Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame (11 Jul. 2003)

When a powerful CEO and his wife are shot to death in a deserted parking lot, the police investigate the husband's enemies. But Monk thinks it's all about the wife and the affair she was having with a handsome young ballplayer.

Director:

Michael Spiller

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Hy Conrad,

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram	...	Sharona Fleming
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Christopher Wiehl	...	Scott Gregorio
Rainn Wilson	...	Walker Browning
Michael B. Silver	...	Lyle Turrow
Jane Carr	...	Robin Jenkins
Kane Ritchotte	...	Benjy Fleming
John Sanderford	...	Lawrence Hammond
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Charles Kroger
Skip O'Brien	...	Sgt. Chitwood
Robert Pierce	...	Frank Henley
Darby Stanchfield	...	Erin Hammond
Tom Virtue	...	Other Coach (as Tom Virture)

Storyline

When tyrannical CEO Lawrence Hammond and his pretty young wife are murdered at night in a deserted parking lot, Stottlemeyer suspects the CEO's many enemies, but Monk notes that the wife was shot four times and the husband only once, meaning that she was the primary target and the husband "an afterthought." The only clues are the CEO's last words, obsessively repeated: "Girls can't eat fifteen pizzas"--and a computerized navigation system that apparently malfunctioned. A talk with the housekeeper and an examination of the wife's separate bedroom lead Monk to an art studio, where he reluctantly interviews a nude male art instructor and discovers that the wife was having an affair with Major League superstar Scott Gregorio, who was attending the same classes. Gregorio, whose on-field performance has deteriorated since an earlier attack by an assailant with a baseball bat, is clearly devastated by Mrs. Hammond's death and is more a victim himself than a suspect. Seeing his own loss of ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Details

Release Date:

11 July 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Palace of Fine Arts - 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

First Reporter: Mr. Hammond! Mr. Hammond! The S.E.C. is saying you purposely misled your investors.
Lawrence Hammond: I can't comment on anything the S.E.C. says or does. As you know, I'm meeting with the board of directors. I'll be able to tell you more about it in the morning. Thank you very much.
[He and his wife duck past reporters to get to their car]
First Reporter: Is there a possibility that charges will be filed? Mr. Hammond!
[cuts to the Hammonds driving across town]
Lawrence Hammond: Ha ha ha ha! I told you life with me would be interesting.
Erin Hammond: [...]

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Connections

References Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999)

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