7. Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month

Monk goes undercover at a department store to investigate the mysterious death of a popular store employee. In the process he also gains valuable insights into the life of his former partner, who happens to be the store's head of security.

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When the longtime Employee of the Month at a local department store dies, Monk's former partner ( Enrico Colantoni ) – fired from the SFPD for allegedly stealing drugs from the evidence room and now in charge of store security – calls him in to determine if the death was a murder. Monk starts working at the store in order to figure out whether and why any of the other employees may have wanted the victim dead. Also guest stars Alanna Ubach.

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