Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist

"Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" is an episode of the USA Network series Monk. Jason Gray-Stanford listed the episode among his favorites. Lieutenant Randy Disher has a horrible toothache while investigating the robbery of an armored truck and the murder of its two drivers, so Captain Leland Stottlemeyer orders him to go see the dentist. Disher goes to see Dr. Oliver Bloom and his hygienist, Terri. Bloom places Disher under general anesthesia so th... more

"Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" is an episode of the USA Network series Monk. Jason Gray-Stanford listed the episode among his favorites. Lieutenant Randy Disher has a horrible toothache while investigating the robbery of an armored truck and the murder of its two drivers, so Captain Leland Stottlemeyer orders him to go see the dentist. Disher goes to see Dr. Oliver Bloom and his hygienist, Terri. Bloom places Disher under general anesthesia so that he can remove the infected tooth. While Disher is sedated, he has brief moments of semi-consciousness. During one of those glimpses, he sees a man barge into the dentist's office and demand to know where "Barry Bonds" is. Bloom's hygienist Terri attacks the man with an object just as Disher fades back into unconsciousness. When he comes around, there are no signs of the man or of any struggle. Disher tells Captain Stottlemeyer about the incident, but the captain just dismisses it as a side effect of the anesthesia. He sends Disher to Monk's... less