Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra

Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra is the eleventh episode of the third season of the television program Monk. During the Monk Cast Favorites Marathon, Traylor Howard named the episode among her favorites. Author John Ricca sits up watching his own interview on a talk show about the release of his new book on deceased martial arts star Sonny Chow. Someone rings his doorbell, and when he goes to answer it, a shadowy figure dressed in a ninja outfit breaks int... more

Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra is the eleventh episode of the third season of the television program Monk. During the Monk Cast Favorites Marathon, Traylor Howard named the episode among her favorites. Author John Ricca sits up watching his own interview on a talk show about the release of his new book on deceased martial arts star Sonny Chow. Someone rings his doorbell, and when he goes to answer it, a shadowy figure dressed in a ninja outfit breaks into his apartment. Ricca tries to run, but is beaten to death with a set of nunchakus. The next day, Natalie Teeger is having trouble adjusting to her new job as Adrian Monk's assistant. Monk is so cheap that he refuses to reimburse her for certain work-related expenses, simply because he never did for his previous assistant, Sharona Fleming. She threatens to quit,especially when she finds out that he has paying rent for years for a downtown office he never uses. Monk replies that it was Trudy's office. This makes Natalie angrier and she... less