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7. Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink

Dr. Kroger questions his abilities after a patient becomes the prime suspect in a murder. He decides to retire but a distressed Monk is convinced someone else is responsible.

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The stabbing death of a cleaning woman in Dr. Kroger's office prompts him to retire, since he thinks one of his patients may be responsible. In addition to solving the case, Monk has to deal with the pressures of getting Dr. Kroger to return to practice, finding a new psychiatrist, and fending off rival Harold Krenshaw. Guest starring Gordon Clapp, and Kiernan Shipka in one of her earliest television roles.

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