11. Mr. Monk Bumps His Head

After a vicious truck stop attack, Monk awakens with amnesia in a desert hamlet, married to a domineering loon, and suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the hasty departure of a waitress.

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While pursuing a lead on Trudy's murder, Monk is robbed, knocked unconscious, and dumped on a truck heading out of San Francisco. Waking up with amnesia in a small Wyoming town, he is taken in by a lonely woman ( Laurie Metcalf ) who claims to be his wife and finds himself unable to resist investigating the sudden disappearance of a diner waitress. Also guest stars Charles Napier and Michael Shalhoub.

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