

16 Episodes
- Mr. Monk and the Foreign ManE2
Mr. Monk and the Foreign ManWhile investigating the puzzling, high profile murder of a maid whose assailant apparently tried to treat her wounds, Monk finds himself increasingly drawn to another case involving a visiting African man investigating his beloved wife's hit-and-run death. - Mr. Monk and the CriticE6
Mr. Monk and the CriticNatalie's daughter Julie appears in a play. When a critic give her a bad review, Natalie sets out to prove that he didn't watch her performance. At the same time Monk is investigating the death of a woman who died not far from the theater. And they eventually learn both cases might be linked. - Happy Birthday, Mr. MonkE9
Happy Birthday, Mr. MonkNatalie is determined to throw a surprise party for Mr. Monk, even though he's certain that she can't do it. Meanwhile, a janitor is killed shortly before a businessman is poisoned. Mr. Monk is distracted during the case, because he's always on the look out for a surprise party being sprung on him, and also obsessed with a new vacuum cleaner! Captain Stottlemeyer finally sees some romance in the form of Virginia Madsen as T. K. Jensen. - Mr. Monk and the BadgeE14
Mr. Monk and the BadgeMonk gets his badge back. But he learns that he will not be working with Stottlemeyer and can't have Natalie with him. On his first day, a cop dies and all signs led everyone to believe it's a suicide but Monk doesn't think so. And he raises questions about the cop which the other cops he works with don't want raised. But he continues to investigate while wondering if being a cop again is what he really wants.