Brian Hatton

The team investigate bank robberies where victims were forced to undress during the ordeal. The robber's behaviour begins to escalate from the search for profit to the abuse of captives.

Liz and Russell find themselves with two very different mindsets, as she fights to make her marriage work, and he tries to end it.

Alan finds himself distracted by an old flame while assisting Bethany Horowitz in a case against a large tobacco company; Denny is distraught about his lack of performance in the bedroom.

Monk goes under cover as an office worker to solve the case of a killer who, while targeting a financier, accidentally murders a parking attendant.

Wallace receives a pardon from Dean O'Dell, and Veronica must try to clear her name after facing an accusation of plagiarism. Keith and Harmony Chase start dating, and Piz asks Veronica out.

Monk and Stottlemeyer cannot go into the biggest football game of the year until they discover who tried to blow up a fan in the parking lot.