Mr. Monk and the Big Reward

Infobox Television episode
Series = Monk
Title = Mr. Monk and the Big Reward
Season = 4
Episode = 13
Airdate = February 23, 2006
Writer = Tom Scharpling
Daniel Dratch
Production = T-2364
Director = Randy Zisk
Guests = Derrick O’Connor
DJ Qualls
Tyler Mane
Davenia McFadden
Jamie Brown
Ryan Alosio
Daniel Browning Smith
Carissa Koutantzis
Russel Taylor
Faran Tahir
Kent Kasper
James Wing Woo
Prev = Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage
Next = Mr. Monk and the Astronaut
Episode list = List of "Monk" episodes"Mr. Monk and the Big Reward" is the 58th episode in the ongoing USA network series Monk (TV series), and the thirteenth episode of the fourth season.

Stanley Kamel listed the episode among his favorites. [cite web
title = Monk Cast Favorites Marathon
date = December 2, 2006
work = USA Network
url = http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/community/castfavorites/index.html
accessdate=2007-01-01]

ynopsis

Monk is having money troubles because he hasn't had a case in three weeks. When a diamond is stolen from a museum and a million dollar reward is offered by Lloyd's of London, Natalie forces Monk to investigate the theft to claim the money. But three other detectives are also after the reward: retired Scotland Yard Inspector St. Clare, tech geek Rufus and motorcycle rider Dirk. Monk is racing through clues to try and solve the case while the other two detectives follow his trail. In the end the diamond is found by a cleaning lady under a police station table.

Trivia

In this episode, there is a side plot regarding Monk's finances and he asks to be put on retainer because he hasn't had a case in 3 weeks. At the end, Captain Stottlemeyer tells him he will be guaranteed 16 homicides a year for the next two years. This is a clever inside joke. In reality, Monk was picked up for two more seasons each with 16 episodes.

References

External links

* [http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/theshow/episodeguide/episodes/s4_bigreward/index.html USA Network page for "Mr. Monk and the Big Reward"]