His psychological disorder has caused him to develop an abnormal fear of virtually everything: germs, heights, crowds... even milk. Twelve years ago, in 1997, Wendy Stroud (the midwife whose disappearance Monk and Leland were investigating when they heard about Trudy's murder) found religion and told Rickover that she would no longer hide the truth: that she had assisted at the birth of his and Trudy's illegitimate child. While he is gathering up the evidence from the related homicide of Wendy Stroud, he finds an obituary that was printed after her presumed death, and reads that, on the same day that Trudy's child allegedly died, Stroud delivered an orphaned baby girl to an orphanage for adoption. Stottlemeyer comes to see him, telling him that he is technically under arrest for assaulting a judge. Racing against time before he dies of poison, he must make a fateful decision. Season 8. Dr. Bell says that is only to be expected: for twelve years, the need to find Trudy's killer has driven him, and now that that is finished, Monk is naturally unsure of what to do next. These challenges lead Monk to hire a personal nurse, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram), who is always there to offer her assistance, even with the simplest of tasks (like organizing his sock drawer). The problem is, there is no proof. It is all over. She confesses that she was a fool (not knowing that he was married at the time), and she didn't love Rickover, but she loved being pregnant, and was heartbroken when the child, a baby girl, died shortly after she was born. The montage of past episodes features scenes from, in order of appearance: The Summit PD police car that Randy walks past on the way to his office is authentic, including the motto, "Honor, Courage and Fidelity. Directed by Randy Zisk. Monk's condition costs him his job, but he's back as a police consultant despite the unique challenges he encounters in his everyday life. Eligible if purchased with select payment methods. Monk pursues the killer of his wife in the series finale. Monk can barely control himself, but loses all restraint when Rickover desecrates Trudy's memory: at first he claims not to remember a "Trudy Ellison" among the thousands of students he taught at Berkeley, and when accused of seducing her, he breezily said that many of his female students became infatuated, even obsessed with him - apparently mental instability is one thing the Monks had in common. Murder in the First centers on homicide detectives Terry English (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson) as they investigate two seemingly unrelated murders. As he turns his back to leave, Monk snaps and lunges at Rickover, before he is dragged out by security guards. Monk and Molly are walking on the beach and Monk is taking pictures of Molly. When confronted, he admits that he has accepted a job as Chief of Police in Summit (east of Newark), and that he and Sharona are moving in together. Castle is America's favorite crime author, and he's about to find inspiration for a new character in one of New York's finest detectives.