When a deceased dog is accused of murder, Monk finds himself in the employ of his biggest fan, Marci Maven. Obsessive-compulsive meets completely obsessed.

Monk's less than holiday mood is only worsened when he's accused of shooting Santa and becomes the most hated man in the city.

A good Samaritan witnesses a cult style murder but the evidence doesn't add up. Mr. Monk goes undercover with the "Siblings of the Sun" to solve the crime.

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.

During an investigation of murders at a junk yard, Monk takes up painting and finds a patron.

Monk is charged with the murder of the man who killed Trudy, and manages to escape custody in order to figure out what really happened.

Stottlemeyer tries to find proof against the man who framed Monk, and Natalie may ruin everything when she learns the truth.

Monk, in a nervous stupor, agrees to help a rapper accused of murdering a rival. The problem is, Monk thinks he might have done it.

Monk is asked to consult on the murder of a woman, but his issues with nudity hamper his skills.

When a realtor is shot and killed while showing a house to a couple, Monk and Natalie suspect the killer to be the victim's partner - who happens to be Stottlemeyer's girlfriend Linda Fusco.

Monk is on the trail of a man who seems to have committed the perfect crime when he murdered his wife and an intruder, and Natalie worries that Julie's new relationship is progressing too fast.

Monk, in competition with one of Dr. Kroger's other patients, gets conned into helping Kroger's son find buried treasure. The problem is that the treasure is linked to a recent bank robbery and murder.

Monk's arch-nemesis, Harold Krenshaw, catapults to fame after he falls from a tower and survives. Now Monk must figure out if he's the real Frisco Fly before someone dies.

A convicted murderer put away by Monk is exonerated. Monk must figure out what really happened to keep his remaining shred of confidence.

Monk obsesses about a woman he bumped into on the street, and the resulting insomnia causes him to witness a crime that apparently didn't occur.