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11th episode of the second season of Monk

"Mr. Monk and the Three Pies"
Monk episode
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 11
Directed past Randall Zisk
Written by Tom Scharpling
Daniel Dratch
Product code #T-1412[ane]
Original air date January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)
Guest appearances
John Turturro as Ambrose Monk
Holt McCallany as Pat van Ranken
Leslie Hashemite kingdom of jordan every bit the Town Official
Marcia Ann Burrs equally Gladys Dohan
Crystal Santos equally Rita van Ranken
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"Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" is the eleventh episode of the second flavor of the American comedy-drama detective television set 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 Fleming (Bitty Schram). In this episode, Monk'southward brother, Ambrose, is introduced to the series and requests Monk to investigate his neighbour, whom he suspects of murder.

The episode was written by Tom Scharpling and Daniel Dratch, and directed past Randall Zisk. It guest starred John Turturro, who accepted to play Ambrose later on Shalhoub'southward invitation. When the episode first aired in the Usa on the USA Network on January 23, 2004, it was watched by 5.9 million viewers. "Mr. Monk and the Iii Pies" was generally well received past critics, with most of the praise regarding Turturro's operation. It too led Turturro to win an Emmy Honor for Outstanding Invitee Thespian in a Comedy Series.

Plot [edit]

At a fair in Tewkesbury, a woman wins a cherry pie, and Pat van Ranken (Holt McCallany) kills her and steals her automobile. While Helm Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) dismisses it equally 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 has non left 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 Trudy died. Ambrose calls Adrian, as he suspects his neighbour, 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 cleaved. Still, Adrian notices the truck has been moved recently.

Adrian and Sharona visit van Ranken, on the pretext of taking back a bag of flour that Rita borrowed from Ambrose, and van Ranken lies about his wife's whereabouts. The adjacent day, van Ranken deliberately finishes 2nd in an event so equally to win another red pie, and Adrian and Sharona see him rooting through it. Ambrose remembers that Rita baked iii cerise pies to requite away at the off-white, deducing that there must be something in i of them worth killing for. Though skeptical, Stottlemeyer admits there was no pie in the motorcar when the police force got there. However, the airline records confirm that Rita boarded a plane to Argentina on the nighttime of the murder. The adjacent day, Adrian and Sharona rail van Ranken back to the fair again, and he wins the third pie.

Adrian explains that while van Ranken was disposing of his wife's corpse, a woman arrived to collect the pies. Van Ranken realized that i of the trounce casings from his gun was nowhere to be constitute, assertive information technology landed in one of the pies. This convinces Stottlemeyer to search the third pie, only null is found within it. Afterward, over dinner with Ambrose, Adrian berates him for non calling after Trudy died, and Ambrose, taken ashamed, says the reason he did non call was because he felt guilty: Trudy was running an errand to get cough medicine for him when she was killed, and he blames himself. He breaks downwards crying, and Adrian, shocked, tells him it was not his fault and embraces him.

Later on, Adrian and van Ranken each reenact the murder, realizing that the shell casing is in the bag of flour in Ambrose'south house. Adrian and Sharona race to Tewkesbury, realizing that Ambrose is in danger. Van Ranken tries to become the flour back, merely Ambrose sees through his ruse. He locks the door, so van Ranken sets the firm on fire. While Sharona calls the fire department, Adrian rushes within and pulls Ambrose to condom. Meanwhile, Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) arrest van Ranken; they just found Rita'due south body, and the "Rita van Ranken" who flew to Argentina is actually his girlfriend. Ambrose gives Stottlemeyer the last shell casing, having found it in the flour, and the reconciled brothers visit Trudy's grave.

Production [edit]

"Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" was co-written by Tom Scharpling and Daniel Dratch, and directed by Randall Zisk.[1] The episode guest starred John Turturro as Ambrose Monk. Shalhoub and Turturro, "longtime friends", according to USA Today, had graduated from Yale School of Drama.[2] They had previously worked on the 1991 film Barton Fink and in a 1998 off-Broadway production of the play Waiting for Godot.[3] [4] Shalhoub too lived with the Turturros while working on an E Coast project.[2] As one of the executive producers of Monk past fourth dimension, Shalhoub personally contacted Turturro.[four] Turturro was also encouraged to the take the function by his family; he declared, "My whole family unit likes the show. My (13-year-quondam) son likes the show."[ii] Afterward they sent off the episode's script to him and his credence, Turturro, who Shalhoub thought "liked the sound of the graphic symbol," worked with the series "for about four or five days", as Shalhoub cannot precisely recall.[4]

Ambrose was added to further reveal Monk's backstory; Shalhoub commented, "Nosotros wanted to use this as a vehicle to get u.s. into more backstory for Monk, to explore where Monk comes from, his family unit situation - and nosotros thought that this brother grapheme would be a good place to start."[4] While noted "Monk shows more emotion than usual because of the family tie", Shalhoub besides remarked the fact that he is angry with his brother was a skillful manner to show "a whole other office of [Adrian]. He's more abrupt and less sympathetic. It's a salubrious affair to come across that he's non a complete saint." Turturro, by his plow, said "The [episode's] tone is oddly touching. It's hard to find the correct tone. Tony does a great job of that, mixing one-act and drama".[2] Shalhoub was "really gratified" for Turturro's performance,[3] while Turturro chosen the episode "a pleasure" to do.[2] Responding to a question nearly the possible return of Ambrose, Shalhoub "would love to encounter that character come back,"[4] and Turturro would have it, "especially if I don't take to have a complete emotional breakdown."[2] He became a recurring character and returned for "Mr. Monk Goes Abode Again" and "Mr. Monk'south 100th Instance".[five] [half-dozen]

Reception [edit]

"Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" was first circulate in the United states on the USA Network at ten pm EST on January 23, 2004.[1] [7] According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was viewed by an estimated number of 5.9 one thousand thousand viewers and had a 4.five household rating.[viii]

Shalhoub elected the episode among his favorites twice; he put it along with "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" and "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike" during the Monk Bandage Favorites Marathon,[ix] and mentioned "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies", "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" and "Mr. Monk Is Someone Else" equally his favorite ones as the end of the serial.[10] Schram besides selected it to be her favorite episode, attributing the choice to dynamic betwixt Shalhoub and Turturro.[11]

Austin Smith from the New York Mail service wrote that information technology is "one of the finest episodes of a Boob tube testify you're likely to see all year in 2004".[4] DigitallyObsessed'south reviewer Rich Rosell called it "ane of the series' best-written episodes", remarking "Turturro and Shalhoub are excellent together".[12] Jeffrey Robinson of DVD Talk appointed it as his "absolute favorite episode (of the entire series!)", saying Turturro side-by-side with Shalhoub is "stunning." Robinson added that Ambrose "makes Monk look similar a normal person", saying of the story: "information technology's diabolically fun to watch these two neurotic brothers solve a murder mystery."[13]

It was said that "the comedy here has more than than a hint of desolation" by People, with the writer declaring "It's rare to see brothers portrayed so assuredly, peculiarly on a testify in the field of lite entertainment. Simply don't be agape: The episode has moments that are funny, pure and simple."[vii] Writing for The Star-Ledger, Alan Sepinwall compared the murder that conducts the plot to Rear Window 's plot; although stated that "Plot has never been the series' strong suit", he declared "this one's fun in its own right". The existent reason to watch it, however, "is to come across Shalhoub and Turturro become on each other's fretfulness, and to witness Monk revisiting his childhood dwelling house", according to Sepinwall.[14] The Sydney Morn Herald 's Michael Idato chosen Turturro "a nifty addition to the dynamic" and appreciated the possibility of his return later in the serial.[xv]

At the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards, Turturro won the award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his acting as Ambrose on the episode.[3]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mr. Monk and the 3 Pies – Credits". USA Network. Archived from the original on Oct 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Keveney, Neb (January 22, 2004). "Monk investigates the ties that bind". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved Apr 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Genzliger, Neil (July ten, 2005). "On the Cover". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved April xviii, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Austin (December 26, 2003). "'Monk' Mania – Individual-center Series Draw A-list Guest Stars Who Are Nuttier Than Star". New York Mail service. News Corp. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved Feb 19, 2015.
  5. ^ Segrest, Jen (July 18, 2005). "Monk: Mr. Monk Goes Abode Again". TV Team. AOL. Archived from the original on Nov i, 2014.
  6. ^ McDonough, Kevin (September 5, 2008). "'Monk' marks 100th with signature style". South Coast Today. Local Media Group. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Picks and Pans Review: Monk". People. Time Inc. January 26, 2004. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
  8. ^ Romano, Allison (January 26, 2004). "Monk Continues to Sizzle". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Monk Bandage Favorites Marathon". Usa Network. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007.
  10. ^ Murray, Teresa (August vi, 2009). "Primetime Pulse Exclusive Interview: Tony Shalhoub Talks About Monk's Last Season". Inside Pulse. Archived from the original on November viii, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  11. ^ Gallagher, Brian (October 22, 2009). "Tony Shalhoub and Bitty Schram Dish on 'Monk'". MovieWeb. Watchr Media. Archived from the original on August four, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  12. ^ Rosell, Rich (Apr 22, 2005). "Monk: Season Two (2004)". DigitallyObsessed. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved April eighteen, 2014.
  13. ^ Robinson, Jefrrey (January 14, 2005). "Monk: Flavor Ii". DVD Talk. Net Brands. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved April xviii, 2014.
  14. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2004). "John Turturro guest stars on "Monk" tonight". The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Retrieved Apr xviii, 2014 – via Narkive Newsgroup Archive.
  15. ^ Idato, Michael (June 4, 2004). "Monk, Ten, 7.30pm Saturday". The Sydney Morn Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on Nov viii, 2014. Retrieved July x, 2014.

External links [edit]

  • "Mr. Monk and the 3 Pies" at IMDb

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