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"Monk" Mr. Monk and the Genius (2008)


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"Monk" (2002): Season 7: Episode 2 -- Writer commentary with Joe Toplyn

Overview

User Rating:
8.7/10   230 votes
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Writers:
Andy Breckman (creator)
Joe Toplyn (written by)
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Original Air Date:
25 July 2008 (Season 7, Episode 2)
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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. | add synopsis
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A little mixed up more (2 total)

Cast

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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
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Fun Stuff

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Revealing mistakes: Dead woman can be seen breathing as Monk kneels next to her. more
Quotes:
Adrian Monk: To me, quitting would be like giving up. more

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A little mixed up, 27 July 2008
7/10
Author: ctomvelu-1 from United States

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.

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