holidays, Natalie convinces him to investigate the death of their friend.

Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.