"Monk" Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man (2002)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Adam Davidson

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator)
Mitch Markowitz (written by)

TV Series:

"Monk" (2002)

Original Air Date:

13 September 2002 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

A woman is murdered during the San Francisco marathon and Monk suspects her married lover, Trevor McDowell...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Murder | Widower | Multiple Actors For One Character

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram	...	Sharona Fleming
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Peter Outerbridge	...	Trevor McDowell
Paula Barrett	...	Angie
Arlene Mazerolle	...	Tillie Graves
Martin Roach	...	Jenkins
Richard Zeppieri	...	Arthur Zaleski
Zakes Mokae	...	Tonday
Brendan Connor	...	Sportscaster
Brandi Ward	...	Gwen (as Brandi Marie Ward)
Bernard Kay	...	Man in Sweater
Natalia Jasen	...	Mrs. McDowell
Shannon Barnett	...	Uniformed Cop

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12

Company:

Mandeville Films

Standard fare

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

A woman is murdered and then thrown out of an apartment building. Her boyfriend has an airtight alibi - he was running a marathon at the time. Better yet, all competitors in the race have electronic devices that record their time when they pass sensors, and his shows he ran the whole race. How did he do it? It comes down to chamomile tea of all things. Meanwhile, Monk meets one of his sporting idols, a great runner from the 70s, (yes, we're suppose to believe he likes sports?!) and there is some heartwarming moments when said sporting great gives Monk some words of wisdom in the end. Very work-about, if a little formulaic and it becomes clear quickly how it was done even before Monk gives his usual summation.