When Larysa is going into the garage, her blindfold has a big white stripe at the bottom, but in the scene where Paul takes it off, the white stripe is in the middle.
When Larysa gets up to walk with Harley, she is still wet from her swim. In the next shot, her hair is still damp but her body is dry. Also, her wet hair changes slightly between shots.
At the very beginning, a splash is heard and a woman is seen swimming underwater in a pool. However, there are no circular ripples spreading out over the surface of the water that would indicate the recent disturbance of her entering the water.
When Sharona starts reading off the benefits of Monk's new job, she holds the paper in both hands. In the next shot she only holds it in her left hand and is gesticulating with her right.
When Monk and Stottlemeyer are confronting Commissioner Brooks about his toupee, he says "This is my own hair!" Right after that statement a boom mic drops into the top of the frame. This is from the sound operator working with Karen on the documentary -- he is clearly seen in the shots prior to this "incident."
When Monk examines the torso, he determines that the fiancée is a left-handed mountain climber. However, in every scene where Paul Harley appears, he wears his watch on his left hand. Generally, left-handed people wear their watch on their right hand, and vice-versa. However, some left-handed people wear a watch on their left hand. This includes Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Prince William of Wales.
Stottlemeyer tells Harley that they checked his phone records, and he tells Harley that someone called him from the Paris airport. Phone records only show outgoing calls.
This is not true. Phone records could and did show incoming calls even during the time period when the show was filmed.
This is not true. Phone records could and did show incoming calls even during the time period when the show was filmed.
The Police Commissioner tells the press, "I'll see to it this creep gets taken off the street forever". Sentencing isn't the Commissioner's decision to make; the judge decides that upon conviction.
However, the Commissioner could see to it that there is enough evidence gathered which would get presented to the jury to ensure that the criminal gets maximum prison time. Additionally, the judge will often take into account the statements of victims and law enforcement personnel during the sentencing phase of the trial and will give great weight to statements by law enforcement. In addition, should the criminal be eligible for parole, law enforcement has a say in that as well.
However, the Commissioner could see to it that there is enough evidence gathered which would get presented to the jury to ensure that the criminal gets maximum prison time. Additionally, the judge will often take into account the statements of victims and law enforcement personnel during the sentencing phase of the trial and will give great weight to statements by law enforcement. In addition, should the criminal be eligible for parole, law enforcement has a say in that as well.
At the end of the episode when Monk is relaying to the Commissioner how the crime took place, the boom mic can clearly be seen dipping way down mere inches above Captain Stottlemeyer's head just before the camera angle changes.
This is from the sound operator working with Karen on the documentary -- he is clearly seen in the shots before this "incident."
This is from the sound operator working with Karen on the documentary -- he is clearly seen in the shots before this "incident."
After Larysa gets out of the pool and lies on the chaise lounge, a wet stain from a previous take is visible before she lies down.
When Monk is trying to clean the keyboard in the coroner's office, the keyboard changes from a generic Mitsumi KPQ-E99ZC to a branded Compaq keyboard between shots.
When the Commissioner is displaying the magazine and screams at Capt. Stottlemeyer about the importance of the cases, he opens the magazine on page 22 to show how important the wig factory case is, the report is actually about a diet.
In the very last scene, when Karen is filming Disher talking about "my life behind the badge," the sound man holding the mike is sitting directly in front of Disher, but Karen, holding the camera, is standing a few steps to Disher's left. Her film should appear to have been shot from Disher's left side, but the camera was directly in front of him.
While Monk's theory seems to definitely tie all three crimes together, it doesn't give any solid evidence proving that Paul Harley is the murderer.
When Stottlemeyer is making the arrest, he only mentions the murder of Larysa. However, it was also established that the suspect also murdered the shopkeeper at the Wig Shop and then burned it down. So, he should have been charged with 2 murders as well as arson.
However, when the arrest occurs, the perpetrator may only need one arrest charge to be arrested. Other charges may be brought against them after the arrest occurs. This isn't a goof.
However, when the arrest occurs, the perpetrator may only need one arrest charge to be arrested. Other charges may be brought against them after the arrest occurs. This isn't a goof.
In the coroner's office, Monk looks at the torso and says that the pox vaccination indicates that the victim must be from the Baltic States and is at least 26 years old because the pox vaccination ended in 1978. In Estonia, they still had the pox vaccination in 1988 and maybe in the other Baltic States as well. So Monk's conclusions are slightly off.
When Monk is about to accidentally erase the files, the computer page says "1998 to present" but later, when terminating Monk, the Commissioner refers to the fact that "ten years worth of files" were erased. 1998 to 2004 is six years, not ten.
While Captain Stottlemeyer is talking with his wife, he is using his wedding ring while his wife does not have one.