The Worst Episodes of Monster

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7.4/10(3103 votes)
#1 - Pursued
S1:E85/26/2004
Eva tries to threaten Dr. Tenma, unless he gets back with her, she would reveal to the police that the tie that was found at the scene of the crime is his!
Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.4/10(3000 votes)
#2 - Thursday's Boy
S1:E259/29/2004
Karl Neumann and Lotte Frank are both students who read latin to Hans Georg Schubert. Lotte attempts to assist Karl in finding out his past while trying to figure out the identity of a boy who reads to Schubert on Thursdays. When they both discover who he is, they find the boy, Edmund Farren, in his dormitory, dead.
Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Masahiro Hayashi
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Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Masahiro Hayashi
7.6/10(2938 votes)
#3 - A Past Erased
S1:E106/9/2004
Tenma encounters a burglar named Heckel who claims to have seen the killer. It soon results in Heckel leading Tenma to a couple of murderers.
Director:Yukiyo Teramoto
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Yukiyo Teramoto
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.6/10(2352 votes)
#4 - Sanctuary
S1:E3211/17/2004
Lotte, Frank and Karl are drifting apart. Lotte meets Nina Fortner and they become friends. Dr. Tenma searches for a perfect spot to shoot Johan.
Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Yuki Saito
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Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Yuki Saito
7.6/10(2322 votes)
#5 - My Nameless Hero
S1:E3512/15/2004
Lunge tries to get into Dr. Tenma's mind by pretending to be him. Dr. Gillen learns something about Johan during an interview with a psychotic killer. Dr. Reichwen tries to warn the Lieberts of Johan's true nature. Dr. Tenma scouts for a perfect sniping location.
Director:Akitsu Minami
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Akitsu Minami
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.7/10(2883 votes)
#6 - Left Behind
S1:E147/7/2004
Inspector Lunge investigates the murder of a prostitute and suspects a senator named Dr. Boltzmann of involvement. His dedication to his work however takes a toll on his family life. Meanwhile, the vindictive Eva continues to press Lunge to catch Tenma. She also has a new lover, her gardener.
Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer:Kurasumi Sunayama
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Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer:Kurasumi Sunayama

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7.7/10(2746 votes)
#7 - The Secret Woods
S1:E2610/6/2004
A man who claims to be the son of a millionaire has committed suicide, and a detective is determined to solve the case.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Namiko Abe
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Namiko Abe
7.7/10(2721 votes)
#8 - Journey to Freiham
S1:E208/18/2004
Tenma and Dieter hitch a ride with an elderly couple on the way to Freiham. Tenma wonders if the couple plan to turn him in.
Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.7/10(2543 votes)
#9 - Eva's Confession
S1:E239/8/2004
Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and hooks up with Roberto, with whom she was with the night before her arrest. Roberto then reveals his link to Johan and Eva confesses that she was actually a witness the night Junkers was killed by Johan.
Director:Yuzo Sato
Writer:Ryu Nakamura
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Director:Yuzo Sato
Writer:Ryu Nakamura
7.7/10(2250 votes)
#10 - Detective Suk
S1:E432/23/2005
A new inspector, detective Suk is on the case of Zeman's homicide. During his investigation, he discovers that there is more to Zeman's murder than first assumed. Suk also meets a lady whom he falls head over hills for
Director:Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer:Ryu Nakamura
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Director:Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer:Ryu Nakamura
7.7/10(2147 votes)
#11 - I Hate This Job
S1:E586/8/2005
Martin, a hired hand, is hired by General Wolf's ex-associates to ‘take care’ of Eva. But his emotions get in the way of his orders.
Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/10(2055 votes)
#12 - Determination
S1:E535/4/2005
After hearing Roberto's threat against Eva, Tenma decides to confess to all charges against him so he can be placed in the same van transporting a prisoner to a Federal Penetentary as the prisoner is arranging for a jailbreak.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/10(2788 votes)
#13 - Five Sugars
S1:E188/4/2004
Nina meets with an old friend and boss, Mister Rosso. The delightful old boss however, has a very dark past.
Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.8/10(2709 votes)
#14 - Be My Baby
S1:E157/14/2004
Dr. Tenma and Nina Fortner's investigations lead them to a powerful man known as 'The Baby', who belongs in an extremist organisation. They soon learn that the organisation has special plans for the Turkish district tomorrow.
Director:Tetsuya Watanabe
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
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Director:Tetsuya Watanabe
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
7.8/10(2251 votes)
#15 - Ruhenheim
S1:E688/17/2005
With a postcard obtained by Lipsky, Lunge arrives in Ruhenheim. There he meets up with Grimmer, whose research has led him to this town as well. A working-class couple in this town realize they win the lottery and fearing that everyone else wants to kill them, the husband buys an arsenal of weapons.
Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/10(2106 votes)
#16 - The Lawyer
S1:E524/27/2005
Former patients of Eisler Memorial Hospital enlist the aid of Alfred Baul, a lawyer, to represent Tenma. Baul in turn asks for the assistance of Fritz Vardemann. Vardemann visits Tenma in prison, and agrees to take on the defense, but is then called to the hospital when his wife goes into labor with their first child. When Baul visits Tenma in prison, Tenma is shocked to see that Baul is Roberto. Roberto then says that Eva Heinemann will be his next target.
Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
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Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
7.8/10(2056 votes)
#17 - A Pleasant Dinner Table
S1:E627/6/2005
While trying to escape from police in Frankfurt, Tenma is hit by a van. He awakes in the Turkish Quarter of the city, the same one that he saved from The Baby's plot. The man who saved him plans to kill Petr Capek at a convention, but he fails at this task and is shot dead. Nina, in Frankfurt, sees the picture of Petr Capek and it triggers yet another memory.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Shingo Nishikawa
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Shingo Nishikawa
7.9/10(4025 votes)
#18 - A Murder
S1:E34/21/2004
Things look brighter for Dr. Tenma, now that Dr. Heinemann is dead. His career takes off, and even Eva tries to win him back. But unfortunately, all that success has drawn the attention of Detective Lunge.
Director:Toru Takahashi
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Toru Takahashi
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.9/10(3735 votes)
#19 - The Girl of Heidelberg
S1:E55/5/2004
Nina Fortner, a talented young student in Heidelberg has been having nightmares. She also cannot remember anything about her life before she was 10 years old. She soon suffers from fainting spells in university and starts receiving anonymous emails.
Director:Tomoki Kobayashi
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Tomoki Kobayashi
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.9/10(2743 votes)
#20 - Grimmer
S1:E402/2/2005
The episode introduces Grimmer. Grimmer is a freelance journalist doing an in-depth research into the abuses in the orphanages in East Germany. Grimmer meets with Dr. Tenma during their trip to Prague, and they become more acquainted when Tenma is faced with an immigration problem.
Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.9/10(2453 votes)
#21 - At the Edge of Darkness
S1:E3412/8/2004
The 'Margot Langer' impostor tries to blackmail Johan. Dr. Tenma helps a young 'doctor' at an illegal clinic
Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.9/10(2121 votes)
#22 - Room 402
S1:E555/18/2005
Dr. Tenma takes Verderman hostage in a desperate search for Eva. And Verderman's dark past is revealed.
Director:Tomohiko Ito
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Tomohiko Ito
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.0/10(2522 votes)
#23 - Of Men and Dining
S1:E249/15/2004
In exchange for her life, Roberto tells Eva to confront Tenma, who is currently treating a mob boss at a country house. Eva is promptly wounded by Roberto when she is unable to complete her task but is saved by Tenma.
Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
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Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
8.0/10(2375 votes)
#24 - In Broad Daylight
S1:E3111/10/2004
Dr. Tenma and Dr. Reichwen finally meet. Dr. Reichwen intends to proof Dr. Tenma's innocence in the homicides, but Dr. Tenma has other ideas.
Director:Tomoki Kobayashi
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
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Director:Tomoki Kobayashi
Writer:Masatoshi Hakata
8.0/10(2044 votes)
#25 - The Door to Memories
S1:E616/29/2005
Nina returns to the apartment that she lived in with her mother and Johan and encounters another memory. She then returns to Munich and Dr. Reichwein where she volunteers for hypnosis to find the truth behind these memories. After she nearly kills Dr. Gillen in a hypnotic rage, she leaves Dr. Reichwein's house to try to stop Tenma from killing her brother. Meanwhile, Suk and Vardemann team up to interview former residents of the Mansion of Red Roses to gather information on Franz Bonaparta's reading sessions with his picture books, and for Vardemann to find out more about his father's true involvement.
Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Ryu Nakamura
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Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Ryu Nakamura