Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants

Monk, Natalie and Sharona meet Lieutenant Sam Dozier of the Los Angeles Police Department and visit Cole's house.Monk, Natalie and Sharona head down to a bookstore to question the person who found the evidence to convict Trevor, LAPD consultant Ian Ludlow.Stumped on who might have killed Cole and increasingly discontent at their exposure to Los Angeles smog, Monk insists on returning to San Francisco.Natalie recognizes that he is just looking for an excuse to begin seeing her again, and proposes that they not tell Monk about the stolen equipment and instead open a non-committal sexual relationship.Monk figures that Webster had committed a serious crime that caused him to attend daily mass and avoid talking about his background, and persuades Bowen to break the sanctity of confession.The autopsy is completed: Webster was attacked by an alligator, but drowned in bath water, with his body moved to the beach post mortem.Monk concludes that Ian Ludlow started the car fire to lure the firemen out of the firehouse so that he could steal the Jaws of Life.Stottlemeyer dismisses this theory as ludicrous (apart from the fake alligator attack), and Sharona and Natalie are outright furious at Monk for not taking the case seriously.Sharona wanted to rid herself of her ne'er-do-well husband, and pressured Natalie to kill Webster as a distraction by threatening to take her job as Monk's assistant.Monk reveals that Ludlow also signed stock at two other bookstores in San Francisco – one in Washington Square and one out at Baker Beach.
Lee GoldbergMystery novelSignet BooksDewey DecimalLC ClassMr. Monk and the Blue FluMr. Monk in Outer SpaceAdrian MonkNatalie TeegerSharona FlemingTrevor HoweLos Angeles Police DepartmentCaptain StottlemeyerLieutenant DisherBaker Beachalligatorconfessionhit and runWalnut Creekcar fireWashington SquareJaws of Lifene'er-do-wellCharles KrogerStanley KamelLeland StottlemeyerSan Francisco Police DepartmentRandy DisherJulie TeegerBenjy FlemingGail FlemingJ.B. FletcherGender StudiesSan Francisco Fire DepartmentMission DoloresCharactersSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8EpisodesMr. Monk and the CandidateMr. Monk and the AirplaneMr. Monk and the Three PiesMr. Monk Takes ManhattanMr. Monk Gets Jury DutyMr. Monk and the ActorMr. Monk Gets a New ShrinkMr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa ClausMr. Monk and the EndMr. Monk Goes to the FirehouseMr. Monk Goes to HawaiiMr. Monk Goes to GermanyMr. Monk Is MiserableMr. Monk and the Dirty CopMr. Monk in TroubleMr. Monk Is Cleaned OutMr. Monk on the RoadMr. Monk on the CouchMr. Monk on PatrolMr. Monk Is a MessMr. Monk Gets EvenMr. Monk Helps HimselfMr. Monk Gets on BoardMr. Monk Is Open for BusinessOfficial soundtrackIt's a Jungle Out ThereCast membersAwards and nominations