Season 3

July 16, 2004

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

July 23, 2004

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

July 30, 2004

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

August 6, 2004

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

August 13, 2004

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

August 20, 2004

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

January 21, 2005

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

January 28, 2005

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

February 4, 2005

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.

February 11, 2005

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

February 18, 2005

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

February 25, 2005

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

March 4, 2005

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