Season 7, Episode 2 "Mr. Monk and the Genius": Brilliant chess grandmaster Patrick Kloster's wife Linda Kloster goes to Monk saying that her husband is planning to murder her, and she wants him caught posthumously.
Season 2 Episode 7 "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect": A series of mail bombs target three wealthy siblings, but Monk thinks one of the brothers is actually responsible. The problem is, he's been in a coma for the last four months.
Season 3, Episode 2 "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room": Monk is called to a crime scene where a pet seems to be the killer: Ian Blackburn is found in his the panic room, shot four times and his pet chimp holding the weapon. Did the chimp do it?
Monk's OCD wreaks havoc during a city-wide garbage strike, hindering his ability to focus on the case. However, a visit to the cleanest room in the city, courtesy of Captain Stottlemeyer, allows Monk to overcome his hate of all things dirty
