Monk, Season 4

Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Tony Shalhoub returns as obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk, whose all-consuming attention to detail allows him to spot the smallest of discrepancies that routine crime scene investigators miss. In Season 4, we see Monk getting closer to his new assistant Natalie (Traylor Howard), a single mother who aids Monk not only with his crippling phobias, but also with his crime-solving exploits. A showdown with rival private detective Marty Eels (Jason Alexander) sets in motion a new season in which we discover crucial details of Monk's past. John Turturro reprises his Emmy-winning role as Monk's agoraphobic brother, Ambrose; Monk's murdered wife, his beloved Trudy (Melora Hardin), will appear to return from the dead; and we meet Monk as a teen and discover the true beginnings of how he became the Adrian Monk we've come to know and love.