Air date: 2004-06-18

Runtime: 44 min

When Monk travels to New York City to investigate his wife's murder, he gets tangled up in a baffling case involving the shooting of a foreign ambassador.

Air date: 2004-06-25

Runtime: 43 min

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.

Air date: 2004-07-09

Runtime: 44 min

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.

Air date: 2004-07-16

Runtime: 43 min

Monk must find the evidence to put away a grisly murderer and regain his detective's license from the grouchy new police commissioner.

Air date: 2004-07-23

Runtime: 43 min

Monk infiltrates an organized crime family as he tries to get to the bottom of an apparent mob hit.

Air date: 2004-07-30

Runtime: 43 min

The shoe is on the other foot when inexplicable happenings put Sharona's own sanity to the test.

Air date: 2004-08-06

Runtime: 42 min

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

Air date: 2004-08-13

Runtime: 43 min

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

Air date: 2004-08-20

Runtime: 42 min

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

Air date: 2005-01-21

Runtime: 44 min

Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process.

Air date: 2005-01-28

Runtime: 43 min

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

Air date: 2005-02-04

Runtime: 42 min

When Monk is taken into protective custody after witnessing a Chinese mob killing, he's brought to a remote cabin in the woods where he uncovers another murder.

Air date: 2005-02-11

Runtime: 42 min

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

Air date: 2005-02-18

Runtime: 43 min

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

Air date: 2005-02-25

Runtime: 44 min

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

Air date: 2005-03-04

Runtime: 44 min

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