Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
| "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" | |
|---|---|
| Monk episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Randall Zisk |
| Written by |
Tom Scharpling Daniel Dratch |
| Production code | #T-1412 |
| Original air date | January 23, 2004 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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John Turturro as Ambrose Monk |
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John Turturro as Ambrose Monk
Holt McCallany as Pat van Ranken
Leslie Jordan as the Town Official
Marcia Ann Burrs as Gladys Dohan
Crystal Santos as Rita van Ranken
"Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Monk, and the show's 24th episode overall. The series follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistant Sharona Flemming (Bitty Schram). In this episode, Monk's brother, Ambrose, is introduced to the series, and request Monk to investigate his neighbor, whom he suspects of murdering.
It was written by Tom Scharpling and Daniel Dratch, and directed by Randall Zisk. The episode guest starred John Turturro, who accepted to play Ambrose after a Shalhoub's invite. When the episode first aired in the United States on the USA Network on January 23, 2004, it was watched by 5.9 million viewers. "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" was generally well received by critics, with most of the praise regarding Turturro's performance. It also led Turturro to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
At a fair in Tewkesbury, a woman wins a cherry pie, and Pat van Ranken (Holt McCallany) kills her and steals her car. While Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) dismisses it as a carjacking gone wrong, Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) remains suspicious. Later, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) gets a call from Monk's brother Ambrose (John Turturro), an agoraphobic who does not leave his house for thirty-two years. The brothers have not spoken for seven years—Adrian is angry at Ambrose because he never called or wrote after Adrian's wife died. Ambrose calls Adrian, as he suspects his neighbor, van Ranken, of murdering his wife, Rita (Crystal Santos). Ambrose heard gunshots and noticed van Ranken was gone all night. When asked, van Ranken said Rita had flown to Argentina and that his truck was broken. However, Adrian notices the truck has been moved recently.
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