Marie Ward

Monk knows arrogant local furniture magnate Trevor McDowell threw his young mistress, Gwen Zaleski, off her 21st-story balcony. Trouble is, McDowell was across town running in a citywide marathon at the time of the murder. His alibi is perfect: the runners were tracked by microchips secured to their shoelaces during the race, and the computer shows McDowell ran the full 26 miles.

A shocking discovery forces Bo to make a difficult decision.

Determined, aspiring negotiator Maxine Carlson jumps into a tense crisis and hostage negotiation run by top expert Eric Beaumont. Hoping to join his skilled team, she shares key info that helps resolve the crisis. Eric allows her to join them for a dangerous kidnapping case in Denver but she harbors a secret that could jeopardize the investigation. The team races to save the missing child from its captors, but uncovers a mystery that has plagued the family for eight years.

The Mutant X team is called in to investigate bizarre activities occurring at a local hospital.