When a filmmaker comes to Hollywood Arts, the students are excited to work on his film.
The rare ring of a long-dead Philadelphia woman is found on the finger of a dead junkie, prompting Rush and the team to reopen the 1984 murder case.
Monk investigates when Lt. Disher thinks he sees his dentist commit a murder.
Ruth's romantic difficulties worsen; David votes to hire a progressive young priest; Nate and Brenda plan a weekend away.
Selma Rose (heiress and author PATRICIA HEARST) the wealthy granddaughter of the founder of Hearst College and a member of the Hearst College Board of Trustees mysteriously disappears the night before she is to cast a swing vote that will determine the fate of the fraternity system on campus. With Veronica's help Keith is hired by Dean O'Dell (recurring guest star ED BEGLEY JR.) to investigate the disappearance. Meanwhile Veronica is rehired as a photographer for the Hearst Free Press but she and Logan fight over her involvement in the rape case.
