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Mr. Monk and the Election
The impending close of Julie’s school impels Natalie to run for the school board against Monk’s nemesis Harold Krenshaw (Tim Bagley), leading to an attempt on her life by a sniper. Jack Whitman: Nick Offerman. Mrs. Giddons: Nancy Daly. Mrs. Bloom: Sally Ann Brooks. Lee-John: Bru Muller., Natalie campaigns to save her daughter’s school from closure, only to find herself targeted by a sniper. Desperate to avoid losing another assistant, Monk decides to investigate – and uncovers a vital clue while suffering from suffering from claustrophobia in a polling booth., Natalie is targeted by a sniper. Desperate to avoid losing another assistant, Monk investigates. But could his claustrophobia hold the key to the case?, Natalie’s campaign to be elected to the school board is interrupted by a sniper. Monk’s life is endangered as well when he begins to investigate., The impending close of Julie’s school impels Natalie to run for the school board against Monk’s nemesis Harold Krenshaw, leading to an attempt on her life by a sniper., Adrian Monk is a highly gifted detective whose career is jeopardised by his overwhelming fear of germs, crowds, small places, and almost everything else…(although he’s making progress on milk). Monk’s disorder was triggered by the murder of his beloved wife, Trudy, which continues to haunt him as the only unsolved mystery in his career. Ordered to take a leave of absence from the police department, Monk hires Sharona, a nurse who helps him try to get reinstated on the force, and in the process, becomes an unlikely Dr. Watson to his Sherlock Holmes. When the police department find themselves unable to crack a high-profile case, they have no choice but to bring back the only man for the job…phobias and all., To prevent her daughter’s school from being closed, Natalie (Traylor Howard) runs for a school board election. Unfortunately, someone connected with the election inexplicably bears a grudge against Natalie–and that someone is willing to commit murder. Investigating the bizarre attempts against Natalie’s life, Monk (Tony Shalhoub) discovers that all the weapons used were made in Chechnya, leading him to the proverbial Most Likely Suspect. So now Monk knows who wants to see Natalie dead…but he still doesn’t know why!
