Mr. Monk Bumps His Head
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| “Mr. Monk Bumps His Head” | |
|---|---|
| Monk episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 11 |
| Guest stars | Laurie Metcalf |
| Written by | Jack Barnstein |
| Directed by | Steve Surjik |
| Production no. | T-2361 |
| Original airdate | January 20, 2006 |
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"Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" is an episode of the USA Network series Monk.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) and Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard) wait at a truck stop for an informant to give them a tip on who killed Trudy. Monk tells Natalie to go somewhere else as he deals with the informant. Monk finds out the informant is a phony and gets into a fight. The fraudulent informant hits Monk with a pipe and hides Monk on a flatbed truck that drives away.
Monk is then transported to a small town in Wyoming and finds he has amnesia and cannot remember anything about himself. He eats at a diner but can't pay the bill because he doesn't have enough money. The waitress, Debbie, pays the bill for him. In Purnell, Wyoming, a woman named Cora (Laurie Metcalf) takes advantage of Monk's amnesia and claims he is her husband and makes Monk do all sorts of chores for her.
A strange accident happens as Monk is repairing Cora's roof. Roger Zisk, a local big shot, drives his car into a bee farm and gets stung by hundreds of bees. Monk goes back to the diner to pay his tab but finds that Debbie has quit her job. After looking through Debbie's house, Monk comes to the conclusion that Debbie has been murdered. Monk goes to talk to the sheriff who is investigating Roger Zisk's accident. Monk starts finding problems with Zisk's story about the accident and starts to suspect a connection between the car accident and Debbie's disappearance.
After Cora mentions the bee-infested Lookout Point, Monk solves the case. Zisk killed his mistress, Debbie, because she got pregnant and threatened Zisk to tell his wife about their affair. He then dumped the body at Lookout Point, where he got stung by bees. In order to avoid suspicion from his bee stings, he drove his car into a bee farm to create an explanation.
Natalie, Captain Stottlemeyer, and Lt. Disher arrive to pick up Monk just as he finishes his summation. Monk regains his memory when he sees his friends.
