4x09 Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa - Monk Episode Guide

Monk

- Episode 04x09

Episode: 04x09
Title: Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: T-2359
First Aired: Dec. 02, 2005

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Monk - 04x09 Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa

Summary: It is Christmas time in San Francisco, but all is not merry. A cop is dead after drinking a poisoned bottle of wine intended for Captain Stottlemeyer, and while all leads point to a man with a grudge against the Captain, Monk isn't convinced. With Natalie's help, Monk does some of his own detective work, which soon finds him caroling, fighting off crowds at the mall... and even doing some undercover work as a certain jolly, red-suited fellow. Will Monk solve the baffling crime in time to enjoy the holidays?

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Cpl. Alice Westergren	played by Rachael Harris
Frank Prager	played by Gill Gayle
Julie Teeger	played by Emmy Clarke
Sister Heather	played by Clare Carey
Charlotte Prager	played by Michelle Azar
Dori Prager	played by Casey Longstreet
Detective Chasen	played by Chet Grissom
Toddler's Mom	played by Burnadean Jones
Detective Robbins	played by Dylan White

Season 4 / Episode 9: - Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa

Capt. Stottlemeyer: Do you um, know what Ebay is?
Adrian Monk: Ebay, no.
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Good.

Season 4 / Episode 9: - Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa

Sister Heather: Captain Stottlemeyer, I'm Sister Heather.
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Hi, sister. You know why I'm here, right?
Sister Heather: Yes. He's here; he's in the sanctuary. He's very frightened. You think he tried to murder you?
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Yes, ma'am, I do.
Sister Heather: You obviously have very strong feelings about this.
Capt. Stottlemeyer: You're godda- Yes, I do.
Sister Heather: I just want to make sure that Brad isn't mistreated.
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Brad's not his name.
Sister Heather: You're right, I don't know his real name, but I know the man. He's been working in our outreach program. He's been feeding the hungry and the homeless every night. When they're too tired to come here, he brings food to them.
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Maybe he has a guilty conscience.
Sister Heather: Well, any conscience at all is a rare thing these days. What do you want, captain?
Capt. Stottlemeyer: I want justice.
Sister Heather: Well, he's afraid that you want something else. He's afraid you and the other policemen want...
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Revenge.
Sister Heather: My father once taught me an important lesson: "There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness."
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Your father?
Sister Heather: He's your father, too.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: In the opening, the killer is shown poisoning the bottle of port by using a syringe to inject the poison through the cork and into the port, but when Detective Chasen opens the bottle and pours a drink, the bottle has a typical port stopper: a cork stopper with a hard plastic cap. The syringe and needle would not have penetrated the plastic cap.
CONT: When Monk, Natalie, and her daughter go out to look at the snow, Monk closes the door, then it's shown open, and then closed again.