10. Mr. Monk and the Paperboy

Complete story — includes the ending

Monk's home life is thrown into turmoil after his paperboy is murdered outside the front door and his upstairs neighbor, Kevin Dorfman ( Jarrad Paul ), begins a whirlwind romance with a convenience store clerk. The sounds of their lovemaking keep Monk up at night. Monk is certain there is something in that particular newspaper that the killer does not want him to see. While examining it, Monk manages to solve a local hit-and-run and a murder in Paris. A related murder outside a night deposit box helps him solve his case.