Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Plot hole: There is no drug in the world that could render a healthy adult unconscious for two days with a single dose, but let's go with the dramatic licence and allow that there is. Any such drug would be instantly detectable in any one of a dozen toxin screens carried out during an autopsy, and isn't someone going to wonder how a comatose woman hanged herself?
Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Plot hole: The whole plot hinges on Steve Wagner knocking the victim out for 2 days, remotely hanging her while he's in space, then removing the hanging machine when he lands. But keeping someone unconscious chemically for 2 DAYS is a hell of a feat. And unpleasant though it is, she'd be voiding her bowels over those 2 days, leaving a serious mess, plus all the chemicals necessary to keep her unconscious would be found in an autopsy.
Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show - S4-E10
Revealing mistake: The fan letter Monk wrote to shirt Inspector 8, shown in close-up where it hangs on her work station wall, consists of the same paragraph printed out twice. (00:06:45)
Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: In the hospital scene, the items on Gerald's tray change positions several times between takes. (00:27:00)
Mr. Monk and Little Monk - S4-E8
Factual error: In the flashback where Monk is explaining how the money was stolen, the principal finds the 5 dollar bill he wrote "good luck" on and holds it up for everyone to see. The bill he holds is a 5 dollar bill which was released in 2000, with the enlarged Lincoln. The flashback takes place in 1972.
Mr. Monk and Little Monk - S4-E8
Factual error: When Monk is talking to Sherry about the painting in the art gallery where the painted woman was going to kill her husband, he says that she has a bruise on her left eye. But the bruise is actually on her right eye. While it is viewable that it is on Monk's left, he would not make that mistake.
Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Continuity mistake: When the captain receives the victim's phone record (outside at the neighbor's house) he calls a number on the bill. But the phone starts to ring (on the other end) before he presses the last digit.
Mr. Monk Bumps His Head - S4-E11
Continuity mistake: When Cora goes upstairs, her cat is curled up asleep in a chair. In the next, close-up shot, the cat is awake and sitting at the edge of the chair cushion, looking up at Monk with its front feet hanging over the side. When the shot cuts to wide angle again, kitty is instantly back in his original position, snoozing far from the edge and curled up against the pillows. (00:32:45)
Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Continuity mistake: When Monk is describing the laser pointer incident to Dr. Kroger, the doctor closes his black folder and puts it on the arm of his chair. In the very next shot, it's back in his lap, and he again closes it and places it on the chair arm. (00:25:00)
Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage - S4-E12
Revealing mistake: In their efforts to hide Gerald's pet mouse from the hospital staff, Randy and Natalie toss the rodent back and forth and alternate hiding him in their pockets. But every time he's tossed, Devo the Mouse gains weight. In fact, Devo's (stuffed?) stunt-mouse double is at least twice Devo's actual size. (00:27:00)
Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: When Alice is in Stottlemeyer's office and Stottlemeyer can't find Terry's present, Alice says, "But what about..." indicates the bottle of port, and then drops her arms to her sides. In the next shot (when we see Alice from the back), we can tell by the position of her elbows that her hands are not at her sides, but in front of her.
Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: When Monk has been chloroformed in his home and is gradually sliding down the doorframe, the dentist's assistant's hands go from being clasped under her chin in one shot to by her sides in another.
Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: When Stottlemeyer goes to open the window in his house, the position of his body (especially his right arm) changes between shots. (00:07:50)
Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Factual error: During their examination of the crime scene, neither Monk, Stottlemyer, Sherona, Randy or anyone else in the room wear gloves or any kind of other protective clothing. They handle artefacts that could be critical to an investigation of the woman's death, including a cheque made out to her, and they hopelessly contaminate them by doing so.
Mr. Monk and the Other Detective - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: The body in the car park (covered with a yellow sheet) moves around from shot to shot. Sometimes it's parallel to the parking bay lines, other times at an angle over them, or at an angle next to them.
Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Continuity mistake: When the Astronaut is talking to the kids in the classroom, the position of his arms changes from by his sides to folded between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Natalie props the get-well card up on Monk's bureau, it's partially open. The moment the shot cuts to a different angle, it's completely closed. (00:10:15)
Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: When Alice confesses to the murder in her kitchen, a large green plastic bowl that's been sitting on the counter disappears between shots. (00:38:05)
Mr. Monk and Little Monk - S4-E8
Continuity mistake: In the flashback scene of the kids in the school hallway, the autographed photo of Patty Duke disappears and reappears twice on the inside of Little Monk's locker door as the camera angles change.
Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show - S4-E10
Continuity mistake: When the fashion designer draws a sketch on the newly painted wall, the drawing changes between shots, from four lines to about seven.
Answer: The two men are trying to work out a secret deal between them without involving the union, which means the workers' interests aren't being represented and defeats the whole purpose of a union. The mayor would lose labor's support and Cusack's union troubles would just be starting.
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