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Monk S8E2 — Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man

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Monk•Season 8•Episode 2

Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man

8.3/10 · 1,345 votesAug 14, 200943 min

Ranked #5 of 16 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg

While investigating the puzzling, high profile murder of a maid whose assailant apparently tried to treat her wounds, Monk finds himself increasingly drawn to another case involving a visiting African man investigating his beloved wife's hit-and-run death.

Directed byDavid Grossman

Written byDavid Breckman

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Tony Shalhoub

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Adrian Monk

Ted Levine

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Leland Stottlemeyer

Jason Gray-Stanford

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Randall Disher

Traylor Howard

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Natalie Teeger

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David Breckman

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Episode Summary

"Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man" is episode 2 of Monk season 8. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,345 votes, ranking #5 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by David Grossman and written by David Breckman, it aired on August 14, 2009.

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