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 Other Detective - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: During Monk's therapy session, Dr. Kroger places his black folder on the arm of his chair. Every time the camera angle changes, the position of his right arm shifts from resting in his lap to lying on top of the folder.
Mr. Monk and the Other Detective - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: When the reporter is interviewing Marty's mom at the crime scene, the reporter lifts the mic to her mouth, but in the next shot the mic is away from her mouth.
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)
Continuity mistake: After DeLancy loosens the tie Stottlemeyer gave him, the position of the knot changes without him touching it.
Mr. Monk Goes to the Office - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Monk is trying to join the two cops' conversation about football, in the shots from the side of the police car that they're standing near, the two cops are standing less than a foot apart. In the shots from the other side of the car, they're far apart enough for Monk, Natalie, and Captain Stottlemeyer to stand between them. (00:03:00 - 00:05:00)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Office - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Monk and Natalie are talking to Kemp in his office, the desk ornament and the cup of pencils that Monk keeps organizing change positions between shots. In the shots from Monk's side of the desk, the ornament is closer to the door. In the shots from Kemp's side, the pencil cup is closer. (00:09:40 - 00:11:20)
Continuity mistake: Monk and Natalie question the landlady, Sylvia, about the missing guest. Every time the camera angle changes, Sylvia's arms change from being crossed in front of her to hanging loosely at her sides.
Continuity mistake: When Natalie and Al are struggling, the gun lands on the table and there's a basket of corks. Somehow when Al gets the gun, the basket is tipped over and the corks are on the table. But after Monk hits Al, the corks are all back in the basket, which is upright.
Continuity mistake: When Monk and Al are sitting to drink wine, Al grabs his bottle with one hand to pour the wine and the other hand is hanging down to his side. In the next shot, as he's pouring the wine, he's holding the glass with the other hand. In the next shot, his hand is by his side again.
Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk - S4-E6
Continuity mistake: When the Trudy impersonator is talking to Janice's father in the diner, the venetian blinds on the window to his left alternate between raised and lowered positions as the shots change. (00:06:50)
Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk - S4-E6
Continuity mistake: When "Trudy" walks into the coffee shop, Natalie flips the picture over onto the counter. In the next shot, she's holding it against her body. It's back on the counter the next shot.
Mr. Monk and Little Monk - S4-E8
Continuity mistake: When the kids are standing in front of the lockers, one of them is holding Monk's clarinet. The position of the instrument in his hand keeps changing between shots, from bell-up to bell-down, then bell-up again.
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 and Little Monk - S4-E8
Continuity mistake: After the principal takes the stolen money, he shows the $5 bill he wrote on. But in the close up, the bill changes and so do the way the fingers are positioned.
Mr. Monk and Little Monk - S4-E8
Continuity mistake: When Monk is doing the summation for the present-day case with Sherry's ex-husband sitting in the chair, at first you can see that the painting is directly behind him. However, shortly thereafter during the summation, the painting has somehow shifted to the viewer's left and is no longer directly behind him. While it's plausible that someone could have moved the painting, it's just not believable since less than a minute has passed. Besides, would Lt. Disher (he was closest) really take it upon himself to move evidence?
Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: In the beginning scene it shows someone injecting a liquid, with ease, into what appears to be a corked wine bottle. Then around the 13-min mark you see the Captain re-gift the bottle and when the person opens it, it's a pull cork with a hard top, something a needle would not easily go through. (00:00:10 - 00:13:23)
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 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 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: Stottlemeyer was already upset after the phone call. He was trying to get "Kevin" (who would have to be a judge, but no further character information is given) to issue a restraining order with no evidence of needing one, except that Adrian Monk said she needs one. Kevin said he would need to "sleep on it." So it's clear they've been trying to provide protection and unable to get the results they need, which seems to be based on no one trusting Monk the way Stottlemeyer does. He's just angry that they failed to protect Linda despite all their work. Although it does feel like a scene was cut, or altered, from the show that shows the futile attempts to protect Linda which built up to his outrage.
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