Mr. Monk and the Genius (25 Jul. 2008)

Monk takes the case of a brilliant chess master's wife, who believes that her husband is about to kill her and wants him caught - posthumously.

Director:

Michael W. Watkins

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Joe Toplyn

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
David Strathairn	...	Patrick Kloster
Emmy Clarke	...	Julie Teeger
Evan Peters	...	Eric Tavela
Lawrence O'Donnell	...	Judge Lawrence Barr
Elena Evangelo	...	Linda Kloster
Susan Shalhoub Larkin	...	Paulina
Federico Dordei	...	Michael the Cook
Betty Murphy	...	2nd Elderly Woman
Darren Capozzi	...	1st Detective
Donna Hardy	...	1st Elderly Woman
Elise Baughman	...	Reporter

Storyline

Monk takes the case of a brilliant chess master's wife, who believes that her husband is about to kill her and wants him caught - posthumously.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fremont Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the beginning of the episode, Linda Kloster states that her husband's IQ is 180, 4 points higher than Albert Einstein's. Although experts estimate Einstein's IQ was somewhere between 160 and 180, he never officially took an IQ test so his actual IQ is unknown.

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Quotes

Natalie Teeger: [Monk's latest check turns out to be $700 short] You mean unless I'm complaining, you're not going to pay me? Is that the new norm?
Adrian Monk: Even if I wanted to. I've already torn it out of the checkbook.
Natalie Teeger: [trying to direct Monk's hand to void her bad check] Yeah so you just void it out. Write "VOID" right here.
Adrian Monk: Natalie, I can't do it. If it were up to me...
Natalie Teeger: Of course it's up to you!
Adrian Monk: I need you to use your inside voice.
Natalie Teeger: Oh my god!
[...]

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Connections

Spoofs Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Perfect Husband (1955)

User Reviews

A little mixed up

If I am not mistaken, an episode by this title aired July 25. The guest star was David Straitharn, but I see William Atherton listed as the guest star here on IMDb. If I am right, and this episode was the one featuring Straitharn, I will say it was a fun episode very much written in a COLOMBO vein. Monk matches wits with an incredibly egotistical grand chess master whose IQ is higher than Einstein's. While Straitharn is playing chess, live on TV in Vancouver, his wife dies by means unknown (actually, Monk immediately guesses how, but the evidence is missing). We're sure we know Straitharn is the murderer, and so does does Monk. But Monk has a tough time pinning the crime on him. It is a cat and mouse game to the very end, and pretty serious. The final shot is priceless.