Monk dips his toe into male bonding when he attends the playoffs with Leland, but a murder distracts them from the game and its solution may be the only way to ensure the championship.
Monk gets a call from a man who bullied him when he was a kid. He's still affected by it. He's uneasy when he goes to see him. The man wants to hire Monk to follow his wife whom he suspects is hiding something from him.
Mark's old friend, singer Danielle Marsh, visits and begins exhibiting erratic behavior while dodging attempts on her life. Mark attempts to fight through Marsh's defensive barriers to help his friend.
When a cop is brought in wounded, Jesse patches her up and dates her, but as Amanda finds and brings her out, she sets him up for a staged scary ride. Alex reunites with an old flame, who had connections to a well-known call girl.
Brett Hayward murders Dr. Hjortsberg, the plastic surgeon who knew him as patient Eddie Dagabosian, and as such harbors something against Madison, with whom he moves in.
While defending a Senate candidate accused of murdering a tabloid editor, Matlock uses some evidence that's less than picture perfect to nab the real killer.
When a friend of Cliff's is accused of murdering a woman he met through a dating service, Perfect Harmony, Matlock sets a trap to catch the real killer--with Jerri as bait.
When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.
The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress' life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha.