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.

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

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

Monk travels to Las Vegas when Captain Stottlemeyer suspects foul play in the death of a millionaire casino owner's wife.

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

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

Lieutenant Disher quits the force when no one believes that he witnessed a murder while under anesthesia at the dentist.

A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.

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

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

While investigating a murder at a museum of oddities, Monk befriends a warm older woman, but he has trouble believing the friendship comes without a catch.

Voodoo appears to be the only explanation when unmarked dolls sent to San Francisco residents accurately predict a series of inexplicable deaths -- including, perhaps, Natalie's.