1. Mr. Monk and the Candidate (1)  

First aired: 7/12/2002    Production Code: T1100A

Former police inspector Adrian Monk is called in as a private consultant to investigate the murder of a young woman and then the attempted assassination of a mayoral candidate.

2. Mr. Monk and the Candidate (2)  

First aired: 7/12/2002    Production Code: T1100B

(Continued from Part One) The police get a lead on the would-be assassin, but he manages to escape, in part because of Monk's fear of heights. Sharona convinces the deputy mayor to let Monk continue his investigation despite Captain Stottlemeyer's objections. After Monk has gathered the suspects together to recreate the crime scene, the hitman takes a shot at his accomplice and Sharona, playing Lois Lane, follows him into a sewer. Overcoming his revulsion, Monk goes in after them, placing Kleenex on the rungs of the ladder to protect his hands and feet on the way down. But Kleenex won't protect his shoes or the cuffs of his pants from the filthy, six-inch deep water. This novel act of courage moves Monk one step closer to recovering his emotional stability--and getting his old job back.

3. Mr. Monk and the Psychic  

First aired: 7/19/2002    Production Code: T1102

A husband disposes of his wife, and only a psychic can lead the police to the killer... but Monk is skeptical.

4. Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale  

First aired: 7/26/2002    Production Code: T1101

A murdered judge's 911 call to the police identifies her killer... an obscenely fat financier who has an iron-clad alibi: he can't get up from his bed.

5. Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival  

First aired: 8/2/2002    Production Code: T1104

A police officer and friend of Stottlemeyer is framed for a crime he didn't commit involving a ferris wheel. Meanwhile Monk tries to convince Stottlemeyer to get him reinstated.

6. Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum  

First aired: 8/9/2002    Production Code: T1105

After breaking into his old house to prepare an anniversary dinner for Trudy, Monk is taken to an asylum for 48 hours, and becomes involved in a murder.

7. Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger  

First aired: 8/16/2002    Production Code: T1107

An ex-cop is forced to shoot a billionaire software magnate who turns mugger, but nobody can account for why the would-be mugger would turn to crime.

8. Mr. Monk and the Other Woman  

First aired: 8/23/2002    Production Code: T1103

The prime suspect in the three murders of a lawyer, his assistant, and his disgruntled client is Monica Water... who bears a resemblance to Monk's dead wife Trudy.

9. Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man  

First aired: 9/13/2002    Production Code: T1106

A woman is murdered but her married lover and the prime suspect, Trevor McDowell, has an ironclad alibi: he was running in the San Francisco marathon at the time of death.

10. Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation  

First aired: 9/20/2002    Production Code: T1108

Monk reluctantly goes on vacation with Sharona and Benjy, but ends up witnessing a murder... except the body disappears.

11. Mr. Monk and the Earthquake  

First aired: 10/4/2002    Production Code: T1109

Monk is traumatized by an earthquake and meets Sharona's sister, but worse of all he has to deal with a murderer who uses the disaster as cover for his killing.

12. Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger  

First aired: 10/11/2002    Production Code: T1110

When his manager is murdered, Willie Nelson himself is the prime suspect. Monk, a fan of the country-western singer, is skeptical of the evidence and seeks out to prove Nelson innocent.

13. Mr. Monk and the Airplane  

First aired: 10/18/2002    Production Code: T1111

Monk ends up having to travel cross-country with Sharona by plane, and Monk hates to fly. He's soon distracted when he realizes a rich Frenchman has murdered his wife and replaced her with an impostor.