Monk chooses Sharona over solving the crime. When threatened by the perp to back off or illicit pictures of Sharona would be published, monk not being his usual self offered to back off to save Sharona , but Sharona who had a heart to heart talk with Benjy allowed monk to get the perp at all costs and in the end it was brilliant how monk caught the perp.
Officer randy shines in this episode , comic relief!
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