EPISODE

12. Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door

Monk's recent, transforming friendship with a neighbor feels suspicious after he's brought in to consult on two murders.

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During a robbery at a museum of oddities, a thief kills a security guard by skewering him on a swordfish display, then steals an egg-eating robot. During the investigation, Monk befriends a warm older woman ( Gena Rowlands ), but he has trouble believing the friendship comes without a catch, especially after her neighbor ( Marcus Giamatti ) becomes the primary suspect in the robbery of a jewelry store in which a manager is shot and killed.

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