E1 - Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate

Aired: July 12, 2002

Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.

E2 - Mr. Monk and the Psychic

Aired: July 19, 2002

Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.

E3 - Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale

Aired: July 26, 2002

An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer?

E4 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival

Aired: August 02, 2002

Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.

E5 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

Aired: August 09, 2002

After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?

E6 - Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger

Aired: August 16, 2002

A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth.

E7 - Mr. Monk and the Other Woman

Aired: August 23, 2002

Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.

E8 - Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man

Aired: September 13, 2002

Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon.

E9 - Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation

Aired: September 20, 2002

During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.

E10 - Mr. Monk and the Earthquake

Aired: October 04, 2002

Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.

E11 - Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger

Aired: October 11, 2002

A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?

E12 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane

Aired: October 18, 2002

Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.