new shrink new shrink seventh episode fifth season american comedy drama detective television series monk episode overall series follows private detective obsessive disorder multiple assistant episode monk psychiatrist blaming murder cleaning lady monk prove culprit patients written directed new shrink created following long time desire staff center episode vacuum bag pivotal mystery episode aired united_states august watched million viewers episode generally received critics praise major role led nominated outstanding lead actor comedy series plot arrives office finds arguing following session enter office find building cleaning lady dead patient files scattered captain lieutenant suspect patients responsible says threatened past blames predicting murder decides retire dismissed suspect confirmed monk returns office meet owns business based building carrying milk says utilizing night throws rock window house suspicion patients interview family learn suspects rebellious son monk believes killed thrown rock believe patients involved monk recognizes rock know saw tells monk found session remembers rock came monk goes office shows rock came courtyard access office find milk milk drug dealers use cut heroin monk trafficking drugs probably killed suddenly appears ties chairs loads truck inside truck monk sees broken turkish remembers vacuum bag cleaning office broke contained heroin saw broken realized vacuum bag filled heroin found drug vacuum bag killed spread patient files later threw rock house look like killer patients unbeknownst following truck calls police warehouse grabs gun shelf gestures shoot accomplice vacuum bag destroy evidence makes noise prepares shoot police arrive arrest shoots bullet chest taken away production new shrink written directed idea hiding crucial piece evidence vacuum bag writing table years time episode written writers problem realistic idea use idea actually killer hack victim place limbs self cleaning oven vacuum remains bag filled victim writers saw possibility ideas included hiding valuable bag having killer stalk monk trying recover time decided best method featuring vacuum bag cleaning lady evidence cleaning ladies murder victims previous episodes absolutely necessary wanted episode realistic plot writers believed having maid victim required main character work order personal involvement monk considered cleaning lady good eventually decided maid employee idea having work successful writers looking episode focus led complications writing process days thought monk work solve case realizing monk able clinical detachment eliminated idea instead appear scenes normally stays investigation scenes result monk break office typical thing simply peer sliding glass door opens office courtyard major challenge came production monk new psychiatrist ideas included woman strict nice driven crazy monk monk scream therapy eventual decision came writer suggested armed psychiatrist liked idea required recruit actual armed actor play screen actors guild actually actors waiting audition given reception new shrink broadcast united_states est august according nielsen_media_research episode viewed estimated number million viewers sixth watched program cable television week percent household rating household audience million episode received elected favorite episodes series dvd talk dubbed strong episode said great ign said hardy laugh high level episode highlighted armed mainly interactions monk responsible humor blog critic affirmed tour force comic performance features monk best qualities feud fellow patient mental health reaction new arm broad comedy disliked scene shoot way enjoyed getting attention similarly guide contributor appreciated fact doctor home life explored episode writing variety selected scene monk stages grief best scene episode scene highlighted los_angeles_times said episode felt bit old old writing newspaper stated weakest episode series submitted primetime emmy awards unlike reviewers considered grief scene forced nominated outstanding lead actor comedy series episode lost primetime emmy awards extras episode sir
Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink