Ep 10. Mr. Monk and the Leper

Mr. Monk and the Leper is the tenth episode from the fifth season of the popular crime procedural show, Monk. The episode takes place on a Halloween night, and starts off with a gruesome discovery that is both baffling and gross.

As the show opens, we see a group of trick or treaters wandering through the neighborhood, collecting candy from various houses. Suddenly, they come across a house that is decorated to look like a giant leper colony. The decorations are suitably creepy, but what really freaks them out is the sight of a real leper sitting in a wheelchair on the front porch.

The police are called, and Monk and his assistant Natalie arrive to investigate. As they begin to unravel the mystery of the leper in the wheelchair, they notice something strange about the house next door. It is completely dark and seems to be abandoned. But when they investigate further, they find that the house is not empty at all. It is, in fact, the home of a billionaire named Daniel Reese, who has been missing for several days.

Monk and Natalie realize that the leper they saw on the front porch was actually a man wearing a convincing costume. When they question the man, he tells them that he was hired to sit on the porch and scare away anyone who might come near the house. He also tells them that Mr. Reese owned a dangerous pit bull that had attacked and killed the previous occupant of the abandoned house next door.

As Monk and Natalie continue their investigation, they discover that Mr. Reese had been working on a secret project that involved building a weapon that could be used to create a massive explosion. They also find out that Mr. Reese had a serious gambling problem and owed a lot of money to some dangerous people.

As the plot thickens, Monk and Natalie start to realize that there may be a connection between Mr. Reese's disappearance and the strange happenings at the house next door. They continue to dig deeper, and finally uncover the shocking truth about what happened to Mr. Reese and the reason why his house was being guarded by a fake leper.

Overall, Mr. Monk and the Leper is a suspenseful and engaging episode that showcases the talents of the show's star, Tony Shalhoub, as well as the rest of the talented cast. The plot is full of unexpected twists and turns, and the resolution is both satisfying and surprising. Fans of the show will particularly enjoy the Halloween theme and the spooky atmosphere that pervades the entire episode.