Captain Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disher are making a routine arrest when a mysterious man in a car drives up and shoots at them, wounding Stottlemeyer. When Monk and Disher try to apprehend their prime suspect, Monk’s obsessive-compulsive disorder allows the suspect to escape. Consumed with guilt, Monk goes to Dr. Kroger who gives him a drug to alleviate his obsessive-compulsiveness but impairs his sleuthing ability.
Quest roles:
Stanley Kamel(Dr. Charles Kroger), Melora Hardin(Trudy Monk), Lance Krall(Salesman), Ken Marino(Lester Highsmith), Jonathan Chase(Living Statue), Kelly Albanese(College Girl #1), Nick Spano(Officer Salvatore), Jeremy Roberts(Dewey Albert), Hugh Holub(Shift Supervisor), David Stanford(Uniform Cop), Nate Mooney(Scat), Dwayne L. Barnes(Officer Cooper), James Intveld(Undercover Cop), Grant Garrison(Officer Hensley), Meredith Quill(Burger Girl), Clement Blake(Building Supervisor), Marc Marosi(TV Anchorman), Anthony Maranville(College Boy #2), Melissa Wolfe(College Girl #2), James Stanford(Uniform Cop (uncredited)), Rachel Zeskind(Marlene Highsmith (uncredited))